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minus-squareBrainsploosh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThis worked, thank you. Article only says doubly efficient, and H2 to He3 reaction. To get to .9c we still need a couple million kg of fuel. Even .1c needs about 40 000 kg of fuel, which is doable, but probably unfeasible.
This worked, thank you.
Article only says doubly efficient, and H2 to He3 reaction.
To get to .9c we still need a couple million kg of fuel.
Even .1c needs about 40 000 kg of fuel, which is doable, but probably unfeasible.