Re: Branson and Bigelow to team up for a space hotel?

"William Mook" <william.mook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :

You are arguing over details that would increase the structural
fraction of the vehicle and reduce its capabilities. lol.

zoltan wrote:
There are several advantages of the saucer shape.

1. The scaling of the pressure vessel cylindrical fuel and lox tanks is
such that having several tanks side by side is not heavier than having
a single large tank that stores the same volume.

This is manifestly NOT true! lol.

Answering as I go: William you also forgot to mention the min. gauge problem
- Big tanks have thicker walls, making matching the min gauge easyier to
match to. That can represent a major weight gain for smaller tanks.

Earl Colby Pottinger

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