Comments for Colony Worlds http://www.colonyworlds.com Discussing reasonable ways to colonize our solar system Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Melting Asteroid Metals With Martian Sunlight by 2ez4u24get http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/10/melting-asteroid-metals-with-martian-sunlight.html#comment-3101 2ez4u24get Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/10/melting-asteroid-metals-with-martian-sunlight.html#comment-3101 They should melt the asteroids in space with big mirrors (maybe Mylar?). The suns strength in the Belt would be enough for some giant (10km) array of mirrors to turn a 1km asteroid to molten in like 6 months. There was a thread on reddit where try did the math. They should melt the asteroids in space with big mirrors (maybe Mylar?). The suns strength in the Belt would be enough for some giant (10km) array of mirrors to turn a 1km asteroid to molten in like 6 months.

There was a thread on reddit where try did the math.

]]> Comment on Martian Desalination Factories: Providing Clean Water And Iron? by Green http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/07/martian-desalination-factories-providing-clean-water-and-iron.html#comment-3100 Green Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/07/martian-desalination-factories-providing-clean-water-and-iron.html#comment-3100 why not why not

]]> Comment on Martian Desalination Factories: Providing Clean Water And Iron? by Red http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/07/martian-desalination-factories-providing-clean-water-and-iron.html#comment-3099 Red Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/07/martian-desalination-factories-providing-clean-water-and-iron.html#comment-3099 not my info! not my info!

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]]> Comment on Nitrogen Powered Rockets (For Titan, Triton And Pluto?) by Dehas http://www.colonyworlds.com/2009/03/nitrogen-powered-rockets-for-titan-triton-and-pluto.html#comment-3097 Dehas Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2009/03/nitrogen-powered-rockets-for-titan-triton-and-pluto.html#comment-3097 Dr. Doug Haynes of Blue Ridge Nebula Spacelineshas been using this type of power since 1985 Dr. Doug Haynes of Blue Ridge Nebula Spacelineshas been using this type of power since 1985

]]> Comment on Colonize Mars Within 1,000 Years? by Sheza Khan http://www.colonyworlds.com/2007/01/colonize-mars-within-1000-years.html#comment-3096 Sheza Khan Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2007/01/colonize-mars-within-1000-years.html#comment-3096 great article. here is my <a href="http://www.fashwar.com" rel="nofollow">Fashion Trends</a> blog. great article. here is my Fashion Trends blog.

]]> Comment on Colonize Mars Within 1,000 Years? by Jonny http://www.colonyworlds.com/2007/01/colonize-mars-within-1000-years.html#comment-3095 Jonny Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2007/01/colonize-mars-within-1000-years.html#comment-3095 There's no incentive to embark on a project that spans multiple lifetimes.  Even if there was a deathray aimed at the Earth timed to go off in 4,000 years people wouldn't cooperate, instead there'd be anarchic chaos in the streets.  The only problem I see with Zubrin's plans is that it assumes humans are devoted, dedicated and disciplined creatures.  Sometimes, but most often not. There’s no incentive to embark on a project that spans multiple lifetimes.  Even if there was a deathray aimed at the Earth timed to go off in 4,000 years people wouldn’t cooperate, instead there’d be anarchic chaos in the streets.  The only problem I see with Zubrin’s plans is that it assumes humans are devoted, dedicated and disciplined creatures.  Sometimes, but most often not.

]]> Comment on India Giving Lunar Data Away For Free? by Jonny http://www.colonyworlds.com/2010/09/india-giving-lunar-data-away-for-free.html#comment-3094 Jonny Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1822#comment-3094 Not going to work.  The human species is innately competitive, violent, and aggressive.  This will never change since this is the kind of human that does all the breeding.  The cooperative types simply don't breed fast enough.  There will be lunar wars, there will be Martian wars, there will be Kepler-22 wars. Not going to work.  The human species is innately competitive, violent, and aggressive.  This will never change since this is the kind of human that does all the breeding.  The cooperative types simply don’t breed fast enough.  There will be lunar wars, there will be Martian wars, there will be Kepler-22 wars.

]]> Comment on Is Asteroid Farming On Ceres Neccessary? by Jonny http://www.colonyworlds.com/2006/10/is-asteroid-farming-on-ceres-neccessary.html#comment-3093 Jonny Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2006/10/is-asteroid-farming-on-ceres-neccessary.html#comment-3093 If Ceres is a glorified asteroid, wouldn't the water be polluted with heavy metals? If Ceres is a glorified asteroid, wouldn’t the water be polluted with heavy metals?

]]> Comment on Asteroid Mining Is Nothing But A Pipe Dream? by Jonny http://www.colonyworlds.com/2011/01/asteroid-mining-is-nothing-but-a-pipe-dream.html#comment-3092 Jonny Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/?p=1943#comment-3092 Do not forget that REEs are commonly associated with impact craters on Earth and supply is rapidly diminishing. Do not forget that REEs are commonly associated with impact craters on Earth and supply is rapidly diminishing.

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