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February 5th, 2003, 11:13 AM
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| | Fossil
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Probably an idle dream, but I'm glad someone's thinking about stuff like this. | 
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February 5th, 2003, 06:04 PM
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ok that is just cool.. man I wish I were 50 years in the future.. b/c I'd be up for space flight outside our galaxy.. into another.. =)
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February 5th, 2003, 06:41 PM
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Ahh...energy propulsion. They've already made advances in plamsa propulsion (probably in that article somewhere.
Like many others, I believe humaity's future lies in spaceflight. | |
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February 5th, 2003, 06:48 PM
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That I agree with Redwolf.. we need to go out and find new worlds that can support life as we know it.. for one day we may not have earth any more.. if that happens we are dead as a species.. | |
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February 5th, 2003, 07:14 PM
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I think they were doing some reasearch on something related here at the UW. I seem to recall it being some sort of sail created by electrical fields produced by the spacecraft, but it was a few years ago. | |
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February 6th, 2003, 02:28 PM
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Interesting stuff, some of the more popular ideas seem to include a solar sail or ion drive (I think the idea being a slow but steady acceleration) for epic voyages into the unknown with teh alternative of plasma based drives for when you need some acceleration (I think directing and containing them was an issue). Even if none of it ever works they are cool ideas 
Regards
eddy
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February 6th, 2003, 02:51 PM
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if you go too Nasa web site you will find information that they have been using an Ion drive on their Deep space 1 probe. and its been running since 98, they also have one in their labs running the same amount of time and its not needed any maintenance !!!! I want an Ion drive in mah car!!!!! | |
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February 6th, 2003, 03:05 PM
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I want an Ion drive in mah car!!
| Should get out of first gear as you pass mars | |
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February 6th, 2003, 04:49 PM
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lol@Eddy.. wonder where second gear will get you haha | |
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February 28th, 2003, 12:34 PM
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I'd hafta pull the e-brake at Saturn and check out those rings! | |
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