Activity for user2702772‭

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Question	—	Minimal counter pressure space suit, 10 minutes survival time Counter pressure spacesuits allow, in theory, a wearer to not be in an air tight space suit and work in a vacuum. What is the minimum such suit that could be used in a survival situation, on a ship, Mars or moon habitat? I'm currently considering the insanity that the minimal solution is a low pres... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Producing solar panels on Mars - what is minimal process required, and the mass to import it? On Mars any initial colony will be power limited. Power sources can be brought from Earth, but any power generation capacity would reduce the mass available for other, more useful cargo. Alternatively, you could produce solar panels locally. It feels like it should be doable locally. The primary ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Constructing airtight, human suitable facilities in (near) vacuum (Moon, Mars etc) So, we've reached The Moon/Mars. Our band of intrepid Colonists/Lunatics will almost certainly start by working out of prefabricated facilities (ship, habitat etc) but they will eventually run out of space. Trivially they will want enclosed space for fields of potatoes, industrial facilities or a... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	What social impacts would there be if wormholes and stargates had enforced conservation of energy? So, the setup. For the purpose of this question, there's no difference between a wormhole, stargate or teleporter. They all do the same thing - move an object instantly over space. Because I've been thinking about it, and there are some real interesting complications caused by conservation of ener... (more)	—	about 6 years ago