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Just thinking about some solutions - origami of both load baring hard materials and connecting flexible ones, or even do something whacky like have a composite
by dogma1138 5y ago
Just thinking about some solutions - origami of both load baring hard materials and connecting flexible ones, or even do something whacky like have a composite fabric balloon that you inflate and the impregnate with resin insitu then when the resin hardens you have a large shell that can be emptied to create a vacuum.
- jvanderbot 5y agoPut rough numbers to it to check feasibility and submit: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/index.html https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/index.html At least one "garage engineer" was selected this last round.
- dogma1138 5y agoSomeone else already did https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf