vansig wrote:
A cartridge that sits in the vacuum side of the system and can be inserted
through an external hatch in the module without ever being brought into a
hab… that would go over well despite the extra expense involved…
i see no good reason for any of such a system to be in the hab.
it should be protected by a whipple shield, but otherwise entirely external
For the “let’s get acquainted with this gear in zero g” part of the development cycle it will be somewhat useful to be able to pressurize the power module on demand for access and repair work…
… and it’s highly likely that such access will be needed before you’re ready to turn station power over to the module 🙂
… after all these years spacewalks are still hazardous endeavors to be avoided wherever possible.
