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From: stevel@haddock.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Lunar Mining
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 00:07:39 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 16 00:07:39 1985
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Nf-From: haddock!stevel    Mar 15 12:22:00 1985

Has anyone done studies on a sun light powered drill using a
mirror collector and some high intensity light guide to direct
the collected rays?

Of course it would only work 2 weeks out of four but it might
be able to be built on relativly low technology and the energy
is free, renewable, and nonnuclear.

Does anybody know about or have any references for high intensity
light guides for noncoherent sources. Would one be able to get
away with a highly reflective surface in a kevlar tube?

Steve Ludlum, {ucbvax!decvax!cca-co | ihnp4 | cbosgd}!ima!stevel