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more about #colonization Meirelle: Am I the only one out there who hates KSR's Mars trilogy? Apparently so. more » TheRealVeon: Another great selection is "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik. Basically the Napoleonic wars fought with an aerial corps composed of dragons. Anoth... more » Grey_Area: I have to add my voice with those that say stop after the first book. more » tibbie: Red Mars is imo the best in the series. more » -
#mooncolony
Moon’s Future Lies in Frontier Homesteading, Not Collective Ownership
As the Asian space race heats up, nations are beginning to ask who owns Earth’s lone satellite. According to a prominent researcher on the subject, lunar property rights should be strictly first come, first served.
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#conceptart
Build Your Home In TunnelSpace!
NASA churned out a lot of concept art in the 1970s while the agency was exploring ways to build colonies in space. NASA concept artists created trippy pieces like the Cynlidrical Colony above, and Torodial and Bernal Sphere colonies as well. We'd like to imagine that you could low-grav the whole thing, and just leap from one side of the colony to the other. Of course, it's not quite clear what would happen if you ran into one of those giant window sections. Hopefully they're made out of some synthetic diamond material to keep accidents from happening. More »
