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What do you mean?
assume a launch from the Moon
E.P., the heretic
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11/22/2005 3:10:33 AM
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just wondering how the numbers work -
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Space & Science Favorites
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SDF
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11/17/2005 6:30:53 AM
.... actually just fancy, not really favorites. ahem (bored)
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SDF
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11/17/2005 7:18:58 AM
Hasn't anyone figured out how to get to another solar system yet?!?!!
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SDF
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11/17/2005 7:21:12 AM
How can we?
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LJK
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11/17/2005 1:01:09 PM
Whining?
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Lee
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11/17/2005 7:54:28 PM
re: Whining?
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LJK
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11/18/2005 5:18:05 AM
Sci Fi vs Sci Reality
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Larry J
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11/17/2005 2:23:59 PM
science fiction makes it look too easy
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FrankC
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11/18/2005 7:33:53 AM
re: Sci Fi vs Sci Reality
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LJK
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11/17/2005 2:31:12 PM
re: Sci Fi vs Sci Reality
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Larry J
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11/17/2005 9:57:32 PM
hey larry - what was the isp of Chang-Diaz's engine?
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E.P., the heretic
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11/21/2005 2:14:28 AM
30,000 seconds n/t
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Adam
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11/21/2005 6:23:22 AM
I wonder what that would translate into launched at 1/6 G?
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E.P., the heretic
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11/21/2005 11:43:58 PM
What do you mean?
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Adam
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11/22/2005 12:12:28 AM
assume a launch from the Moon
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E.P., the heretic
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11/22/2005 3:10:33 AM
Variable specific impluse
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Adam
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11/22/2005 10:41:35 AM
pre-loading
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E.P., the heretic
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11/22/2005 4:36:10 PM
Nope...
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Adam
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11/23/2005 10:07:27 AM
Orion as a non-starter
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FrankC
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11/18/2005 7:49:20 AM
Relativity will bite you on the behind everytime.
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Lee
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11/18/2005 6:56:38 AM
So there's the universe. Splat!
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SDF
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11/18/2005 12:41:20 AM
Reality can be a bitch
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Larry J
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11/18/2005 1:26:43 AM
re: Reality can be a bitch
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LJK
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11/18/2005 5:23:09 AM
Barring some incredible propulsion breakthrough...
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DALeffler
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11/18/2005 4:25:57 AM
re: Barring some incredible propulsion breakthrough...
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LJK
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11/18/2005 5:26:56 AM
Dark Matter
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SDF
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11/18/2005 8:13:28 AM
Symmetry breaking
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SDF
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11/18/2005 8:31:53 AM
All things in the universe are possible
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FrankC
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11/18/2005 8:04:04 AM
re: Why do you think that the solution to mass and energy problems of C or FTL is not in the universe?
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Johannes
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11/19/2005 2:37:25 AM
re: Why do you think that the solution to mass and energy problems of C or FTL is not in the universe?
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ModBob
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11/19/2005 6:22:12 AM
re: You seem to be saying that
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Johannes
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11/19/2005 10:11:05 PM
Here is what I said:
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ModBob
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11/20/2005 10:55:42 PM
I vote in favour
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nick hoffman
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11/23/2005 7:16:50 AM
re: You seem to be saying that
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Johannes
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11/19/2005 10:07:48 PM
Not yet in the universe
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FrankC
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11/19/2005 4:39:21 AM
re:Thank you for your viewpoint and answer.
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Johannes
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11/19/2005 10:04:12 PM
re: re:Thank you for your viewpoint and answer.
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R.L.
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11/20/2005 11:52:19 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.