11-02-2020, 01:25 PM
It sounds like a lot would depend on the size of the habitat the design and lifestyle choices the inhabitants made.
A large enough hab would likely have minimal Coriolis forces even pretty close to the hub. Or would have enough room to allow space to put habitation modules high enough up to not rotate with the hab while avoiding turbulence.
Coriolis forces would likely be considered the norm for people who grew up with them. And later in the OA timeline a mix of psychoware and people's internal nanomedical systems could deal with any physiological or mental challenges, either in general or if the inhabitants were switching locations or habs for some reason.
Re large multi-level habs - You could also have use two McKendree cylinders connected externally and counter-rotating ala O'Neill's original design. Or put them end to end with a stationary hub in the middle and each cylinder having multiple levels that all rotate in the same direction as if it were a big building.
A large enough hab would likely have minimal Coriolis forces even pretty close to the hub. Or would have enough room to allow space to put habitation modules high enough up to not rotate with the hab while avoiding turbulence.
Coriolis forces would likely be considered the norm for people who grew up with them. And later in the OA timeline a mix of psychoware and people's internal nanomedical systems could deal with any physiological or mental challenges, either in general or if the inhabitants were switching locations or habs for some reason.
Re large multi-level habs - You could also have use two McKendree cylinders connected externally and counter-rotating ala O'Neill's original design. Or put them end to end with a stationary hub in the middle and each cylinder having multiple levels that all rotate in the same direction as if it were a big building.