Re: speaking of comets

"Lynndel Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> Not held by the sun but by the galaxy itself. Probably would need an
> asteroid relay system.

Lynndel, do you understand that asteroids do not get any free
transport?

By the time you harpoon an asteroid, you've basically spent the fuel
necessary to travel in the same direction and speed as the asteroid.
You'll be flying in formation with the asteroid before you land on it.
Landing on it gives you no boost in speed, not like hopping on a
passing bus.

Mike Miller, Materials Engineer