Runaway to the Stars: Page 211
Added 2025-06-28 16:00:12 +0000 UTCWe don't cheat at making g-force here, it's be big, spin, go fast, or nothing. The obtuse physics fact I chose to leave off this page is that regular gravity is also a kind of acceleration (1g = 9.81 m/s²). You are currently accelerating towards the center of the Earth. Thank goodness there's a crust in the way.
Comments
what an incredible visual!!!
Aloysius
2025-06-28 20:32:50 +0000 UTCMy personal favorite spacecraft form factor, in terms of artificial gravity, is the waterskiing/tumbling pigeon design. The engines mounted at the front, dragging the habitation module behind on a long tether. When in transit, you get inertial/accelerative gravity of course, but then when drifting or orbiting, you can spin the whole thing around the engines, for centrifugal gravity. Bonus points for low dry mass and the best possible shielding per kg from engine radiation, namely distance.
Libras250
2025-06-28 17:24:12 +0000 UTCLove all your posts, but there is a typo in miniature!
Sheatherius
2025-06-28 16:40:07 +0000 UTC
