During the 1950s Werner von Braun and space exploration enthusiast Willey Ley described orbital space station concepts in Colliers and other magazines. The station that von Braun presented in a TV program was released in 1958 as a plastic model kit by Strombecker and later by Glencoe. Although the stations described differed in detail both were conceived as nuclear powered wheels that spun to create artificial gravity. As represented here, spinning at about 6 rpm the main level in the rim would experience about six tenths earth's gravity. The cylindrical core of the station, which includes an airlock and docking port, has an essentially zero-gee environment. Gravity gradually increases as one moves along the three wide spokes toward the rim. Crew members can climb down the spokes to the rim on ratlines similar to those used on sailing ships. Each spoke has a cog elevator for moving equipment or for more comfortable transfer. The narrow, black, bicycle-spoke-like tubes are not structural, but a radiator for cooling the nuclear power plant.
The 1950s Space Station is a poseable Poser figure, sized for Poser people. Created in Poser, it's compatible with DAZ Studio (see read-me for details).
FIGURE
o Space Station
The poseable Space Station figure has ERC controls at the Body level that:
o Open several hatches
o Operate a spoke elevator between the core and rim
PROPS (preloaded)
o Sleep pods with closeable curtains
o Desks and chairs
o Work table with stool
o Easy chairs
o Storage cabinets
o Spoke ratline
CAMERAS
o Full camera set positioned for easy viewing and rendering of the full Space Station figure. Includes main, auxiliary, left, right, top, bottom, front and back cameras.
o Interior & exterior view Dolly CAMs
POSES
o Hide sections of the skin to view interior
o Crew poses for M4 & V4
Special
o Docking and docked poses for the Space Taxi (separately available in the Marketplace)
o Station transport MAT for Space Taxi
LIGHTS
o Earth in-orbit set
o Station interior lights
See the ReadMe file and view the product promos above for more information.
Additional resources used in promos: Our Earth HDRIs for DAZ Studio
Software: Poser 10 / Poser Pro 2014 +, Daz Studio 4, Poser Pro 11
