Designing and Building Space Colonies-A Blueprint For the Future (eBook, ePUB)
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One of the greatest adventures in the future of humanity will be to construct, work, and live in space based structures. In this book we look at the history of ideas for living in space, proposed space colony designs, and technology. The details of current life support technology on the International Space Station is reviewed, and what technologies will be required for development of large scale space colonies. What other things in terms of financing and materials availability will be needed also. Finally, we conclude with some recommendations to get us ready to build these colonies. Chapters ...
One of the greatest adventures in the future of humanity will be to construct, work, and live in space based structures. In this book we look at the history of ideas for living in space, proposed space colony designs, and technology. The details of current life support technology on the International Space Station is reviewed, and what technologies will be required for development of large scale space colonies. What other things in terms of financing and materials availability will be needed also. Finally, we conclude with some recommendations to get us ready to build these colonies. Chapters Include: Introduction Let's Get Real The History of Space Habitats Major Types of Defined Space Habitats The Rotating Wheel O'Neil Cylinders The Stanford Torus The Bernal Sphere Kalpana One Space Settlement Design Studies Fringe Technologies Space Environmental Issues Radiation Protection Heat and Cold Fresh Water Breathable Atmosphere Pressure Containment Waste Elimination Power Systems Food Production Atmosphere Guidance and Control Financial & Other Incentives Government Vs Free Enterprise Space Tourism Space Manufacturing Mars Settlement 10 years-The Deep Space Gateway 10-30 Years Bases on the Moon 10-30 Years-Hotels in Orbit 10-40 Years-Mars Colonies Space Infrastructure Development Required New Technologies Reduced launch costs Inflatable structures Robotics Three Dimensional Printing Solar Smelting Propulsion Systems Nuclear Propulsion Solar Electric Propulsion Ion Propulsion The EM Drive Leaders in New Technologies Space X-Rockets Planetary Resources-Asteroid Mining 3D Printing companies Materials for Construction Mining the Moon Asteroid Mining Space Elevators 50-100 years-Habitat Cylinders Habitat Phase 1-Getting Started Habitat Building-The Early Years Redwood Forest-Building the Inside Growth & Conflict Construction Continues Permanent Residency Living in Redwood Forest for Five Years Bora Bora Two 75-150 years-Asteroid Homes My Secret Hideaway 1000+ years Very Large Structures Building a Ringworld Establishing Gravity Managing the Sun Impossible Strength? From Worlds to a Ringworld Dyson Spheres Dyson Sphere Swarms and Bubbles Megascale Construction Dysonian Existence Having a Long Term Plan Summary Bibliography Index
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