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From:	David Thompson <david.s.thompson@****.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Space Travel
Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 1996 13:30:47 -0500

About space travel -- what about the solar sail idea that works off the
momentum imparted by photons striking the surface of the sail. If I
remember correctly, it works theoretically, acceleration is really slow, but
top speed is way up there.

Whatever, just something I remember reading about.

--Dave

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