• Jaytreeman@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    You can make a radiation field by running a large motor that would save you from the solar radiation.
    In space you always have access to the sun. A cheap form of power. You need a lot more batteries if you’re on the planet.

    Venus is a much better idea over mars.

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      1 year ago

      Didn’t know that it was feasible to create a radiation field by running a large motor. Not that I doubt you, but if you have a source I would be very happy to read more about it.

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        1 year ago

        I heard about it on one of Isaac Arthur’s videos. I can’t remember which one, but the analogy he used was that earth’s magnetosphere is essentially a big motor created by earth’s metal core spinning. (Oversimplified) So you should be able to build a motor that would shield a station