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I was thinking the other day about how to explain why building a ship on earth and then sending it straight to mars is a waste compared to sending one from LEO. Its like building a ship in Iowa then sending it hundreds of miles to the ocean it needs to crawl like a tank or the shuttle track then float like a ship then dive like a sub.
Or you could ship parts to the coast to a dock that would build them.
Which is easier/ cheaper/ better?
So i was thinking could we use something like the bigelow moduals to build a sort of Mobile Platform that can be hauled to a NEO or some other site to perform a task then when done be towed back? If its no longer needed it could still be used as a space station.
It would also be modular so it could be expanded as needed. Maybe someday you'll see something like that operate like a Oil rigg in the ocean. (without the spillage)
My point is the Earth-Lunar system doesnt nessesitate a Full blown ship anymore than your local lake does.
BTW anyone know the maximum size a bigelow inflatable modual could get to?
Or you could ship parts to the coast to a dock that would build them.
Which is easier/ cheaper/ better?
So i was thinking could we use something like the bigelow moduals to build a sort of Mobile Platform that can be hauled to a NEO or some other site to perform a task then when done be towed back? If its no longer needed it could still be used as a space station.
It would also be modular so it could be expanded as needed. Maybe someday you'll see something like that operate like a Oil rigg in the ocean. (without the spillage)
My point is the Earth-Lunar system doesnt nessesitate a Full blown ship anymore than your local lake does.
BTW anyone know the maximum size a bigelow inflatable modual could get to?