Aussie_Space_Nut: "Mighty Space Truss" (2015)
Design summary
- Launches. Five: 2 Dragons, 2 BA330s, and 1 foldable aluminium "Mighty Space Truss" (~10 t, >200 m, tubes of 100 × 6 and 50 × 3 mm) for a 100 m radius Aussie_Space_Nut, 2015-10-21.
- Operating sequence. Dock only at 0 rpm; escape in the Dragons at any rpm; offset the counterweight to test two g-levels Aussie_Space_Nut, 2015-10-22.
- Later Aussie variants (2019):
- 3 arms (5 launches) or 6 arms (9 launches), spun only when complete, in ELEO.
- Battery packs on rails along the arms move the centre of rotation, allowing several docking ports near the centre Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-03-31.
- Dumbbell with a movable mass for lunar and Mars g at different ends Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-03-26.
- A lifeboat per hab, with occupants limited to lifeboat capacity Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-04-01.
Critiques raised
- Docking at the rim needs high Δv; dock at the centre A_M_Swallow, 2015-10-21.
- The spin-up/down fuel for 50 t at each docking is large, so add a flywheel and a central docking adapter mikelepage, 2015-10-22.
- Trusses and inflatables vs tension structures Coastal Ron, 2015-10-22.
- lamontagne: tanks and pumps vs moving weights lamontagne, 2019-03-31. Paul451: power management and thermal Paul451, 2019-03-31.
Open questions
- Is a foldable aluminium truss stiff enough to avoid resonance at 100 m?
Related pages
Sources
Forum posts
- Aussie_Space_Nut, 2015-10-21 (reply #708): Mighty Space Truss. Post. Attachments: 1000-Truss-Bolted-Assy.jpg.
- A_M_Swallow, 2015-10-21 (reply #716): Centre docking. Post.
- Aussie_Space_Nut, 2015-10-22 (reply #718): Operations sequence. Post. Attachments: 0100-Station-Assy_cropped.jpg.
- Coastal Ron, 2015-10-22 (reply #719): Coastal Ron on trusses. Post.
- mikelepage, 2015-10-22 (reply #722): Flywheel + central adaptor. Post.
- Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-03-26 (reply #1404): Movable mass dumbbell. Post.
- Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-03-31 (reply #1451, 1 like): 3/6-arm battery-balanced. Post. Attachments: 0002-Realistic-Near-Term-Rotating-Spacestation-HubAndArmOnly.jpg, 0002-Realistic-Near-Term-Rotating-Spacestation.jpg.
- lamontagne, 2019-03-31 (reply #1452, 1 like): Tanks vs moving weights. Post.
- Paul451, 2019-03-31 (reply #1454): Power & thermal. Post.
- Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-04-01 (reply #1463): Lifeboat per hab. Post.