"Futuristic" designs of alt-azimuth mounts?
We are working on a space themed game called /r/SineFine about slower than light space exploration.
We want to design some in-game models of radio telescopes, satellites, etc. For "lore" reasons the designs are "created" by an "artificial consciousness". Some examples of what the style might be are modern aerospace parts done by companies like Leap 71 or parametric design in architecture.
My core expertise unfortunately does not focus on radio astronomy (but I do have a conventional SCT at home), so I was wondering if there are any new or proposed designs for future radio telescope (cancelled or just at the concept stage) that might showcase some different designs in term of the mount.
For "interesting" I mean mechanical parts that have very distinctive and almost aesthetic qualities, that distinguish them from more utilitarian "nasapunk" designs. An example might be spherical or hyperboloid gears.
In terms of Radio Telescopes, I was looking at the proposed Lunar Crater RT, which could be a good example. Is there anything planned with a more classic (?) alt-az mount but showing a more modern or "futuristic" design? The idea is that these RT would be built far out in the solar system, to search for habitable planets. Ideally on one of Jupiter or Saturn's moons.
Also, can somebody explain whether the LCRT is static (i.e. does it always "see" the same region of sky?) or if it can still be oriented? From reading the wiki page it seems the advantage consist in that it would be easier to construct.
