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   Lynn McGuire to Scott Lurndal   
   Re: Tractor Beams for asteroid deflectio   
   02 Jan 26 16:16:37   
   
   From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/2/2026 9:57 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   > Lynn McGuire  writes:   
   >> 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   
   trostaticTractor.pdf   
   >>   
   >> The space ship will need to be size of the asteroid with huge engines.   
   >   
   > Ah, it's clear you didn't actually read the PDF.   
      
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