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With about 60 of these and an angled interconnect of about 5.8deg you could build a rotating "Von Neumann ring" of about 200m diameter. Then depending on speed

With about 60 of these and an angled interconnect of about 5.8deg you could build a rotating "Von Neumann ring" of about 200m diameter. Then depending on speed have up to 1g simulated at 3rpm... Just casually pointing out also that their interior designs have floors and doors that are earth like. Along with the company name, I strongly suspect they are already thinking this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_regular_ring https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_regular_ring

jacknews 3y ago
60 is quite a lot to manage, they probably plan to use affiliated operators for some of them. Personally, I think a boolean ring would be more logical.
Scalene2 3y ago
And then you're on your way to a topopolis.
schiffern 3y ago
The CEO says their ultimate goal is spin gravity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuiMlMI2Po&t=257 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuiMlMI2Po&t=257 They show off a (notional / early-stage design) ring station in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Typ9MEhkDmI&t=49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Typ9MEhkDmI&t=49 There's also this great talk from their Chief Engineer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QycmHTHav8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QycmHTHav8
dogma1138 3y ago
You don’t need to construct a full ring, it can be disconnected sections over the full radius with struts or just a partial slice of the ring with a counter weight.
- schiffern 3y ago
  >just a partial slice of the ring with a counter weight AKA "Bolas," AKA "Barbell," AKA "Tumbling Pigeon" https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/artificialgrav.php#tumblingpigeon https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/artificialgrav... I think the main reason people neglect this sort of design (which actually has a lot going for it) is because they don't look like that cool scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

jacknews 3y ago

60 is quite a lot to manage, they probably plan to use affiliated operators for some of them. Personally, I think a boolean ring would be more logical.

Scalene2 3y ago

And then you're on your way to a topopolis.

schiffern 3y ago

The CEO says their ultimate goal is spin gravity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuiMlMI2Po&t=257 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuiMlMI2Po&t=257 They show off a (notional / early-stage design) ring station in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Typ9MEhkDmI&t=49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Typ9MEhkDmI&t=49 There's also this great talk from their Chief Engineer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QycmHTHav8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QycmHTHav8

dogma1138 3y ago

You don’t need to construct a full ring, it can be disconnected sections over the full radius with struts or just a partial slice of the ring with a counter weight.

schiffern 3y ago
>just a partial slice of the ring with a counter weight AKA "Bolas," AKA "Barbell," AKA "Tumbling Pigeon" https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/artificialgrav.php#tumblingpigeon https://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/artificialgrav... I think the main reason people neglect this sort of design (which actually has a lot going for it) is because they don't look like that cool scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.