Other industry concepts
| Concept | Key points | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Russian AG space-station patent (Dec 2025) | Patent images reported by space.com and the Telegraph | JulesVerneATV, 2025-12-28; lamontagne, 2025-12-29 |
| H-10-K Enterprises "Gateway Station" | Stationary hub; hab ring at 4–6 rpm, 0.75–1 g; rev3 from 4 SLS dry workshops; only electricity through the hub; convertible 1 g/0 g showers and toilets | Darren_Hensley, 2016-01-08 |
| GWS render (Darren_Hensley) | 3DS Max render | Darren_Hensley, 2015-09-04 |
| Orbital Reef + Genesis Single Person Spacecraft | Robotics/SPS approach | LMT, 2024-08-09 |
| ThinkOrbital | Robotic EBW for large structures; CCSC-2 partner | Habitant, 2025-10-17; whitelancer64, 2023-06-16 |
| Hilton + Voyager Starlab | Hotel brand partnering with a station developer | Twark_Main, 2023-01-09 |
| Voyager Station (Gateway Foundation successor) | Ring of Dream Chasers for escape | Twark_Main, 2024-02-25 |
| Sierra Space LIFE habitat | Successor to Bigelow expandables | lamontagne, 2023-01-24 |
| Revolve foldable wheel | Packable spoked-torus example | punder, 2019-05-11 |
| SpaceX Starship CLD bid / CCSC-2 | Starship as a LEO destination element | Paul451, 2022-12-31; LMT, 2023-06-16 |
| Smitherman, Gonzalez & Kriger 2020 | "An Artificial Gravity Concept for the Mars Transit Vehicle" (AIAA ASCEND); axial mass shifts → Dzhanibekov | LMT, 2023-02-06 |
| Stephen Seachord (game designer) | AG concept with inflatables and a football-field-length ballast rail | LMT, 2024-08-10; LMT, 2024-08-11 |
Open questions
- What does the 2025 Russian patent actually claim, and is it backed by a funded program?
Related pages
Sources
Forum posts
- Darren_Hensley, 2015-09-04 (reply #613): GWS render. Post. Attachments: Station_Bot_Aft_Pers.png, Station_Bot.png.
- Darren_Hensley, 2016-01-08 (reply #785): H-10-K Gateway. Post.
- punder, 2019-05-11 (reply #1630): Revolve wheel. Post.
- Paul451, 2022-12-31 (reply #2732, 1 like): SpaceX CLD. Post.
- Twark_Main, 2023-01-09 (reply #2836): Hilton + Starlab. Post.
- lamontagne, 2023-01-24 (reply #3049): LIFE habitat. Post.
- LMT, 2023-02-06 (reply #3251): Smitherman 2020. Post. Attachments: Smitherman et al. 2020 AG for Mars Transit.png.
- LMT, 2023-06-16 (reply #3877, 1 like): CCSC-2. Post. Attachments: SpaceX LEO destination - Berger 6.15.23.png.
- whitelancer64, 2023-06-16 (reply #3878): CCSC-2 list. Post.
- Twark_Main, 2024-02-25 (reply #4497): Voyager Dream Chasers. Post.
- LMT, 2024-08-09 (reply #4728): Orbital Reef SPS. Post. Attachments: Orbital Reef and SPS.jpg, optimus gen2 hands.png.
- LMT, 2024-08-10 (reply #4737): Seachord. Post. Attachments: Wire_Dis001.jpg.
- LMT, 2024-08-11 (reply #4738): Detail. Post. Attachments: rail system and balloon ballast.png.
- Habitant, 2025-10-17 (reply #5010): ThinkOrbital EBW. Post.
- JulesVerneATV, 2025-12-28 (reply #5037): Russia patent. Post.
- lamontagne, 2025-12-29 (reply #5038, 1 like): Patent images (1 like). Post. Attachments: Station russia.png, station russia 2.png, station russia 3.png, station russia 4.png, station russia 5.png.