Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Re:Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of t... by icedchai on Monday August 26, 2024 @09:36PM (#41363874)

Where's "10 or so years" come from? Proxima Centauri is over 4 light years away. At 10% light speed, that's ~40 years minimum. At 1%, over 400 years. We'll ignore any time needed to accelerate and decelerate. It's a long time. I hope someone still remembers the project exists.

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Re:Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of t... by Nevermark on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:19PM (#41370154)

Ok yes, thanks. 4-40 decades, so 40-400 years, as you say.

Likely 40 years eventually, for the first trip, because no point sending a craft that takes 400 when waiting results in tech that takes 40.

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