Mining

Let’s go more into detail now that the basics are established. I want to focus on the craft that will take the crew from the space station orbiting earth to Mercury. These ships will be like floating shields. The will be a heavy lead disk face the direction of the sun. Behind the disk in the same shape will be a layer of sea water. I will use sea water because it insolates well from radiation & it’s abundant, witch makers it cheap. Lastly sandwiching the sea water will be a layer of Aluminum that will anchor the rest of the ship to the shield.

The ship will house crew and equipment for its function.  Every ship will have a different function and a backup ship traveling along with it. Here I will talk about the mining ship. The mining ship will be equipped with generators, drills, drilling equipment, explosive, electric earth movers, habitat domes for the crew when they get to Mercury, human supplies, and weapons. Why weapons? Aliens! I don’t believe there are space aliens any ware near out solar system and if there are its most likely some single celled organism. But if I am wrong I want to have a fighting chance in the event they are hostile. If I’m wrong and they are not hostile they should lend a hand to the cause or get the fuck out of the way.