Small shipyard in space

Start with a decent sized earth-made ship that can be put into orbit on a large rocket. This will be the crew quarters and docking/staging area for materials in cargo pods, becoming a station for the shipyard.

On one end of the station is a large air tight door with a special ring around it. Fitting into the ring is a geodesic grid of panels made of layers of lexan covering solar collectors, all inside a frame that connects(structurally and electrically) to it's neighbors.

Inside this outer shell is a rubber balloon with a tight zipper, a mylar balloon, another rubber balloon, and an inner shell. The rubber balloons keep any rough edges from slicing the mylar that keeps the air in. The inner and outer shells are to keep projectiles from penetrating.(space debris or a dropped tool) The inner shell doesn't need to be very thick.

The station will have several docks to attach cargo pods that carry parts for the ship under construction. There would also be ports for food, air and water supplys to aid lifesupport. At least one space tug would be required to move cargo containers into the docks.

The ship would be assembled in zero G and in an atmosphere so that workers could wear thin, flexible emergency suits that would allow them to get to the station and through an airlock on a small tank of air.

Once a ship is built, the panels would be disassembled, the rubber balloons unzipped, and the mylar balloon popped, freeing the new ship. Constuction of the next ship could begin with the arrival of a new mylar balloon and reconstruction of the shipyard area.

Scale is not important outside of the lifting capacity of the rockets involved. I've sure I've left out some details, so please feel free to bring up any problems you see with this, except for funding. I'll hit the lottery sooner or later. :-)