Nasa Cruiser

I love Star Wars. I still see huge ships like Imperial Star Destroyers, Cruisers Republic, and the invisible hand, then I wonder if it is possible to build spaceships that large. I know that big ships would be too heavy to be built on the Earth so it would have to be built in space but is it possible?

Of course, it is possible, just incredibly difficult.

Currently, it costs about $ 75/lb to put something in space. If we speak of a star destroyer weighing several tons, then we are talking of billions just to get supplies into space. So imagine the cost for transportation, supplies, feed and house the work team to build it. I speak more money, then the entire U.S. budget and national debt combined!

We need to get the cost of space flight down so that we can begin the space industry.

There is a way to build a spaceship of relativity inexpensive; the use of an asteroid. In the year 2029 there is an asteroid on the dirt road that will become so close that it will be subject to some of our satellites. Now, if you can capture this asteroid, then you have tons of iron, nickel and precious metals such as iridium right there in orbit. You may have to shave down the asteroids lot to create a star destroyer, but if you do not mind an ugly looking, you can simply dig the asteroid and attach a drive space for it.

If you build your spaceship on the moon, so it is 1/6th the push to start it. The moon does not have a lot of cheap raw materials that would be helpful, but it would make a good base and is close to a steady supply of power of man (as the nation of India).

If you want to create a Death Star, then you should go fly to Jupiter and its moon Io small. A hollow inner envelope and the use of hot molten core power.

Ideas to create things like you see in Star Wars is there, but the technology is lacking, sorely lacking. We need to create a cheaper way to get something into space. I answered a question a few days ago about why NASA does not use a program plants in space. My basic answer is water. It costs just too much to carry water to the space that all food and air renewal, you can get from plants do not bother to do. Obviously, a long-term basis space is going to need to create a new plant ecology, because the replenishment is just too expensive. Now you know why NASA is looking so carefully (and hoping) to find water on Mars or the Moon. The mere presence of water could be the difference between a sustainable basis and which can be visited for a short time. Of course, if you are looking for water you can just try to catch a comet, they consist of most of the ice. Some of them are very close to the earth. Everything is a hard application and development.

I think that Star Wars technology is thousands of years away from our current technology. But if we really tried hard, then we could create a star destroyer as a ship in only 200 years. It would not be able to go faster than the speed of light (we do not know how) and our rockets are really inefficient, but you would be cool.

It currently costs $ 20 000 to raise one pound into space and the price goes up. The space shuttle is the vehicle for lifting the most expensive ever and that the costs are rising.

Possible for NASA to do if they do in space.

I sincerely hope they do not do it with taxpayer dollars. They screwed up a lot of things in their own way of work and bureaucracy that would be a super-sized project money suck.

Now: no. In the future, hell yes!

It is just not possible, especially because of the costs of such a thing. In addition, humanity has really not much need for such a large ship (yet). However, when we have the technology to finally build a space elevator, it will be much easier and m.