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2019-10-18 Science & Technology

NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond

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Posted by Fred 2019-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Toileting activities not to contaminate food preparation. Check!

Posted by Albemarle Gray4543 2019-10-18 02:28|| 2019-10-18 02:28|| Front Page Top

#2 My neighbor has one of those... I think. His kids love the darn thing.☺

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-18 04:26|| 2019-10-18 04:26|| Front Page Top

#3 ...your neighbor's kids have a major atmosphere to burn up incoming projectiles.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-18 08:04|| 2019-10-18 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Ha ! Took me a while ... ☺

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-18 08:50|| 2019-10-18 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 your neighbor's kids have a major atmosphere to burn up incoming projectiles.

Let me see, Moon Escape velocity 2380 m/sec. Does it matter if it's an inflatable or a meter of ferroconcrete?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-18 08:58|| 2019-10-18 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Transhab inflatable is a great idea to get large volumes up into space with current payload limitations. It's hard to get your mind around inflatables but we've gotta think beyond Buck Rogers rocket-ships if we are going to colonize the solar system before the left totally takes over and makes this planet unlivable.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-10-18 12:19|| 2019-10-18 12:19|| Front Page Top

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