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* exponentially so a long flight always has a next thing to chase.
*/

// Exponential progression so a long flight always has a next thing to chase.
// AU values use real astronomical references where possible; 63,241 is the
// exact AU-per-light-year conversion. Outer planet distances are rounded
// to the nearest semi-major axis.
export const MILESTONES = [
{ au: 5, label: 'Past Jupiter' },
{ au: 10, label: 'Past Saturn' },
{ au: 19, label: 'Past Uranus' },
{ au: 30, label: 'Past Neptune' },
{ au: 100, label: 'Past Pluto' },
{ au: 1000, label: 'Through the heliosphere' },
{ au: 10000, label: 'Into the Oort cloud' },
{ au: 100000, label: 'One light-year out' },
{ au: 250, label: 'Past the heliopause' },
{ au: 1000, label: 'Inner Oort cloud' },
{ au: 10000, label: 'Deep Oort cloud' },
{ au: 63241, label: 'One light-year' },
{ au: 270000, label: 'Approaching Proxima Centauri' },
];

const fired = new Set();
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