16 Aug
2001
16 Aug
'01
3:03 a.m.
In message 002401c125c4$15cf2800$ca8edec2@pre-installedco, Alison Page alison@alisonpage.demon.co.uk writes
Or you could keep atmosphere cooped around an asteroid, like in 'the little prince'
Or indeed in another piece of written work somewhat more on-topic for this list... Unfortunately there was no sign that the author understood that artificial gravity was required to achieve the effect he described.
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