Vacuum Vapor Deposition

> RE: "> This is SOOOO complicated. ..." What if the
> asteroid develops a
> leak? Then you have a solar-steam rocket that will
> go knows where! Jay
> Huebner
>
A LEAK? I HAD EXPECTED THE ENGINEERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
DOING THE DEED WOULD KNOW HOW THICK THE EXTERNAL WALLS
MUST BE TO PREVENT SUCH AN "ACCIDENT". MAYBE 10 METERS
OR SO,,,PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE TOO EXPERIMENT WITH SMALL
ROCKS TO GET IT RIGHT BEFORE WE ATTEMPT A FULL BLOWN
ASTEROID. WELL, THAT'S WHAT ENGINEERS DO. HELL, IT
WORKED FOR THE ROMAN BRIDGE BUILDERS.