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Interstellar Escape from Proxima b is Barely Possible with Chemical Rockets

Popular Physics 2018-04-12 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

A civilization in the habitable zone of a dwarf star might find it challenging to escape into interstellar space using chemical propulsion.

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@article{arxiv.1804.03698,
  title  = {Interstellar Escape from Proxima b is Barely Possible with Chemical Rockets},
  author = {Abraham Loeb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.03698},
  year   = {2018}
}

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3 pages, accepted for publication in Scientific American