For a suitably large spacecraft (BFS? New Armstrong?), would the idea of modular interiors be practical, feasible, desirable, useful?
As mentioned in the OP, the modules can removed and used at the Mars settlement. A dedicated passenger BFS would be wasting cargo capacity to Mars by returning the cabins, furniture, etc. to Earth. Modular passenger spaces provide useful equipment and materials.
As per the Transpose videos above, modular interiors were shown with a semi-circular cross section (almost like quonset huts) which can be wheeled into the upper half of the horizontal tube that is an aircraft fuselage.But a large upright upper stage (eg. BFS/NewArmstrong) would be a large vertical cylinder, not a horizontal one. How could modular interiors be done in this case? Would they be short puck-shaped cylinder sections that somehow get pushed inside the fuselage?The BFR video shows passengers boarding the vehicle via an elevator tower and bridge/walkway. How would the same thing be done if the passengers were pre-boarded inside passenger modules?
But then again, Musk said he didn't like "box inside of box" when it came to fuel tankage - so would he be averse to "box inside of box" for interior modules?
A hint for modulair module interiors: look for the NASA concept: RAF Random Acces Frames. A very good alternative for ISPR's. I'm amazed that NASA didn't test this in PMM.
As per the Transpose videos above, modular interiors were shown with a semi-circular cross section (almost like quonset huts) which can be wheeled into the upper half of the horizontal tube that is an aircraft fuselage.But a large upright upper stage (eg. BFS/NewArmstrong) would be a large vertical cylinder, not a horizontal one. How could modular interiors be done in this case? Would they be short puck-shaped cylinder sections that somehow get pushed inside the fuselage?The BFR video shows passengers boarding the vehicle via an elevator tower and bridge/walkway. How would the same thing be done if the passengers were pre-boarded inside passenger modules? I'm imagining the elevator tower transformed into a giant "pez dispenser", loading modules into the cargo-clamshell version of BFR.(Hmm, somehow it seems to vaguely resemble a Hyperloop pod loading scenario, but with vertical stacking rather than horizontal)What are the best solutions for module shapes, as well as the loading/unloading of modules?
I found RAF to be incredibly inefficient, IMO. You have to move too many items to get at what you want to do. Even though some of the areas are permanent, just not enough space for daily operations. The 80" tunnel created by ISPRs is really the best solution for work space and access to the work areas.