From: nuny@bid.nes   
      
   On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 7:12:05 AM UTC-7, Morris The Cat wrote:   
   > On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 8:43:53 PM UTC-4, eripe wrote:   
   > > I mostly agree with you but there is a couple of issues.   
   > >   
   > > Even if you are as dark and cold as an asteroid, can you keep that up for   
   > > days as you cruise through space?   
   > >   
   >   
   > Well, that's exactly the tradeoff. No, you couldn't Even without being under   
   > thrust, the crew generates heat, the life support that keeps them alive   
   > generates heat, the power systems that run everything generate heat, and that   
   > all has to be dissipated somehow. The best you can do is control WHEN you're   
   > releasing heat, and potentially limit how visible it is.   
      
     You're forgetting the mythical "heat storage" and "dump stored heat into   
   your exhaust" tricks.   
      
     I call them mythical for good, solid engineering reasons, but some authors   
   don't let them get in their way.   
      
      
     Mark L. Fergerson   
      
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