I'm going to build a space station

iamdjdz

iamdjdz

iamdjdz

Soldato
Joined
24 Nov 2006
Posts
5,021
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.
 
Last edited:
Fusion said:
snip
Click to expand...

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.
Click to expand...

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.
Click to expand...

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?
 
Mat said:
If I am to be a member of this crew (and you can consider this my application)

Have you thought of a name for this behemoth?
Click to expand...

Welcome aboard sonny. I will consider your requests, and there should be no problem granting them. As for the Polish - I would rather British jobs went to British people (ie me) during the construction. However I accept applications from all nationalities for the crew, well no nigerians.

And the name, no, I really should think of one so I can throw some champage at it before launch.

p4radox said:
Can I come?
Click to expand...

Yep :)
 
Jonny69 said:
You're going to need some big ass rockets and a huge laser gun. I can make them for you, got the bits in the garage as it goes :)
Click to expand...

Thanks man, would be really helpful. Can we also hire your services as a chef on special occasions? We can charter you on or off the station from any location in the universe :)
 
Mat said:
One thing you might want to make note of on your detailed construction plans; there appears to be a womans front bottom at one end - the far left end. Is this intentional? Is it a female space station?
Click to expand...

I failed to see that as appearing to be a woman's front bottom, it is the door of the docking bay, I shall modify the design during construction so that it looks more neutral.
 
Marky said:
Can I be pilot? I've played Eve Online...
Click to expand...

You and Wes can share the job. The station will not be controlled quite the same as a car, but the learning curve will not be very difficult. It will have all the mod-cons, but won't drift I'm afraid, though piloting at high speed may be more fun, don't you think?

Maccy said:
Every fight I've been in I've won? I think I would do a remarkable job and can provide references on request :)
Click to expand...

Ok, I shall hire you anyway, I don't imagine security will be too tough a job onboard.
 
Antar Bolaeisk said:
I'm not sure the OP correctly understands the role of a space station, particularly the fact that it remains stationary in orbit....
Click to expand...

We are a proper space station, however we do not need to be in orbit as we will all just get bored of earth.

semi-pro waster said:
Since you are on a shortened timescale why not save time and combine the two, cook on the rockets; sausages, burgers, marshmallows and various other foodstuffs that you could cook on a campfire ought to work quite nicely. In fact you can have sing-songs round the booster rockets while you're cooking too so that's at least a few nights entertainment taken care of.

A few questions though. 1) Do you have any sort of weapons systems to deal with any potential hostile forces? 2) What about alcohol onboard? 3) What is the policy on drunk driving a spaceship?
Click to expand...

The food plan sounds good, will make a day of it, and save on the entertainment.

1) We have weapons, see other crew members such as Jonny69 and Wes.
2) As much alcohol as you want, we will have continual resupply.
3) As long as you don't hit a planet bigger than us I see no reason for someone ****ed off their face driving :)

Maccy said:
Just designed the first grade security cameras. As the image shows, anyone that steps out of line will be destoyed!

iamdjdz - perhaps update the OP with all the staff names and job titles?
Click to expand...

Thanks for the camera design, it is fitting, however a warning system may be appropriate, I would like my crew to be happy and not dead, and if a solution to their problems could be found it will be better than their demise.

I shall update the OP in a minute, once I work out who's onboard.
 
FrostedNipple said:
Awesome :D

I shall contact Houston to arrange an emergency launch schedule for Sunday. BTW, do we get BBC in the cockpit (lol cockpit) because the f1 race should be pretty good?
Click to expand...

We shall be leaving after the race, I also intend to watch it, and will use it as a farewell to mother earth. All further races will be screened live, and all employees apart from essential systems will be free to watch them, for all others there will be repeats.

FROM THIS POST ANYONE APPLYING STATE YOUR PREFERRED JOB ROLE AND TITLE AND I SHALL AMEND THE ORIGINAL POST INCLUDING YOU IN THE CREW
 
p4radox said:
I'd like to be a chef. Now I need someone to grow the food, farmers?
Click to expand...

As previously stated there will be continuous resupply - using a resupply ship - this will cover all planets deemed fruitful, or else we will rob asda a few times. But I shall add chef to your job title :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom