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Re: Space Cargo Container Standard?
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:03:00 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Mike Kollross wrote:
> Snippage
> >
> > I don't see this as being an issue for the MoonBase. I see it being more
> > necessary for a MB rail or track system, but even then it doesn't need to be
> > "nailed down" like the MB corridors have to be. If the MB corridors don't line
> > up, then that's a LOT more work to get the module up to code.
> >
> > If a container is meant to fit on a door, I would imagine it's up to the builder
> > to take that into consideration to fit the basic dimensions of the door. If
> > it's meant to travel throughout the MB without ever leaving the comfort of the
> > pressurized environment, that again is on the builder.
> >
> > The word "container" is a pretty broad term. There's room for all kinds of
> > containers, in many capacities.
> >
> > Also, it took a lot of work & discussion before the MB corridor standard came to
> > be. Changing it now, to fit an as-yet undefined (and possibly unnecessary)
> > standard for containers would be jumping the gun.
> >
> > -nk
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> I don't think anyone is talking about changing the MB standards as much as
> designing a standard for containers to fit WITH the MB.
>
> Mike
Here's the part in Jeff's original message that particular reaction is to; I
read it as changing the corridor height at the ends, but after re-reading the
passage it appears ambiguous.
> I'm not sure about the height. The ends of the Moonbase Corridor are 7 bricks
> and two plates high. It might be nice to extend this a bit both up and down so
> that a standard can be made for the top and bottom that will allow stacking of
> containers. Perhaps there is a technique to be borrowed from Trains?
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