On 2019-05-21 2:15 PM, Niklas Holsti wrote:

So that's the suggestion. Comments are welcome...


The other popular scheme is attaching two Starships end-to-end rather
than nose-to-nose. Speed of rotation would have to be faster though,
unless a tether or truss is used to increase separation, and I don't
know if the induced Coriolis forces would be a problem. Also for the
duration of the transit, up and down would be reversed, but other's
don't think having inverted decks with furniture mounted or stowed on
the 'ceiling' during transit and vise-versa 'on the ground' would be an
issue. This scheme would require RCS systems used to induce rotation vs
the Raptors, since they are now unusable after docking and during coast
and that might also be an issue.

With nose-to-nose it might be possible to use the sea-level Raptors to
gimbal enough to provide the side thrust needed to induce and remove
rotation, even if less efficient in vacuum. Not that much thrust is needed.

Dave