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re: I Inside Orion

Raoul — 9/27/2006 8:59:20 PM (archived)

Even if the capsule were as big as Apollo, it would have a lot more room for astronauts because of screens and keyboards replacing the old dashboard with switches! Now, if only astronauts would not have to wear pressure suits or if they did, could they take very little storage room?

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• Orion's shape - Raoul - 9/27/2006 4:27:12 PM
  • In '61 Kennedy said we'd get there in 9 years. - Bowser - 9/27/2006 11:09:34 PM
    • re: Been there done that - Raoul - 9/28/2006 8:00:23 AM
      • 4 billion years of evolution to fit Earth. This IS Man's colony. - Bowser - 9/28/2006 4:13:38 PM
        • Colonies - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2006 9:21:35 PM
          • re: Colonies - Fox - 9/29/2006 3:32:50 AM
        • It's Called Chemical Engineering - ID - 9/28/2006 6:53:27 PM
        • re: 4 billion years of evolution to fit Earth. This IS Man's colony. - REB - 9/28/2006 4:42:10 PM
          • re: Nobody has settled on the poles or underneath water - Raoul - 9/28/2006 6:03:05 PM
            • Lots of settlements underground though. (n/t) - GimLee - 9/30/2006 1:38:44 AM
            • For Many Reasons - ID - 9/28/2006 7:00:01 PM
          • Effortless oxygen, effortless radiation protection, effortless temp. range. - Bowser - 9/28/2006 4:57:55 PM
            • Take an African man from the ice age era and drop them in Northern Europe. See how long they last in that environment. Compare that with a European that has adapted to that environment. - REB - 9/28/2006 5:04:13 PM
              • My point exactly. - Bowser - 9/28/2006 6:47:02 PM
                • You missed the point. - REB - 9/28/2006 8:21:33 PM
      • Been Evaluated and Abandoned For Good Reason - ID - 9/28/2006 2:04:01 PM
        • re: A compromise - Raoul - 9/28/2006 4:44:13 PM
      • Never say never. - REB - 9/28/2006 12:53:04 PM
        • re: Gravity: Terrans v Martians - Raoul - 9/28/2006 1:23:50 PM
          • Yes The There Be Dragons Mentality - ID - 9/28/2006 2:06:47 PM
            • re: Yes The There Be Dragons Mentality - E.P. - 9/29/2006 3:43:29 AM
          • re: Gravity: Terrans v Martians - REB - 9/28/2006 2:03:59 PM
      • O'Neill had the right idea. - Lee - 9/28/2006 8:14:15 AM
        • One problem - Adam - 9/28/2006 11:38:45 AM
          • All sorts of resources. - Lee - 9/28/2006 4:45:40 PM
          • re: One other problem - Raoul - 9/28/2006 12:32:03 PM
            • Impossible? - Adam - 9/28/2006 9:38:34 PM
            • So Stay At Home Like Most Europeans Did - ID - 9/28/2006 2:11:10 PM
              • re: Because there is a huge difference between exploring and settling - Raoul - 9/28/2006 6:08:44 PM
  • re: I Inside Orion - Raoul - 9/27/2006 8:59:20 PM