Stanford Torus - General Characteristics

General Characteristics

  • Location : Earth–Moon Lagrangian 5
  • Total mass : 10 million tons (including radiation shield, habitat, and atmosphere)
  • Diameter : 1790 m (1.1 mile)
  • Habitation tube diameter : 130 m (427 ft)
  • Spokes : 6 spokes of 15 m (48 ft) diameter
  • Rotation : 1 Revolution per minute
  • Radiation shield : 1.7 meter (5.6 ft) thick raw lunar soil

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