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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by gruez on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:34PM (#24891565)
This is sarcastic, right? Regardless of whether nuclear is safe or not, the name still rubs me the wrong way, in the same way that "PATRIOT act" or "clean coal" does.
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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by xwdv on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:45PM (#24891650)
Do you want to go to Mars or not?
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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by dmos62 on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:47AM (#24895547)
You made me laugh :D
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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by tacocataco on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:06AM (#24892988)
Are we gonna pollute outer space like we did our own planet?
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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by threeqhan on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:02AM (#24893208)
It's full of nastier shit than whatever we can dump out there
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Re:New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month tri... by xwdv on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:23AM (#24897153)
There is not enough material on earth to pollute outer space in any significant way. A greater source of pollution is radio signals.
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