Rocket Factory

I would like to propose a rocket factory for the rocket I had proposed earlier. The objective of this design is to come up with a light weight rocket casing that can withstand moderate pressures. My proposition is a glass shell knitted with carbon fiber and covered by aluminum magnesium alloy.

The foundations of the factory will be towers. These towers will have vertical wind turbines on top. The cranes will be mounted on these towers as well. The factory will be covered by layered tent fabric for light weight sealing.

The factory will have four major sections. The first one will be a sealed robotic glass furnace. Before the process begins, the air inside the big furnace will be emptied. Then, the furnace will be heated to appropriate temperature. Vacuum is a good isolator, therefore heating only glass shaping parts is enough. Afterwards, the borosilicate shell will be extruded. The shaping and attachment of glass parts will also be completed inside the furnace using pneumatic robots that can operate at high temperatures (This know how will also be used by the robots that will operate on Venus.). The homogenous temperature and lack of air improves the quality of the glass. Once the process is complete, the furnace will be filled with carbon dioxide which is less corrosive then, humid air. The furnace will be slowly cooled by the cogenerator that utilize carbon dioxide. As a result, some of the energy used to heat the furnace will be retrieved back. When the furnace is cool enough carbon dioxide will be replaced by the ambient air.

The second stage of the factory will knit carbon fiber around the glass shell. The third stage will be a sealed robotic metal furnace. Carbon fiber covered glass shell will be dipped inside a molten aluminum alloy bath that will cover the shell. Aluminum bonds well with silicon and its melting temperature is well below the silicon. This process will be repeated to increase the alloy thickness. Cold welding on a giant aluminum piece would be almost impossible. Therefore, any piece needed to be welded on the aluminum shell will be welded in this section using pneumatic robots. As with the glass furnace, the metal furnace will also be vacuumed before heated. It will be cooled slowly using carbon dioxide cogenerator.

The final stage of the factory will do the surface finishes. The factory will be mainly operated by the renewable energy generated on its premises.