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To: Spktyr

True, they’re already in space so weight isn’t an issue. Thick enough bulkheads will solve a lot of the radiation problems.


11 posted on 11/17/2007 2:20:25 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: cripplecreek

Mass is always an issue if you want to move it.


21 posted on 11/17/2007 2:44:07 PM PST by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people. Socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: cripplecreek
weight wouldn’t be an issue; but mass would be. Acceleration would be a bigger challenge than it is for less massive spacecraft. As for steering around obstacles on route — forgetaboutit!
44 posted on 11/17/2007 3:21:01 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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