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===Thermal Quakes=== Caused by thermal expansion of the crust after the lunar night ends and the surface is warmed by the su

...heating a propellant with solar power and ejecting the hot gas through an expansion nozzle for thrust. It does not use chemical energy for heating and so need :Solar thermal rockets would be possible for use in space but not for lifting off the surf

*The thermal problem as a superficial one in absence of a heat convecting atmosphere :Using materials with near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion

...e through the engine cooling system, a resistive heater, an arc gap and an expansion nozzle. The exhaust velocity should be 2000 meters per second. The rocket ...ngth of the rocket launching rails. This would reduce the requirement for expansion joints in the rails.

...er-cost ''borosilicate glass'', which has a lower coefficient of [[thermal expansion]] and hence may be used in applications involving heating and cooling. Many

First, robots dig holes for thermal insulation of water and cryogenic fluids. Second, robots line the bottom o ...and fiber glass for electrical insulation there is a good product set for expansion of the electrical power base. Then there can be the addition of new produc

...silica mold. Fused silica was chosen for its combination of extremely low thermal conductivity and low density. ...1,100 degrees Celsius. Resulting bricks were crack free except for small expansion cracks near the top surface, with negligible reductions in volume and densi

...gher-cost ''borosilicate glass'', which has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion and hence may be used in applications involving heating and cooling. Many

0.6 Technological expansion. Increasing energy usage and increasing area of habitation. ...ilable on a single planet. Civilization is to begin the heavy use of ocean thermal energy conversion, wind turbines and tidal power to obtain the energy recei

===Habitat expansion modules=== :Thermal expansion issue

...eriod, to 3.1 mm/yr for the 1993-2003 period; part of this is from thermal expansion of the oceans as they warm, and part from melting glaciers, ice caps, and i

:Thermal expansion issue

*The thermal problem as a superficial one in absence of a heat convecting atmosphere :Using materials with near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion

...not that, some sort of device for orbital manuvering. I think that a solar thermal rocket using LOx as a working fluid could fit the job nicely. [[User:T.Neo| ...ed "flashbulb" rockets? Are they only for orbit circularization? And solar thermal for orbital manuvering? [[User:T.Neo|T.Neo]] 08:23, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

...al power. The problem would be marketing that electricity for the biggest expansion of wealth that the human race has ever seen. Criminals trying to get some ...s is to get enough fast neutrons to react with lithium 7 and the resultant thermal neutron reacting with lithium 6 producing two net tritium atoms from one fa