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Under the hood Space jive
Whatever means of propulsion
Word up! Radio waves travel at the speed
you choose, big power brings big of light, but in outer space, you can’t talk
problems. A piece of antimatter to anyone on Earth without very long delays.
the size of a pea could power Recorded 3-D holograms of family members
a spacecraft across the galaxy— and friends will help the crew to retain
or blow it sky-high! Ditto pulse
their sanity while they’re cooped up on
engines, which sling nuclear bombs a long voyage.
out the back, creating “phat” shock
waves that push the ship forward.
Dark-matter engines could use
the energy released when
dark-matter particles annihilate
one another—although no one
actually knows what dark matter
is made of or how to store it.
Looking buff
A system of artificial gravity, along
with your very own gym suite, will
keep your crew in tiptop condition.
It is the perfect environment for
toning up those wasted muscles
after too long floating around
in weightless space.
Keep it clean
Bust this—nasty bugs
may lurk inside your
spacecraft, and
an outbreak could wipe
out your crew, so don’t
skimp when it comes
A well-padded crib to installing a good filter
system. Bringing plants
Thick insulation won’t big up
onboard isn’t cool,
your space cred, but it will Bling your thing
shield you from high-speed but it will improve the air A large sunroof will let the sunshine
particles, which constantly quality as they soak up in while passing close to solar
bombard the spacecraft pollutants and toxins. systems, but in deep space,
with deadly radiation. Back the darkness could give the entire
in the day, aluminum did crew the winter blues. Bright lights
the job onboard the combined with a shiny bling finish
International Space Station. will cheer them up bigtime.
Tanks of water and liquid
hydrogen will be needed for
deep space.
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