On Feb 1, 2005, at 5:54 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Dave Land wrote:
Killer B Gregory Benford and his brother James have proposed a solar sail that could propel a ship to Mars in a month. See the article at NewScientist.com: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524846.500
Two years ago I would jump to that link and spoil the fun with some hard arguments. Now I don't give a damn about anything that is not powered by derivatives of oil or natural gas :-)
The article makes no mention of the formulation of the paint, which may very well be a derivative of oil.
Dave
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