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cinquemb on March 18, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Video shot from the Space Shuttle during launch

yeah we need a new way of powering our ships. for it to be affordable. the only cheap and responsible way i think would be to use solar thermal power and use molten salt storage onboard.

DanBC on March 18, 2012 [–]

Thorium nuclear reactors are weirdly underdeveloped. There are lots of advantages to them, so it's a shame that we're so behind with them.

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