In reply to Robert Lynn's message of Wed, 6 Jun 2012 12:55:31 +0100: Hi, [snip]
You don't understand the nature of technological breakthroughs do you. >I'm sorry, but as an engineer if you imagine that you can build a fusion >powered spacecraft with an exhaust velocity of 7.5e6m/s and 40MW of engine >power per kg of spacecraft (from rocket equation with 20% fuel use in 2 >days at 1g thrust), when nobody can yet build a viable self sustaining >fusion reactor at any size then you don't deserve a response. > >On 6 June 2012 05:16, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In reply to Patrick Ellul's message of Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:10:21 +1000: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >> I wrote to Elon Musk offering to help him build a fusion powered shuttle >> to get >> us there in 2 days at 1 g with only 20% fuel mass. >> >> No response. >> >> >> >Funded by marketing it as one big reality show... Possible?? And would you >> >buy a one way ticket to Mars? >> > >> >http://mars-one.com/en/ >> > >> >Regards, >> >Patrick >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html >> >> Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
