O'Neill cylinder

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space habitat
gptkbp:atmosphere Earth-like
gptkbp:capacity tens of thousands
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:The_High_Frontier:_Human_Colonies_in_Space
gptkbp:diameter 6.4 kilometers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label O'Neill cylinder
gptkbp:inspiredBy science fiction works
gptkbp:length 32 kilometers
gptkbp:location space
gptkbp:mainCrops internal farmland
gptkbp:numberOfWindows longitudinal strips for sunlight
gptkbp:powerSource solar power
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Gerard_K._O'Neill
1976
gptkbp:purpose space colonization
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bernal_sphere
gptkb:Stanford_torus
gptkbp:rotationPeriod to provide artificial gravity
gptkbp:shape cylinder
gptkbp:structure two counter-rotating cylinders
gptkbp:surfaceGravity simulated by centrifugal force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerard_O'Neill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5