Spinning Asteroids To Make Space Stations

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Published on April 21, 2017 5:50:44 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU9dCWY7G2M

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In sci-fi the idea of an asteroid base is a common trope, we see them in The Expanse and in Elite: Dangerous. However, spinning up an asteroid leads to all sorts of problems and challenges, so let's crunch the numbers....

Edit: made a bit of an oopsie with my first slide on radiation pressure, it shouldn't say 'Yarkovsky' effect.