Europe, Russia discuss 'orbital shipyard' plans

Marvin the Martian wrote:

:On Thu, 21 May 2009 20:49:08 -0500, Brian Thorn wrote:
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: On Wed, 20 May 2009 21:59:29 -0700, Fred J. McCall
: wrote:
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::Or the Moon - nearer to Earth; no atmosphere at all (compared to Mars)
:and :half the gravity of Mars. Also the Moon's closer to the Sun, so
:solar :energy can be used for smelting materials and industrial
:processes. :
::The two-week nights are the killer.
::
:
:Start at the poles.
:
: For the mass of the tower (to keep the arrays in sunlight) and the power
: lines to the nearest convenient base site, you'd be pretty close to a
: small reactor.
:
:I am waiting for someone to suggest putting the greenhouse in a hole at
:the pole, surrounded by movable mirrors that can direct the light into
:the hole on and off on a 24 hour cycle with a summer like duty cycle.

Who's talking about a greenhouse?

It's now obvious why you spend so much time talking to the Guthball...

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