Eugene Leitl wrote:
>
> Michael S. Lorrey writes:
> > It is an idea that has been considered, however the problems of maintaining
> > rotating and non-rotating sections of a ship or space station adds to complexity
>
> The only nonrotating section you need on a Mars mission is the antenna
> array, not even that, if the whole axis is aligned.
>
> A truss-connected dumbbell would do.
Not so. You also need your maneuvering thrusters non-rotating, else you get
precessional distortions and you waste fuel.
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