Abdul Ahad was the first in scientific history to hypothesise a mode of
safe and secure interstellar propulsion for reaching our neighbouring
solar system by utilising the resources of Oort cloud bodies for rocket
fuel and life support ingredients.

The nearest comparison to Ahad's version of interstellar propulsion
hitherto was the Bussard Ramjet, which relied on scooping up molecular
hydrogen found sparsely floating around en-route within the
interstellar medium.

In his August 2004 article entitled "Reaching Alpha Centauri using the
resources of comets and planetoids", Abdul Ahad wrote: "Crossing a
virtual bridge to the stars... utilising a series of interim miniature
worlds to bridge the gulf separating two larger worlds in neighbouring
star systems."

With respect to his generational starship concept, he writes:

"On a voyage spanning tens of millennia, accommodating the day to day
needs of hundreds of consecutive generations it is dead certain that
vital resources like water, air, fuel, power and raw materials will
require topping up periodically along the voyage, no matter how good
the recycling process on the starship. The availability of miniature
worlds, acting as "stepping stones" for resource mining along the
journey, will be a crucial requirement in this mission concept. "

"...it is just possible that the Oort cloud may extend from the outer
Kuiper Belt all the way to perhaps as far as half way to Alpha
Centauri. With even more luck, Alpha Centauri could have its own Oort
cloud of comets stretching out like an extended arm reaching towards
us, beckoning us to cross the interstellar gulf with far more ease than
we might have previously imagined.... With an integrated mass of 2.0 x
solar mass, the combined gravitational strength of Alpha Centauri's two
principal stars (A and B) could meet us more than half way along the
journey, with the system's own Oort cloud of comets."

Extracts from the article:

http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...ropulsion.html

That is known as Ahad's "virtual bridge" hypothesis, which he used in
his novel / would be motion picture concept "First Ark to Alpha
Centauri":
http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...acentauri.html

OK Javid Hussain,
or is it Dreamer,
or Uncle Jav,
By now we do know about the Ahad radius, and Ahad constant and
the incredibly marvelous scientifically superior and 'you will have to be a
mathematical ggod to understand even the smallest concepts of Ahad supreme
understanding of interstellar living.

I short : I'm fed-up with you.

Rob

wrote:
Abdul Ahad was the first in scientific history to hypothesise a mode
of

"On a voyage spanning tens of millennia, accommodating the day to day
needs of hundreds of consecutive generations it is dead certain that
vital resources like water, air, fuel, power and raw materials will
require topping up periodically along the voyage, no matter how good
the recycling process on the starship. The availability of miniature
worlds, acting as "stepping stones" for resource mining along the
journey, will be a crucial requirement in this mission concept. "

"...it is just possible that the Oort cloud may extend from the outer
Kuiper Belt all the way to perhaps as far as half way to Alpha
Centauri. With even more luck, Alpha Centauri could have its own Oort
cloud of comets stretching out like an extended arm reaching towards
us, beckoning us to cross the interstellar gulf with far more ease
than
we might have previously imagined.... With an integrated mass of 2.0
x
solar mass, the combined gravitational strength of Alpha Centauri's
two
principal stars (A and B) could meet us more than half way along the
journey, with the system's own Oort cloud of comets."

Extracts from the article:


http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...ropulsion.html

That is known as Ahad's "virtual bridge" hypothesis, which he used in
his novel / would be motion picture concept "First Ark to Alpha
Centauri":
http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...acentauri.html

Look having read through his stuff, everyone can see that Abdul Ahad
has produced some clearly interesting pieces of work and from all his
usenet threads, he strikes me as a nice guy underneath his hard
scientific shell. He's got some talent and is not afraid to go for it!!

If you keep on shoving his stuff down people's throats, it will only
irritate people and serve to tarnish his good image, so why don't you
give it a break, huh??
If he wants to turn his Alpha Centauri stuff into a movie, I would ask
him to write it out into a novel first. The Hollywood movie business is
full of hard headed crooks and money spinning hoares and not really a
good place for a nice guy like him to get involved in (but you know
that right?) and the world climate has never been worse for a muslim
author to gain credibility in a tough publishing market!!

Now personally i think he has a great concept with his Alpha Centauri
ark ship and it will make a decent, meaningful movie, but that's not
for me to judge. Abdul if you're reading this, go for a novel mate - my
best advice to ya!!!

cheres me deers!!!

S-S

Starlight wrote:
Now personally i think he has a great concept with his Alpha Centauri
ark ship and it will make a decent, meaningful movie, but that's not
for me to judge. Abdul if you're reading this, go for a novel mate -
my
best advice to ya!!!

That was my good advice to him, I think he will need to lower his sight
a bit or try a european film production studio. Bollywood could do it,
but theyr into song and dance - not really sci-fi.

cheres me deers!!!

S-S

In message . com,
writes
Starlight wrote:
Now personally i think he has a great concept with his Alpha Centauri
ark ship and it will make a decent, meaningful movie, but that's not
for me to judge. Abdul if you're reading this, go for a novel mate -
my
best advice to ya!!!

That was my good advice to him, I think he will need to lower his sight
a bit or try a european film production studio. Bollywood could do it,
but theyr into song and dance - not really sci-fi.

cheres me deers!!!

S-S

L Ron Hubbard (Of whom it has been said) could well have been rememberd
as a sci fi writer great story about generations within slow starship.

I observe that the energy employed for acceleration and decellaration
could be detected at a great distance.

--
dd