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Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l... by ahh on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:54PM (#13708106)
Note that he's not giving a figure for a chemical engine, but a fusion engine (sometimes termed a "torchship" due to the absurd power involved.) That would be strictly more efficient than VASIMR or similar. The figure would be even more ludicrous with a LOX/LH2 engine.

(I did not check his math, however.)

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