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Solar Super-Sail Could Reach Mars in a Month

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the check-out-that-stylish-new-icon dept.

ti-coune sent us a story running on newscientist describing solar super sails and how they could one day get us to Mars in a month. The key is a special new paint. The cast of Trading Spaces is unavailable for comment.

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  1. More Frontpage Bullshit by DaytonCIM · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Can we seriously get a muzzle for the /. editors?

    Jesus H Cristof! A solar cell with "special paint" can reach Mars in a month? Uhm... yeah. And the fucking Scientologists are right - we're all aliens and the mothership(TM) is coming, but George Clinton ain't driving.

    Slow news day?