From: Jim (jimshire@iprimus.com.au)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 17:56:56 PDT
My initial reaction is the same. Please tell me there's something I've
missed here.
Cheers
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Hoffman <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
To: Ron Blue <rcb5@msn.com>; <public@setileague.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: SETI public: Jill Tarter on the Fermi Paradox
> A long wire ????
>
> Please !
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Blue" <rcb5@msn.com>
> To: <public@setileague.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: SETI public: Jill Tarter on the Fermi Paradox
>
>
> > > Looking for Alien Space Probes is going to involve looking for objects
> in
> > > space that do not appear natural and studying them closely to see what
> > > they are. Even if they are not Alien Space Probes we will still gain
> > > scientific knowledge from doing this.
> >
> > My understanding is that we may be able to send probes by using beamed
> > microwaves from the earth to power the probe and get it close to the
speed
> > of light at high energy cost in a short period of time. The probe would
> > zoom past the extra solar planetary system and send back pictures.
> >
> > A rather novel approach of slowing it down would be to send out a long
> wire
> > and use magnet fields to slow it down. Naturally these approaches
should
> > generate allot of radio noise which SETI could detect.
> >
> > Ron Blue
> >
> >
>
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