A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon

Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by acchow on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @02:09PM (#30364321)

Could we not put it in a thick lead box which is designed to survive explosions?

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Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by agency on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @06:08PM (#30367112)

Why don't they just make the whole plane out of the same material as the black box?

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Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by paxys on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @02:12PM (#30364373)

Thicker box = more weight = $$$. Plus is anything really resistant to thousands of tons of rocket fuel?

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Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by acchow on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @02:55PM (#30364876)

Sure, more weight but at the bargain price of $100/kg

Could it be resilient enough? I have no idea. I'm a programmer.

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Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by shakezula on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:16PM (#30366554)

We already make containers that can tolerate being pummeled head on by freight trains without leaking, so I imagine that we could definitely engineer something similar for space travel.

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Re:A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon by BurningFrog on Thursday February 17, 2022 @12:00PM (#30375458)

Isn't Uranium as sturdy as any material you'd pick to encase it in?

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