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Any structure strong enough to withstand the pressure from outside the vacuum weighs too much to be lifted. At least that's what I read in some aerodynamics boo
by jeffreyrogers 8y ago
Any structure strong enough to withstand the pressure from outside the vacuum weighs too much to be lifted. At least that's what I read in some aerodynamics book. Maybe some materials scientist will come along and prove that wrong.
- beamatronic 8y agoCan we make many small ones instead of one big one?
- shkkmo 8y agoAs volumes decrease in size, the ratio of surface to volume increases, make weight a bigger issue with smaller envelopes (given that surface thickness would not be able to decrease proportionally).
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- andbberger 8y agoI don't think the possibility can be entirely discounted. Consider composite materials, a honeycomb. Much more difficult to analyze than a sphere of steel