Bruce Bostwick wrote:

> Not as tall an order as it might sound, using something like VASIMR which
> has an Isp of up to 5000 s.  Once you get out of the atmosphere, a higher
> efficiency engine system can spread out the delta-V across a fairly large
> period of time, and with enough engines and enough energy (some of which,
> for part of the mission at least, can come from PV panels), I think it would
> be within reach to bring us a suitable size asteroid.

How about the way they did it in Heart of the Comet?

Doug

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