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Re: Thousand Astronomical Unit Probe (NEF)
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Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:53:04 GMT
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Wow! That's cool! It's got a unique form to it!
--
Chef/Dan/Bubba Bear
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
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> I've been working off and on since Brickfest
> with my latest project, a "NEF" (Near-Earth-Future,
> an odd-sounding but standard term) extrasolar survey
> ship. I'm operating in the relatively unpopular
> grey zone that a few of us like, the near-future
> "technically possible today" zone.
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> TAU (Thousand Astronomical Unit) was a real mission
> proposed in the 1960s, and a vehicle even got into
> the early stages of design. I've ressurected it
> for a universe of about seventy years hence, after
> humanity has just discovered a feasible stardrive
> with only one catch--you've got to get to the helio-
> pause to use it, because stellar gravity wells
> distort the effect in a rather unpleasant manner.
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> Go take a look at this very odd, but very functional
> idea at:
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> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/TAU.html
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> In effect, it's a little probe and payload I
> slapped atop the drive section that will be on
> the actual ship (though there it will be held out
> pretty far aft). No, there are no teasers of
> HMS Experiment just yet...but give me a few days,
> and you may have a few. ;)
>
> Let me know what you think!
>
> best
>
> LFB
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