We could build this huge Space Station in 6 months

[Music] what i'm about to show you is going to create a revolution in almost every type of humankind's presence in space if you're one of the millions of people want to visit space in the next few years you should watch this video in the 50s and in the early 60s nasa wanted to create large rotating space stations as a way of having a permanent presence off world they knew the best design was the taurus and they knew if they could build a humankind could expand into our solar system quickly but we went to the moon instead and after that the budget got cut and so did the big station dreams once the space station designs became smaller so did our hopes and dreams and aspirations and over time our confidence to do big things spacex starship opens the door to do big things again with this new big rocket will come the new big space construction machines to create the voluminous structures that we wanted long ago in 2012 i started gateway and in 2014 i designed and patented the first large-scale space construction machine that could build large structures using an assembly line method this machine is called the g-cell but the most efficient design ever created for space habitation is the taurus the g-cell cannot create a taurus very well it's not designed for that however it is very good at building trust in many different shapes and can reconfigure itself very quickly since that time i have designed and engineered funded and fabricated other machines that build trust they do it fast and with precision i have also designed a series of drones that assist in space construction in many important ways now i have designed four new space construction machine product lines number one a tourist builder number two a large scale station interior builder number three an off-world spacecraft builder and number four a large module builder all of these new machines are based around a new type of space construction technology panel construction meet sargon it is a taurus builder using a panel construction ring this machine does not build truss this machine is a station builder a spaceport builder this machine fabricates very large pressurized volumes very quickly and yes it can also build a tourist type station like this one this is vera station vera stands for voluminous environment rotating architecture veristation is not a space station broken up into modules like the international space station or other space station designs it is a taurus a continuous volume no structural breaks or divisions all the way around this is why sargon is the first of a new class of space construction machines that are called continuous volume generators cvgs a taurus is the perfect shape for a rotating space station that's why we see it in so many sci-fi movies and shows the national space society lists a taurus as the best candidate for a space station design veristation's design offers enormous interior volume for its mass the taurus you see has a huge volume of 85 278 cubic meters that's 91 times the volume of the international space station but this is just the taurus surrounding the hub it has a diameter of only 84 meters the outer torus where guests will stay in play is much bigger the diameter of the outer torus is 224 meters together both of these tauri offer 370 000 cubic meters of habitable volume that's enormous vera station is a two tourist design connected by four elevator shafts and a spoke structure at the center is a circular hub designed to accommodate spacex starships and a new class of spacecraft called the station transfer vehicle or stv the hub is divided into two ports that can operate independent of each other only the acceleration tubes at the center of the hub de-spin to facilitate docking while the station is in rotation the outer taurus offers an enormous habitable volume so why have two torai the inner taurus can be built in a much shorter time than the outer taurus and once completed offers the construction crews a very large facility to work from it will also offer our guests and crew a refuge should the outer tourists need to be evacuated emergency and evacuation systems of veristation will be covered in our next video for almost a decade i have been designing space construction machines space ports and drones to help form a space construction industry now the future of space construction looks even brighter with the sargon construction ring the first continuous volume generator a machine able to build very large pressurized volumes very fast i think this is the breakthrough that humankind needs to become an off-world race of all the machines that i have designed engineered and fabricated those machines do not make pressurized volumes mostly they build trust an important component of large structures in space making a better trust building machine is evolutionary but sargon is not an evolved trust builder this machine is revolutionary it represents a quantum leap in the field of space construction the implications of its development are stunning this machine sargon is different this machine does not just build trust it builds stations in order to rotate the stations built by sargon trust will be needed that's okay i have designed and built those machines before but this machine and its derivatives can build the pressurized torus the interior floors the elevator shafts and the exterior solar panels all at the same time when i was speaking at the space settlement enterprise in seattle in 2018 a young woman asked our panel if a machine were capable of building large enclosed pressurized volumes this machine is the proper answer to her question three years later on i can say without hesitation yes we can and we will but it can build more than just a taurus the construction will also build some very large spacecraft to build big spaceships on orbit like the stvs is another business opportunity that we will capitalize on early in the development of sargon technologies why a taurus for decades we have been designing and building module type stations they have evolved to a point where we expect to see more and more of them in different configurations but all module station designs have a limiting factor that is wasteful by the nature of their design module stations are an architecture of segmented volumes this requires a lot of material to be used in creating heavy hatches tubes that join them and couplings the impression of life in a module station is confined and much like that of being in a submarine a large tourist station design like vera is a voluminous and continuous station architecture that gives an unconfined feeling more like what we have here on earth in only a few years people have a choice of the kind of station they visit in low earth orbit the construction ring's ability to create a continuous volume of almost unlimited size makes the choice easy in the future we believe that modules will only be used as 0g laboratories and small stations at the edge of humankind's reach into our solar system a taurus can be formed with a collection of panels of different size and shape a torus built in this manner is made of rings and rows of panels panels in a row are all the same size and shape panels in a ring are made of two identical ring halves each halve will have 16 different size panels that form a 32 panel ring these are known as panel rings sargon will move these panels into place to form each panel ring that makes up the torus the process of building a taurus in