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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 16, 2011 16:45:58 GMT -5
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Post by Floyd Looney on Aug 16, 2011 16:47:33 GMT -5
yes, but the nation states will find a way to undermine them
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 16, 2011 16:50:21 GMT -5
With Space X bringing the cost of space travel down, we might see space station nations within 30 years. Much more difficult to undermine.
But you do bring up a good point. A nation state's navy could simply torpedo an artificial island if taxing and regulating fails.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Aug 16, 2011 16:52:12 GMT -5
did you see the Bigelow space station design? It seems very expandable
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 16, 2011 16:53:30 GMT -5
No I have not. I will look it up.
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 16, 2011 16:55:01 GMT -5
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Post by Floyd Looney on Aug 16, 2011 16:56:17 GMT -5
They inflate, get it? Anyways, add enough private habitats to a central core and it'd become a private city.
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 16, 2011 18:14:21 GMT -5
I did see the animation.
Yes and the city could just grow and grow without limit at a LaGrange point, without any worry about orbital decay.
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Post by Floyd Looney on Aug 17, 2011 15:11:05 GMT -5
That could be cool. It would probably be expensive but it'd be cooler to mention at cocktail parties than the summer house in the Hamptons or the Yacht. lol
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Post by Attero Dominatus on Aug 17, 2011 15:20:58 GMT -5
If I had one of these modules as a home, would rather have a transparent inflatable module so I could see the stars everywhere around me. Privacy would be provided by the rigid core of the structure.
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