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I'd think a similar design, or at least at a similar scale, would get ruled out by the necessary shielding. That would be quite a lot of mass to land on the moo
by bayesian_horse 4y ago
I'd think a similar design, or at least at a similar scale, would get ruled out by the necessary shielding. That would be quite a lot of mass to land on the moon.
Some innovation is in order. Mass reduction and radiation safety are among the highest design priorities I'd say.
- imglorp 4y agoIn flight, it can be shielded with water and polyethylene, which would be needed anyway by colonists. On the surface, as someone else noted, you want good ground contact for heat dissipation so you might as well throw it into a hole and bury it, dirt being plentiful.