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Re: [OT]-Interstellar Trade

From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <s_schoon@p...>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 10:00:32 -0700
Subject: Re: [OT]-Interstellar Trade

>on the FTL device.  But, for small entrance and exit situations, say
big
>enough for a railroad car size pallet o' stuff, an FTL device can work
in a
>gravity well over VERY short distances, like from ground to VERY HIGH
orbit.

I've got a problem swallowing this one. I'd say a much more reasonable
approach is that you manufacture or refine in orbit (from, say, asteroid
mining) and that eliminates the whole gravity well problem.

Schoon

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