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Stanford Torus On The Big Screen!
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Ah. Even the 50km high walls of a Bishop Ring aren't sufficient to keep the atmosphere in efficiently, so they need a thin transparent membrane as well. The tube of a Stanford Torus would be under almost full atmospheric pressure so would need a more substantial roof.

If you include a mirror into the Stanford Torus design, it does receive sunlight in a more controllable fashion; but it also adds extra heat to the habitat, which is why the traditional design includes a radiator. Without a mirror the ring receives light direct from the Sun, like a Banks Orbital.
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Stanford Torus On The Big Screen! - by Sim Koning - 04-21-2013, 03:16 AM
RE: Stanford Torus On The Big Screen! - by Rynn - 04-23-2013, 05:42 AM
RE: Stanford Torus On The Big Screen! - by stevebowers. - 04-24-2013, 05:56 AM

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