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Old March 11th 04, 10:02 AM
Bjørn Ove Isaksen
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Default Alternative to Rockets

George Kinley wrote:

Are there any**way**for*rockets*to*fly*in*space*,*other*then *throwing*mass
out in one direction and movi


I'm tempted to answer with an electromagnetic tether in a gravity field, but
you'd still throw mass away (even if it is a planet). You can't beat the
conservation of momentum, sorry.

Sincerely
Bjørn Ove