I'd like to propose a plan to put Americans on Jupiter by 2030. It goes like this:
Rocket fuel is too heavy and polluting, so we will build special spacecraft that harness the energy of the stars, fusion power. Because Jupiter is really far away -- as in 600 days away -- we will travel at light speed. That cuts the trip to something like 33 minutes. (Perfect! That's just enough time to watch an episode of The Big Bang Theory.) Once we land on the planet, we will proudly plant a gigantic flag of the United Nations on its soil to celebrate this triumph of humanity.
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