That type of concept feels like it needs to be its own thing and not a module on a larger station. The added rotational inertia and potential for vibration seem like pretty high risk factors for anything connected that wasn’t designed for it.
I hope starship can make a rotating station viable though.
I hope starship can make a rotating station viable though.
Vast have distant plans for a ‘110-meter “spinning stick” station’. Their free-flying Haven-1 station could launch as early as next August. I’m excited to see what they do.
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I’m disappointed that the ISS never got a rotating torus module. Maybe Lunar Gateway or one of the upcoming commercial stations will get one.
That type of concept feels like it needs to be its own thing and not a module on a larger station. The added rotational inertia and potential for vibration seem like pretty high risk factors for anything connected that wasn’t designed for it.
I hope starship can make a rotating station viable though.
Vast have distant plans for a ‘110-meter “spinning stick” station’. Their free-flying Haven-1 station could launch as early as next August. I’m excited to see what they do.