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		m4rtink on Oct 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hubble finds evidence of persistent water vapor in... Also if you don't activate the reactor until after launch the fuel is still effectively just heavy metal.

ianai on Oct 17, 2021 [–]

Or even build it out there. Ie launch mostly pre built components. A ship that never has to worry about first leaving earths gravity well can have vastly different characteristics than something we’d launch from here.

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