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The trick is getting it through the atmosphere intact.
by DrScump 9y ago
The trick is getting it through the atmosphere intact.
- SCAQTony 9y agoThe Apollo module was 20,000-kg. We could do it in 50,000-lbs chunks but we would have to process it on the moon first so it wouldn't crater when it landed. If the commodities market tanks, well, we'll value add it by selling it as "all weather platinum or gold siding" at Home Depot. ;-) Apollo weight info: https://www.google.com/search?q=apollo+commad+module+weight&oq=apollo+commad+module+weight&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.6655j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=apollo+commad+module+weight&...
- Gravityloss 9y agoYou can just make a flattish shape out of it and most likely it will enter just fine.
- DrScump 9y agoYour link says 5,500 kg for the Command module, which is the only part that re-entered. And of that 5,500kg, maybe 300-400kg was actual payload (astronauts and samples).
- pamqzl 9y agoNot a real problem, you'll only lose the outermost layers going through the atmosphere. The biggest problem is what happens when it lands. And also what happens to whatever it lands on.
- thriftwy 9y agoYou can double selling asteroid insurance.