this manner is called rapid sequential circular assembly or as we say rasca this is how the construction ring will build vera station the inner taurus is made up of 84 panel rings the outer torus is made up of 192 panel rings if the construction ring can assemble one panel ring per day then the inner tourists could be built in less than three months the outer torus would take about seven months to construct at this pace the hub and other truss structures will be built concurrently using the g-cell renamed vistal for veristation truss assembly line for this project total project construction time less than a year building a station this large this fast is remarkable it took us 20 years to build the international space station but could vera station be built faster when we build a panel ring we place the first panel into the number one position and then after secured we place the second panel in the number two position in a counterclockwise sequence but what if as we place the second panel here we could simultaneously begin positioning panels in a clockwise direction on the other side of the number one panel raska is sequential but it can work in both directions at once this is called bi-directional assembly this would mean cutting the build time for verification in half instead of three months of the inner taurus we're looking at six weeks and only 14 weeks for the big outer taurus using this method we can build this massive station in only six months but the construction ring is not designed to build one or two panel rings per day it's designed to build one panel ring every hour if we are building one panel ring every hour that's only 84 hours four days to build the inner taurus and eight days for the outer taurus and that's if you're using only one sargon construction ring imagine if you had two construction rings building in opposite directions now you could cut that time in half again the hardest part now is to feed the beast the construction ring can build paddle rings very fast can we supply the panels to the construction site in time or does sargon sit idle for days waiting on the next delivery of batteries and panels i am convinced that we can deliver in time with a small group of dedicated starships over time the construction team will develop a cadence that matches the available launch assets capabilities but i don't think spacex is going to hold us back they have designed and developed a lot of launch assets that can reload and relaunch a starship very quickly starship is the answer to everyone's dreams when it comes to building large structures in space this amazing rocket will lift 150 metric tons into orbit very affordably its projected turnaround time is only hours that is extraordinary but a newer designed starship may lift 200 metric tons and offer a bigger cargo volume for the new space construction industry this is the answer to our dreams the panels are composed of five centimeter thick 2219-ta aluminum alloy whole metal with whipple shield on top there may be other integrated features such as poly layers added to its interior for radiation protection or a water jacket each of the panels are curved or flat as depicted here this flat panel depiction is an option panels for a taurus are not square they are trapezoidal in shape there are 16 panels per half panel ring and each one is unique the panels will be made here on earth and launched in a stacked bundle 10 panels deep then they will be loaded into the magazines that feed the construction ring the region where the panels are mated together is called the panel interface zone panels are joined using electron beam welders assigned to each row sargon builds panel rings by welding together the seams of aluminum alloy hole plate quickly we are depicting the kimbo physics 4210 electron beam welder in this illustration but most likely a custom world head would be built for our needs that has more power and is designed for the challenging environment you would expect of a sun synchronous construction site each panel has numerous attachment points on both sides of its surface for pods to attach to for repairs or maintenance window panels are the same size as regular panels and this feature will allow us to create different window configurations to see what a client or hotel operators needs this accelerated speed of construction would most likely come after vera station was complete as we are sure to learn a lot from building the first one but when we get good at this and we will then we can start building more stations like vera every 30 days i am currently working on a floor building machine that follows the construction ring inside the taurus and lays out floor sections with electrical and plumbing pre-installed i believe that stations like vera can be built in two weeks but the real gem of off-road vacation spots will be much bigger those of you who know me like the gateway crew know of my plan to build a massive gateway spaceport the construction ring is the machine that will do that but far faster than i thought possible only a year ago in 2015 i created this video depicting the assembly of the gateway hub and the lga in 721 days and over a thousand days for the big mga the outer ring back then it was considered a very ambitious timeline now i believe we could build the entire gateway spaceport in a month how by having multiple sargon systems operating at once by having these construction ring batteries charged not on earth but in space at solar farms by having panels fabricated on orbit and only panel feedstock lifted to orbit for fabrication instead of bulky finished products made here on earth lifted in bundles as we'll have to do when building the first vera class stations stations built on orbit with station components fabricated on orbit is far more efficient this is all part of the plan we will build many vera class stations for tourists but somewhere along the way we will create a special station called vespertine vespertine station will not be for tourists this station will be where we create station components panels floor panels wall sections and solar panels that will be used to build other stations also testing of new safety systems spacesuits and construction equipment will also happen here vespertine station will be also where station crew training will happen think of this as an off-world station crew academy production and research facility vital to that orbital manufacturing role will be the big station transfer vehicles or stvs that move people materials and construction ring batteries into position for construction at other off-world locations the stvs will also play a vital role in interstation commerce as clusters of stations are quickly built to form off-world communities crew training at vesper teen station will instruct construction crews how to build other stations their work includes assembling and testing construction machines like sargon and eva training ops for both building stations and building space vehicles like the big stv they will also train station operation crews to run other rotating stations as the orbital community grows vesper team production will oversee the production of many station components for construction of other stations but also newer components too large to produce on earth and launch on rockets one of the most exciting projects will be the fabrication of the massive gateway spaceport this ultra-fast pace of space construction will forever change humankind's ascension into our solar system