Re: coils in space

["Malcolm Watts" <M.J.Watts-at-massey.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On 6 Aug 00, at 22:27, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Metlicka Marc" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net> 
> 
> hello all,
> if a tc was fired in space, then it would become a propulsion unit.
> nasa's tethered satellite project is studying this effect for satellite
> propulsion and orientation. a current flow in one direction is a
> generator, the other is a propulsion.
> the second failure of the tethered satellite was due to a spark from the
> conductor to the ship unit, this was due to the unimagined amount of
> energy that this system produced.
> even in deep space the topload of the coil would probably give off a
> glow when running because space is a very dirty vacuum,(and i guess the
> densest substance in the universe could be considered the dirtiest
> vacuum) there is always present very thin atomic structure. even in the
> cleanest vacuums created there can not be a true vacuum because a pure
> vacuum would be defined as an absence of matter.  it has been found that
> in a very high vacuum that electrons and protons appear and disappear at
> random. it would seam that a high vacuum is a sink that wants to be
> filled. thus Einstein's theory of the energy potential in a cubic yard
> of vacuum.
> marc

I suppose the question is: at what maximum distance above the 
earth's surface are the results of a solar flare visible?

Regards,
Malcolm
 
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