Re: A first blueprint for interstellar travel

From: T (tberk_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 09/08/04 

To: sci-space-tech@moderators.isc.org
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 01:14:54 GMT

John Thingstad wrote:

<snip>
> Larry Niven prefers the Buzzard ramscoop, a fusion jet that uses a
> huge magnetic field in front of the ship to scoop up interstellar hydrogen.
> (Probaly won't work..)

Were you misspelling 'Bussard' on porpoise?

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet>

TBerk

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