From: Andrew Clough (aclough@mit.edu)
Date: Sat Feb 23 2002 - 16:40:01 MST
>Perhaps in L-5 of even geosynchronous orbit is the proper place for a
>propulsion fuel production facility? Lots of solar energy for acres of pv
>cells, far enough away from an explosion, so that if it occured it would
>merely be a spectacular industrial accident.I was only half-joking about the
>lunar surface. It would be an excellent place, unless one generated something
>over a 1/5th of a kilogram--then watch-out.
Roughly speaking, about how many kilotons per gram are we talking about
here (mega, giga, peta?)
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