NASA’s 3D-printed habitat is a great way to simulate living on Mars, but ‘One Revolution Per Minute,’ a short film by digital artist Erik Wernquist, previews what life in a rotating space habitat would be like. Sound familiar? That’s because the rotating space habitat is based on the O’Neill cylinder and Stanford torus.
This short film takes place on the “SSPO Esperanta,” a rotating space habitat that spins around itself at a rate of one revolution per minute. It has a radius of 450 meters and the spin generates artificial gravity with an effect of approximately 0.5 g along its main deck. Wernquist aimed to to create a leisure-like environment inside, similar to a hotel or cruise ship.
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I decided to keep all artificial lights off – with the exception of some emergency lights to avoid complete darkness – and to only let natural light illuminate the interiors. As this made the place appear quite desolate, I found it interesting to imagine someone being onboard, alone,” said Wernquist.
