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Re:British aerospace company claims biggest engine advance s... by jivatmanx on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @11:15AM (#4843241)
You might be able to use this engine to get in and out of orbit, and than use a traditional rocket engine for the space travel itself.
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Re:British aerospace company claims biggest engine advance s... by fleitz on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @06:41PM (#4845471)
More importantly (for intra-planetary travel) if you can get close to escape velocity then you spend most of the flight time in a near zero resistance environment which dramatically improves fuel efficiency as well as significantly reducing flight time.
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