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Originally Posted by PeterEde
Imagine where we'd be today if the world pooled it's space cash and did one mega project. WE'd be half way to Alpha Centauri by now
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With the 1950s technology Project Orion nuclear rockets - travelling at 1/10th to 1/3rd the speed of light (depending on who you read) - Alpha Centauri would have been explored by now, and quite economically.
Cheers,
Renato