Space Museum Idea

[p1t1o]

Ok, just thought of this, so its not a fully fledged engineering proposal, nor is it guaranteed original.

I was inspired by @Ty Tan Tu's thread: 

So, you find all of the interesting historical objects in NEO, and neatly tend them into the "museum orbit". They would all share the exact same altitude, inclination etc. but would follow each other in a "string", in this way they would only require minor tending to maintain separation/position. 

The museum building itself would be a toroidal structure surrounding the exhibit "string". In this way the main building can share the same orbit as, and remain stationary with respect to, the exhibits. Small changes in altitude would allow the main building to move up and down the exhibit string without perturbing them. (See Neal Stephensons "SevenEves" for where I got this idea)

Most importantly, the exhibits are *still in orbit where we left them*. Not in the exact same orbit, but still *in* orbit, in their "natural habitat" if you like.

Sounds neat, no?

[kerbiloid]

The most interesting historical objects in NEO should require an oceanarium.
That air drag...
Most of less interesting would self-destroy on a rarity hunters approach.

Edited October 3, 2016 by kerbiloid