The thing is, there is really only one problem in regard to storing cryogens in space and cislunar infrastructure, and that is high thrust burns for Lunar Cyclers. It may be problematic keeping them cycling with only low thrust electric propulsion. There is actually no need for propellent transfer or depots….it is simply NewSpace dogmaContinue reading “The trolls, the trolls, the trolls”
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One More Speculative Futurist Comment
A SHLV, like the shiny, can put a sphere a little over 30 feet in diameter into GEO. Perhaps stacking this on top of a stubby shiny with no payload bay and/or bigger tanks. For the sake of argument, let’s say the interior of the sphere is 26 feet in diameter. Mounted on the outsideContinue reading “One More Speculative Futurist Comment”
Space Safety Plea
Setting aside the megaconstellation frankenstein being created, which never should have been allowed to happen, the first problem to address is tourism. There is nothing more counterproductive and corrosive to any progress in Human Space Flight than billionaut joy rides. That these oligarchs are subsidized in their obscene spending displays with tax dollars is poisonContinue reading “Space Safety Plea”
Helicity
The video spokesperson said they are a decade away but in reality, this was available a half a century ago. Star Wars directed energy research likely increased the efficiency greatly, but that data is of course, classified. Helicity knows this and the fusion reactor stuff is all fundraising when it is actually going to beContinue reading “Helicity”
No Starship to Mars
I call it the Parker Dyson Spudis Continuum. All of them died recently. Eugene Parker determined that a 5 meter layer of water is required to shield space travelers from cosmic radiation. Freeman Dyson validated the concept of Nuclear Pulse Propulsion with his work on Project Orion. Paul Spudis discovered the first real evidence forContinue reading “No Starship to Mars”
More Speculative Futurism
Artificial gravity only solves half of the dosing and debilitation problem. For any progress in Human Space Flight to happen a sea change regarding radiation shielding is required. As we set sail on this new sea we are going to have to take our own little ocean with us. This fundamental change is accepting massiveContinue reading “More Speculative Futurism”
Space Posts
Getting that lunar ice up into space as cosmic ray water shielding is the only path to any progress in Human Space Flight. Robot landers and rovers should be a priority. A 60 foot diameter sphere with a 26 foot sphere inside it would require 2889 tons of water shielding for 9203 cubic feet ofContinue reading “Space Posts”
Seder Roasts Rogan
“Two people with hundreds of millions of dollars, who, everyone they come in contact with…is on the payroll.” Talking about people not wanting to go back to their really bad jobs. Like they are the bad guys. Really sad. Sam nailed it.
Obscene Wealth
I was immediately branded a Marxist when I cited the following article on a forum. I explained that if it describes the problem, to a certain extent I don’t care who wrote it. This article relates directly to the solution to the biggest problem of our time, Climate Change. A recent NASA report on theContinue reading “Obscene Wealth”
Nukes in Space
The solution to nuclear deterrence is to place the nuclear arsenal months in deep space on human-crewed “Space Boomer.” It solves several problems. The first problem is deterrence. The second problem is launch-on-warning, and the third problem is climate change. From the Slate article: “Maybe it’s because of the wars in Ukraine and the MiddleContinue reading “Nukes in Space”
Ice on the Moon 