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| From | John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> |
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design, sci.astro, sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? |
| Date | Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:43:40 -0600 |
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Bill Sloman wrote: > Earth has a magnetic field, and nobody uses magnets to drag boats or > aircraft around. Earth has a very weak magnetic field. Consequently even near the poles the force will be too small to be of any practical use. The torque on a dipole is sometimes used for satellite attitude control. -- John Hasler john@sugarbit.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA
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Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-01 12:57 +0000
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Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-02 05:40 +0100
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