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2011-07-10 19:27:06 UTC
Even wandering or rogue planets released from their
spent stars could still be hosting intelligent life. Some of
those icy Earth sized or larger planets with moons could
even be relatively nearby our solar system, and even better
off with using geothermal and technology for their survival
than most of us have considered possible.
The number of wandering/rogue planets and planetoids
within our galaxy could easily be in excess of a couple
trillion by now, so the odds of none hosting intelligent life
seems rather unlikely.
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It was the spaceship 'Valley Forge' from the movie "Silentspent stars could still be hosting intelligent life. Some of
those icy Earth sized or larger planets with moons could
even be relatively nearby our solar system, and even better
off with using geothermal and technology for their survival
than most of us have considered possible.
The number of wandering/rogue planets and planetoids
within our galaxy could easily be in excess of a couple
trillion by now, so the odds of none hosting intelligent life
seems rather unlikely.
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Running (Bruce Dern) that was probably the only movie
that brought the idea for having a dome spaceship orbiting
the planet Jupiter, to have made the science fiction universe:
The web seems quite vacant with ideas related to dome
structures in space, and the eventual inclination is to con-
nect domes with nature, rather than with propulsion. Of course,
a rotating dome serves the same purpose as a rotating wheel,
given the right spin to create an artificial gravity field.
A dome would seem to have greater structural integrity,
although it might rotate in more directions and with more
volume for occupants in different rotation regions, e.g w/spin
orthogonal to one another. The reason for this might be to
preserve the effects of the perception of gravity in two
different directions simultaneously, so as to permit instant
maneuvering, utilizing the decompression dynamic of one
sector's occupants to be instantly available to occupants in
it's orthogonal sector, such as we have in the 12-Tribes
scenario. Such a tactic can be seen in smaller
electrogravitic craft, where the craft's direction of motion
seems to change instantly, and at right angles to its direction
of travel, in the blink of an eye.
Humans are probably wayyy behind in propulsion dome
technology, as well as other kinds in this unusual video:
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Dome structures might have a greater chance of being
attacked by earth forces, if they approach too close to the
earth, possibly because of certain "treaties" that might exist
between earthlings and extraterrestrials. However using their own
propulsion techniques, domes do not have to differ so much with
what's already been seen by witnesses recently at the
Dome of the Rock:
One illustration of this kind of mid direction change is to
imagine a gyroscopic top, which seems to prefer only
one direction, but when the direction of mechanical spin
changes, another frame direction becomes locked into
place. Of course the difference between a gyroscope
and the waveguide in a large dome structure, would be
that there are no rotating parts, except concentric shells
that would rotate orthogonal to one another, in order to
create the sensation of gravity on its inner surfaces.
In the method of the 12 Tribes, propulsion still remains
the same, but with the exception that it is the occupant
locations that would have to change for two different
types of occupants, occupants that have been strategically
located in orthogonal sectors on the inside surface of
the dome, mainly because of the psychometric axes of
consciousness, that would be affected a great deal more
laterally, then they are vertically. I went into this in great
detail in another post, utilizing quadrature squeezing in
this regard:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.policy/msg/b505708dbb4ac8a2?
As far as developing a program for large space structures,
many ideas present themselves as mostly outdated and
expensive, but this is mainly due to the heavy lift technology
being "on the wane" in the solar system, rather than being
"on the rise" throughout the rest of the local star system.
The answer that would seem right now to make the most
sense, for avoiding a complete financial and ecological
disaster for the human species, is to begin a project that
relocates humans permanently to another earth-like planet,
but also have the flexibility of remaining as an interstellar
shuttle, ferrying millions off-world to new earths, as well
as space colonies, for the mining of metals and resources
for the industrial development of space. The average
"space-working" ligfe expectancy might be on the order of
four years - just like military service, with an opportunity in
the future to decide whatever shuttle departure location is in
the best interest for both friends, employers, and family.
Ideas for orbital architecture but no "propulsion architecture":
1) NASA Contractor Report 3484
2) http://orbitalvector.com/Space Structures/Space Colonies/Space
Colonies.htm
3) http://www.astrosurf.org/luxorion/colonisation-pics2.htm
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Large scale propulsion architecture can be accomplished
by a modular approach, shipping each of the connecting
sections to be designed on earth and retrofitted for easy
connection, while being assembled in orbit:
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Feasibility studies by NASA are targeting new space launch
systems, focusing on a heavy launch vehicle, but referring
to 130 ton capability, rather than 70 - 80 tons:
If this were to be the case, then how much flexibility would
there be to actually construct a more superior interstellar
propulsion technology, for delivery by a 100 ton lifter into orbit,
followed by assembling retrofitted modules, and gearing up
personnel for both interplanetary and interstellar flight? Why
the lockstep with whatever the national community has to
get its hands tied up with?
The idea is to use a variation on the above theme, with the
exception that utilizes a specially designed w-guide channel,
instead of a wave resonator. Wave channels oriented at
both 90 and 45 degree angles in the cube also help to
control pitch and inclination. A smaller version of this idea
has been presented in an earlier post:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.policy/msg/a102b7e097fe79f1?
Spaceflight has to be revolutionized if man is to explore
beyond the solar system. The only way to accomplish an
feat of this magnitude is to develop a propulsion system
to be constructed in space, rather then have the gravity well
of the planet hamper the assembly of the massive prefab,
however, tens of thousands of heavy-lift launches would
be required for a project of this scale.
