Manish,

It would be helpful if you knew what you were talking about. You are
patently misinformed in saying that architechs have no role in the
building of the international space station. My former boss, Rod
Jones is a licensed Architect and served as the Launch Package Manager
for the U.S. Lab module, where he was responsible for overseeing the
development, construction, integration, flight and assembly of the
Lab module. Prior to that he applied his architecture skills to
optimize the living accomodations and workspaces in the early planning
of the space station.

One of our very own group members was the lead architech of the
Transhab module, which is now being developed by Bigelow Aerospace.
Another is developing a lunar rover. Another is doing advanced
planning for Mars exploration missions.

I don't know what your game is, but try to speak about topics that you
at least have some informed opinions on. Frankly I'm thrilled to have
students like Vijay trying to dream up ways to apply architecture
to space. It shows me that setting up this forum was not a waste of
my time.

Mark Reiff

--- In space-architecture@yahoogroups.com, Manish Mishra
<relaxedstud@y...> wrote:
> look vijay actually you are talking about something very far flung
for architects and nobody`ll be able to counter you coz nobody knows
so clearly the technical requirement of space station untill you are
in NASA. you are asking about role of architects there. actually we
architects at earth have control on our atmosphere, we understand it,
we know how to use atmospheric agents to enrich our built up space.
but in case of space architecture, architecture comes into existence
but it`s very different from buiding architecture. it`s nano
architecture and it`s not our work or you we haven`t achieved it yet
as a architect. it`s work of pure engineering. listen in space main
thing right now is to sustain there not to enjoy the atmosphere. we
architects have to wait till science advances and we are able to
understand and control atmosphere in universe. it`s near but i assume
it`s atleast 100 years.
> let me be clear there is no role of architects in space station at
present moment. it shall be in future. if you are thinking of thesis
on this then i think you are taking very narrow edge, it`s great to
imagine our role there but at present moment earth has still lot more
to be explored.
> i think u understand what i am saying.