and to the stars the benefit however will be personal as many of us who thought we would never have the chance to visit space will have that chance and not deplete our retirement counts in doing so building lots of big stations fast will have that effect building verification will forever change our culture when the price to visit space becomes affordable then people stop thinking about if i will visit space in my lifetime they'll not think about when out of his space that cultural change is dynamic once it happens its influence will grow into a dominant part of our lives wherever we are people who visit space say they're forever changed just as a person who gets their wings when they become a pilot is never the same so too will a person who becomes an astronaut become a citizen of an off-world culture i believe they will see others who have shared this experience in a familiar way a fraternal way the building of new communities off world will dominate the attention of people everywhere because everyone will want to go and many of those who want to go will television programming will offer many shows based on people living visiting or working in space it won't matter where you're from or what language you speak people all over the world will be talking about visiting these off-world communities imagine what the reality shows will be like building communities of stations off-world and facilitating their growth will become a cultural vector besides its amazing speed of assembly vera station's greatest feature is the extraordinary volume of its pressurized interior that we can offer to our guests the station's capacity is not restricted to any rocket fairing size interior layouts are being developed for you to see but for now all i can show you is this five level interior floor plan of the station with the hole removed if anyone with skills in creating interior station images would like to donate their time by helping us depict what being inside vera station would be like please use the link provided here everything is going to change with the introduction of a machine that can build a big rotating space station in less than a month but the plan is not to build one or two the plan is to build many of them the construction ring will bring to space a word that we often seek durable this machine is designed with high reliability in mind from the start each construction ring is engineered to build not a few but hundreds of stations this machine is an empire builder that's why we call it sargon creating clusters of stations that complement each other's capabilities is imperative to this plan if there's a problem on the station's main taurus they go to the inner taurus if for some reason both torah need to be evacuated then people don't go down to earth they board an stv and go to another vera station nearby once perfected the speed and versatility of the construction ring will create a belt of stations that will bring down the price of orbital space habitation to a level not thought possible for decades all of my life i have wanted to visit space in the last 10 years that ambition has grown towards building spaceports and forming a space construction industry i believe those of you watching the show feel the same way the construction ring is the enabler of that dream and the chance of a lifetime for all of us who want to go up just verification alone can handle one hundred thousand space tourists a year it is possible we can have many very class space stations operating before this decade ends i believe this amazing machine will create the station or spaceport that we will all be able to afford to visit in our lifetime we're going to be able to do this fast because we're going to get good at this and we're going to get good at this because we're going to do it a lot instead of sending up the right stuff we will be sending up everyone who dreams of going to space and that is the right move this machine will start a seismic shift in humankind's expansion into our solar system this new space construction machine will become the centerpiece of a new space construction company off-world industries this corporation will be a vertically integrated corporation that means it will make big space stations very large spacecraft and even the habitation modules where the construction crew will live but off-world industries will also make the tools for large-scale space construction like sargon before the end of this decade we wish to achieve the following goals to build at least three vera class stations in low earth orbit to create a space construction industry where many elements of that industry are operating off-world to create at least one vespertine class station to have over 300 000 people visit space and to start construction of the gateway spaceport if we can meet these goals by 2030 then we could have 50 gateway class spaceports off world by 2050. that is what you can expect from a broad well-established space construction industry using continuous volume generator machines like sargon vera station will become everyone's favorite station because it'll be the station they can afford to visit having dozens of high volume stations built quickly means the price to visit space will come down quickly it's no longer about seeing your favorite tv stars or athletes in space it's about us our chance to go i believe people have to have their own experience off world not watching videos of other people having fun or knowing someone else who went up that means it has to become affordable soon this is just the beginning of something big and amazing and this time you're going to be a part of it imagine a space construction industry building huge spacecraft in stations in months not years i believe this machine will be improved upon beyond what i can foresee at this time it'll become faster and able to build larger ranges of shapes and structures that i can barely perceive right now with this technology the space industry could start developing products as fast as silicon valley does vera station and the machines that will build it is why all the videos i've made before have been taken down i believe this new way of creating large stations large modules and space ports will become the dominant method of space construction some videos will be remade with our new name and logo but all the timelines of construction and development that were estimated in years are now estimated in months this new technology changes everything this first video of the sargon construction ring and vera station is just an introduction in our next video we will show you how vera station's emergency and evacuation systems will make the station more affordable and safer than all other existing stations and station designs we'll be looking for seed investors soon if you are interested in becoming a part of the investment team for off-world industries please tap the link above mr bezos this is your dream we should meet and discuss this technology mr musk this space station can only be built with your rockets and those big batteries they could be made by tesla let's get together and talk about that in only a few years we're going to need lots of people if you want to support our effort to form a space construction industry and build spaceports like the gateway then please join our crew membership at gatewayspaceport.com or tap the link here what a time to be alive and thank you for watching [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Gateway Spaceport LLC

