Spacecraft 'could surf gravitational tubes' to make solar travel more efficient

Daily Telegraph by Andy Bloxham | Sep. 12, 2009 (News Report)

Scientists in the US are trying to map the twisting "tubes" so they can be used to cut the cost of space travel.

Each one acts like a gravitational version of the Gulf Stream, created from the complex interplay of forces between planets and moons. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Sep 12, 2009 - 3:58 PM PDT
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Edited by: Glenn LaBauve - Sep 12, 2009 - 3:58 PM PDT

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broken well for the layman and also shows where the technology has already been applied

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