Re: Fwd: Re: starship-design: Hi, from a newbie

[KellySt@aol.com]

In a message dated Fri, 18 Jan 2002  8:39:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, Zenon Kulpa <zkulpa@ippt.gov.pl> writes:

> > From owner-starship-design@lists.uoregon.edu Fri Jan 18 05:37:35 2002
> > From: Curtis Manges <clmanges@yahoo.com>
> > 
> > --- KellySt@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > > In a message dated 1/15/02 8:54:08 PM, toxicroach@swbell.net
> > > 
> > > >Oh wow.  Eco-freak on the list.
> > 
> [...]
> > > ;)
> > > 
> > > I'm expecting they "how dare we go forth into space when we messed
> > > up (mother) Earth so much".
> > 
> > Think about it: if I felt that way, I wouldn't be on this list, 
> > would I?

Been known to happen.  

;/



> Concerning eco-freaks vs. space, you may find it interesting to
> look at  http://www.islandone.org/LEOBiblio/SPBI100.HTM 
> The author of that pages have had a rough time trying to 
> advance his ideas in green literature...

Greens aren't big on high tech and open frounteers.


> [...]
> > 
> > Finally, on the frame-and-panel construction, isn't that best done
> > with triangles instead of squares? Geodesic domes come to mind,


Those work, but most f&P construction is standard retangular buildings.