From: JAY DUGGER (duggerj1@charter.net)
Date: Sun Jan 19 2003 - 10:19:12 MST
On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:56:59 +0100 (CET)
Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org> wrote:
[snip]
set CYNIC=1
export $CYNIC
>
>The original Orion craft is supposed to go to orbit on
>own power. This
>won't fly today.
C'mon, it would make one more example of "America--try and
stop us" to go along with all the other charges of
unilateralism.
>Fueling up in orbit requires launches each with thousands
>to ten thousands
>of mini-nukes as payload.
The perfect excuse for mass-production of a new
nuclear arsenal. It also gives an enormous subsidy to the
national labs. Everybody wins!
>What's wrong with buiding a 100 N thrust plasma drive,
>driven by a
>reactor?
>
set CYNIC=0
export $CYNIC
A 100N thrust plasma drive lacks the pryotechnic appeal of
a nuclear pulse drive. Think of fireworks and the 4th of
July.
Jay Dugger, who has no replacement parts for the $4000
worth of electronics at work.
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