• Sam_Bass
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    3 hours ago

    Long as we have to depend on chemical propellants, the moon is as far as we’ll ever get

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      2 hours ago

      Well the solar panels all deployed and are charging, but yeah using chemical burns isn’t good for much beyond orbital movement

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        Still need a reliable method to convert the power gained from solar into propulsion with enough force so that it won’t take a decade to get anywhere