2001: A Space Odyssey — Space Station V
Summary of what the thread established
- Dimensions. 150 m radius, 1 rev per 61 s, about 1/6 g (a stop on the way to the Moon) Hop_David, 2018-07-04. Kubrick changed scale during the docking scene, so there is no definitive diameter Bob Shaw, 2018-07-07. JohnFornaro used 1.4 rpm for comparison JohnFornaro, 2022-10-04.
- Docking-bay images. Those circulating were fan-made; the production painting is at planet3earth.co.uk lamontagne, 2023-01-18; lamontagne, 2023-01-18.
- Docking. The shuttle spins to match (the Clarke approach), which is the thread's "family 1" solution JohnFornaro, 2023-01-17.
- Discovery. Kubrick removed Discovery's radiators lamontagne, 2023-10-02. A rotating section inside the pressure boundary (Discovery-style) eases shielding AlanSE, 2014-03-01.
- Influence. JohnFornaro's Ring Station, and Vast's roadmap wheel "looks like the 2001 wheel" JohnFornaro, 2014-03-17; JohnFornaro, 2023-06-10.
- "Was the 2001 station realistic in 1967?" lamontagne, 2022-10-11
Open questions
- Was Station V's ~1/6 g at 1 rpm deliberate, and would tourists accept it?
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Forum posts
- AlanSE, 2014-03-01 (reply #143): Discovery style. Post.
- JohnFornaro, 2014-03-17 (reply #194): 2001-style ring. Post.
- Hop_David, 2018-07-04 (reply #860, 3 likes): Station V (3 likes). Post.
- Bob Shaw, 2018-07-07 (reply #892): No definitive diameter. Post.
- JohnFornaro, 2022-10-04 (reply #1837): 2001 comparison. Post. Attachments: Ring-Station-Plan.jpg.
- lamontagne, 2022-10-11 (reply #2009): Realistic in 1967?. Post.
- JohnFornaro, 2023-01-17 (reply #2945): 2001-style docking. Post.
- lamontagne, 2023-01-18 (reply #2961): Images. Post. Attachments: dock 1.jpg, inside.jpg.
- lamontagne, 2023-01-18 (reply #2976, 1 like): Fan-made images. Post. Attachments: dock 4.jpg.
- JohnFornaro, 2023-06-10 (reply #3826): Vast → 2001 wheel. Post. Attachments: Vast-Ring-Station-06-10-23.jpg.
- lamontagne, 2023-10-02 (reply #4112): Radiators removed. Post.