Re: SPACE: Roton in New Scientist

From: CALYK@aol.com
Date: Fri Aug 07 1998 - 17:06:29 MDT

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It seems a major thing about space travel is the high temperature re-entry.
Why not not slow the craft down before re-entry? like before we re-enter, use
a saved amount of fuel and blast in the opposite direction, and just kinna
free-fall back into earth.

danny

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