Timeline for How large would a space ship need to be to feed 10,000 people?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 13:03 | vote | accept | rustbird | ||
| Dec 6, 2016 at 14:22 | history | edited | kingledion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 17, 2015 at 6:30 | comment | added | Caleb Hines | However many supertankers you end up needing for crew, parts, supplies, and food, you'll also need thousands of times that filled with some type of propellant if you want to get anywhere. So maybe you have a dozen supertankers of payload, and maybe 10,000 supertankers filled with propellant. Hope they can swing around a gas giant for a quick refueling before they head out... | |
| Sep 16, 2015 at 18:08 | comment | added | Murphy | @JDługosz they've got interstellar ships so I'm going to assume a "good enough" energy source. Rustbird can decide how big his energy sources are. Compared to the energy needed to get between stars these greenhouses are going to be cheap to run. | |
| Sep 16, 2015 at 18:06 | comment | added | JDługosz | Don't forget the energy requirements for doing all that. Without a sun, how much energy do they need to bring with them just for food and living? | |
| Sep 16, 2015 at 17:45 | history | answered | Murphy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |