Sunday, October 13, 2013

Using "Shells" to Terraform a Planet

http://news.yahoo.com/incredible-technology-shells-terraform-planet-140940649.html

An interesting idea, but what happens when meteoroids and especially comets and asteroids hit the shell? Also, Kevlar? Seriously? That's like Jules Verne suggesting whalebone struts for Victorian Era spaceships.

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