Re: An Arthur C. Clarke related question

In article <fs7bv2$7ov$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>IMPERIAL EARTH: Scion of a wealthy family is sent back to Earth for the
>USA's 500th birthday, although his real mission is to secure the future
>of his family and his world (dependent on selling a resource whose 
>demand may be about to implode). His trip is complicated by his personal
>history.


	It's funny but when I read IE where the best interstellar
probe by 2276 got up to about one percent of light speed I was a 
bit disappointed. Now I'd be happy if I thought we could hit 3000 km/s
by the 23rd century. 

	
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