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rinselberg
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DEC 29, 01:43 AM
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Construct the outside enclosures of earth orbiting satellites from wood.
Not just any wood. Sumitomo Forestry, part of the Sumitomo Group, which was started more than 400 years ago, says it has an R&D secret to create wood constructions that are highly resistant to temperature extremes and sunlight.
The thinking is that wood-enclosed satellites which reach the end of their service life in orbit or malfunction in orbit could be allowed to plunge back to earth, mostly burning up in the atmosphere in a relatively benign way, compared to the satellites that are commonplace today.
Sumitomo, which is collaborating on this with Kyoto University, has set a target date of 2023 for testing the first such satellites.
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Bonsai satellite.
Justin Harper, for BBC News; December 28, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55463366
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Raydar
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DEC 29, 09:16 AM
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olejoedad
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DEC 29, 09:52 AM
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Uh, isn't that an inside the box solution, rinse?
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maryjane
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DEC 29, 10:15 AM
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williegoat
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DEC 29, 11:11 AM
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Plywood to the moon,
build a ship with wooden spars.
Let me see what spruce acts like
on Jupiter and Mars.
With redwood 2x2’s
and other woods
please use screws.
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theogre
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DEC 29, 02:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
The thinking is that wood-enclosed satellites which reach the end of their service life in orbit or malfunction in orbit could be allowed to plunge back to earth, mostly burning up in the atmosphere in a relatively benign way, compared to the satellites that are commonplace today. |
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Is just PR Hype
Case is the least of things that can be dangerous to environment and people.
Is why you never touch space "junk" just hitting ground like many stole waste from shuttle crash took a huge risk of poisoning themselves and others. Many fuel tanks survive a crash and very toxic even thin coat on cash parts will make you very sick or dead.------------------
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
(Jurassic Park)
The Ogre's Fiero Cave
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Wichita
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DEC 30, 12:19 AM
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maryjane
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DEC 30, 12:37 AM
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Length/width
6x3 (miles.)
Property of Jupiter Mining Corporation[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 12-30-2020).]
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MidEngineManiac
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DEC 30, 01:04 AM
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Ah, crap.....
Just give some rednecks shotguns and tell them its a 100 bucks and free beer for every piece they hit on the way down.
Problem solved.
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