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AckSed Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 When you have a new commercial space station, gotta have commercial stuff to go on it: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-announces-the-haven-1-lab-the-first-commercial-microgravity-research-manufacturing-and-development-platform Highly interested in the mini-centrifuge lunar-grav research proposals that might pop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Alright, I'm going to get in on this before anyone else - Vast is doing its vibe checks: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 More imagineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceception Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 It may be shaped too much like there's a floor and ceiling from gravity, but the wood is a nice touch, even if it's really thin paneling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Going to say it: it's very IKEA. That's no bad thing, mind. Part of me is a grump and wonders how much grime those fabric handholds will pick up over the course of a mission. The ISS has to clean daily, and they have the equivalent of hard floors with lots of clutter. (Or maybe that part's projecting from my own inability to keep my room clean.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 We need to invent a space roomba, that can clean the walls, and filter particulates from the air that the vents don't catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 33 minutes ago, Spaceception said: We need to invent a space roomba, that can clean the walls, and filter particulates from the air that the vents don't catch. AckSed's Law of Entropic Cleaning: every labour-saving cleaning device has a filter that needs to eventually be cleaned itself, or disposed of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 (edited) 16 minutes ago, AckSed said: AckSed's Law of Entropic Cleaning: every labour-saving cleaning device has a filter that needs to eventually be cleaned itself, or disposed of. Very true. Often “labor saving cleaning devices” end up costing twice the hassle as “maintenance increasing cleaning devices”. You never have to make a last minute run to the hardware store to get more elbow grease and the elbow runs on sandwiches which are typically readily available. Elbow support infrastructure is already in place and mature Edited October 11 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 AckSed's Second Law of Entropic Cleaning: every rag, scourer or sponge used for cleaning will inevitably be loaded with so much hair and dirt that it has to be thrown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerben Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I guess it would be bad to sweep dust out an airlock, future collision hazard and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AckSed Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 I admire the gumption, and I think they have a shot if they're launching a single, longer Haven module to start. I also wonder if they're still going for the spinning-stick station on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 I think it looks interesting, and it does seem capable of exceeding the ISS's capabilities, since it has about 1.3-1.4x the volume of the ISS (rough estimation from limited information we have about its Haven-1 module, and the fact the Haven-2 modules are 5m longer). So it's better than Axiom and Starlab in that regard, which say they can match ISS's capabilities, but have less internal volume, leaving little to no room for more. The one thing that's missing is a dedicated docking bay. As far as I can tell, 2 possible ports are taken up by external payloads and the cupola, leaving 3/4 docking ports around the station for crew and cargo spacecraft to fight over. A docking bay under the station, with 5 docking ports would provide a central area for visiting spacecraft, with the remaining ports being available for redundancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 https://spacenews.com/vast-releases-design-of-haven-2-commercial-space-station/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 BTW, the central hub in the previous post is to be launched by Starship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerben Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 Don't waste my time on another LEO station if it doesn't have a centrifuge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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