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>> No.11857586 [View]
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redpill me on VASIMR
on a scale of 1 to LANTR how much of a meme is it

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>>9785189

6-8 months is the average time to get to mars.

If the VASIMR thruster actually works and Elon can fit one with a nuclear reactor onto a BFR then travel time could potentially be reduced to 39 days. But I doubt a redesign would be possible and a new ship would have to be built.

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