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mk  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Questions about Nasa's 'impossible' space drive answered

This drive would significantly reduce the risk to humans, so it definitely lowers the blue curve on that graph. Whether or not the difference buys us enough time, I don't know. It will probably be a few years before this technology is tested in space, and at least several more before it could be part of a manned-mission to Mars. Those robots will change a lot in the next decade.





katakowsj  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

All of the greatest technological accomplishments by humans seemed impossible or improbable before being realized I guess. Unless this entire article is a fabrication, it sounds pretty damn exciting to me.