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The distance between Mars and Earth varies from 50 to 350 gigameters, depending on where they are in their orbits.233 Accelerating at one G for one day puts you 50 Gm out and traveling at 3.6 Gm per hour. As a point of reference, the Earth and Mars move in their orbits on the order of 0.1 Gm per hour, so, for a typical trip, you accelerate one day, coast a few days, and decelerate one day. Your orbit is pretty close to a straight line. Just watch out where you point that exhaust jet.
Where Is My Flying Car?
J. Storrs Hall
During the next few months, Laura began to see Steve regularly. She bought her first set of hiking boots, and on weekends they cooked elaborate meals and entertained. She was learning how a normal relationship functioned. Steve had a busy life, but if he was going to be late, he’d call to let her know. At first she ridiculed this behaviour, as though it were compulsive and finicky. I pointed out that it was what adults did to be considerate to one another—he was valuing her time as much as his own. Since she had no baseline, I was her window onto what was normal in a relationship.
Good Morning, Monster
Catherine Gildiner
A story is a coherent and selective account of a process of change, which emphasizes causal relationships between situations and events.
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