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Not only did some 1960s engineers at General Electric think that this might work, but they did actual tests involving actual hardware. NASA and the USAF declined to pursue the project, for fairly obvious reasons.

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[-] graymess@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

If I was on a doomed space station and this was the only way back home, I think I'd at least want the option.

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