So as not to squander the economy that would solely
be dependent upon the launch industry, the window for
opportunity in this field would open up after exceeding
the bottleneck for achieving the heavier earth-to-orbit
launch capability, and then mapping, mining, and drilling
the asteroids for a much greater ROI.
The Mining, Smelting, and Manufacture of Normal, Mixed
With Precious Metals for an Orbital Smelting Facility
Since the first perrogative to create markets in space,
an entire mission might be established, in order to justify
the primary cost of sending people into different parts of
the star system, but primarily earth orbit and the asteroids.
This is where devices like germanium scintillator detectors
can be deorbited for an asteroid flyby situated at some height,
let's say H_z above an asteroid, and SAR is used to obtain
gamma ray spectrum N(E) from the regolith layer containing
natural radionuclides. Using experimental data, parameters
of transition frequency metals distribution in regolith and
the concentration of the naturally occurring isotopes are
calculated. All this for a sequential follow-up for mining
and extracting metallic components for refining and smelting,
and eventually returned to LEO for shaping and assembly of
structural components.
Five power plants control the operation of various components,
and one used for standby. The five power systems supply
power for drilling, trolley, and refining operations.
An operation of this sort does not have to take more than
a month to locate, land, drill, sift, analyze, discard, store,
and deliver the primitive bulk metal(s) on a large scale:
we're talking a thousand tons, ergo the nuclear pulse
propulsion to get it back to earth orbit:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.policy/msg/11d7a362df999d4c?
While there has been complete mis-application of the known
physics of advanced nuclear quantum propulsion technology
by the current energy establishment, and lateralized market
manipulation and marginalization for the sole purpose of
greed and profit rather than advanced R&D mass marketing,
product implementation, and advertising campaigns, the
growing numbers of armies of believers in these technologies
are already ready, to satisfy the requirements for being a crew
member: Some of the requirements for positions do not have
to be so exclusive of normal science: they would include B.S.
in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Material Science,
Physics, Mathematics, Machinist, Designers - all who might
have knowlege in any combination of g-force, hazard,
weightless environment, electronic, suits, instrument usage,
equipment, testing, operations, communications, satcom,
celestial GPS, telerobotics, navigation, propulsion, gamma-
survey diagnostics, smelting, chemical processing,
centrifuging, storage - and salaries based upon an entire
crew's production while stationed at an asteroid production
facility. All of these systems could be extrapolated from the
prime mover industry - mining the asteroids.
In precious metal mining, 50 foot cannisters are filled with
spectrophotomically analyzed regolith. After a robotic arm
retrieves the cannister into a soils lab access chamber, the
next step agitates with carbon and cyanide (in order to hold
the precious metal in suspension). Low gravity prohibits
mixing the regolith with carbon and soaking with cyanide.
A centrifuge can be used for this process, modified for low
gravity. Additionally, carbon, potassium cyanide, and H2O
comprise the liquid supply system. Soaking of the regolith
begins, along with centrifuging, to speed up the reaction
process.
One of the most common forms of cyanide that is active w/
gold in ores is potassium cyanide, or KCN. In the fused
condition, it is a powerful reducing agent. Potassium cyanide
is a colorless, cubic, white granular, deliquescent, and very
poisonous inorganic compound with density of 1.52 grams/cc
and melting point of 634.5 degrees C. The weight of KCN per
cc of H2O is 6.51 x 10^ -3 gm. The heat of formation
of KCN at 25 degrees C is -26.9 k-cal/gram-mole. Its solubility
in cold, distilled H2O (per 100 cc) is 50 grams, and in hot,
distilled H2O is 100 grams (per 100cc). A typical reagent
consists of 33g of KCN per liter of H2O. Twenty to fourty times
as much potassium cyanide is required to dissolve one unit
of weight of gold ore into solution.
On the industrial scale, its use has been largely superceded
by that of the cheaper sodium cyanide.
Potassium cyanide is kept at low pressure in storage tanks
according to specification. Low Pressure is considered to be
below 2000psi. The working pressure for potassium cyanide
would be around 1800. A safe environment for using KCN in a
refining operation would limit exposure to less than 100ppm
over the length of the operation. For this reason, specially
modified laboratory suits, breathing apparatus, hermetically
sealed connections, and high purity liquid and gas service is
required for the soils laboratory environment. The Compressed
Gas Association requires a 1.030" - 14RH EXT., with gasket
connector for safe service of valve outlets and connections.
A monitor system for gases provides the actual gas concentration
and alerts operators of a potential hazard at the location of the
sensor/transmitter. Cannister, tank, pump, valve, piping, and
centrifuge components consist of mildly corrosive resistant
materials such as aluminum, galvanized steel, stainless steel,
monel, or nickel. For more corrosive environments, Kel-F or
Teflon coated tubing, pyrex, stainless steel, monel, and
nickel components are more suitable.
American
"There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-
space program - your tax-dollar will go further."
- Werner Von Braun
Rebielak Janusz: Space Structures Proposed for Dome
Covers, in: Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on
Shell and Spatial Structures, ed. Tien T. Lan, May 21-25, 1996,
Beijing, China, China Civil Engineering Society, pp. 352-357.
74. Kardysz Marek, Rebielak Janusz, Tarczewski Romuald:
Loading behaviour of some types of tension-strut domes, in:
Space Structures 5, eds. G.A.R. Parke and P. Disney, Vol.
2, Thomas Telford, London, England, 2002, pp. 1209-1218.
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