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| Robert Woodward to Lynn McGuire |
| Re: Tractor Beams for asteroid deflectio |
| 01 Jan 26 21:53:05 |
From: robertaw@drizzle.com
In article <10j6o2g$3qqmr$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire wrote:
> 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-Ele
trostaticTracto
> > r.pdf
>
> The space ship will need to be size of the asteroid with huge engines.
>
It doesn't need great mass and power if it is taking a long time to
modify the orbit.
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