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>> No.11802294 [View]
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The answer is always a nuclear thermal rocket.

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It isn't that hard anymore, actually. I heard about a recent estimate by experts at NASA that it can be done again now for minus 90% of the cost while collaborating with private companies like SpaceX.

http://www.popsci.com/colonizing-moon-may-be-90-percent-cheaper-we-thought

It may get even cheaper if NASA incorporates nuclear thermal rockets like the ones developed for NERVA in the design.

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