If the asteroid was large enough and had enough of the right elements/materials natively there, we could bore into it and create living space within the meteor itself. Rockets or some kind of controllable propullsion engines could be placed on the outside that could gently steer the asteroid through space, without having to provide full propulsion power (and the fuel consumption necessary to provide full propulsion). The main momentum would come from the already moving asteroid itself.
Minerals and elements already there (after already proving that the right ones existed on the asteroid), could be used to provide water, oxygen and hydrogen for fuel. Green houses could be installed to grow food. And, again assuming the rock is big enough, since the entire station would be underground, radiation from GCR's would be less of a problem.
Now, if somebody can figure out how to get around the ill effects of low gravity over long periods of time on the human body, this plan could work!
The scenario that you describe there is in the series The Expanse.
There, humans have already advanced into space, terraforming Mars and setting up outposts in space, and one of those outposts is in the Astroide Belt, where a huge Astroid has been transformed into a station, just as you describe it. Only that they have not solved the problem of radiation and there are mutations ...
Really? I'll have to check it out...I've never heard of it. Too bad I hadn't thought of this post earlier. I could have sued somebody for stealing my idea! ;^)
It's amazing. I first hear about this. It's like a fantastic story. But I know that the mobile phone is also invented by science fiction, but now it is used by every person. Maybe this technology will someday become a reality...
Nice post, I resteemed it @oendertuerk
Thus, such a piece of rock with valuable resources could fly completely autonomously as a spaceship through space and, for example, control a mine station completely independently.
NASA should start mining the external respirces from outer space .
ja und sehr futuristisch, wobei wir ja schon in der zukunft leben ;))
ich denke aber das wird noch eine sehr lange weile dauern bis es umgesetzt wird...
Great article indeed. Good job. Keep on posting.
This has all kinds of advantages!
If the asteroid was large enough and had enough of the right elements/materials natively there, we could bore into it and create living space within the meteor itself. Rockets or some kind of controllable propullsion engines could be placed on the outside that could gently steer the asteroid through space, without having to provide full propulsion power (and the fuel consumption necessary to provide full propulsion). The main momentum would come from the already moving asteroid itself.
Minerals and elements already there (after already proving that the right ones existed on the asteroid), could be used to provide water, oxygen and hydrogen for fuel. Green houses could be installed to grow food. And, again assuming the rock is big enough, since the entire station would be underground, radiation from GCR's would be less of a problem.
Now, if somebody can figure out how to get around the ill effects of low gravity over long periods of time on the human body, this plan could work!
The scenario that you describe there is in the series The Expanse.
There, humans have already advanced into space, terraforming Mars and setting up outposts in space, and one of those outposts is in the Astroide Belt, where a huge Astroid has been transformed into a station, just as you describe it. Only that they have not solved the problem of radiation and there are mutations ...
I hope we will solve this problems one day.
Really? I'll have to check it out...I've never heard of it. Too bad I hadn't thought of this post earlier. I could have sued somebody for stealing my idea! ;^)
lol :)))
It's amazing. I first hear about this. It's like a fantastic story. But I know that the mobile phone is also invented by science fiction, but now it is used by every person. Maybe this technology will someday become a reality...
i hope so... and i hope i will be alife when this happen...
Nobody expected that the mobile phone will be so quickly in everyone's hands ;)
Nice post, I resteemed it @oendertuerk
Thus, such a piece of rock with valuable resources could fly completely autonomously as a spaceship through space and, for example, control a mine station completely independently.
NASA should start mining the external respirces from outer space .
Total verrückte Idee aber vielleicht machts ja doch Sinn, wer weiß was die Menschheit noch alles entwickelt.
ich denke der menscheit werden noch aufregende und spannende zeit bevorstehen
it was so amazing, I will always support you, I want to be successful like you, Greetings from @marliah, I hope you can be my friend.
I will restem
Das ist ne erstklassige Idee. Ich bin gespannt, ob es funktioniert
ja und sehr futuristisch, wobei wir ja schon in der zukunft leben ;))
ich denke aber das wird noch eine sehr lange weile dauern bis es umgesetzt wird...