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Re: starship-design: FTL Navigation



STAR1SHIP@aol.com wrote:
> 5.885 tons of anti matter would needed to be carried. But for practical
> reasons, and since the ship began with 6,060,000 tons I would carry 100 tons
> of convertable fuel in case I decided to make a side trip to say Pluto. I
> will let you do do that math :-)

At $1.75 quadrillion an ounce for antimatter that is a good chunk of change!
Ben.
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/prop12apr99_1.htm
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