TAB 38

Gravity Simulation

The power drive/nacelle system is designed to align the spacecraft with triax'd helical waves of the gravity string matrix. Consequently, the spacecraft will rotate at a constantly increasing rate as speed increases. This rotation around the centerline of the vessel simulates gravity toward the centerline.

Stabilizing generators along the centerline, which align the spacecraft with the axis of the gravity wave, can have a variable frequency to keep the spacecraft rotating at a constant rate; thus simulating a constant gravitational force.

The spacecraft itself is split in half, with a gently curving arc along the centerline. Outermost spaces, where the gravity increasingly acts more on the walls than the floor make a transition along special decks that spiral/twist across two series of spaces, which are personnel spaces that are built with floors/walls aligned to the gravity field so that, once inside, the space seems natural.

Physically, in the spaces nearest the centerline, people walk on the actual floor - the half deck - but in the outermost spaces from the centerline, people are actually walking on the walls. These outer spaces are mostly storage, acting also as a secondary barrier to any tiny objects that might penetrate the hull. The personnel spaces mid way are, to a much lesser extent, a tertiary barrier - protecting all the vital systems at the center of the vessel. The core is protected from even the most invasive types of radiation, and all hands can gather there in cases of emergency.

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