I'm going to build a space station

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iamdjdz

iamdjdz

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Right guys,

I've a few hours to kill over the weekend so I've decided to use my time constructively and build a space station.

The design stage is nearly over, here is the proposed plan:

proposedspacestation.jpg


Now I have a few questions:

1) How will I get proper gravity on board? I don't really want to be floating around all the time, I might leave a large room to float around in for recreational use really, but only if it's practical.

2) How will I recycle oxygen in order to breathe properly, and on a big enough and sustainable enough level so that all my crew (roughly 12,000 although not many have confirmed their acceptance - any offers to join the crew will be considered) can breathe normally, and for a very extended period of time?

3) Considering my space station is roughly 100km cubed, how will I design a proper landing procedure for possible recolonisation of other inhabitable planets, and for a regular resupply?

4) In order to get my space station around the universe quickly and safely, what sort of propulsion method would be the most suitable? I intend it to be able to cover 100 light years/hour on a cruising speed. Also what sort of material should I build the hull out of?

5) What sort of entertainment should I provide for my crew? I hope that they will work efficiently but I wish them to have a good quality of life in space, and as so far I plan to include a bowling alley, a 20 screen cinema (however, how will I get new films?), a swimming pool with sauna and jacuzi, a few nightclubs and a large gym with running track and football pitch.

Thanks for your help, and anyone with previous experience will be very useful in my project. I intend to have it completed and ready to launch by sunday morning with no problems.

:)

EDIT - UPDATE POST ON YOUR VOYAGE ON PAGE 12

CREW LIST - will be updated when more crew members sign up :)

~J~ - dish washer
AcidHell2 - rail gun operator
Alexdaredevilz - daredevil space cowboy
anticonscience - reconnaissance officer
AmTechFox - special kid in wheelchair
Andr3w - laydeeee pimp
apeZ - technical engineer
atpbx - invincible space robot commander
Azagoth - anti-grav propulsion engineer
B@Th*nG - morale officer
Bennie-Mac - toilet engineer's assistant
benjo - medic
BigBadBenny - navigation assistant
Blackvault - IT support and sandwiches
bledd. - glitter manager
Blazin23 - armourer
Brian Stuart - head of judicial systems
Bucket - floor horse
Capn' $qu!ff - Hull Plating engineer and station's composer
chief barker - Daily Mail printer
Chris1704 - sports bar owner
codec - lots of adventure and stuff coordinator
Conscript - Archives
CrazySpeaker - official photographer
Crizzy - alien liason officer
dangerstat - chief business change manager
Datamonkey - pilot protection
Dazzy_G - Astroomgdidthatcomefromspaceoliogy specialist
DragonWoLf - lookingafterspaceflavoured toast engineer
Duke - head of internal trading
Edward01 - an insane hologram guarding the supply deck with a puppet and lasers for eyes
eggyoke - scouse bum
EgonSpengler - research department 42
Eguitarstar - station entertainment
eulogy - village idiot
Fido McNasty - Trumpet man
FirebarUK - dropship pilot
freak2002 - head of chav control and strange looking loner
Frenzy - head of interspecies breeding program
FrostedNipple - COMMS MAN
Gaygle - Intelligence officer
GeForce - to keep things interesting
Gibbs - station cannabis farmer
Gilly - Legend
gillywibble - ceiling cat
Gimpymoo - the only gay
Greebo - red shirt (security person)
Greenlizard0 - ensign of ethnic people
gord - director of zombie attack survival and HR
gumbald - beard maintenance
Hedge - 3-boobed whore pimp
Iraklis F.C. - kebab shop owner
jakspyder - fighter support craft commander
Jongo - bathroom assistant
Jonny69 - weapons development and special occasion chef
Ken -random astronaut who floats outside the space station tied to it by a space umbilical cord
KiTBoH - McDonald's staff
Klo - stud
Knowlesy - night club owner
Kristoph - health and safety
laimon - cargo bay 'fork-lift' operator
Lashout UK - head of engineering
Le Petit Lapin - shreddies granny manager
lokkers - weapons officer
Maccy - Head of security
Magical Trevor - head of hygiene patrol
manoz - doctor
Marky - pilot
Mat - personel manager of the systems sector
misterPK - wise old drunk
Monkey Puzzle - gun staff
m0r94n - head of finance/bank manager
Mr Kingston - chef who kicks ass
Munkyman - tea maker
nex20 - laser operator
No1newts - red shirt rent boy
nydryl - cleaner
olegs - tailor
oulton - chief sexual robot procurement tester
Oxy - warp drive officer
oxygene - deployer of planetary happiness boosters
p4radox - chef
platypus - mega-laser death cannon commander
Psypher5 - planetary life research
rmuir - pro bin man
salami1212 - token chav
Schnippzle - chief rear admiral
Segway - dishwasher engineer
Sheff - odd job handyman
shimy182 - master bait engineer
simulatorman - commander massage, chief entertainments officer and dilithium crystal trader
$loth - porn creator
SPG - Lack of Diplomacy officer
Stelly - crew
strudey - red shirt
sxndy - Chief Waste Recycling Technicians
^Tank^ - cross dressing lolly pop lady/man
Taterz - guy everyone hates
taz488 - head music event organiser
Tefal - detective and toaster
thecremeegg- sliding door sound maintenance
tibbsey - stationwide distributor of "Bangin' Choonz"
TimBrad - navigation
Tom Cruise - Barman
Vita - scout
Von Smallhausen - toilet engineer and second in command of security
Wez130 - pilot and handyman
Wez130's missus - counsellor and nurse
Whappers - crew
Wolf11 - window cleaner
wordy - handsome freighter pilot
yermum - cheesecake/pastry chef and coffee maker and resident gardener

