02-20-11, 10:14 PM
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Lucky Sailor 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Studies in the 1960s-1970s calculated than an Orion drive spacecraft could reach speeds of 5-10% of c. That makes a flight to Alpha Centaruri a trip of ~30-40 years.
Think I'm making this stuff up? NASA really considered such a mission! |
On topic too!
http://news.discovery.com/space/tau-...us-110119.html
http://news.discovery.com/space/proj...ar-110207.html
http://news.discovery.com/space/wide...us-110208.html
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