We present a new orbital space settlement design for 5,000 residents, "Kalpana One." The structure is a cylinder with a radius of 250m and a length of 550m. Cylinders minimize shielding mass per unit of 1g living area compared to other feasible shapes. Aligning the rotational axis along ...
The article focuses on Kalpana One orbital space settlement designed as the first meteorological satellite named after Indian astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It states that the satellite is in free space of orbit that spins at two ...