Comments on: New Space in progress http://www.samizdata.net/2009/07/new-space-in-pr/ A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:28:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Taylor http://www.samizdata.net/2009/07/new-space-in-pr/#comment-191172 Taylor Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:56:25 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=12659#comment-191172 Back in NY.

The saturday night party was awesome.

Great conference.

]]> By: Nuke Gray! http://www.samizdata.net/2009/07/new-space-in-pr/#comment-191171 Nuke Gray! Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:16:59 +0000 http://192.168.200.139/?p=12659#comment-191171 Dale, part of the problem is fuel. Maybe you could mention the squirrel-engine idea of mine, where we convert plasma (protons and electrons) into hydrogen by collecting it and then slowing it until it is cool enough that the protons and electrons join up as hydrogen atoms. If a station in Earth-orbit was making fuel from plasma and solar energy, and selling it, spaceships wouldn’t need to carry as much fuel up with them. A viable industry might be had from helping others go further!

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