<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 1:02 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
The Airlander's shape is not an option for a vacuum balloon, which must be<br>
spherical and enormous because its shell is a structural element under<br>
enormous compression stress.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You need to think outside the balloon</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Even if you had a dangling crew compartment, it could use combination of sails and fans.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It does seem like a lot of hassle compared to telepresence... but it's interesting to think about</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"></blockquote></div></div></div>