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| Mike Rhino |
 Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:39 pm |
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Suppose we set up a Lunar colony. Has anybody worked out the weight of the
various elements we'd need? Assumptions:
1. 10 people, 2 goats, 2 dogs, and 2 cats.
2. 7500 square foot habitat with the shell made out of iron or aluminum and
covered with 3 feet of regolith.
3. Normal air pressure with oxygen and nitrogen.
4. Power consumption increases by a factor of 5 in the daytime due to
various machines operating outside. Night time power is nuclear, but
daytime power is solar.
6. Water and air are recycled.
What is the total weight of the following elements:
1. Hydrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Nitrogen
4. Iron or Aluminum
5. Silicon
6. Other major elements I've left out
I'm asking the question, because some people are hung up on Lunar ice, but
I'm wondering if some of the other things you'd need are heavier or more
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| Kaido Kert |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:16 am |
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| Ian Stirling |
| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:50 am |
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Kaido Kert <kaido_kert@hotmail.com> wrote:
The biosphere II (http://www.biosphere2.com/ ?) site may also be a good
idea, for a ballpark idea of the worst (masswise) way to do it. |
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