Vanguard News Network
VNN Media
VNN Digital Library
VNN Reader Mail
VNN Broadcasts

Old June 10th, 2019 #1
Ray Allan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 15,170
Default Colonizing Space with Habitats

__________________
"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

--Henry A. Kissinger, jewish politician and advisor
 
Old June 10th, 2019 #2
Crowe
Senior Member
 
Crowe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 8,089
Default

And what materials would they use to make their giant "glass" rotating cylinder? Something sturdy enough to easily deflect space debris and small meteorites traveling up to 40,000 mph? No such materials currently exist.

Why not just hollow out an asteroid? The exterior would provide natural defenses against random small space debris, and small meteorites. You could put thrusters on it to spin it for centrifugal force, as well as mine and build in the same general location. It might even have water ice, and other elements that could be used to generate energy. A very thick layer of ice + rock would provide enough resistance to impact from smaller objects, while also absorbing the impact. With no maintenance required.
__________________
Low-IQ bible scholars are legion, the big book o' bullshit is catnip to the underbrained. --ALEX LINDER

Last edited by Crowe; June 10th, 2019 at 06:56 PM.
 
Old June 11th, 2019 #3
Ray Allan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 15,170
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowe View Post
And what materials would they use to make their giant "glass" rotating cylinder? Something sturdy enough to easily deflect space debris and small meteorites traveling up to 40,000 mph? No such materials currently exist.

Why not just hollow out an asteroid? The exterior would provide natural defenses against random small space debris, and small meteorites. You could put thrusters on it to spin it for centrifugal force, as well as mine and build in the same general location. It might even have water ice, and other elements that could be used to generate energy. A very thick layer of ice + rock would provide enough resistance to impact from smaller objects, while also absorbing the impact. With no maintenance required.


The most well-known fictional example of this is the asteroid ship Yonada from the Star Trek episode 'For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky.' It probably would be more practical to do this at first than constructing a huge space colony from scratch. Some proposals on the table for early bases and colonies on the Moon include building them underground or inside lunar lava tubes and caves for the same reason: cheap protection from meteoroid impacts and dangerous space and solar radiation.
__________________
"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

--Henry A. Kissinger, jewish politician and advisor
 
Old August 30th, 2019 #4
Tom Jones
Banned
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: 🐸 🐸 🐸 🐸 🐸 💥💥💥💥💥
Posts: 96
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ray Allan View Post
The most well-known fictional example of this is the asteroid ship Yonada from the Star Trek episode 'For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky.'

And here's the real Yonada, baby.


 
Old August 31st, 2019 #5
Ray Allan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 15,170
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Jones View Post
And here's the real Yonada, baby.


They landed on Earth in southern California in the early 21st century (going by the car license plate, 310 area code and palm tree) and disguised themselves as some hipster store/restaurant. Capt. Kirk must have told them about the Prime Directive of non-interference in primitive societies like ours.
__________________
"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."

--Henry A. Kissinger, jewish politician and advisor
 
Reply

Share


Thread
Display Modes


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:03 PM.
Page generated in 0.05173 seconds.