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Dryden88
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Hello everyone,
First Question: How many of you actually believe the new crew capsule is going to go to Mars? Who believes anyone would want to be in that capsule (plus an attached service module) for 3-6 months?
Secondly: I have had an idea recently. I may not have a PHD or a graduate degree in Astrophysics or Astronomy, but I have educated myself as much as possible. I also have watched a lot of science channel and Discovery. There are currently technologies out there that we could use to put together a ship in orbit for 3/4 of the cost NASA would spend on R&D to create one. Just hear out my idea and I would like some comments.
First of Bigelow Aerospace (http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/) has what I believe to be the best module to use in Space Stations, MoonBases, or Spaceships that is currently out there. They are about 30-50 yards long and are 2-stories high. They are inflattable so they can fit on the head of most rockets and then are inflatted to full size in orbit with racks and internal compononets already to go. There outer skin is made out of a material harder then kevler and are better adapted for taking metoerite hits then hard metal containers. Each module is self contained but can be joined to other modules and are robotically controlled. So if you have several connected and have a failure in one you can fall back to a safe module and jettison the bad one.
We would need 4 of these Bigelow modules costing 100 million each. There would also be a main engine with an engine room that would be connected to the back of this system. The engine would be either an Ion or Plasma propulsion system. This system is made so that each module could be disconnected and reconnected for redundancy purposes.
We would then need 1-2 modules built by NASA, ESA, Russia, etc. that would be in the middle of all this. This middle module could become self contained in case of a massive failure of the other components. It would also have a backup engine with enough fuel to get the crew back home from Mars. It would also contain landing crafts, rovers, and satellites. This could also be the safe module if a massive solar flare occured on the way to Mars. Each module will also have its own Elctro-Magnetic Field Generator that is currently being tested to stop general radiation from tearing the crew members DNA apart.
My estimates show that this type of ship would be at least 250 yeards in length and 2-stories high once connected in orbit. May cost 1 billion dollars but I think it is less then if NASA R&D something like this from scratch. FYI the inside of this ship would be retrofitted when it docks with the International Space Station. Thats also where it will be supplied.
Please give thoughts on this. Even though the idea is crude I believe the idea is sound and don't understand why NASA hasn't come up with a simplistic design like this. Also, if this survives the trip relativly unscathed it could be reusable. We could go to other planets and use it to do research.
First Question: How many of you actually believe the new crew capsule is going to go to Mars? Who believes anyone would want to be in that capsule (plus an attached service module) for 3-6 months?
Secondly: I have had an idea recently. I may not have a PHD or a graduate degree in Astrophysics or Astronomy, but I have educated myself as much as possible. I also have watched a lot of science channel and Discovery. There are currently technologies out there that we could use to put together a ship in orbit for 3/4 of the cost NASA would spend on R&D to create one. Just hear out my idea and I would like some comments.
First of Bigelow Aerospace (http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/) has what I believe to be the best module to use in Space Stations, MoonBases, or Spaceships that is currently out there. They are about 30-50 yards long and are 2-stories high. They are inflattable so they can fit on the head of most rockets and then are inflatted to full size in orbit with racks and internal compononets already to go. There outer skin is made out of a material harder then kevler and are better adapted for taking metoerite hits then hard metal containers. Each module is self contained but can be joined to other modules and are robotically controlled. So if you have several connected and have a failure in one you can fall back to a safe module and jettison the bad one.
We would need 4 of these Bigelow modules costing 100 million each. There would also be a main engine with an engine room that would be connected to the back of this system. The engine would be either an Ion or Plasma propulsion system. This system is made so that each module could be disconnected and reconnected for redundancy purposes.
We would then need 1-2 modules built by NASA, ESA, Russia, etc. that would be in the middle of all this. This middle module could become self contained in case of a massive failure of the other components. It would also have a backup engine with enough fuel to get the crew back home from Mars. It would also contain landing crafts, rovers, and satellites. This could also be the safe module if a massive solar flare occured on the way to Mars. Each module will also have its own Elctro-Magnetic Field Generator that is currently being tested to stop general radiation from tearing the crew members DNA apart.
My estimates show that this type of ship would be at least 250 yeards in length and 2-stories high once connected in orbit. May cost 1 billion dollars but I think it is less then if NASA R&D something like this from scratch. FYI the inside of this ship would be retrofitted when it docks with the International Space Station. Thats also where it will be supplied.
Please give thoughts on this. Even though the idea is crude I believe the idea is sound and don't understand why NASA hasn't come up with a simplistic design like this. Also, if this survives the trip relativly unscathed it could be reusable. We could go to other planets and use it to do research.