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   Lynn McGuire to Scott Lurndal   
   Re: Tractor Beams for asteroid deflectio   
   01 Jan 26 15:13:52   
   
   From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/30/2025 4:39 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   > Discusses both Gravity and Electrostatic tractor beam feasability   
   > for asteriod deflection.   
   >   
   > https://www.esa.int/gsp/ACT/doc/MAD/pub/ACT-RPR-MAD-2008-Elect   
   ostaticTractor.pdf   
      
   The space ship will need to be size of the asteroid with huge engines.   
      
   Lynn   
      
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