If you’re looking for literature on how to create
artificial gravitation (spinning the station is really
the only way) as well as a lot of inspiring concepts,
then I’d like to recommend Gerard O’Neills old classic
The High Frontier (Publised by Bantam Books in 1977).
You should be able to require it from any decent
library.

You might think it’s too old, but have in mind we
haven’t even been back to moon since it was written!
In my opinion O’Neills idea of self sustaining
spinning wheels and HUGE tubes is still pointing out
were the future of mankind lays. Above all O’Neill
drives a strong argument on WHY we should start
building in space (overpopulation, upcoming energy
crisis, climate change etc). We fanatics tend to
forget that the general public don’t want to spend
government money on something merely because it’s
located outside the atmosphere.

Right now it seems the tourist business is leading the
race to space. In that matter your proposal could be
of great relevance.

Erik Berg
Chalmers University of Technology
School of Architecture
Sweden

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> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
> From: vijay raj <vjraj_james_justus@...>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 101
>
> hey all,
> and right now i am of the idea of doing a tourist
> based space station, say for about 100 odd tourist
> per
> year. i do understand that with the present
> technology, such frequent flight as is required is
> not
> possible, and with a further constraint from
> finance.
> but as far as the project is concerned, i am
> assuming
> the feasibility of all these. thus now i am faced
> with
> deciding on the requirements and essentials to the
> proper function of a space station. this is where i
> get stuck. i have come up with a list of
> requirements
> (a very naive, and incomplete one, i must say).
> they are these ----
> suites (luxury, normal, both with their own personal
> hygiene area)
> viewing galleries/space deck,
> dining area, kitchen, pantry (only heating or
> condition of food, no preparation involved)
> community hygiene area (laundry)
> communication port for public (to contact earth)
> library,
> community lounge,
> excercise area,
> reception,
> first aid and medical center,
> quarentine zone,
> supply and equipment room (house-keeping machines,
> spare parts, repairing equipments)
> central processing unit (which runs the entire
> station)
> air handling units,
> energy core,
> docking port,
> transition space,
> radiation sheilds.
>
> i need to how the air in a station is created and
> maintained and removed; what sort of an energy
> source
> is the best and how does it work (tho i feel nuclear
> is apt, i can assume that such technology as is
> required to tap the nuclear energy with in samll
> confines have been discovered); what are the
> materials
> used for construction of a space station (inside and
> outside); which is the best method of creating
> artificial gravity or is there a need to create one
> at
> all (i read thru some material, and am informed that
> 0
> grav. is not conducive to good health conditions);
> what are the other requirements that i have missed.
>
> the main problem is in convincing people, more from
> the
> staffs and management side, about the requirement of
> an architect in design a space station, though they
> say they feel it, but can't help with just
> subjective
> statements as justification...
>
> could you help me out by suggesting some literature
> or
> any form of source to get these materials?
>
>
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> > Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:54:39 +0100 (BST)
> > From: Manish Mishra <relaxedstud@...>
> > Subject: Re: Digest Number 99
> >
> > look vijay actually you are talking about
> something
> > very far flung for architects and nobody`ll be
> able
> > to counter you coz nobody knows so clearly the
> > technical requirement of space station untill you
> > are in NASA. you are asking about role of
> architects
> > there. actually we architects at earth have
> control
> > on our atmosphere, we understand it, we know how
> to
> > use atmospheric agents to enrich our built up
> space.
> > but in case of space architecture, architecture
> > comes into existence but it`s very different from
> > buiding architecture. it`s nano architecture and
> > it`s not our work or you we haven`t achieved it
> yet
> > as a architect. it`s work of pure engineering.
> > listen in space main thing right now is to sustain
> > there not to enjoy the atmosphere. we architects
> > have to wait till science advances and we are able
> > to understand and control atmosphere in universe.
> > it`s near but i assume it`s atleast 100 years.
> > let me be clear there is no role of architects in
> > space station at present moment. it shall be in
> > future. if you are thinking of thesis on this then
> i
> > think you are taking very narrow edge, it`s great
> to
> > imagine our role there but at present moment earth
> > has still lot more to be explored.
> > i think u understand what i am saying.
> >
> > vijay raj <vjraj_james_justus@...> wrote:
> > i would like to know how far has designing in
> space
> > gained importance to validate an architect's role
> in
> > it. and what sort of a role will it be? if, say, i
> > were to design a space station, would i be
> > confronted
> > with so much of technical issues that
> architectural
> > intervention is not of importance?
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