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Old 15-11-2007, 04:14 PM
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I wonder how much gravity would pull it out of parabolic?

If that were the case, I would think you could do the reverse in orbit using a pressure cylinder under low pressure. Crude drawing attached.

The area behind the primary is vented to vacuum, while low pressure is maintained in the OTA using a non-reactive gas.
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