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NASA Has Plans for 2nd Space Station at L1

Posted by michael on from the lead-lined-underwear dept.

Keith Gabryelski writes "New Scientist has an article on NASA's unveiling of a "blueprint for the future" of space exploration. It entails a Space Station 5/6ths of the way to the moon. In other news, radiation sheilding on the space station isn't so good."

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  1. In honor of the announcement... by algernon7 · · Score: 2, Redundant
    I have composed a cheesy song:

    /me clears throat

    Home, Home on Lagrange
    Where the Moon and the Earth fight for sway
    If these comets don't stop
    my space station might pop
    and I glow just a bit more each day

    I'm working on a version of 'Ice, Ice, Baby' in honor of Mars.

  2. Re:5/6 is stopping short by mpe · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The SOHO satellite is at the Earth-Sun L1 location and it only needs to make course adjustments about once a month.

    The SOHO satellite just sits there. Nothing docks with it, it dosn't go changing it's mass or shape (including having solar arrays deploy and track).