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Interplanetary superhighway
- ColinWright 12y agoIt's really nice to see a write-up of the story behind this. The bare facts have been submitted many times[0][1][2][3][4], although never provoked discussion. It's a fascinating idea, and the math and physics are subtle and intriguing. Great story. One previous comment[5]: It's not news, but the potential for using it is growing. By using fuzzy orbits and the edge of chaotic regions, it's becoming possible to do large scale movements in the Solar system with very little expenditure of fuel. As with the time/space computing trade-off, this is a time/fuel trade- off -- the movements take a lot longer to achieve. -- RiderOfGiraffes[6] Finally, there's an excellent write-up in Discovery[7]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=482985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=482985 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3414311 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3414311 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3889406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3889406 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4213525 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4213525 [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6755954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6755954 [5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=482987 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=482987 [6] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=RiderOfGiraffes https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=RiderOfGiraffes [7] http://discovermagazine.com/1994/sep/gravitysrim419 http://discovermagazine.com/1994/sep/gravitysrim419