Kalpana one

On 01/05/06, Combs, Mike wrote:
> Somebody in the group made that very suggestion. O'Neill reminded us about
> the radiation shield which is outside of the pressure hull. The "escape
> pod" concept couldn't work with any design with either a stationary
> radiation shield, or one rotating at a different speed or in a different
> direction, which would rule it out for either a Stanford Torus or a Bernal
> Sphere. It would work for any design with integrated shielding (i.e.
> shielding which rotates with the habitat).

You could just build a little tunnel or rail pointing antispinward
into the habitat and use a 'retro rocket' to slow the escape pod,
before dropping into the gap between the habitat and the shielding.
Adding a gap costs *very* little extra material.

Once you're between the two, you can just jet around and leave via an
escape hole.

It's not very difficult.

> Regards,
>
> Mike Combs

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