Thought Experiment Space Station

I don’t have infinite time or infinite resources. I don’t think I am currently enabled to make a Space Station or will likely have the potential during my lifespan. That said thought experiments are useful, have potential for inspiring others in the future.

Modules

1. Life Support
   1. Oxygen
   2. Water
   3. Food Preparation
   4. Food Storage
2. Living Area
3. Sleeping Area
4. Scientific Research Areas
5. Docking Portals
6. Power Generation and Storage (Long Term Batteries and Efficient Solar Panels)
7. Shielding
8. Communications and Computation – Sending and receiving Signals from Earth has the potential to capitalize on Supercomputing resources on land.
9. Escape Ship – Small ship that can be useful in case of Emergencies
10. Engines for controlling Positioning
11. Upgradable Compartments – ability to have increased resources and greater space has potential for being useful in the future
12. Medical Area – people have health problems, people functional factors into a useful Space Station
13. Telescope – great choice and ability to upgrade factors into potential gains, more resolution is powerful, better positioning has potential to increase value in extra resolution

Reduced requirements around upgradability factors into greater ability to upgrade in the future. Connections and Technology has a precedent to change drastically by the time an upgrade is made thus less requirements factors into potential gains made.