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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

The nuclear reflection engine is still our best bet, I feel like it may take actual zero G experiments to solve but I think we can achieve fusion