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		Geezus_42 on Sept 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Freeman Dyson’s letters offer another glimpse of g... You don't need to lift it from earth gravity therefore less fuel is required.

Causality1 on Sept 13, 2020 [–]

You do have to lift from earth gravity since there's no fuel on the moon. Even if there were, 1/6 earth's gravity makes lifting easier but not two hundred thousand times easier.

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