On 6/25/2012 1:14 AM, Invisible wrote:
> - Why bother with aerodynamic shapes when there's no frigging /air/?
>
This one actually makes some sense. There is solar wind, small objects, 
etc., all of which can either impact the ship, or slow it down, 
depending on direction of flight, so, even though the result may be 
relatively small, compared to atmospheric flight, there still exists a 
need to "push through" things in space, which means a lower cross 
section, in the direction you are flying, if you *at all* want to reduce 
fuel costs, or impact profile, etc.

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