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YoshidaYui

(45,462 posts) Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:02 AM 9 hrs ago

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Could Humanity Really Build a Starship? The Time, Cost, and Truth EXPLAINED (Original Post) YoshidaYui 9 hrs ago OP

Interesting and the best reason to invest in Lifeafter70 9 hrs ago #1

I doubt it needs to be very big to cause a LOT of damage! erronis 14 min ago #3

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1. Interesting and the best reason to invest in

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:33 AM

9 hrs ago

Green energy. In order to build a starship we first have to survive.

Thanks for posting.

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2. and when your starship is going a zillion mph equivalent and hits a huge asteroid?

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:36 AM

9 hrs ago

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3. I doubt it needs to be very big to cause a LOT of damage!

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:27 AM

14 min ago