Gateway Foundation / Orbital Assembly: Gateway Spaceport and Von Braun Station

Summary of what the thread established

• 2016 Gateway Spaceport (CalTech Keck presentation): robotic modular assembly; micro, lunar and Mars gravity facilities; funded by lottery tickets and multi-level marketing, aiming at middle-class access Eer, 2016-01-22.
• A_M_Swallow: too big, too complex, too much new technology; start with 1 → 3 → 9 modules A_M_Swallow, 2016-01-23.
• 2019 Von Braun Station Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-02-19:
• Coastal Ron: the truss and module suspension look too weak; 40 Dream Chaser lifeboats (6 passengers each) are questionable; the single-tube wheel lacks width Coastal Ron, 2019-02-19.
• Paul451, from 2018 schematics: 40 DC → ~280 seats vs "nearly 400" at opening; an empty hub (accessway to the docking capture system); two docking "crane" systems at 90°; 2 ECLSS modules; a co-orbiting construction shack; 12 m wide 3-story modules Paul451, 2019-02-19; Paul451, 2019-02-19; Paul451, 2019-02-19.
• Paul451 admired its safety layout: two independent docks, mobile gantries, segmented accessways, two exits per module Paul451, 2019-03-31.
• A 488 m version vs 190 m; the GSAL construction machine (patent pending) LMT, 2019-02-25; LMT, 2019-02-27.
• Press: "world's first space hotel ... 400 astrotourists" CameronD, 2019-09-03. John Blincow interview; Dream Chasers as lifeboats Tywin, 2019-08-31.
• Orbital Assembly (2022): "We build" JohnFornaro, 2022-10-28. Paul451: one person plus volunteer 3D modellers, with unfounded claims Paul451, 2022-10-28. A Reg CF equity offering for a "hybrid gravity space station" JohnFornaro, 2022-12-14.
• Lottery funding ~ Mars One whitelancer64, 2019-02-19.

Open questions

• Did any engineering documentation back the published designs? The website lacks the documents referenced in its video Paul451, 2019-09-02.

Related pages

• Marketing · Emergency and lifeboats · Wheel and torus

Sources

Forum posts

• Eer, 2016-01-22 (reply #836): Gateway Spaceport 2016. Post.
• A_M_Swallow, 2016-01-23 (reply #837): Too big; 3^n. Post.
• Aussie_Space_Nut, 2019-02-19 (reply #1305): Von Braun Station. Post.
• Coastal Ron, 2019-02-19 (reply #1306): Critique. Post.
• whitelancer64, 2019-02-19 (reply #1307, 1 like): Mars One comparison. Post.
• Paul451, 2019-02-19 (reply #1308): Schematics (4 likes). Post.
• Paul451, 2019-02-19 (reply #1309, 1 like): Details. Post.
• Paul451, 2019-02-19 (reply #1310, 4 likes): More. Post. Attachments: Capture06b.PNG, Capture01.PNG, Capture02a.PNG, Capture02b.PNG, Capture02c.PNG.
• LMT, 2019-02-25 (reply #1311, 1 like): 488 m version. Post.
• LMT, 2019-02-27 (reply #1313): GSAL. Post.
• Paul451, 2019-03-31 (reply #1460): Safety layout. Post.
• Tywin, 2019-08-31 (reply #1648, 1 like): Blincow interview. Post. Attachments: 19-0219-Von-Braun-Animations-Dream-Chasers-1-1024x576.jpg.
• Paul451, 2019-09-02 (reply #1659): Missing documents. Post.
• CameronD, 2019-09-03 (reply #1660): Press claim. Post. Attachments: 9c901216dabe043b22ef0fc334bddb3b.jpg, 561ba7394cba70eb05b8ca4b760856d1.jpg, 6ec5c67c91985b7fe1f14f471e94152f.jpg, 72ba850410110e0ef5822f10955cce1a.jpg, ec8302f6b2b86c05db830eeea660fef3.jpg.
• JohnFornaro, 2022-10-28 (reply #2245): Orbital Assembly. Post. Attachments: Ring-Station-by-Interesting-Engineering-10-28-22.jpg.
• Paul451, 2022-10-28 (reply #2249): Claims unfounded. Post.
• JohnFornaro, 2022-12-14 (reply #2648, 1 like): Reg CF. Post. Attachments: RS-by-Orbital-Assembly-12-14-22.jpg.