Sources of hydrogen in system Christopher Sean Hilton (16 Oct 2016 22:17 UTC)
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Sources of hydrogen in system Christopher Sean Hilton 16 Oct 2016 22:17 UTC
I'm thinking about sources of hydrogen in a system because I'm seeing a few extended system that have neither gas giants nor ice/fluid worlds. Firstly, I say fluid because I assume that someone with a fusion plant has enough energy at there disposal to electrically or otherwise seperate hydrogen from any Carbon-Hydrogen or Nitrogen-Hydrogen compound without too much work. My first question is: "Is this a good assumption?" Secondly, as I look at extended systems, I find that there are many that feature neither fluid nor "ice" nor gas giants. In such a system I would figure that the only source of hydrogen would be the Oort Cloud. In Sol Terra, this region starts at about 11 light-days (wikipedia) from the Sol. Is this beyond the endurance range of a ship that hasn't got enough fuel to jump? I would figure that this would seriously depress trade within such a system. At least it would make such a system dependent on a fleet of fuel tankers which regularly run from the mainworld to the oort cloud and back. Am I barking up the wrong tree here? -- Chris __o "All I was trying to do was get home from work." _`\<,_ -Rosa Parks ___(*)/_(*)____.___o____..___..o...________ooO..._____________________ Christopher Sean Hilton [chris/at/vindaloo/dot/com]