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Re:NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep S... by bandyaboot on Saturday April 01, 2023 @08:41PM (#35405818)
It’s a big deal because “the tyranny of the rocket equation” works in reverse too. Just as adding fuel is a compounding problem, reducing fuel is a compounding benefit.
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Re:NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep S... by WalterBright on Sunday April 02, 2023 @12:35AM (#35407202)
Looking at the size of the rocket that went to the moon vs the size of the rocket that came back from the moon says it all. It seems completely unrealistic to colonize the solar system from earth.

The only way is to set up industries on the moon to build the ships and equipment necessary to expand through the solar system.

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