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egregiouscodswallop t1_ixmptj5 wrote

Alistair Reynolds uses ice shields. Essentially, the front of the ship is coated in meters of ice while in space. Holes are easy to repair by melting then refreezing the shield. It acts as a backup water supply if it's water ice. If it's not water, it's probably common and cheap. Either way, it gets added in space so this idea requires space-based shipyards. It helps that the ships are also thin and long, smaller profile to protect

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Henrik722 t1_ixn31as wrote

Pycrete was used in experimental aircraft Carrier binding in ww 2. But because the temperature was too high it failed. I Think that with better fiber material and ekstreme cold in space it could be a good building material

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