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To: Vaquero

If you’re moving fast enough to get to Mars in weeks, how are you going to slow down when you get there?


16 posted on 09/02/2018 1:43:36 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

Yes they slow down for the second half.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

https://youtu.be/Kx7af-ASHC0


20 posted on 09/02/2018 2:21:58 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. O)
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To: DuncanWaring

You can either use a half way turn over point firing full throttle or a braking orbit around a large body - a more sensible option.


22 posted on 09/02/2018 2:23:28 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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