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They're talking about living inside an asteroid that has been moved to the lunar gateway. You can imagine a looped track dug inside, to provide simulated gravit
by kristianp 6y ago
They're talking about living inside an asteroid that has been moved to the lunar gateway. You can imagine a looped track dug inside, to provide simulated gravity. I don't think that's very feasible, I prefer the "Islands in space" idea from Gerard O'Neill. To provide artificial gravity.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_cylinder https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_cylinder
- blackrock 6y agoThat must be a giant rock that you must carve an internal loop out of. And then, how much energy would it even take to spin such a huge rock? I think you’d need a new exotic propulsion system just to rotate it. Maybe nuclear or a sustained ion propulsion.