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To: BenLurkin

37222.22 mps or 0.1998161 of the speed of light (c)


9 posted on 09/09/2018 3:27:25 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

Yep. 21 years to get to Centauri. Still too slow.


10 posted on 09/09/2018 3:32:23 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: PIF

20% the speed of light is pretty damn fast.


20 posted on 09/09/2018 3:46:38 PM PDT by Godebert
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Cool. So almost 20% of the speed of light. Pretty fast.. Theoretically you could send a probe a light year away in ~5 years.


25 posted on 09/09/2018 3:54:15 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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