calbiterol Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I thought bigelow's full-size station was going to be quite roomy -- at least, that's what the various articles I've read on it have pointed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kirby Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Robots don't need air, food, or water, but we have spacesuits that work and vehicles that can maintain human lives for extended periods. We don't have robots that can do the work that humans can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL.Luke Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 but if you build one capable of doing the work a human can do, you'll find it would be alot cheaper. also cutting off large chunks of asteroid and then bringing it back to a ship would be extremely difficult for a human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kirby Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 but if you build one capable of doing the work a human can do, you'll find it would be alot cheaper. also cutting off large chunks of asteroid and then bringing it back to a ship would be extremely difficult for a human Microgravity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL.Luke Posted August 21, 2005 Author Share Posted August 21, 2005 a giant ball of rock floating in space is still hard to move. inertia. furthermore an astronaut has to be afraid of all the micrometeorrites out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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