• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    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.

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      3 months ago

      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.