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A NASA ion engine while under test at the Glenn Research Center. It can propel spacecrafts to speeds of up to 320,000 km per hour (i.ibb.co)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

only take ya 3375 years to travel a light year in with one of those (edit: somebody downvoted math)