On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 05:01:02 PM MST, Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

On 07May2020 1007, Ethan McKinney wrote:
> Without contragravity, you get grav tanks with astounding acceleration ...
It's also been an explicit part of the OTU for a long, long time.
Air/rafts have always used it, and they date from the original LBBs. 
Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>

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Yep, and there's even an explicit description of how to use an air/raft to get into orbit in one of the early pubs.
All that's needed extra is a vaccsuit!

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