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> Meanwhile - AFAIK - we have zero experience in constructing anything in 0G, beyond assembling some large prefabs. Weren't the ISS and Mir constructed in zero
by manfredo 6y ago
> Meanwhile - AFAIK - we have zero experience in constructing anything in 0G, beyond assembling some large prefabs.
Weren't the ISS and Mir constructed in zero G? Well, in free fall but that's still zero gravity in effect.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThat's just assembling large prefabs, though, which I explicitly excluded from my "zero experience" observation.
- manfredo 6y agoWouldn't construction of an orbital observatory consist of putting together prefabs? Not to mention, modern construction often does consist of putting together prefabricated pieces so saying we have no experience with construction in zero G only putting together prefabricated components is somewhat contradictory.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThat depends if that was what the original comment meant. But still, I fail to see how attaching prefabs in 0G is going to be easier than doing it in 1G, or even 0.166G. It's nice to have a well-defined "down" direction and a landmass to brace against. You don't need station keeping and magic trickery to keep angular momentum in check. The main difficulty I'd see with assembling prefabs on the Moon would be landing them.