Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Hail Mary!

 I just finished Andy Weir's Project: Hail Mary on Audible. I absolutely loved it! 

It made me want to build a quick model of the starship featured in the book. So here we are:


It's not a super-quality build, but it was a fun diversion from the other jobs I should have been doing. It is a clever design with a centrifuge to simulate gravity using cables to reverse and extend the habitat pod, then have the ship spin on its own centre of mass. A lot simpler than hamster cages and rings..

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