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To: MtnClimber

At Apollo/Saturn V speeds it would take about 115,000 years to get there. Pick up a few gravity assists along the way (AKA “slingshotting”) and you could cut that to 80,000 years.

Except that once you got there you’d need a gazillion tons more fuel to slow down because brakes don’t work in space.


11 posted on 01/01/2025 2:05:51 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

I think we need to develop a whole different kind of getting-from-to-there technology.
😀 🤔 🤓


12 posted on 01/01/2025 2:28:12 PM PST by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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