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Re:Astronomers Find Cosmic 'Superhighways' for Fast Travel T... by xwdv on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:25PM (#25421146)
We can reach Mars in a couple months. Beyond that, the only further places I could imagine humans wanting to go is Europa or Titan, maybe Ceres.
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Re:Astronomers Find Cosmic 'Superhighways' for Fast Travel T... by FlyMoreRockets on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:44PM (#25422226)
There are lots of gravitationally attractive resoures scattered throughout the asteroid belt.
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Re:Astronomers Find Cosmic 'Superhighways' for Fast Travel T... by warent on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:49PM (#25421479)
In a couple months like, what, once every 10 years or something when it's closest to earth? Otherwise iirc it takes much longer
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Re:Astronomers Find Cosmic 'Superhighways' for Fast Travel T... by paledot on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:58PM (#25421602)
Only 26 months in the Earth/Mars system, in fact. And that's still the fastest way to go, which is the only thing that's relevant for crewed spaceflight. Doesn't matter how much you're saving on gas if you still need to bring enough snacks for the drive.
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