Activity for TitaniumTurtle
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Would living on around Alpha Centauri change how our eyes see color? I am writing a sci fi novel in which one of the primary factions is a lost space colony sent to Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri C) roughly 350 years prior on a generation ship. The trip took roughly 80 years, leaving humans living independently in the system for around 270 years. I am playing with t... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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How to calculate time to reach fractions of the speed of light when accelerating at 1g Currently writing a scifi novel and am trying to do the math to establish time frame of the lore. The main points are that in 2068 CE Earth sent a generation ship to colonize Proxima Centauri. They were never heard from again because Earth was destroyed a 25 years later during WW3 and the survivors a... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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How would a rail gun affect the trajectory of a spacecraft? What sort of force would a railgun need to produce to have a measurable affect on the trajectory of a large spacecraft? In the scifi book I am working on the primary craft of the story is a military ship classed as a heavy destroyer and equipped with 3 massive railguns that extend along the central ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Are fly wheels a valid means of energy storage for powering a large space station? This is something that was just offhandedly mentioned in a Sci-Fi book I read once and as I am now writing one myself I thought I might use it. The scenario is that I have a ship approaching a warp gate and am describing the appearance and mechanics of the gate. The idea is that warp drive research... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What sort of acceleration would I need for my space ship to reach Eris in 3 months I have been working on a sci-fi story for a little while now, and have recently discovered that I made a very big error in assuming the position of Eris. The main issue is that I had forgotten to take into account the fact that Eris's orbit is radically askew from the solar system's plane, 44 degree ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Is this station design likely to cause balance or vertigo issues? This is a follow up to a previous question that I thought should be a new question instead of just discussing in the comments of that one. This is an idea for a space station on the surface of Eris (but could work on other celestial bodies), using rotating rings to simulate gravity. The idea ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How would I calculate the size and angle of this space station ring? This is an idea for a space station on the surface of Eris (but could work on other celestial bodies), using rotating rings to simulate gravity. The idea is that these rings would sit horizontally on the surface of the dwarf planet much like you would expect in space. Instead of the floor of the ring... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How fast would a Martian space elevator travel? READ EDITS I am writing a passage about the main character of my book travelling up a space elevator to the spaceport that rests in geostationary orbit above Mars. This means that the elevator would have to travel roughly 17,000 km [previously wrote 20,400 km] from ground to station. I'm trying to f... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How to estimate a star's heliopause? Is it possible to calculate/estimate the size of a star's heliosphere? If so, how? I am working on a semi-near future, sci-fi novel. As part of the technology base, humans are able to travel between stars near-instantly, however they must first get to a warp-gate of sorts outside the heliopause (out... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Reality of glass (or some sort of transparent composite) windows on spaceships In the relatively realistic (hopefully), near future, scifi book I am writing I am at a point where I am describing the observation deck of a large ship belonging to a wealthy "business man" (see space-age mob boss). The idea is that his private yacht/destroyer is unique because the observation deck ... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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How high would a space elevator need to be on Mars? So I have been doing a lot of reading on space elevators/tethers for a SciFi book I am writing and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on building one on Mars rather than Earth or the moon. Despite some handwavium for the necessary material science, I imagine it would be quite ... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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What sort of forces can be expected in the sudden stop of a rotating space station ring? This is a bit hard for me to put into to words, but it is an idea I have been working on for a few days, with input from a few other people. I have actually brought up part of this in a previous question that I asked. The scenario is a large space station with rings that are not connected to the sta... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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What are possible catastrophes on a space station? I'm working on a passage of my SciFi novel where my current primary character is escaping from a highly secure, enemy military, space station. I would like him to cause some sort of catastrophe to both cover his tracks and cause significant damage. The damage does not have to be explosive, but I hav... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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How would gravity on a moon be affected based on orientation relative to its parent planet? I am writing a sci-fi novel in which humanity has colonized a majority of the solar system, and a few minor colonies on nearby stars. Although calculating mass and gravity on individual planets and moons is mostly simple, I am struggling to find out if there is any major difference in gravity based o... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |