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While I think this looks really cool, there are people who think domes are not the way to go. Part of the reasoning kind of makes sense. https://caseyhandmer.w

While I think this looks really cool, there are people who think domes are not the way to go. Part of the reasoning kind of makes sense. https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2019/11/28/domes-are-very-over-rated/ https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2019/11/28/domes-are-very... Either way, these things are fun to read about...

ape4 6y ago
Building underground makes more sense. Due to the radiation shielding. But its not an issue in fake Mars (earth desert)
culturestate 6y ago
This isn't strictly related but in the section on tensile structures the author mentioned the Goodyear Inflatoplane[1], which is one of the craziest things I'd never heard of. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane
- twic 6y ago
  Pah! If you're going to get crazy with inflatables, why not ride one all the way to low earth orbit: http://www.jpaerospace.com/ATO/ATO.html http://www.jpaerospace.com/ATO/ATO.html
- dhosek 6y ago
  One of the sections of the wikipedia article is titled, "Survivors," which made me think there had been some horrible disaster. It's about surviving examples of the plane.
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Shivetya 6y ago
I always enjoyed the layout of the Moonbase[0] from Space 1999, I don't recall a single dome in that setup yet it made sense. [0]https://alphanpeter.tumblr.com/image/177610992673 https://alphanpeter.tumblr.com/image/177610992673
mkl 6y ago
The massive thick solid aluminium domes in Andy Weir's Artemis make sense I think, but they wouldn't be nearly as pretty.
imglorp 6y ago
Nice link from Casey there. I was captured by his analysis of perchlorates in the soil, because you can decompose it to release oxygen, as well as obviously make another type of rocket fuel (on top of other local products like methane, oxygen, and hydrogen). https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/even-the-dirt-is-poisonous/ https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/even-the-dirt-...

ape4 6y ago

Building underground makes more sense. Due to the radiation shielding. But its not an issue in fake Mars (earth desert)

culturestate 6y ago

This isn't strictly related but in the section on tensile structures the author mentioned the Goodyear Inflatoplane[1], which is one of the craziest things I'd never heard of. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane

twic 6y ago
Pah! If you're going to get crazy with inflatables, why not ride one all the way to low earth orbit: http://www.jpaerospace.com/ATO/ATO.html http://www.jpaerospace.com/ATO/ATO.html
dhosek 6y ago
One of the sections of the wikipedia article is titled, "Survivors," which made me think there had been some horrible disaster. It's about surviving examples of the plane.

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Shivetya 6y ago

I always enjoyed the layout of the Moonbase[0] from Space 1999, I don't recall a single dome in that setup yet it made sense. [0]https://alphanpeter.tumblr.com/image/177610992673 https://alphanpeter.tumblr.com/image/177610992673

mkl 6y ago

The massive thick solid aluminium domes in Andy Weir's Artemis make sense I think, but they wouldn't be nearly as pretty.

imglorp 6y ago

Nice link from Casey there. I was captured by his analysis of perchlorates in the soil, because you can decompose it to release oxygen, as well as obviously make another type of rocket fuel (on top of other local products like methane, oxygen, and hydrogen). https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/even-the-dirt-is-poisonous/ https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/even-the-dirt-...