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   Snidely to All   
   Re: Wasted mass to mars?   
   19 Feb 21 17:47:15   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   David Spain presented the following explanation :   
   > On 2/18/2021 12:34 PM, JF Mezei wrote:   
      
   >> Still surprised that there is spare mass instead of organising the ship   
   >> to have symmetrical mass to spin cleanly.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm not. Try adding a Go Pro camera to a Frisbee. Let me know what you come   
   > up with.   
      
   And we don't know that other schemes didn't have as much or more mass   
   penalty, perhaps in the form of tankage.   
      
   /dps   
      
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