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

Open questions

  • Is a foldable aluminium truss stiff enough to avoid resonance at 100 m?

Sources

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