We Should Spin the International Space Station

We Should Spin the International Space Station
by Goodspaceguy
Saturday, September 23, 2006
(This is my message # 24. I have also put more than 20 messages on my other blog at
http://colonizespace.blogspot.com/ )

* We human beings need gravity to maintain a strong bone structure, therefore we should simulate gravity in the International Space Station and in future additional space stations and in future double space ships.

* To simulate gravity, we should slowly spin our International Space Station ... slowly at first. Spinning the space station slowly would allow us to begin experimenting with the provision of different levels of synthetic gravity in our space station.

* We would learn how to build better space stations. We would learn how to re-arrange the different components of the growing, never-finished space stations. We would learn which components need to be strengthened or built stronger in the first place.

* We should start with a slow spin in which we simulate zero gravity near the center of spin and simulated gradually increasing gravity further and further out from the center of spin. For example, at first, we might simulate Lunar gravity in the outer areas of connected habitats of our space station. Then, as we are successful, we should add on additional, connected habitats further out from the center of spin to simulate Martian gravity. Then, as we are successful with simulated Martian gravity, we should add additional, connected habitats even further out from the center of spin to simulate Earth gravity.

* As we connect additional habitats, further and further out from the center of spin of the space station, we should gradually also add to and strengthen the supporting structure of connecting, elevating shafts and stairways, and hallways, and spacelocks that holds the growing space station together.

* The weaker habitats can be kept near the zero-gravity-level center-of-spin, and the stronger habitats can be placed further out from the center-of-spin in the greater gravity circumferences.

* We ca ... to be continued

We Lost Another Space Truck From Orbit

We Lost Another Space Truck From Orbit
by Goodspaceguy
Friday, September 22, 2006
(This is my message #23. I have also put more than twenty messages on my other blog at
http://colonizespace.blogspot.com )

* On Thursday, September 21, 2006, orbital space colonization suffered another blow. The powers-that-be, opposed to orbital space colonization, on purpose, brought the space truck Atlantis down from orbit. They wasted the tax payers' money by bring Atlantis back down to Earth!

* It cost the tax payers a huge amount of money to put the Space shuttle Atlantis up in orbit around the Earth. Instead of Atlantis, they could have put up a really well made space habitat, larger than the Space Shuttle Atlantis. But instead, they put up Atlantis at great expense, and then made the additional mistake of bringing it down again. What a waste!

* Because of the huge cost, people should not go into space for only short periods of time (twelve days in this case.)

* Competition in the private enterprise sector of our economy should be used to create inexpensive return-to-Earth methods for people such as a small braking rocket and ballon or glider or parachute system ... a return system that brings down as little as possible. At over ten thousand dollars a pound to get stuff into orbit, we should want to keep as much trash as possible in orbit for recycling and reuse. Trash and other stuff in orbit is really valuable. We should not continue to destroy it.

* The powers-that-be could have left Space Shuttle Atlantis up in orbit and sold it to private owners. Such a sale by NASA would have significantly advanced orbital space colonization. Atlantis, left in orbit and sold into private ownership, could have been used as a privately owned, orbital space truck, and it could also have been used as a privately owned, orbital space habitat.

* Now we taxpayers have spent the money, but we have neither a space truck nor an additional space habitat in orbit. Our space dollars have been wasted. We could have made some real progress in orbital, space colonization by keeping Atlantis in orbit.

* The space shuttle is the most expensive method we use to put things into orbit. The space shuttle is the most expensive method we use to bring people and things back down again. It is stupid to do things by the more expensive methods. It is wiser to seek and follow the less expensive paths to achievement.

* We should not be bringing things down from orbit. Things are more valuable in orbit.

* We should be keeping people in orbit much longer.

* It was a big, big mistake to shut down our heavy lift Saturn V Rocket System and go to the inferior, expensive space shuttle.

* The powers-that- be continue to violate the principle that whatever is put up into orbit, should stay in orbit.

* The Space Shuttle Atlantis should be modified and put and left in orbit.
* The Space Shuttle Discouvery should be modified and put and left in orbit.
* The Space Shuttle Endeavour should be modified and put and left in orbit.