Stanford torus space station. Citation needed nasa has never attempted to build a rotating wheel space station for several reasons. Stanford torus hull now projects a structural integrity field around it. A stanford torus is a proposed design for a space habitat that is capable of housing 10000 permanant residents. 1 the exploration of space colony design was in response to the growing concerns around the energy requirments to support human life and activities.
On the grounds that the colony doesnt look at all toroidal and the interiors dont have the open air quality that was intended for the st. Stanford torus hull is now 8000 tons instead of 10000 to reduce build time. Stanford torus refers only to this particular version of the design as the concept of a ring shaped rotating space station was previously proposed by wernher von braun and herman potocnik. The torus is connected to the hub by six spokes.
This is the principle design considered by nasa during a 10 week study of space colonization. The stanford torus was proposed during the 1975 nasa summer study conducted at american elite university stanford university with the purpose of exploring and speculating on designs for future space colonies gerard oneill later proposed his island one or bernal sphere as an alternative to the torus. The stanford torus proposed by nasa in 1975 is an enormous version of the same concept that could harbor an entire city. In 1959 a nasa committee opined that such a space station was the next logical step after the mercury program.
The stanford torus was proposed during the 1975 nasa summer study conducted at stanford university with the purpose of exploring and speculating on designs for future space colonies. The stanford torus cutaway view of a toroidal colony by rick guidice nasa ames research center proposed at the 1975 summer study at stanford university the stanford torus is one take on the. It consists of a torus or doughnut shaped ring with a central hub in the middle. It consists of a torus or donut shaped ring that is one mile in diameter rotates once per minute to provide earth normal gravity on the inside of the outer ring and which can house 10000 people.
Vessels within 2km of it are not allowed to go on rails. The stanford torus was a concept space colony designed in by a group of researchers scientists and educators during the summer of 1975. Any parts attached to the station have breaking force crash tolerance and break torque amplified to improve station stability. The stanford torus is a proposed nasa design for a space habitat capable of housing 10000 to 140000 permanent residents.