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		tokai on Feb 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest s... > 1) you also need time decelerate No that would be a waste of effort. A flyby mission definitely makes the most sense. The 3.5 years are with deceleration though.

empiricus on Feb 11, 2022 [–]

You mean flyby at almost the speed of light? For interstellar travel, I think usable flyby speed is almost the same as stop and look around speed.

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