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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

No, we can't actually. That's why it isn't done. It's science fiction, even if the math checks out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A space station with artificial gravity would be a good project, rather than sending a man on Mars just to take a selfie.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

There's no real technical reason why we couldn't do it. The main component lacking is political will