>>11452123>To dump the heat, use radiators, duh. I can already imagine the complexity of the cooling system needed for this, alone. (in case of humans it also needs to be running on siloxanes or something similarly poor but non-toxic)
>No oxygen to worry aboutHate to disappoint you but space is not empty, it's a pretty tough environment. Plenty of ionized oxygen (depending on altitude), hard UV, most metals simply erode in space.
>then xray afterwards>apply a sealantX-ray is not nearly enough, you need to test it under >1 atm of pressure for a prolonged time with thermal cycling if you're going to trust it with your life. Sealant is a joke, it doesn't hold under thermal cycling and space conditions properly. It's for emergencies, not for prolonged use. By the way, even proper leak detection tech in space is just a prototype and is several years old. Space welding haven't even been tried.
>It won't be with Starship, or other similar fully reusable vehicles.What are you on about? Starship-sized rockets allow for even larger modules. Mining won't need welding either.
>To build space habitats, anon. 100 meter diameter cylinders cannot be launched.>100 meter diameter, 1000 meter length, in a bundle of 6 with a non-rotating hub sphere habitat at both ends.Why would you need for that a 100x100x1000m death trap you cannot even replace? Do you realize why sea ships are built like they are? Do you realize what hatches between ISS modules are for? Skylab and future Bigelow modules are already as large as a single pressurized volume can possibly be without raising safety concerns. Empty space larger than a couple meters in diameter is impractical in zero g unless you like to be suspended like a turtle, larger modules like Skylab already need to be separated into compartments or have plenty of railings inside.
Anyway, it seems you are dreaming about generation ships and all that. Speculate all you want, because it can only be a speculation at this point in time.
