a space hotel concept

--- In spacesettlers, "anilir" wrote:

> Dear Group Members,
>
> Let me introduce myself first.
>
> I am working in Japan as a space architect in Kajima Corporation,
> currently joining a research project in Shimizu Corporation which
> is well-known with its first Japanese space hotel project. The

I saw this featured on two different programs on Discovery Channel
some years back. There was some animation. I would be very
interested in having this animation. Is it available?

> Shimizu group is planing to start a new hotel concept in which the
> realization with current materials is expected as high-priority. I
> was asked to join that group.

Ooo! Please keep us up to date.

> As I try to follow the interesting discussions on Space settlers
> group, I would also like to ask you about your image designing a
> realiable space hotel in which the construction can start in 10
> years. In this case, we would rather go with the idea preparing pre-
> fabricated 14.7mx8.4m modules and fix them together in the orbit
> usuing connection nodes. Partly, re-using external empty hyrogen
> tanks (size: 29.4mx 8.4m, double of the size before) will be also

Hmn. Sounds like a lot of this nailed down. What can we do to
help? If the design is already set... You might want to look at the
cruise industry. A space hotel is in some ways more like a cruise
ship than a land-based hotel.

> considered. The whole sructure will be 200m in diameter, won't
> rotate at the beginning, but will be ready to create 1G by 3rpm
> anytime the technology is built.

Is 1G really neccesary? It might be easier (and more fun for the
guests!) to produce three quarters or even half G. That should be
enough to walk around, flush a toilet, drink from a glass, etc.

> I am looking forward for your ideas.

So am I.

> best wishes from Japan

Japan. A place I intend to visit someday. I need to make it a long
trip; there is so much to see.

> anilir

Xenophile (the habitat idea is *so* much better known in Japan than
it is here, thanks to Mobile Suit Gundum)