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Re: Transit Time to Mars
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Date: 
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:07:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, James Powell writes:
[...]
(oh, I would argue with Larry about the easiest way -right now- to get a
1G acceleration out of earth's atmosphere/fallout range...use a Nuclear
rocket, a la the USAF experiments...Not good in Atomosphere, but not a
whit of difference in space.)

(Unless you believe in subspace ruptures. ;)

--Todd



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  Re: Transit Time to Mars
 
(...) Actually, you can make them burn at almost any rate you want to. It is a question of how much exposed area there is to burn at once. The SRB motors have a * shaped hole in the middle of them right from top to bottom. This produces a very large (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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