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Re: Where's all that gravity coming from?
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Fri, 9 Mar 2001 23:07:22 GMT
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"Damraska" <Damraska@Excite.com> writes:
> If I were going to build a hard sci-fi interstellar ship, I think it would
> be Orion with a Bussard Ramjet on the front and 'sci-fi' shielding against
> interstellar radiation. I would use a box for the spun section put working
> surfaces on the walls (for use under spin) and floor (for use under thrust).
Who said anything about interstellar? I've been thinking only in
terms of tooling around the Solar System... I don't think Lego is up
to the task of a hard SF interstellar ship, but an interplanetary ship
is a realistic goal.
--Bill.
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William R Ward hermit@bayview.com http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/
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