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I upvoted you because it's a good point, but consider it was the first launch ever of this rocket so presumably people were reluctant to put important and expen
by throwaway5752 9y ago
I upvoted you because it's a good point, but consider it was the first launch ever of this rocket so presumably people were reluctant to put important and expensive payloads on it.
- ars 9y agoWhy not just a huge tub of water? And just leave it space in case someone needs it. Float it near the ISS as extra shielding from Solar Flares maybe.
- throwaway5752 9y agoWouldn't that be heavier by volume, have less mechanical resiliency by volume (no internal rigidity), and have more complicated physics (free flowing, capable of convection/rotation)? Maybe a big block of water ice... but honesty, seems to to have pretty limited utility. If long distance space exploration relies on lifting water vs harvesting it, then it's kind of a nonstarter?