I did three hours of thrust to get us going, and I’ll do another three when we get to Tau Ceti e to slow down. Right now, we’re cruising along at 162 kilometers per second. It’s just ridiculous. If you left Earth at that speed, you’d get to the moon in forty minutes. This entire maneuver, including the burn I’ll have to do to slow down at the end, will consume 130 kilograms of fuel. Astrophage. Crazy stuff.
