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To: inquest
No, the things a glider. Gravity is the counteracting force. The magnetic field may act differentially on the solar wind particles, resulting in a net force which is other than straight out. Thus you can switch to a transfer orbit which takes you back to Earth. Of course if you end up in solar escape only a close flyby with a planet can fix you up with the correct momentum.

I wonder if it would be possible to add momentum to the intercepted particles? Then the things could go even faster.

116 posted on 05/26/2002 11:42:17 PM PDT by no-s
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To: no-s
The magnetic field may act differentially on the solar wind particles, resulting in a net force which is other than straight out.

How differentially are we talking? It would have to be pretty close to a 90-degree angle in order for this transfer orbit to result in less than a three-year trip back, I would think.

120 posted on 05/27/2002 12:20:17 PM PDT by inquest
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