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Re:Standard Space Habitats by jandrese on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @05:03PM (#24276077)
Maybe it would make sense to set up the solar array like a huge umbrella on the sun-facing side of the colony. Then you can cover the now-shady outside surface with radiators.

I assume we break up the colony into at least two segments so they can be counter-rotating.

Re:Standard Space Habitats by tetris11 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:44AM (#24280464)
Forgive me, what is the benefit of having counter-rotating segments? Does it reduce the overall angular momentum of the object...?
Re:Standard Space Habitats by rini17 on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:46AM (#24280481)
No, but it prevents precession IMO.