Manned Landing On Titan, Issues & Answers? |
Manned Landing On Titan, Issues & Answers? |
Oct 19 2006, 09:08 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Just got to thinking about some of the problems that may have to be addressed if & when we ever try to visit Titan in person.
The first thing that comes to mind is what might happen if some Titanian air gets inside an oxygen-rich manned spacecraft, say from minor airlock residue. I imagine that the explosive potential of some of the trace gasses is pretty high, and there's probably also a significant risk of poisonous compounds as well. So, here are some tenative requirements: 1. REALLY efficient air-scavenging airlocks. 2. Surface suits that can't trap external gasses in creases, folds, etc. 3. Spark-proof electrical/electronic everything. 4. Smoking is strictly forbidden (with apologies to the entire 1950s SF movie genre!) Gotta be more...any ideas? -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 1 2007, 03:45 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Well, assuming for the moment that we're not likely to hop across the surface from multiple "land-mine" encounters, how would a large manned vehicle (LM-class or better) execute EDL? Seems easier at first glance than landing on Mars because of the thicker atmosphere & lower gravity (and lower initial orbital velocity to shed).
Side note- "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate"...comedian Steven Wright, no? That guy is absolutely brilliant. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 2 2007, 02:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 11-March 04 Member No.: 56 |
Well, assuming for the moment that we're not likely to hop across the surface from multiple "land-mine" encounters, how would a large manned vehicle (LM-class or better) execute EDL? Seems easier at first glance than landing on Mars because of the thicker atmosphere & lower gravity (and lower initial orbital velocity to shed). There's always the possibility of splashdown! |
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