Re:Water Found Deep Inside the Moon
by Robotbeat on Thursday August 24, 2017 @06:53PM
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Years? Absolutely not. Transfer can be done in about 90 days, less (30 days) if you pursue aggressive entry, high orbit refueling, and nuclear thermal propulsion. Assuming you're settling the place and not just doing flags and footprints, transfer time is the important part.
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Re:Water Found Deep Inside the Moon
by OtterCoder on Friday August 25, 2017 @01:40AM
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That's astoundingly quick. 30-90 days is in the same range as crossing the Atlantic via tall ship. With transfer time that low, it really does seem feasible. The two year gaps are a bit rough, but there are plenty of ways to plan for it.
Nowadays ships cross the Atlantic in less than a week.
Re:Water Found Deep Inside the Moon
by OtterCoder on Saturday August 26, 2017 @02:58PM
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Well, if any of these silly EmDrives ever work out, maybe we can get Mars down to that time too.