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To: LibWhacker
Excellent post!

44 years to Alpha Centauri using the original design. The British came up with some improvements in the '80s that would increase speed by 20%.

145 posted on 08/30/2011 10:29:30 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81

Well we have several $billions less to invest in that project because we invested it in the space station.


147 posted on 08/30/2011 10:38:06 PM PDT by DManA
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To: buccaneer81

Do you have any evidence that there’s a planet at Alpha Centauri that could support human life? Why would anyone go there?


149 posted on 08/30/2011 10:46:00 PM PDT by DManA
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