Hi all,





Just to tell everybody, that the action has shifted from the Ringship
(ie. the crew transfer vehicle to and from NEAs) to figuring out the
structural integration of the LEO station. Both discussions are on the
Habitats Yahoo at:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAminesHabitats (have a look there in the Files
section to see the amazing graphics made by Jan).





I was wondering, whether we should maybe make a Milestone out of the
Ringship insights we have gained so far? This Ringship actually has
implications not just for NEA mining but also for any Mars efforts, ie.
could be just as well used for trips to Mars and back. (Hm, come to
think of it: With all those gossamer constructions and cables it might
actually be possible to aerocapture it in the upper Mars atmosphere?).





Ueli