>But Thomas Gold from Cornell University in New York says the proponents >of solar sailing have forgotten about thermodynamics, the branch of >physics governing heat transfer. " > I tend to agree with him. The solar radiation force will always be a minor nuisance, and to turn it into the major propulsion force will turn it into a very small propulsion force.
Fission, fusion, antimatter or even total mss annhihilation [that depends on the instability of the proton - which AFAIK is still is doubt] are the only ways to go to the stars Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
