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I think it doesn't need to be massive, it just needs to have massive radius. Could be as simple as having a really long and strong wire between two habitation m
by tomp 8y ago
I think it doesn't need to be massive, it just needs to have massive radius. Could be as simple as having a really long and strong wire between two habitation modules. And you can start small (low distance, slow spin, little gravity) and increase gradually.
Expanse is neat, but spinning asteroids isn't realistic. The idea is that the acceleration at the surface of Ceres is 1/3g, pointing outwards (i.e. you fall "out" into space). That would imply that the ground/rocks etc literally floats away in space. Unless the surface is structurally strong enough to resist that (unlikely with most asteroids, many of which are literally rubble piles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubble_pile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubble_pile ) the whole things would just disintegrate.
- kakarot 8y agoVery interesting point about the wire. Seems like a great idea and definitely worth exploring, but imagine if that wire got cut ;) > but spinning asteroids isn't realistic Ceres isn't an asteroid. It's a dwarf planet. It's not a pile of rubble. It's big enough to be round from its own gravity. The only object in the asteroid belt with that status, actually. > That would imply that the ground/rocks etc literally floats away in space Yea, but they considered that and planned accordingly. The entire station is underground and the surface is heavily reinforced.
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- dsfyu404ed 8y ago>Could be as simple as having a really long and strong wire between two habitation modules I.e. "the crane cable you would use to lift the module under normal, 1g, earthly circumstances"