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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Right, and I fully understand the physics of breaking out of the Earth's orbit.
I just had no idea that science and technology are at the point where it's possible to reach Mars in 4 months.
With that being the case, I would imagine that the commute to Mars will take a week or less before the end of this century.
Is interstellar travel that far behind?
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IIRC, someone posted a vid about how we have nearly perfected ion propulsion a while back. I'll see if I can dig the vid up.