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Old 11-December-2007, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Justanotherrandomguy View Post
I think we could be talking of seventy year gap, ie 2058.
Yes, that's plausible.
It is possible that the technology that may get developed for the manned Mars mission will enable cheaper, faster transit to Neptune. If so, it might be earlier, but I wouldn't bet on a launch for a Cassini-like mission to Neptune before 2030.
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