By comparison to the SpaceX Dragon V2, current space travel is woefully inefficient.

This hefty engine produces 16,000 pounds of thrust, and can be restarted multiple times as-needed.

Its downright beautiful to see in action.

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Now that weve gotten the facts out of the way, its time for a bit of speculation.

Flying with the Earths orbit, you could potentially arrive in just a few hours.

Tell me that isnt awesome.

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The world is about to change, and SpaceX is at the forefront.

Those of you who are interested cancheck out the full presentation of the Dragon V2 here.

[images courtesy spacex, screencaps viagizmodo]

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