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Stanford torus

For fictional structures for living in space, see Space stations and habitats in fiction.
Exterior view of a Stanford torus. Bottom center is the non-rotating primary solar mirror, which reflects sunlight onto the angled ring of secondary mirrors around the hub. Painting by Donald E. Davis.
Interior of a Stanford torus, painted by Donald E. Davis
Collage of figures and tables of Stanford Torus space habitat, from Space Settlements: A Design Study book. Charles Holbrow and Richard D. Johnson, NASA, 1977.

The Stanford torus is a proposed NASA design[1] for a space settlement capable of housing 10,000 permanent residents.[2] It is a type of rotating wheel space station, consisting of a ring with a diameter of about 1.8 km, its rotation providing about 1.0 g of artificial gravity.[1]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Richard D.; Holbrow, Charles (1977). "Space Settlements: A Design Study". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-12-14.
  2. ^ Johnson & Holbrow 1977, p. 1, "The Overall System", p. 60, Summary
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