Sphere station

[Nyankosensei]

I have started this orbital space station the comcept is landings pads for big ships on center and little ships on top i have to decide if is need to put a ring outside or are enought solar panels



suggestion are welcome

[Tichy]

Does it rotate?
In my opinion, a station need lots of power. If it doesn't have a generator, I imagine it with many panels always orientated towards the sun, attached far from the docking area to not intefere the docking ships and the ships that are waiting for the permission to dock.

[Nyankosensei]

Yes it rotate, now i have put only 1 arm of solars panels but i think to put 6-8 arms at the end

[bszlrd]

Proportions looking fine.
Which is the axis of rotation?

[Nyankosensei]

Rotation is on Z axis

[bszlrd]

Is that the same , where the panels face?

[Nyankosensei]

z axis

[Nyankosensei]

this one can be another solution



with landing pad on middle and docking bay inside the bottom structure and some big antenna on top

[walterar]

I like the way "suggest" that there is life behind the glazed ones.


I would like to see that orbital closely. :)

[Marcel]

In a station that rotates to make 'gravity', up is the direction to the axis of rotation and down is the direction away from it. It's something that is often portrayed wrong in science fiction, with windows that would be in the floor. I'm not sure if that's the case here.