If I have left you off the crew listing please say and I shall amend it.
 
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1) Spin it. not too fast though, you'll make everyone sick.

2) I dunno. Submarines manage it so I imagine you'll just have to scale their methods up a bit. As a nuclear sub commander, I'm sure he'll be happy to help.

3) Just tell the shuttle pilots to grab their balls and take their best shot. If they mess up a bit, at least you wont have to worry about them doing it again. Also paint the shuttles red, as this will make them go faster.

4) Just get it to fold space, sod all that travel time malarkey, just make where you want to be come to you. Sure it worked fine for the "Event Horizon".

5) You forgot to include porn. Porn will be essential for morale. And make sure you don't run out of toilet roll, as this can put your crew in depressing situations.
 
iamdjdz said:
1) How will I get proper gravity on board? I don't really want to be floating around all the time, I might leave a large room to float around in for recreational use really, but only if it's practical.
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You can do this by having it rotate at a particular angular velocity. This only works for big stations though, as the Coriolis forces would screw things up for smaller ones. It would need to rotate at about 0.099 rad/s (0.95rpm) 1g of acceleration at the circumference, assuming it's about 1km in radius.

Of course, the perceived gravity will become less as you approach the centre of rotation.
 
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Best way to simulate gravity is to make it donut shaped, have the thing spin slowly and live on the outer edge wall. Here's an example of the shape I mean:

http://www.artofillusion.org/gallery/files/SpaceShip.jpg

Wouldn't bother trying to land the thing on a planet, it's far too heavy to get back off again. Just have small supply ships.

You won't be able to travel faster than light unless you can perfect Alcubierre drive, which at present needs a rather large amount of energy (Equivalent to converting 3 solar masses purely to energy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive.

Entertainment would have to be a holographic projector so the crew may immerse themselves in any environment, very handy for reducing the stress of living in a confined space.

Regards the Oxygen, you will need to employ a large horticultural facility.

Hope this helps.
 
iamdjdz said:
a 20 screen cinema (however, how will I get new films?),
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You've got 12,000 people (give or take a few) on your space station, why not have a few of them be actors and actresses? Make your own films up there.

I applaud your efforts to provide jobs for the average working man in these difficult times, my only issue is that your timeframe for construction is so short that it will barely make a dent in the unemployment figures.
 
I was going to start with something semi-serious till I saw the requirement to cruise at 876,000 times the speed of light!

If you fuel it with our national debt you should reach the speed with plenty left in reserve :p
 
can i have a job?, but can you hold launch until 2 weeks tomorrow, i haveto give notice to my current employer, also what holidays am i entitled to as i have 2 weeks booked on mars in July.

And can i request that a big shopping complex be built for my personal entertainment.
 
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Thanks for the very helpful post. I shall look into what you suggested.

semi-pro waster said:
You've got 12,000 people (give or take a few) on your space station, why not have a few of them be actors and actresses? Make your own films up there.

I applaud your efforts to provide jobs for the average working man in these difficult times, my only issue is that your timeframe for construction is so short that it will barely make a dent in the unemployment figures.
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That's a good idea, then we could ship the films back to earth and sell them there, to provide proper currency for resupplies.

And I intend to make it myself, so even if the project was prolonged there still would be no extra employment, it will however provide several thousand sustainable jobs once operable.
 
wez130 said:
can i have a job?, but can you hold launch until 2 weeks tomorrow, i haveto give notice to my current employer, also what holidays am i entitled to as i have 2 weeks booked on mars in July.

And can i request that a big shopping complex be built for my personal entertainment.
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Sure, I can charter a craft to get you up once it has been launched :)
You are entitled to 7 weeks holiday a year, you have no accomodation fees to pay and only a limited outgoings from your lucrative salary.
Any particular shops?
 
If I am to be a member of this crew (and you can consider this my application), I will need the following:

Some sort of lake
Some sort of catapult
Some sort of ice cream making facilities
Adequate drainage

I suggest you employ the Polish, all of them, to construct your space station as they tend to work harder than your typical Briton.

Have you thought of a name for this behemoth?
 
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