Well, for the journey to Mars, 2 starships, tethered at the nose together, you would need a 150m tether length to give the ships a comfortable 1/3 gravity ( Mars) at a comfortable 2 RPM.
Space Colonization Options (Orbiting Stations, planets/moons)
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Call it 150 tons each and you'd need a 7 ton cable less than 3 inches thick even with a lot of safety margin, easilly doable.
Question is is there a mounting point on starship which could take the entire weight.
Question is is there a mounting point on starship which could take the entire weight.
Easily make a mounting point. could use the stud lift points.
Also done some maths for a 1 ship tumble gravity. if you do 4-5 rpm you get some decent gravity at the nose.
4-5 rpm constant is pretty uncomfortable. So maybe 3-4 hours a day to reset there systems, fluids, bone density would not drop. and 5 rpm for a short time a day is acceptable.
Also done some maths for a 1 ship tumble gravity. if you do 4-5 rpm you get some decent gravity at the nose.
4-5 rpm constant is pretty uncomfortable. So maybe 3-4 hours a day to reset there systems, fluids, bone density would not drop. and 5 rpm for a short time a day is acceptable.
1 RPM is suggested as what would be comfortable for the masses/majority of folks.
Why limit to 150m cable. Make it 500m and reduce the rpm a lot fir little loss is payload mass.
