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beefman
on Aug 24, 2016
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Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
Fission fragment rockets are well within current technology and can achieve delta-vs of 0.1c at reasonable payload fractions, getting us there in ~ 40yr.
Edit: Nuclear pulse propulsion is good for about half that (80yr, not 1000).
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Edit: Nuclear pulse propulsion is good for about half that (80yr, not 1000).