Re: Interstellar Propulsion idea using an Asteroid and a few comets!

From: Andrew Plotkin (erkyrath_at_eblong.com)
Date: 08/15/04


Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 03:58:55 +0000 (UTC)

In sci.space.policy, "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
>
> <steve@tropheus.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:8k8th0hn2t4kir51pgabau25cdmtpev5fk@4ax.com...
> >
> > I'm surprised you seem to have missed Eon by Greg Bear. A whole colony
> > returning to Earth after touring the universe inside an asteroid. It's
> > a very good book.
>
> Must have been a small asteroid.

On the outside, it was, yes.

(Followups reduced)

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