Comments on: Creating self-assembling nanomaterials in space

By: Snaz

Snaz — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:26:05 +0000

Star Trek Voyager probably isn’t the way to go to interest the public in anything unless it is Seven of Nine.

This sounds like a first cousin of von Neuman machines. Is Earth orbit far enough away?

By: toorpopaype

toorpopaype — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:34:47 +0000

The most basic reason for this is heating the zephyr from the spicy sun, the terra, the occurrence can also be convenient atmospheric fronts and more.

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:36:44 +0000

It would take a he volume of material to make a shield around the planet. A belt would be more reasonable. It should also be relatively sparse. There is a lot of space up there to cover. Multi functional. Is also essential, affecting global warming, hurricanes and other destructive storms , plus providing solar energy. If you shade a dessert region the ground can hold more water and as it evaporates it can recondense as dew or fog.

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:27:29 +0000

Cube sats would be ideal to develope these materials.

By: Mr.X

Mr.X — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:40:18 +0000

Could be useful if one forgets in which galaxy his spaceship has been parked.

By: Bennie Beaver

Bennie Beaver — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:52:05 +0000

I wrote a short story some years ago about an idea to 3D print a nano-screen around earth as protection from global warming…adjustable for more or less light. Might include a dual purpose for solar energy. If one idea didn’t work maybe the money would’nt be waited because solar energy could be utilized…also solar outburst protection.

Self-assembling nano materials could do the job. The screen could be tested first in a patch above or around the Moon, asteroid, or Mar, etc. I’m sure there are many good ideas out there for nano materials. That was one of mine.

I had another idea for constructing a large spaceship by orbiting a lighter balloon looking like Star Trek Voyager to interest the public. Send up a rocket to inflate it. Design a 4 inch inside shell to inject a solidifying material. Send a 3D printing system up to complete construction using materials from the Moon, asteroids, or from earth, etc. Such a planetary ship would excite public and youthful interest in science and space. A larger spaceship, which would remain in orbit, would provide far more room for people and materials, redundancy for travel to the planets.

Of course the self assembling material mention above might do the job. Just make sure they build a ship large enough and design to excite the public. The last idea mention on this blog sounds like a good idea also. It interesting reading different idea coming from the public and professionals.

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:23:10 +0000

This is what I’ve been talking about all along. In years to come a tiny cube sat can be sent out to a carbonaceous asteroid and start growing a space ship of carbon nanotubes and even fuel its return trip with the volatiles found there.