VASIMR

>

What is "large" in space?

Sounds like something a nuke lover would say.

"It's just too darn big!"

George

--- In spacesettlers@y..., Ian Woollard wrote:
> Ryan Healey wrote:
> > Its promising, not as good as Orion but a lot easier to do
> > politically.
>
> One of the enablers of VASIMIR is nuclear power- it's VERY power
> thirsty. Whilst it could be run on solar power, the solar panels
would
> have to be pretty large.
> --
> - Ian Woollard (ian.woollard@t...)
>
> "Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding
technological