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cronxeh
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I was just having a good day and thought I'd start some commotion
What do you guys think about SSTO (single-stage-to-orbit) from submersible position (say, from 2 km below sea level) - straight to surface - to air - to space ?
I can almost imagine the Aerospace old timers grabbing their pacemakers and reaching for the oxygen masks, dialing 911 and searching for a bottle of Validol. But seriously. What would it take (In terms of structural design) to build a ship that could go from high pressures of sea to rapid changing atmospheres, temperatures and finally shield from radiation and provide insulation?
How much power and of what kind (I'm hinting on nuclear here) would it take to achieve this? Isnt it the time we stop being ignorant, relying on chemical boosters to get us to space, and start using the nuclear-powered engines (which NASA developed very successfully back in 60's and revised in the 80's)?
I understand it may be costly. It may be dangerous but not hazardous if handled properly. There are engineering challenges, but in the event humanity succeeded in achieving this milestone, we would leap into the next generation of knowledge
What do you guys think about SSTO (single-stage-to-orbit) from submersible position (say, from 2 km below sea level) - straight to surface - to air - to space ?
I can almost imagine the Aerospace old timers grabbing their pacemakers and reaching for the oxygen masks, dialing 911 and searching for a bottle of Validol. But seriously. What would it take (In terms of structural design) to build a ship that could go from high pressures of sea to rapid changing atmospheres, temperatures and finally shield from radiation and provide insulation?
How much power and of what kind (I'm hinting on nuclear here) would it take to achieve this? Isnt it the time we stop being ignorant, relying on chemical boosters to get us to space, and start using the nuclear-powered engines (which NASA developed very successfully back in 60's and revised in the 80's)?
I understand it may be costly. It may be dangerous but not hazardous if handled properly. There are engineering challenges, but in the event humanity succeeded in achieving this milestone, we would leap into the next generation of knowledge