It's only me practicing...
The Flying Castle Parallel Parks in the Asteroid Belt
Beltway traffic being what it is and such, it’s good to find a quiet spot.
After some tedious precessing, which followed a tedious search, and some tedious measurements, we have slowly englobed the asteroid dubbed Plymouth. It just fits within the Thrust Ring.
We moved several “gangways” into position at the top and bottom poles, or axes of rotation, of this tiny world. What is inside it, just below the surface, we have yet to discover.
We’re hoping for plenty of nickel and iron, but we can use almost anything, including the equivalent of raw dirt. It will make good insulation against radiation out here.
Of course, the next immediate step is engaging the “magnetic sheath” I was describing earlier.
We have encased the whole Flying Castle, (all three Habitats), including the Thrust Ring, and now also including the newest addition, Plymouth. The bottom area, through which we settled over Plymouth like a hen gently covering her brood of eggs, has also been stitched together. The network is complete.
This “network” is a multipole, multiconductor assortment of aluminized and silvered buckytube cables, with insulating standoffs to keep it a certain distance above the metal exterior of the Habitats.
We will now begin cycling current through it, trying to find the proper rates and harmonics to set up an effective shield against incoming solar radiation. Even though we are now at one fourth the intensity of such influx, it is still quite withering without a proper amount of atmosphere to shield us.
You may hear some occasional strange noises within the corridors and lower levels, should you be foolish enough to go there, but it is only the metal adjusting to the magnetic forces ... most likely. In any case, you should still have about you your armor and armaments.
I heard them.
(Dang! I thought we were being quiet. Next time, I'll leave the whip in the library...)
It's only me practicing...