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stanspaceman8 karma

Sorry to be a contrarian, but what is the point of this?

I don't see this as a contribution to any key milestones on the NASA Human Research Roadmap, nor does it appear to be contributing directly to the development of space fairing human habitats.

This is a funky shape with (hopefully) some insulation. It doesn't hold pressure, scrub co2, provide oxygen, not radiation protecting, etc. If your whole goal was to prove the folding structure capability, then your paper model on the website works just fine.

If you ask me, the real value you could add is with your psychological study, but I don't see much info or research on the engineering/design process, just some nice features you've randomly included. Proving two random dudes (average Joe's) can live in it means nothing unless there is some real data to extrapolate and corroborate results...

What does you flying this to the arctic and cramming yourselves inside it actually prove?

A much larger challenge is fitting the internal structure, beds, tables, ECLSS etc inside your folded structure. If you can't fit those inside the folded structure then you still need another flight/launch to bring them there... Have you worked on that?

stanspaceman6 karma

What is the reaction to tragedy on the mountains? I mean if someone went down and was seriously thrashed from a tough crash would you guys continue to ride for the competition (as long as trail conditions and wind were okay)?