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Old 03-December-2001, 12:53 AM
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Also, I suppose it would be possible to artificially maintain a trajectory just above a ring plane. I don't doubt it would be a nightmare to hold, however.
The key word here is "trajectory". Maintaining such a path would require constant thrust and would be extremely expensive in terms of fuel.
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