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starship-design: combined fuel-track/electron beam ?



Hey, here's a thought...

1) give the fuel pellets a net positive charge.
2) accelerate the pellets with magnetic and electrical means
3) launch the fuel so that the fastest part is launched first.
4) as the ship launches, beam electrons at it.
5) make the "Sail" large enough to catch all the electrons
   (to keep them from re-combining with the fuel pellets)

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