How about this;<br /><br />A Hypothetical Space Station<br />This space station would be a basic torus (donut) design (similar to a Stanford Torus). The interior diameter of the Torus area would be 34.5 meters (about 100 ft.) and a circumference of 1239 meters (about 0.7 miles) at the center. The overall Wheel diameter is 435 meters (~1300 ft.). Each Spoke will have interior dimensions of 138 meters long by 21 meters in diameter. The wheel would spin at a rate of 2 r.p.m. and would produce artificial gravity equivalent to from 63-95% of Earth in the Torus, depending on which level a person is on.<br />The interior of the Torus would be divided into 8 Levels (see figure 1, bottom), and each level would be divided into 16 Sections (see figure 1, top), for a total of 256 Sections. The majority of the Torus section of the station would be for habitation and support, while the Spokes and part of the Hub would be used for manufacturing. The Torus section could easily support a population of 1,200 people.<br /><br />Figure 1 (click to enlarge) - Space Torus Design<br /> <br />There are two other areas of the torus which are not designated as habitat areas, located above the top and below the bottom level. These are reserved for station systems (electrical, plumbing, life support, communications, etc.), scientific equipment, and agriculture/livestock areas. As much as possible, the station should be a completely self-sufficient ecosystem, relying as little as possible on supplies from Earth.<br />Space Station Hotel<br />One way to generate income for our space station (to purchase necessary supplies from Earth) is to have accommodations for space tourists. Assuming that Earth to space transportation drops to $2000. per kg., a 165 lb (75 kg.) person with 55 lbs. (25 kg.) of luggage could get to space for about $200,000. Add a month's stay at the space station hotel and the return flight for another $150,000, and one could spend a month in space for $350,000. This would still be out o <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>
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