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Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone

Posted May 09, 2008 8:43 AM

From SPACE.com:

A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth. Genesis 1, an inflatable module built by the Las Vegas, Nev.-based firm Bigelow Aerospace, passed the 10,000-orbit mark as it nears the beginning of its third year of unmanned operations, its builders announced late Thursday.

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05/12/2008 11:31 PM

are you investing in that? I'm expecting to get air force funding to research super materials that could be used on a space station especially one you blow up with air. I have also invented a materials that reversibly sticks to silicone rubber, it can be glued to the bottoms of astronauts shoes. I obtained a patent on it recenty.

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05/13/2008 8:43 PM

How do they avoid the punctures from micro-meteors?

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05/13/2008 9:54 PM

Block it with the carbon nanotube super materials we are working on. They are using layers of materials to stop micrometeroids, I would insert my material as a layer in their laminate. It would be fleixible and super tough qualifying it for use in an inflatable space station.

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05/13/2008 10:48 PM

the number of inventions increases the number of possible future inventions

and their nature influences the form of future inventions.

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05/14/2008 6:58 AM

Hello protn7


Looks like your request has been granted

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05/14/2008 11:15 PM

It shows that it can work and be relatively safe. Make a torus of inflatable modules, air-locked together and give it a slight spin. If one is punctured it would be possible to get to safety. They could be patched from the inside. The floor could be made from plastic with embedded magnets, like those strips ladies use to hold cloth or refrigerator "card" magnets. Then a rigid framework of rods could be installed inside to mount the equipment on. After that begin manufacturing.

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