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|    Bussard Wings    |
|    29 Oct 16 20:54:07    |
      From: sungjunnoh0802@gmail.com              When traveling at relativistic speeds, interstellar hydrogen becomes a       problem. It also becomes a significnat medium to go through. In fact, I was       thinking it would be an anology for air!              Interstellar hydrogen: air       Bussard ramscoops: Air intake       Insterstellar hydrogen exploding in your face when you travel at relativistic       speeds: heat from air compression              So, we could manipulate magnectic fields to create a "wing", allowing you to       change course mid-flight without spending a heck-ton of delta-v decelerating       and accelarating.              When you just want to stop, you could use magnetic fields to create a large       shield to create interstellar drag(a problem in Bussard Ramscoops) to slow       yourself down without spending delta-v.              the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation is a *****.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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