MikeD says, "there is one fixed requirement, since they need to be solar powered, they need to be able to move quickly so they can avail of the 2 we
Strangelv says, "Need a landing system"
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...sky for one lunar day (29 Earth days). This is a great site for a field of solar panels.
This complex problem requires a multi-faceted effort to provide solutions. [[Solar energy]], hydro-electric, wind; We need them all!
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'''Helium''' is a component of the [[solar wind]], and hence is one of the [[volatiles]] found (in parts per million l
...of <sup>3</sup>He, which is implanted into the lunar [[regolith]] by the [[solar wind]]. Helium is present in the soil in quantities of ten to a hundred (w
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Colonization of the Solar System
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In that case it might be very efficient to use Amonia as reaction mass for solar thermal rockets. It would be a somewhat lower specific impulse than hyd
...In that case it might be very efficient to use CH4 as reaction mass for solar thermal rockets. It would be a somewhat lower specific impulse than hyd
12 KB (1,928 words) - 07:04, 18 October 2022
...t and lunar orbit. Lunar materials could also help Earth with space-based solar power as well as enabling the building of massive space habitats. The ques
...kilogram cost of launching from the moon could be made available, an SBSP system should be possible with materials available on the moon instead of the ultr
19 KB (3,147 words) - 08:25, 8 February 2024
...if economically successful, recycling rocket exhaust could open the solar system from Mercury to Jupiter to economic exploitation.
...a small percentage of materials needed to build a rocket exhaust recycling system on the moon would need to be imported from Earth. To build all of this from
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[[NASA TM-2004-212743]] - "Reinventing the Solar Power Satellite" and "Peak Power Markets
for Satellite Solar Power" from the Houston IAF Congress.
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...lectrical Conductors|electrical conductor]], and silicon could be used for solar panels or [[In-Situ Propellant Production|rocket fuel]]), this extra energy
...hlorine to produce hydrogen chloride, which is then fed back into the main system.
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...for robotic spacecraft to travel quickly to the outer reaches of the Solar system and begin probing interstellar space. By far, the greatest potential of the
...orward cell handles the main injection of propellant gas and an ionization system; the central cell serves as an amplifier to further heat the plasma to desi
7 KB (1,131 words) - 10:24, 19 December 2007
...wn orbits. There could be just too few people for a public transportation system.
6 KB (1,043 words) - 10:09, 6 September 2010
...Each building had one airlock and was surrounded by surface equipment like solar and thermal panels.
...outside equipment including tracking terminal arrays, solar concentrators, solar panels, antennas, a retro-reflector, and science instruments. All this equ
19 KB (3,316 words) - 00:26, 31 March 2016
...t used successfully in delivering lunar materials for building space based solar power satellites, then it could possibly be developed further to allow mass
...a controlled way to cancel harmful vibrations. The same active structural system that provides enhanced rigidity would also generate the controlled compress
21 KB (3,518 words) - 07:48, 2 September 2016
...vered completely with a hot global ocean. His keen interest in the [[solar system]] and the [[stars]], especially nearby ones, led to his devouring [[science
...re ingenuity and resourcefulness. The Moon could be the Japan of the Solar System. By odd coincidence, Kokh’s name predicts his fascination with what we ca
13 KB (2,158 words) - 10:14, 30 June 2019
...cket fuel, there must first be an [[Mass Drivers|electromagnetic launching system]] that effectively gets the oxygen to L2 or circular orbit without using mo
The manufacture of lunar glass for radiation protection of solar cells and other optical and electrical applications. Used on the Moon and
16 KB (2,464 words) - 12:49, 29 November 2012
...seems technologically possible to produce a space based solar power (SBSP) system for Earth from lunar materials, but the economics cause difficult constrain
...roads and North-South roads, each type by its proper techniques; make the solar cells and ship products out. Astronauts doing any of those things on the mo
32 KB (5,309 words) - 21:40, 6 March 2024
...stified in reductions of total system costs, including launch. Those total system costs include more uses for Carbon than just human consumption, however.
...] bound to the [[Carbon]] in wastes can also be reused using the heat of [[solar mirrors]] to [[pyrolyze]] the wastes, and then the cold of LOX to selective
13 KB (2,152 words) - 07:00, 7 August 2016
Lunar power generation stations, solar or nuclear, will need to be separated from both living areas and commercial
...th, resistive heating could build up in the distribution cable. A cooling system with radiators is possible but overhead cable may be the most economic solu
12 KB (1,974 words) - 14:41, 10 April 2019
...If one administration says build a satellite to monitor the Sun/Earth as a system (Triana) then we will build a useful satellite. If the next administration
# Solar Science
58 KB (9,965 words) - 13:51, 19 October 2022
...ical terms, this question can be put this way: if the IBM Watson computer system, which recently beat two champions in the game of Jeopardy, were optimized
Our machines have already flown throughout our Solar System, flying by most of the planets and landing successfully on a number of them
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#[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/36 (News) WEB: News System Visually Enhanced]
#[http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/93 (News) A Look into the System Administration]
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