Recent content by Ivor

I would go with your balloon idea, with the exhaust gasses blowing over the balloon as well for good measure. Do you think we will get a fee from NASA?

Hi Stan, Wipers does seem a better idea than the swivel. Maybe an anti-static charge to repel dust in the first place? or would that fry the rest of the electronics?

Thanks for the swift reply, Billslugg. The problem is, according to what I have read and cannot verify its accuracy, Starship comes with a lot of pollutants that it sprays into the atmosphere when it launches at the moment. The less we have to rely on it, the better. Hopefully, this will be...

Is there any reason why NASA engineers do not equip Martian Lander solar panel mounting points with motors that can rotate the mounting shaft 360 degrees? True, it would add more mass as a downside, but this would allow the solar panels to be self-cleaning of dust, thereby giving them an always...

My question is similar to Zorro's, when he asked about moving the ISS to the moon. Is there a reason why parts of the ISS cannot be reused? I am thinking specifically of the solar panels and some of the end modules and Canada Arms. Would in not be possible to send up new modules and then bolt...