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From: sew@minn-ua.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Intersteller travel via comet - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 13:30:32 EST
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minn-ua!sew    Jan 31 09:53:00 1984

If I remember my physics correctly, you'd be better off meeting the comet on
its way *in*, and moving away from it by the sun.  If you can accelerate a
habitat to cometary speed, however, you'd only want to tag the comet for
whatever materials it might provide..would not need it for acceleration as
(1) you have enough thrust for a generation ship and (2) a comet does not have
sufficient gravity to accelerate the habitat.