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Star Trek shields will protect Man in space
Timesonline ^
| April 18, 2007
| Mark Henderson, Science Editor
Posted on 04/17/2007 9:18:43 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Oh no, not the Star Trek shields, those things were ALWAYS failing, never seemed to have enough power ... NASA must be able to do better than that!
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04/18/2007 6:07:53 PM PDT
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NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: Nachum
“Ion engines Nasa’s Deep Space 1 comet chaser, and the European Space Agency’s Smart1 probe, have ion engines. Charged atoms are fired into space at about 1,000mph (1,600km/h), building up to propel the craft at up to 36,000mph”
And take many months to reach that velocity.
...of course, the real danger of long trips in space is boredom...
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04/19/2007 11:28:38 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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