Can you tell me your thoughts on near light speed travel and energy consumption?

gadfly

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The theory of relativity suggest that when approaching the speed of light, mass increases with speed yet the passage of time decreases from the travelers perspective. If the technology existed to achieve near light speed, would the calculation for the amount of fuel necessary for a given trip need to take into account both of these effects?

What in your opinion is the relationship between time and mass? There can obviously be no creation of matter or mass without time. Isn't mass therefore a product of time? If so, how can time decrease from a moving bodies perspective while it's mass increases?
 
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