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Nibb31 t1_ja92nzf wrote

Reply to comment by Bewaretheicespiders in Could the international space station be repurposed as an interplanetary vessel, a La For All Mankind? by -Major-Arcana-

The advantage of For All Mankind spacecraft is that none of them has any cooling system at all. Vital components such as antennas, solar panels, or radiators don't exist in the FAM universe. Some ships don't even carry fuel, which is quite convenient also.

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Bewaretheicespiders t1_ja93s0a wrote

Never heard of it before TBH.

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Nibb31 t1_ja94oev wrote

All spacecraft need radiators because their systems generate heat and you need some way to shed that heat into space. Since convection and ventilation don't work in a vacuum, the only method is radiation.

The need for massive radiators is even greater if you are using nuclear rockets, as those generate massive amounts of heat.

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Bewaretheicespiders t1_ja95j4f wrote

I meant I never heard of "For All Mankind" before today. Heat transfer equations I understand :)

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seanflyon t1_jadmu15 wrote

It's an alternative history science fiction show. It starts with the Soviet Union being first to land on the moon and America increasing efforts on the Apollo program.

I really liked the first season. It is still clearly fiction, but they focused on making it as realistic as possible. After that they stopped caring about imagining an alternate history that makes sense and instead focused on personal drama.

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