The VASIMR garbage scow

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

Pat

Pat Flannery wrote:
Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

And if he has his druthers, in this lifetime humans will start
using his company?s revolutionary rocket to scoot around the
galaxy.

Galaxy?!? Did *he* really say that or did the hack botch it?

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Rick Jones wrote:
Pat Flannery wrote:
Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

And if he has his druthers, in this lifetime humans will start
using his company?s revolutionary rocket to scoot around the
galaxy.

Galaxy?!? Did *he* really say that or did the hack botch it?

Well, I guess if you pushed it far enough, even going to the Moon takes
you to a _slightly_ different part of the galaxy. :-D

Pat

Pat Flannery writes:

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

Pat

"Don't you think you should re-word that a bit laddie?"

"You're right. I didn't mean to say that VASIMR should be hauling
garbage. I *meant* to say the VASIMR should be hauled away *as*
garbage! HAR HAR HAR HAR..."

;-)

Dave

David Spain wrote:
Pat Flannery writes:

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

Pat

"Don't you think you should re-word that a bit laddie?"

"You're right. I didn't mean to say that VASIMR should be hauling
garbage. I *meant* to say the VASIMR should be hauled away *as*
garbage! HAR HAR HAR HAR..."


I was thinking of "Space Trash" as Venusian Firewomen.

Pat

Pat Flannery writes:
David Spain wrote:
Pat Flannery writes:

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to pick up space trash:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/c...asimr-ad-astra

Pat

"Don't you think you should re-word that a bit laddie?"

"You're right. I didn't mean to say that VASIMR should be hauling
garbage. I *meant* to say the VASIMR should be hauled away *as*
garbage! HAR HAR HAR HAR..."


I was thinking of "Space Trash" as Venusian Firewomen.

Pat

In that case you'll want to mention the ability of VASIMR to provide
the propulsion for space RV/Campers to facilitate transportation of
a valued resource between crew rest stations...

;-)

Dave