The Physics of Spaceship - "Shields"

Oss133 · Nov 4, 2013

Thargon said:
He's talking about berylium blankets now

What is the tog rating on one of those? The cold nights are drawing in!

warbaby2 said:
My best guess for the technology behind shields that is NOT reliant on gravitation manipulation, would be magnetic barriers/shields with an ion or photon coating... especially because they are already in development.

Sold.

Tiwaz · Nov 4, 2013

Nagual said:
At September 9, 2013, they had 202,586 applicants, only 2,782 had paid their registration fee...

Question would be, how many would pay the fee if there was actual ship to take them there?

Thargon · Nov 4, 2013

Capt. Hook said:
New Scientist old boy - always the best place in my view to read science stories before they are misquoted in other publications not least as NS interview directly etc.

http://www.newscientist.com/article...aut-poo-as-radiation-shield.html#.UndphfmSR8E

EWWWWW! I didn't think this was actually something true...

Why would poo be any better than lead shielding anyway?

The Physics of Spaceship - "Shields"

Oss133

Tiwaz

Thargon