Strawberry Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Want the comfort that comes from a orbital ring without all those pesky transportation/manufacture issues? Try tether based artificial gravity! The main gameplay niche this would serve is for small scale missions and as a precursor before you get large rings. This part would function by having the top side have a mass limit, and when deployed, it would rotate 90 degrees, extend the top side and a counterweight out, and then begins rotating. This approach would come with a mass limit for the top side, and the counterweight would have a high weight leading to less mass efficiency. The main advantage of this approach would be that it fits nicely on a vertical rocket and requires no orbital assembly, while the downside would be a lower amount of support for kerbals, and increased weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHACK4142 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 *agrees with 5-note Eridian chords* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_v Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 minute ago, LHACK4142 said: *agrees with 5-note Eridian chords* The Eridians would just make a rigid Xenonite structure before dealing with messy snapping ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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