This is the correct url for the M2P2 project. http://www.ess.washington.edu/Space/M2P2/
Damon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Adams Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 7:04 AM To: Gurps Subject: [gurps] Space Drie? Fw: M2P2? yes or no? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schilling" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:22 PM Subject: Re: M2P2? > "Stuart E. Strand" <[email protected]> writes: > >>Can anyone update us on the status of mini magnetosphere plasma >>propulsion (M2P2)? The website, > >>http://www.geophys.washington.edu/Space/SpaceModel/M2P2/ > >>is a couple years out of date, and I hesitate to bug the principals >>uninvited. The idea seems so appealing -- high effective specific >>impulse, radiation protection, etc. -- but perhaps there is a hitch. > > Among other things, the principals have only vague concepts as to how > to actually *steer* an M2P2. > > >>Are there plans to test a vehicle in space? > > There is no money to test a vehicle in space. There is also no money to > fly operational missions for which an M2P2 would be a clearly better > propulsion system than other, more mature systems. > > > -- > *John Schilling * "Anything worth doing, * > *Member:AIAA,NRA,ACLU,SAS,LP * is worth doing for money" * > *Chief Scientist & General Partner * -13th Rule of Acquisition * > *White Elephant Research, LLC * "There is no substitute * > *[email protected] * for success" * > *661-951-9107 or 661-275-6795 * -58th Rule of Acquisition * > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
