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Xeven
I would build a ship yard in orbit and start building spacecraft in space that can operate in the solar system similar to the Navy ships we use now. Take a current submarine design and modify it for space and build it up there.
I also would stop wasting anything we place in orbit. For instance design the fuel tanks so they can be converted into habitat instead of burning them up in the atmosphere.
I would build space craft in a modular fashion so you can say easily replace the engine module when a newer design is ready.
I would design space telescope so they can self return to ISS for servicing and upgrades.
Other metal I would crash on the moon for future use instead of burning it up in atmosphere.edit on 18-12-2013 by Xeven because: (no reason given)
crazyewok
Xeven
I would build a ship yard in orbit and start building spacecraft in space that can operate in the solar system similar to the Navy ships we use now. Take a current submarine design and modify it for space and build it up there.
I also would stop wasting anything we place in orbit. For instance design the fuel tanks so they can be converted into habitat instead of burning them up in the atmosphere.
I would build space craft in a modular fashion so you can say easily replace the engine module when a newer design is ready.
I would design space telescope so they can self return to ISS for servicing and upgrades.
Other metal I would crash on the moon for future use instead of burning it up in atmosphere.edit on 18-12-2013 by Xeven because: (no reason given)
I like your ideas
JadeStar
crazyewok
Xeven
I would build a ship yard in orbit and start building spacecraft in space that can operate in the solar system similar to the Navy ships we use now. Take a current submarine design and modify it for space and build it up there.
I also would stop wasting anything we place in orbit. For instance design the fuel tanks so they can be converted into habitat instead of burning them up in the atmosphere.
I would build space craft in a modular fashion so you can say easily replace the engine module when a newer design is ready.
I would design space telescope so they can self return to ISS for servicing and upgrades.
Other metal I would crash on the moon for future use instead of burning it up in atmosphere.edit on 18-12-2013 by Xeven because: (no reason given)
I like your ideas
The ISS (back when it was still called Alpha or Freedom) was originally intended to be among other things a shipyard for interplanetary missions. There is no reason why when its scientific mission is over it could not be boosted to a higher orbit (rather than de-orbited into the Pacific Ocean) and form the core of your orbital shipyard.
edit on 19-12-2013 by JadeStar because: (no reason given)
wildespace
JadeStar
crazyewok
Xeven
I would build a ship yard in orbit and start building spacecraft in space that can operate in the solar system similar to the Navy ships we use now. Take a current submarine design and modify it for space and build it up there.
I also would stop wasting anything we place in orbit. For instance design the fuel tanks so they can be converted into habitat instead of burning them up in the atmosphere.
I would build space craft in a modular fashion so you can say easily replace the engine module when a newer design is ready.
I would design space telescope so they can self return to ISS for servicing and upgrades.
Other metal I would crash on the moon for future use instead of burning it up in atmosphere.edit on 18-12-2013 by Xeven because: (no reason given)
I like your ideas
The ISS (back when it was still called Alpha or Freedom) was originally intended to be among other things a shipyard for interplanetary missions. There is no reason why when its scientific mission is over it could not be boosted to a higher orbit (rather than de-orbited into the Pacific Ocean) and form the core of your orbital shipyard.
edit on 19-12-2013 by JadeStar because: (no reason given)
The ISS is going to be around for another 20 years or so, and Russians plan to use it for launching missions to Mars.
The orbital outpost is currently set to continue flying until at least 2020, although ongoing studies are being used to evaluate how long the ISS can continue to perform its duties, especially from the standpoint of the hardware’s long-term health.
At present, it is hoped the ISS could continue to operate until at least 2028, pending political and international agreement on the operational requirements and running costs.
The Exploration Gateway Platform, a discussion by NASA and Boeing at the end of 2011, suggested using leftover USOS hardware and 'Zvezda 2' [sic] as a refueling depot and servicing station located at one of the Earth Moon Lagrange points, L1 or L2. While the entire USOS cannot be reused and will be discarded, some other Russian modules are planned to be reused. Nauka, the Node module, two science power platforms and Rassvet, launched between 2010 and 2015 and joined to the ROS may be separated to form OPSEK. The Nauka module of the ISS will be used in the station, whose main goal is supporting manned deep space exploration. OPSEK will orbit at a higher inclination of 71 degrees, allowing observation to and from all of the Russian Federation.
A larger basic permanent space station would be the third and last phase of Project 921. This will be a modular design with an eventual weight of around 60 tons, to be completed sometime before 2020. The first section, designated Tiangong 3, is scheduled for launch after Tiangong 2. Tiangong 3 will weigh 22 tons and be 18.1 metres long. Additional modules will be connected over several missions to build the space station.
This could also be the beginning of China's crewed international cooperation, the existence of which was officially disclosed for the first time after the launch of Shenzhou 7.
The Chinese space station is scheduled to be completed in 2020, just as the International Space Station is scheduled to retire.
originally posted by: samkent
Yea let the posters on conspiracy sites develop space exploration.
They seem to know everything.
originally posted by: subtopia
Yea lots of floating around the ISS but no strolls on the moon, maybe we got a slap on the hand for going past our boundary.
originally posted by: NonsensicalUserName
reply to post by crazyewok
I've heard NERVA was cancelled due to 2 reasons.
1. its a nuclear reactor (a live one) in space, and there could be some legality issues with it as some nations would take it as a violation of various international agreements + dangers of nuclear waste material being released if the rocket were to explode.
2. funding it would be a ticket to only more expensive missions into space. (congress was tired of the political and economic expense of the apollo program(it was a fraction of the national budget, but it was really show-y and thus was destined for the chopping block), they did not want a repeat with some fantastical manned-mission to mars)