How to move a planet
Abstract
The orbits of planets like Venus and Mars may render them unsuitable for terraforming without the use of soletta mirrors. This paper describes how to move a planet to the right distance from the sun. Dynamic compression members, formed from high-velocity mass-streams, thrust against the planet, effecting the desired orbital shift and transferring angular momentum. Energy is supplied by a light-sail windmill in solar orbit, allowing the procedure to be completed within a period of about 30 years.
- Publication:
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Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
- Pub Date:
- August 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993JBIS...46..314B
- Keywords:
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- Mass Flow;
- Orbital Mechanics;
- Planetary Orbits;
- Relativistic Velocity;
- Angular Momentum;
- Momentum Transfer;
- Space Sciences (General)