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Re: Space stations?
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Date: 
Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:14:36 GMT
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HEY! What's going on?  Why does a space station have to be some butt-ugly
assembly of modules?  I think a space station, ship, etc. should be designed
and built as a single unit.  It looks so much better that way, and it works
better that way too.

Z



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  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) Works better how? (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) Nah, I'm a modular junkie myself. They can be bigger modules, but still modules. I like spindly things sticking off of a central hub, or central hubs. My sketches (I haven't had the time/energy to LDraw or build them) are just that. Like, the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) Butt-ugly eh? :) I hope I provide more inspiration for newsgroup fodder for years to come! (And he's only seen 4 out of dozens of configurations.) And BTW, when referring to ugliness, some folks might not be able to take it, so using "IMO" in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)

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(...) Excellent idea. You da man! That would make expansions much easier, and the usable interior space of any module bigger as well. If I were to employ such a design in the M3 modules (which I will, so thanks! :-) I'd keep the end flip doors in (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)

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