Erik Reuter wrote:
>
>Orbits are more complicated than simply boosting in the direction you
>want to go.  
>
Yep. But I think what he wants is a simpler solution, ignoring the
gravitational forces. Using a Hohmann transfer orbit to go from
100 AU to 2 AU would require such a long time that when the
ship arrived, it would be populated by the grandchildren of the
original crew.

Alberto Monteiro


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