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starship-design: Shielding info

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Subject: starship-design: Shielding info
From: TLG.van.der.Linden@tip.nl (Timothy van der Linden)
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 01:16:13 +0100
Reply-To: TLG.van.der.Linden@tip.nl (Timothy van der Linden)
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About a month ago we discussed shielding properties.

Here I found a little bit of info about that subject:
(My guess is that some may have seen it before)

<http://science.nas.nasa.gov/Services/Education/
           SpaceSettlement/75SummerStudy/Table_of_Contents1.html>



Space Settlements: A Design Study

Chapter 2 - Physical Properties of Space
     Matter in Space: A Major Resource

Chapter 4 - Choosing Among Alternatives
     Shielding 


For passive shielding they suggest about 4.5 tonnes per square meter

Timothy

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