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There are is a way[1] how to gate a spacecraft 5x stronger (basically on the level of battleship style steel plate) to orbit - and then to Titan and back. The propulsion method just has some unfortunate side effect when launching from earths surface. Still it should work just fine & might come in as a handy option handy in an emergency.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propuls...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall



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