More on this construction, Jacob......... I have included some figures on the overall mass calculations here, based on aluminium tube of varied gauges: ...
Let me give the specs for a first rocket a go, based on what we've discussed so far: 1. Launched from the ocean off the equator 2. Each launch has exactly the...
I kind of get worried with the amount of hits we get from debris in orbit on our rack. Jan, if I look at your rectangular large rack, then I would guess this...
Jan, How do mining companies decide? You are right to point out that they go in with humungous and highly expensive machinery. However, my observation is that...
Been thinking... Jan, you seem to see all water coming up to LEO from Earth as being in the standard hoppers designed for the interplanetary haul of asteroid...
I had questioned the wisdom of going straight for the very big launches and Jan responded: "Well, it is a question of serious investor intent, and if they are...
This was my first attempted post, but couldn't get it to stick, so just fired it off to Ueli. ... The first 100 spare "cans" should be grouped into hex shaped...
Hi all, been trying to catch up. Got some bandwidth today at this hotel here in Uganda... This repeated mention of Ariane V kind of spooks me. I do hope we're...
Jan, You apparently work on the assumption that robonauts are something that will need a lot of development and therefore a lot of time. I don't think so. The...
An interim progress stage on the exploration of integrating conceptual elements with a 'real-world' piece of practical technology......... – many minor...
Hello, I am a roboticist. I am working on my PhD in robotics at University of Southern California. I was involved with this mailing list a couple years ago,...
With further thought, and a little relative scaling, the result is this composite image mapping two hopper/hex combos mated to an Ariane V. From viewing...
It is worth considering the resources that mining interests already employ in pursuing their markets. How much more may they be willing to invest faced with...
Hi all, Since Jacob Everist has picked up on the robonaut issue, let me haul in what we have written in cell 1B.3 Telerobonautics or our "Big Picture"...
A completed stage one spreadsheet of the 'NEAmines Big Picture Evolutions' is now available online at: http://www.asteroidmines.net/documents/BigPicture/ ...
Hi, Ueli. I see your publication question, and I think it's a good one. The problem is, you're in a large gray area. If you read around about it, I think...
Hey folks, You have picked up a new stray here at the wobblies group. My name is Morgan Knapp, and I am located in the true backwater(?) desert highland of...
Jan, Seems you're "chunking down" from the big frame to the small initial steps and construction steps, while I've been thinking more of "chunking up" from the...
 Ueli, I have been running over the various assembly scenarios for the LEOdock in my mind, as I was considering whether to produce renderings for an...
So this is what we've written in cell 2.2 in the Big Picture: "These rockets are mass-produced (and therefore cheap) and launched from the equator. They are...
Here is what we have in cell 2.4 in our Big Picture: "Initial rack in LEO: This is a precursor to the water-depot cum base for the tugs: A rack orbiting at 300...
Wow Jan, you do think big, huh? I mean that rack in LEO that you have figured is HUGE! (I'm responding to it by hauling it over into this thread here). If I...
A hard rain is going to fall...... http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5a31v6-us-space-debris/ A ball of twisted metal, purported to be fallen space junk, is...
So this is what we've written in cell 2.1 in the Big Picture: "Launch base on the equator: Rockets are launched from the equator for putting payloads into...
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