why outer space?

> From: andy-nimmo [mailto:andy-nimmo@...]
>
> Hi Al,
>
> If you read "The High Frontier" by the late Professor Gerard
> K. O'Neill,
> you will see that he took this into account in his design. He balances
> the rotation by having two cylinders spinning in opposite directions,
> but attached. Several other scientists have endorsed his views.

The stated physics problem which O'Neill solved via two connected
counter-rotating cylinders is actually a different one from the one Al was
raising. Still, I can't help but wonder if the kind of precession Al
worries about wouldn't also be solved by the same type of arrangement.

Regards,

Mike Combs

> From: andy-nimmo [
mailto:andy-nimmo@...
]
>
> Hi Al,
>
> If you read "The High Frontier" by the late Professor Gerard
> K. O'Neill,
> you will see that he took this into account in his design. He balances
> the rotation by having two cylinders spinning in opposite directions,
> but attached. Several other scientists have endorsed his views.
The stated physics problem which O'Neill solved via two connected counter-rotating cylinders is actually a different one from the one Al was raising. Still, I can't help but wonder if the kind of precession Al worries about wouldn't also be solved by the same type of arrangement.
Regards,
Mike Combs