If we were worried about a solar event, it would be far better to create a giant whiffle ball made of many balls. And then place it at L-1. L-1 is not perfectly stable, so the balls would have little thrusters and more balls could be added and some deflated as needed.
If we were worried about a solar event, it would be far better to create a giant whiffle ball made of many balls. And then place it at L-1. L-1 is not perfectly stable, so the balls would have little thrusters and more balls could be added and some deflated as needed.