Could a Submarine Survive In Space?
lol, it is funny that someone would say the same thing another friend of mine just finished telling me lastnight, that a sub is defending agains implosion while under crushing depths of water, while a spacecraft tries not to explode in a vacuum.
anyone ever notice…STARS implode IN SPACE.
you all know what happens in space, or sea…but you all fail to mention why.
gravity.
would like to see some more people use their heads about this. if a star implodes in space, that would mean its gravity well keeps it together. so on startrek that would be, SIF and a artificial gravity field.
let me guess, nobody believes in the impossible anymore, so technology just sits there and does nothing now….? LOL.
We won’t be pioneering new worlds, if we stop using our heads once we hit a brick wall somewhere. i believe the original comment was viable. obviously a submarine, or a submarine factory could alternate specs accordingly for space, the whole process may be flawed, but the technology in assembly is alot better, i believe. i also believe that multi hulled electro magnetized ship with both types of hull would prove to be a tight seal. i believe engineers could make it so that the forces rendered on a hull that might explode if not given proper geometry against its implosion hull…then to bond the two hulls using giant electro magnets certainly would make sure both hulls are not letting go of each other, if kept powered (although it would use far less energy to have the hulls interlock upon sealing together.) only using the e-mags to maintain the tightest seal before implementing a mechanical one, but always having the option of adding extra bonding measures via magnetism. unless of course, you can’t create coherent magnetic fields in space…wouldn’t know, never have been there. ":P
besides like i said before, the two hulls would be symbiotic, interlocking, always keeping the other in check, via structural juxtaposition. honestly i wouldn’t really know without being allowed to test such theories.
but i am sure thats why most of us sheep don’t get paid to think, just to drive cars and pollute. call it cost effiency, or self defeatism on an international scale. either way it is funny how often they don’t come out with new space tech…makes you wonder what happened to the "pioneer"
good day peeps. 😀
I don’t think you are going to get a definite concrete answer because most details of nuclear subs are classified. The biggest immediate problem would be the pressure hull. This is immensely strong but built for strength in the wrong direction – with it being squashed inwards, not pulled outwards. However, I would guess there is almost certainly enough margin built in for the submarine to survive : it may have to survive the equivalent of 30 atmospheres at depth and we are only asking it to handle one in the other direction. This should be fine – after all it needs great strength at the surface to survive everyday prangs, not merely at depth. If the sub stayed roughly in an equivalent position of Earth orbit the temperature would not be a problem, not would it be if it drifted out maybe as far as the asteroid belt. Moving inwards would be a problem – it would be far more difficult to cool than heat up. Although the temperature readings in space are generally either very hot or cold thi
