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DiscoveriesCutting-edge rocket engine could accelerate to 99% the speed of light
David Burns produced an engine concept that, he says, could theoretically accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light
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David Burns produced an engine concept that, he says, could theoretically accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light
Joseph Shavit