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  1. 19-Apr-2007 #1
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    Shields up!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6567709.stm

    Another 'Star Trek' piece of technology moving out of the realms of scifi
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    This would be very helpful if not essential technology for "real" human space travel
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terran View Post
    This would be very helpful if not essential technology for "real" human space travel
    Why not essential? At the moment they have to put in a shield in some shape or form?
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    Well the essential value in this I would think should depend on whats more cost effective and energy effective.....


    Generating a "force field" like this may cost a high amount of energy. Some sort of physical shielding would not cost energy to work but would require more energy to put it into orbit because it would add a lot of weight to the vessel.....


    So yeah shielding of some sort is definitely essential.....I was just saying "very helpful if not essential technology " because it seems likely that they would not use just "force field" technology but some combination that creates a situation where it is as energy effective and cost effective as possible....


    I hope you get what Im saying....Im kindof preoccupied and cant spend any extended time thinking about my post wording...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terran View Post
    Well the essential value in this I would think should depend on whats more cost effective and energy effective.....


    Generating a "force field" like this may cost a high amount of energy. Some sort of physical shielding would not cost energy to work but would require more energy to put it into orbit because it would add a lot of weight to the vessel.....


    So yeah shielding of some sort is definitely essential.....I was just saying "very helpful if not essential technology " because it seems likely that they would not use just "force field" technology but some combination that creates a situation where it is as energy effective and cost effective as possible....


    I hope you get what Im saying....Im kindof preoccupied and cant spend any extended time thinking about my post wording...
    I suppose the +ve is it can be varied according to requirement. The -ve is if there is a failure/problem (sounds somewhat more complicated than a lump of metal), the astronauts fry!
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