2011-02-17

jude_rook: Image of Andromeda Galaxy (Default)
2011-02-17 06:49 pm

Project Longshot

Another proposal for a nuclear-powered spacecraft, this one (from the late 1980s) was designed for an un-crewed, 100-year trip to Alpha Centauri. That would give it a cruising speed of around 4.5 percent light speed.