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Re: [Fwd: Re: starship-design: Hitching a Ride on a Magnetic Bubble]

To: Steve VanDevender <stevev@efn.org>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: starship-design: Hitching a Ride on a Magnetic Bubble]
From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 00:08:01 +0000
CC: starship-design@lists.uoregon.edu
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Reply-To: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>
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Steve VanDevender wrote:

> Sailcraft still have quite a bit of appeal for interstellar travel,
> mainly because the fuel-to-payload ratio needed to achieve a speed that
> is a significant fraction of c is huge.  At the very least using a sail
> to boost out of your home system may be far more economical than
> carrying the equivalent amount of fuel.

Better yet, a way to decelerate from light speed.
Ben.
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References:
- [Fwd: Re: starship-design: Hitching a Ride on a Magnetic Bubble]
  - From: curtismanges@netscape.net (Curtis Manges)
- [Fwd: Re: starship-design: Hitching a Ride on a Magnetic Bubble]
  - From: Steve VanDevender <stevev@efn.org>

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