In the movie Men In Black, The Arquilian Galaxy fits inside a necklace. That inspired me. Does everything related with space has to be big? We have CubeSats for example.
Why don't we build a space station to make micro gravity researches that can fit inside a space capsule. We have Lab-on-a-Chip technology and advanced MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems). Instead of making research in grams we can make the micro gravity research in micro grams scale. Reduced scale would require less power that can be supplied from nuclear batteries.
The objective of this idea is to decrease the size of the space station so that it can be deployed with smaller rockets. Additionally smaller size (lack of large solar panels) reduces the probability of a space debris impact. The capsule design (including the heat shields) allows the station to be safely recovered after its useful lifetime with no space and earth debris. Additionally, micro gravity manufacturing and recovery would be possible at a lower cost.
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