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If only Earth was a little bit smaller.
by TheDudeMan 4y ago
If only Earth was a little bit smaller.
- bombcar 4y agoIf we launch enough rockets, it will be. Self-solving problem, NEXT!
- matheusmoreira 4y agoI wonder what the ideal gravity is. Weak gravity makes rockets harder to control but strong gravity consumes absurd amounts of fuel. Is there a sweet spot?
- inamberclad 4y agoWhy would a rocket be harder to control in lower gravity?
- matheusmoreira 4y agoLower gravity means less energy is needed to maneuver. There's less room for error, so the pilot must maneuver more precisely. Maybe this isn't a problem outside all the little simulators I've tried. Computer control exists, after all. Maybe these simulators all suck and I'm wrong. All I know is when I tried pilot the ship near a low gravity planet, the slightest mistake would put me in an escape trajectory. So I developed this intuition that I need to be much more careful in lower gravity, like a space version of a therapeutic index.
- adgjlsfhk1 4y agoThat's just a consequence of having an oversized rocket. If you scale down the rocket, it becomes controllable again.
- GoOnThenDoTell 4y agoThe issue with a smaller planet is in keeping hold of an atmosphere
- m4rtink 4y agoWorldhouse can solve this: https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/484746e824a3a https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/484746e824a3a Doesn't need super advanced technology, can be build incrementally, avoids most catastrophic failure modes and allows you to settle essentially any random rock in space.
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