Re: The most corrosive known acid!

From: AA Institute (abdul.ahad_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: 22 Oct 2004 09:14:07 -0700

dgenglish@hotmail.com (dave e) wrote in message
> "Dr Matrix-Element" <a@b.c> wrote in message news:<41641680> >>
> >
> > > I am afraid I have to rubbish your idea. The only thing asteroids are useful
> > > for is mining. If you need a radiation shield, you will have materials that

> snip
> > Would you like to see a scaled-up version of this as a 'bigger
> > disaster'... or perhaps we try a fresh approach with a more solid,
> > stable structure, like a miniature Earth by utilising an asteroid
> > instead?
> >
> > Have a look at the long term merits of my proposal here, where the
> > biosphere and ecosystem arrangement is covered a bit more in depth:-
> >
> > http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagent/restricted/interstellar-propulsion.html
> >
> > Abdul Ahad
>
> If you just want to set up an orbiting space colony, what's wrong with
> setting it up on the moon? It seems to me that would be more cost
> effective than boring out the core of an asteroid, then dragging it
> into an earth orbit.
>
A base on the Moon or even one on Mars will be "fixed" locations and
both of which are *way* beyond the logistical reach capabilities of
present day rockets and human spaceflight endurance records. What
*this* asteroid interior space colony concept will offer, in my view,
is potentially a *nearer* solution than either the Moon or Mars in
terms of reach, and even more ambitiously (!) a transportation vessel
for sailing the vast seas of interplanetary space and even more,
ultra-ambitiously (!!)... a vessel that can reach for the stars!

http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagent/restricted/earth-ring.html

A "magic" space station that gives you access to the entire cosmos,
where you take your Earthly comforts like food chains, a biosphere and
an ecosystem with you on the voyage...

I know of no currency or economic methods in the current era of our
civilisation that can ever place a monetary *value* on the true worth
of such a space vehicle. If it can be built and worked (and I see no
reason why it can't over a few decades), it would be utterly
priceless!

Hey, when people like George W. Bush and other great space visionaries
of our time are offering us "Moon to Mars" initiatives... I'm offering
a "Celestial Titanic to all the Planets and Stars" initiative!

Abdul Ahad

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