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350 KM
IONOSPHERE
97%
OZONE LAYER
50 KM 18 KM
STRATOSPHERE TROPOPAUSE
14 KM
TROPOSPHERE 100 %
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TEMP. RANGE IN TROPOSPHERE AND IONOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
-150 F - 135 F
90 KM
GRAVITAIONAL STRENGTH IN ATMOSPHERE
91%
100 % GROUND
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Fueling
The outside fuel source will come from extracting the newly found ice on the moon. It is estimated that a total of 6.6 billion tons of ice is on the moon. The discovery of new ice deposits in the moons craters increases that estimation today. Through the use of electrolysis we are able to separate the hydrogen and oxygen from the water and harvest them for use on the space station.
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Aeroponics As long term space travel begins to advance the need for growing food during hte flight becomes a necessary means of survival. The techniques of aeroponic farming has been tested aboard the Mir Space Station.
Rice
Soya Beans
Peas
Lettuce Cucumber
Potato
5 Tons
70 Tons 8 Tons
7,000 LBS
28,000 LBS
21,000 9,000 LBS
25,000 LBS
1,500 LBS
750 LBS
3,000 LBS
Oats
600 LBS
12,000 LBS
Wheat
1,850 LBS
8,000 LBS
5,600 LBS
Annual est. harvest 773,500 LBS
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180 Tons
Aeroponic systems can reduce water usage by 98% and fertilizer use by 60%. The crops grown are also a potential source of fresh oxygen and clean drinking water.
Tomato
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Lab
Laboratory
Housing
Investigates the advancements in food growth technology and fuel extracting processes. Also has a private farming area specific to the lab to investigate new growth techniques.
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Housing Market/Public Space
Housing is set up for the laborers who are working and tending to the farms. The total area of the farms is 10 acres growing all 9 species of plants represented in the earlier slide.
Farming Growing chambers where produced will be produced for sale as well as for the inhabitants of the space station. Total area for farming 10 acres.
Market Space
Fa r
Area for commerce within the space station from visiting ships to refresh their supplies while in outer space
Fueling
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Restock fueling for the outerspace transit systems.
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Area: 2.3 Acres 100,654 SF
1,451’
462’
30’ Base dimensions of the primitive.
To apply the idea of exponential growth to the loop the investigations started from the mobius strip and torus. The system involves applying a number of twists into a standard loop to allow the surface area with out increasing the overall scale of the project.
Exponential Growth
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1 Twist Area: 2.6 Acres 112,869 SF
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2 Twists Area: 3.9 Acres 168,962
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3 Twists Area: 5.3 Acres 232,390 SF
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4 Twists Area: 6.8 Acres 298,994 SF
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5 Twists Area: 8.4 Acres 367,180 SF
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6 Twists Area: 10 Acres 436,249 SF
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Analysing the growth pattern of the strangler fig a external shell was placed over the growth regions of the space station. The strangler fig growth is a result of adaptation for growing in dark forests where the competition for light is intense. The roots grow around other trees to reach sunlight, but in turn kill off the host tree. This type of growth allows for habitation within the tubes themselves while protecting the farm.
External Shell
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Based on the need for isolation the lab is placed in an isolated spot seporate from the main circulation on the external skin .
Lab Zone
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The market and food processing zone is the largest inhabitable area in the space station. Located on the bottom most part of the station it serves as the receiving zone for space ships and other space travelers.
Market | Processing Zone
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