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NASA astronaut Jeff Williams to enter BEAM to find out challenges, benefits of Expandable Space Habitat
geronl:
--- Quote from: kevindavis on June 04, 2016, 07:18:07 pm ---
I'm sure it is... Plus in a zero g environment it shouldn't matter.
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It definitely does matter. If there is a wobble it will become pronounced and could wobble the whole station, because there is no friction or outside pressure acting to stop the wobbling. We might learn that that these need some kind of frame or just one bit that connects from one to the other.
They probably thought of this years ago, of course.
kevindavis007:
--- Quote from: geronl on June 04, 2016, 10:40:51 pm ---It definitely does matter. If there is a wobble it will become pronounced and could wobble the whole station, because there is no friction or outside pressure acting to stop the wobbling. We might learn that that these need some kind of frame or just one bit that connects from one to the other.
They probably thought of this years ago, of course.
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True, that is why it is being testing right now.. To get out the kinks..
Chieftain:
--- Quote from: geronl on June 04, 2016, 06:43:03 pm ---Hopefully it is more rigid than a bouncy house...
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In fact, a lot more. If you check out how it is made, and watch the video of it unfolding you will see that it is indeed quite rigid and that sustained air pressure inside helps keep it so as the panels unfold and interlock. The guy who designed it spend 2 decades or so working on the design, and his company machines the airlock segment out of solid aluminum in their facility. Its quite an operation.
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geronl:
--- Quote from: Chieftain on June 06, 2016, 12:53:24 am ---In fact, a lot more. If you check out how it is made, and watch the video of it unfolding you will see that it is indeed quite rigid and that sustained air pressure inside helps keep it so as the panels unfold and interlock. The guy who designed it spend 2 decades or so working on the design, and his company machines the airlock segment out of solid aluminum in their facility. Its quite an operation.
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good to know
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