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Re:Living on Mars: The Stuff You Never Thought About by jlebrech on Thursday August 17, 2017 @03:57PM (#15040292)
genius, we just need to send airlocks.
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Re:Living on Mars: The Stuff You Never Thought About by devrandomguy on Thursday August 17, 2017 @04:46PM (#15040812)
And even those could be just inflatable doughnut plugs with a pair of inwards opening flaps. You could even squeeze the air out of the lock, against the user's suit, to avoid the need for a vacuum pump!
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Re:Living on Mars: The Stuff You Never Thought About by jlebrech on Friday August 18, 2017 @05:08AM (#15044658)
also a 100% flawless vacuum wouldn't be that crutial, there's an atmosphere and you can pump more oxygen into the base, and also have maybe more "sphincters" to keep the air in.
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