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Re: MOC: Thousand Astronomical Unit Probe (NEF)
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Fri, 10 Aug 2001 14:01:10 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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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
Lindsay,
Wow, this is great, and I think it's a lot of fun to try and make an MOC
with technical limitations. It makes me wish I had bought some cheap saucer
parts, I knew UFO would be good for something.
In a perfect world, I'd have a bunch of MOCs to show in the smae time frame,
but I have to satisfay myself with one every few months (or seasons, even).
George
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| Hi everyone, 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 (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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