Views: 970,787

Keywords: spacex, elon musk, musk, nasa, spacestation, iss, esa, jaxa, star trek, star wars, virgin galactic, apollo, armstrong, aldrin, international space station, space shuttle, starship, super heavy, falcon, dragon, orbital reef, axiom, oac, orbital assembly, gateway spaceport, voyager station, gateway foundation, john blincow, offworld industries, mars, moon, jupiter

Id: s-XlWP4Q4Ds

Length: 28min 11sec (1691 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 30 2022

Reddit Comments

[u/collywobbles78]

As much as I want to see this happen and wish them the best of luck, this presentation has no substance. A great concept, but nothing more and not presented in much detail other than a machine that builds a rotating ring using pre fabricated panels. And theoretical build times.

This would require dozens of high power welders operating simultaneously. Getting that kind of power on earth requires industrial scale architecture, nothing is mentioned beyond using a solar farm for that in the video. Would be curious to know if someone more knowledge could paint a picture about how big a farm exactly? How will the energy be transmitted to the machine? Can't simply be built on top of it.

And what about the elevator shafts? Have stress simulations been done? Simply welding panels together to form a ring without an inner support structure is going to have all sorts of hot spots for stress once pressurized, and I'd think the connecting sections to the elevators would need way more complicated structural support than the machines shown could create. Not to mention the forces involved once rotating - again no support structure is shown. Those welded panels better be HELLA STRONG.

Not saying these problems can't be solved but at least show some test hardware or something.

[u/speak2easy]

This strikes me as an advertisement, and this guy is a patent troll. There's really no indication he spent time figuring out the engineering complexities on how to make it work, just the high level concepts. Yet with those patents he can threaten to sue.

[u/LazaroFilm]

I hate it when people use big words like revolutionary or powerful etc without explaining why. Give us some of the science and engineering behind it. I also hate that one of his first words is patented. It feels like he’s trying to put some substance behind empty patent to later get some free money in the future.

[u/dead-inside69]

I heard he’s setting up a monorail in Springfield.

Jokes aside, all this dude was able to provide was wildly ambitious promises, cool looking sci-fi concept art, and sparkling talk about “big dreams” that raised a lot of red flags for me.

Nothing against him, and he might be genuine, but keep an eye out if he starts asking for money.

[u/hispaniafer]

This dude had a company that was (and is still trying) doing exacly this (stations with artificial gravity), then one day he dissapeared from the company, and now he says he is starting a new one. His ideas are really interesting, but he dosn't give me much confident to run a company

[u/dkarimu]

Yeah, not sure what it is but his style is so cringe. I have seen his previous videos and they are all in this cringe style. Maybe it’s his voice. Maybe it’s how he talks in the first person all the time. He seems like he would be a good cult leader. For some reason, my snake oil alarm bells go off like crazy with this guy.

[u/tech-tx]

The only reason for a large rotating torus is long-term habitation for hundreds of people. For a traveler making a pit-stop on the way to the Moon or Mars while Starship refuels, you can survive zero-G for a few days or weeks just fine. You'll be in zero-G all the way to Mars in any event, and in 1/26th gravity on the Moon, so a short time at higher equivalent acceleration seems wasted effort.

What's the economic point of long-term habitation in space, if not for science and industry? For both of those you need a working environment in microgravity. I didn't see that described at all in that giant rotating torus, only the hab area. Sure, a handful of rich people might enjoy the Hilton LEO, but the rest of us would rather go to Hawai'i. ;-)

[u/elijahdotyea]

This is as beneficial as reading a science fiction novel.

[u/Regis_Mk5]

Yeah they won't be flying this basically ever. Plus orbital infrastructure is only profitable if you have microgravity anyways