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Originally Posted by KaiYeves
I don't see any reason why not. If the probe is powered like New Horizons, the trip would not be horribly long, only between 5-8 years.
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If you went that fast, forget about slowing down to orbit. If it is truely a Cassini-like mission, it will take much, much longer to get there, but will have a mission at the target lasting several years. IIRC, Cassini took at least 5 years to get to Saturn, and Saturn is much closer in than Neptune.