Anyone have any idea as to the approximate mass of a coriolis station? I am kinda curious.
Need help with mass.
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The International Space Station has a pressurized volume of 915 cubic meters with a overall mass of 408,000 Kg. That ratio should describe the volume of air inside a body in space in relation to the structure to keep it contained.
If a Coriolis station is 3,720 meters per side that gives a volume of
3720m x 3720m x 3720m = 51,478,848,000 cubic meters
Divide that by 915 to get how many ISS volumes would fit in there = 56,261,036
ISS Volumes x ISS mass = Structural mass
56,261,036 x 408,000 Kg = 22,954,502,714,754 Kg or 22,954,502,714.7 Metric tons
So approximate weight of the station alone, that is, no ships, fuel, weapons, cargo or people inside, just the station structure, is roughly 22.9 gigatons. (22.9 billion metric tons)
If a Coriolis station is 3,720 meters per side that gives a volume of
3720m x 3720m x 3720m = 51,478,848,000 cubic meters
Divide that by 915 to get how many ISS volumes would fit in there = 56,261,036
ISS Volumes x ISS mass = Structural mass
56,261,036 x 408,000 Kg = 22,954,502,714,754 Kg or 22,954,502,714.7 Metric tons
So approximate weight of the station alone, that is, no ships, fuel, weapons, cargo or people inside, just the station structure, is roughly 22.9 gigatons. (22.9 billion metric tons)
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Thanks for that math! rep++ for you sir.
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