The black hole idea is interesting. Does it even have to be a black hole?
Any big non-functional absorbent mass at the front would do, right? Maybe only a black hole would be reliable...
Maybe not even a mass. If the probe had a magnetic field, you might be able to do things with the bussard ramjet idea to slow you down and control (charged) collisions.
Femto? Explain.
The black hole idea is interesting. Does it even have to be a black hole? Any big non-functional absorbent mass at the front would do, right? Maybe only a black hole would be reliable...
Maybe not even a mass. If the probe had a magnetic field, you might be able to do things with the bussard ramjet idea to slow you down and control (charged) collisions.
not very good but good enough: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtotech
ANd I were just brainstorming, your guess is as good as mine. But yea a tiny neutron star might work.