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Inflatable habitats.
Now I don't know about you, but all these designs and talk of space lofts
and inflatable habitats, worries me a little. I'd not want to live in one. It just seems to be so much more vulnerable than normal hardware. Brian -- Brian Gaff - Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff' in the display name may be lost. Blind user, so no pictures please! |
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Inflatable habitats.
On 9/06/2011 4:56 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Now I don't know about you, but all these designs and talk of space lofts and inflatable habitats, worries me a little. I'd not want to live in one. It just seems to be so much more vulnerable than normal hardware. Brian Why? |
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On 10/06/2011 3:01 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Well, one assumes that the rigidity of the structure depends on it being inflated, or at least the supports being rigid due to them being inflated. Also, I think its so counter intuitive as to be a hard task to persuade people its actually safe! In solid modules, one can build micro meteorite protection on the outside, and I've yet to see a convincing design. OK see is the wrong word, but you know what I mean. Brian It's inflated with foam, not just with air/gas. Look at Bigelow's ideas and the TransHab idea it's based on. Quite rigid and by all accounts, actually safer than a metal structure due to the thicker walls. Radiation protection is apparently also better with a TransHab-style module. |
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Inflatable habitats.
On 9/06/2011 4:56 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Now I don't know about you, but all these designs and talk of space lofts and inflatable habitats, worries me a little. I'd not want to live in one. It just seems to be so much more vulnerable than normal hardware. Hypervelocity impact tests at NASA show that inflatable modules handle MMOD impacts better than conventional aluminum modules. |
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I figured we'd be driving other people crazy with our silly remarks. I guess the shoe is on the other foot now, eh? Still, dreab likes both Dog Soldiers and the young ones, so that's something.
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