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A magic Space Station that flies too...
Imagine if this could be done in the next 30 years, we'd have not only
established a foothold at a single location like the Moon or Mars... but the whole solar system could become within reach! http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...arth-ring.html And the stars too... Kill all birds with just one stone... or one asteroid for that matter! Other than simply the long timescales necessary for such a project, I don't see any reason why we can't or should not do this... Abdul Ahad |
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That is the most interesting idea ive ever read... I wonder what the cost of
doing that would be though... To much. Do you think it would avoid radiation problems.??? because of the thick surface area etc. "AA Institute" wrote in message om... Imagine if this could be done in the next 30 years, we'd have not only established a foothold at a single location like the Moon or Mars... but the whole solar system could become within reach! http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...arth-ring.html And the stars too... Kill all birds with just one stone... or one asteroid for that matter! Other than simply the long timescales necessary for such a project, I don't see any reason why we can't or should not do this... Abdul Ahad |
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"Micky" wrote in message
... Do you think it would avoid radiation problems.??? because of the thick surface area etc. One doesn't really need anything beyond 2 meters of shielding, even for life-time exposures. -- Regards, Mike Combs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the National Non-sequitur Society. We may not make much sense, but we do like pizza. |
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I disagree. If you are going to be travelling on a one way trip. And totally
independant posibly not returning to earth in hundreds of years I think you do..... "Mike Combs" wrote in message ... "Micky" wrote in message ... Do you think it would avoid radiation problems.??? because of the thick surface area etc. One doesn't really need anything beyond 2 meters of shielding, even for life-time exposures. -- Regards, Mike Combs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the National Non-sequitur Society. We may not make much sense, but we do like pizza. |
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"Micky" top-posted: I disagree. If you are going to be travelling on a one way trip. And totally independant posibly not returning to earth in hundreds of years I think you do [need more than 2 meters of shielding]..... Mike's statement is based on widely-known published research. What is your disagreement based on? - Joe P.S. Because it messes up the normal order of discourse, that's why. Why is top-posting such a silly thing to do? ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Check out the Mac Web Directory: | | http://www.macwebdir.com | `------------------------------------------------------------------' |
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My statement is based on common sense. I believe if ever the human race is
going to get anywhere and colonisation occur around our solar system in a serious way "long term" then we need something that is near indestructible with the help of technology . It would need to sustain several 100 or up to 1000 people or more. With nuclear power being used as the source of power I think this is even more important. Why make the comet 3-4 metres thick and risk that many people. Look at the problems the space station has.... Personally I think until we do something like this even in 100's of years we wont ever leave our solar system. We will certainly not go to Mars because of the problem that is always going to exist of limited supplies. This solution seems to cure all flight problems. As a world this would work after colonisation of the moon. Getting materials up there is such a pain in the ass this would cure all that.. This is the best idea ive ever heard that could actually work...... Missions like the rovers etc are interesting but pointless really because they don't spread the human race which I believe we are all working towards. Have NASA ever analysed the ideas possibility.? "Joe Strout" wrote in message ... In article , "Micky" top-posted: I disagree. If you are going to be travelling on a one way trip. And totally independant posibly not returning to earth in hundreds of years I think you do [need more than 2 meters of shielding]..... Mike's statement is based on widely-known published research. What is your disagreement based on? - Joe P.S. Because it messes up the normal order of discourse, that's why. Why is top-posting such a silly thing to do? ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Check out the Mac Web Directory: | | http://www.macwebdir.com | `------------------------------------------------------------------' |
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"Micky" wrote in message ...
That is the most interesting idea ive ever read... I wonder what the cost of doing that would be though... To much. Do you think it would avoid radiation problems.??? because of the thick surface area etc. An asteroid exterior, by its very nature, is designed with *protection* of human and life support cargos in mind. It's rock/metal composition offers the ultimate in strength and *durability* against not just radiation but all the cosmic elements likely to be encountered on voyages spanning thousands of years. I do not see cost as the bottleneck to this or any other project, I see the prohibition on launching *nuclear* reactors and warheads into space as the ultimate constraining force to all human progression in the present era. Technically, a state of *WAR* exists between the inhabitants of planet Earth fighting to expand out into the cosmos and the surrounding cosmic adversities levelled at humanity to keep it cocooned in on one planet where it was born! (Now you're gonna say I sound like a philosopher!!!) In such a state of *WAR*, we should not have to wait 13 months to orbit a probe around the Moon (e.g. Europe's SMART-1 arriving at lunar orbit next month) or waiting several years to reach one small asteroid using some puny ion-propulsion gismo! No, this is no time to be relying on solar-electric propulsion. That to me is like fighting someone with match sticks... who's using guns against you! What we need are some heavy duty NUCLEAR blasters that get us to nearby solar system bodies in weeks! Get countries like Iran, North Korea and any other "axis of evils" who stand in the way of human progression under manners, and we can safely lift the ban on nuclear launches to outer space. Then we're in a position to start carving out bases on the Moon, blasting asteroids to Earth to build STARSHIPS, blasting astronauts to Mars and beyond...in no time at all. Abdul Ahad |
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"Micky" wrote in message
... I disagree. If you are going to be travelling on a one way trip. And totally independant posibly not returning to earth in hundreds of years I think you do..... "Mike Combs" wrote One doesn't really need anything beyond 2 meters of shielding, even for life-time exposures. You are basing your opinion, as far as I can tell, on what you "think". I'm basing my opinion on peer-reviewed NASA studies: http://lifesci3.arc.nasa.gov/SpaceSe.../5appendE.html -- Regards, Mike Combs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the National Non-sequitur Society. We may not make much sense, but we do like pizza. |
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"Micky" wrote in message
... My statement is based on common sense. "Common sense" is a set of rules-of-thumb we've developed based on our daily experiences. What personal experience have you had with shielding humans from radiation in space long-term? If you still don't see my point, I've had no experience in this area either. That's why I depend on NASA studies rather than on my own intuition. -- Regards, Mike Combs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Member of the National Non-sequitur Society. We may not make much sense, but we do like pizza. |
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