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   Mike Van Pelt to burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll   
   Re: Towards routine, reusable space laun   
   14 Jun 18 22:26:13   
   
   XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.astro   
   From: mvp@web1.calweb.com   
      
   In article <5b226a8f$0$20265$e4fe514c@textnews.kpn.nl>,   
   Sjouke Burry   wrote:   
   >There was a design for interstellar traffic, using a big protection plate   
   >behind the spacepod, using a spring loaded tube to connect them,and   
   >provide a bit of distance between ship and plate.   
   >Explode nuclear bombs behind that shield.   
   >Current technology could implement it, but it would be kind of expensive.   
      
   And that's just for the paper to print out the   
   environmental impact statement!   
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