http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/07/25/saturn.titan.ap/index.html
With the recent discovery of huge lakes of hydrocarbons (methane and ethane) on Saturn's moon Titan, do you think the occupants of Earth would ever venture into pumping these liquids out of Titan to solve any future fuel problems? It took the Cassini spacecraft 7 years to reach Saturn from Earth.
2006-07-25 23:56:50 · 4 answers · asked by Mustafa 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Unlikely that it would be a viable prospect because of temperatures and space cryogenics are not understood well. I believe that there is metallic hydrogen as a contaminant too and with three volatile gases, transportation might be a major stumbling block as any gas will expand given the heat build-up during re-entry so the craft would have to be well-constructed, insulated and capable of dealing with heat and cold and carry sufficent fuel to make the project feasible.
2006-07-26 00:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by Frank 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i wonder why human are not keen on renewable energy. isn't that is a much easier and achievable goals to solve our future energy problems...
2006-07-26 07:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by CYC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you answered your own question. With our current technology it is impossible to make it pay, and I don't see it changing anytime soon either.
2006-07-26 07:00:57 · answer #3 · answered by Gungnir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just great, now we can start milking their resources too!!
2006-07-26 06:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