On 30 Jun 2015 at 1:23, Joseph Paul wrote:

> On 6/29/2015 6:52 AM, shadow@shadowgard.com wrote:
> > On 28 Jun 2015 at 23:50, Joseph Paul wrote:
> >
> >> Oh - just the Earth crossers bother you? Don't worry - in any well
> >> run system they will be eaten. Think about it - these are resources
> >> that come to *you*. No need to waste dV to go out and get it. Pick it
> >> up when it comes close and use your preferred method to alter it's
> >> orbit or mine it. If they are a threat to shipping they will be
> >> tagged and moved.
> > Still takes delta-V to match orbit. And to get the stuff you extract
> > to the planet (or somewhere else)

> OK - 'no need to waste as much as you would have going all the way over
> there to get it."

Depending on the orbital elements, it copuld actually take *more*
delta-V to match orbits with the Earth-crosser.

What you generally save is *time* as you don'thave to go "way over
there" to get it.

> Depending on TL that may or may not be a concern in Traveller.

As drive "efficiency" increases, delta-V becomes a smaller concern.
so does transit time, but to a lesser extent in some way.

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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com