Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself

Re:Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable t... by db48x on Monday September 19, 2022 @09:31PM (#32906550)

Too bad about the even more expensive rocket launches. That stupid logarithm just won’t go away.

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Re:Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable t... by umeshunni on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @12:20AM (#32907616)

It's possible the only way to do rockets in these worlds is through some kind of nuclear propulsion.

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Re:Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable t... by db48x on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @03:04PM (#32916358)

Nuclear rockets are amazing in space, but a really bad idea in an atmosphere.

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Re:Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable t... by bilsbie on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @01:21PM (#32914880)

They’d just need to go nuclear or keep their power source on the ground eg lasers or other beamed power, rail guns, sling systems, etc.

We choose rockets because they’re the lowest investment.

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