Re: Interstellar Propulsion idea using an Asteroid and a few comets!
From: Sander Vesik (sander_at_haldjas.folklore.ee)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:25:47 +0000 (UTC)
In sci.space.policy Martin 53N 1W <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote:
> AA Institute wrote:
> [...]
> > Perhaps you're right. But do we have any figures to hand which shows
> > this? How much Uranium (or Plutonium?) is required to be carried on
> [...]
>
> If you use fission, then quite a lot. You may well want to use a fast
> breeder reactor to reutilise spent fuel. You could jettison spent mass
> as you go along.
Actinoid based ion engine / het?
>
> Using fusion would get you farther for less mass. A minimum sized
> commercial scale fusion reactor may be as close as 10 years away here on
> Earth.
>
Why not just beam the nergy for the acceleration phase?
>
> Good luck,
> Martin
>
-- Sander +++ Out of cheese error +++
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