NASA 1988–1991 rotating advanced-technology space station studies
Summary of what the thread established
- Queijo et al. 1988 (NASA CR 178345): "Analysis of a rotating advanced-technology space station for the year 2025", with 227 t payloads and a reusable 126.5 m two-stage RTLS rocket LMT, 2023-09-29.
- It used counter-rotating inertial balance tanks LMT, 2024-08-02. A counter-rotating mass of 1300 t at 10 rpm Twark_Main, 2023-11-16.
- Garrett et al. 1991: "Benefits from synergies and advanced technologies for an advanced-technology space station" LMT, 2023-09-29.
- NTRS numbers first shared in 2015: 19910002472, 19880010196, 19880017013, 19890004111 lkm, 2014-11-30.
- Related: the NASA 2002 DPT/NExT "Artificial Gravity Status and Options" RonM, 2015-02-28. A NASA study (~2006) of a hub with a Canfield joint cuddihy, 2014-02-17. A NASA TransHab + tensegrity girder + nuclear-reactor counterweight study (~30 m radius) Lampyridae, 2016-01-13.
Open questions
- Do the Queijo 1988 counter-rotating balance-tank results apply to Starship-era stations?
Related pages
Sources
Forum posts
- cuddihy, 2014-02-17 (reply #12): Canfield joint. Post.
- lkm, 2014-11-30 (reply #263): NTRS list. Post.
- RonM, 2015-02-28 (reply #452): NASA 2002 AG options. Post.
- Lampyridae, 2016-01-13 (reply #808): TransHab tensegrity study. Post.
- LMT, 2023-09-29 (reply #4077): Queijo 1988. Post. Attachments: Queijo et al. 1988 Fig2.0-1.png, Queijo et al. 1988 Fig8.2-1detail.png, Queijo et al. 1988 Table2.0-1G.png, Queijo et al. 1988 p8-29.png.
- Twark_Main, 2023-11-16 (reply #4355): 1300 t at 10 rpm. Post.
- LMT, 2024-08-02 (reply #4689): Balance tanks. Post. Attachments: vast space - wheel station.jpg, Queijo et al. 1988 Fig2.0-1.png.
External references
- Queijo, M. J. et al. (1988). NASA CR-178345.
- Garrett et al. (1991), NASA.