{"product_id":"designing-and-building-space-colonies-martin-k-ettington-9781099010088","title":"Designing and Building Space Colonies: A Blueprint for the Future","description":"One of the greatest adventures in the future of humanity will be to construct, work, and live in space based structures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book we look at the history of ideas for living in space, proposed space colony designs, and technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is updated for 2023 with lots of new chapters and information which will all affect the building of space colonies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat other things in terms of financing and materials availability will be also needed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd who are the innovators providing new space technologies which will be used going forward to build space infrastructure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, we conclude with some recommendations to get us ready to build these colonies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Table of Contents Includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1.0 Introduction \u003cbr\u003e2.0 Realities and Reasons\u003cbr\u003e3.0 The History of Space Habitats\u003cbr\u003e4.0 Major Proposed Space Habitats \u003cbr\u003eThe Rotating Wheel \u003cbr\u003eO'Neil Cylinders \u003cbr\u003eThe Stanford Torus \u003cbr\u003eThe Bernal Sphere \u003cbr\u003eKalpana One \u003cbr\u003e5.0 Fringe Technologies \u003cbr\u003e6.0 Space Environmental Issues \u003cbr\u003eRadiation Protection \u003cbr\u003eHeat and Cold \u003cbr\u003eFresh Water \u003cbr\u003eBreathable Atmosphere \u003cbr\u003eWaste Elimination \u003cbr\u003ePower Systems \u003cbr\u003eFood Production \u003cbr\u003eAtmosphere \u003cbr\u003eGuidance and Control \u003cbr\u003e7.0 Financial \u0026amp; Other Incentives \u003cbr\u003eGovernment Vs Free Enterprise \u003cbr\u003eSpace Tourism \u003cbr\u003eSpace Manufacturing \u003cbr\u003eMars Settlement \u003cbr\u003e8.0 The Deep Space Gateway \u003cbr\u003e9.0 New Space Stations and Those Being Planned \u003cbr\u003eThe Chinese Tiangong Space Station \u003cbr\u003eOrbital Reef \u003cbr\u003eStarlab \u003cbr\u003eConcept for a Huge Chinese Space Station \u003cbr\u003e10.0 5-15-Years Bases on the Moon \u003cbr\u003e11.0 5-15 Years-Hotels in Orbit \u003cbr\u003e12.0 15-40 Years-Mars Colonies \u003cbr\u003e13.0 Space Infrastructure Development \u003cbr\u003eReduced launch costs \u003cbr\u003eRobotic Construction \u003cbr\u003eThree Dimensional Printing \u003cbr\u003eSolar Smelting \u003cbr\u003ePropulsion Systems \u003cbr\u003eNuclear Propulsion \u003cbr\u003eSolar Electric Propulsion \u003cbr\u003eIon Propulsion \u003cbr\u003eThe EM Drive \u003cbr\u003e14.0 Leaders in New Technologies \u003cbr\u003eSpace X-Rocket History \u003cbr\u003eSpaceX's New Starship Rocket \u003cbr\u003eBlue Origin's Rockets \u003cbr\u003eDreamChaser \u003cbr\u003eArtemus Moon Landers \u003cbr\u003ePlanetary Resources-Asteroid Mining \u003cbr\u003e3D Printing companies\u003cbr\u003eRelativity Space's New Printed Rocket\u003cbr\u003e15.0 Materials for Construction \u003cbr\u003eMining the Moon \u003cbr\u003eAsteroid Mining \u003cbr\u003eSpace Elevators \u003cbr\u003e15.0 50-100 years-Habitat Cylinders \u003cbr\u003eHabitat Phase 1-Getting Started \u003cbr\u003eHabitat Building-The Early Years \u003cbr\u003eRedwood Forest-Building the Inside \u003cbr\u003eConstruction Continues \u003cbr\u003ePermanent Residency \u003cbr\u003eLiving in Redwood Forest for Five Years \u003cbr\u003eBora Bora Two \u003cbr\u003e17.0 75-150 years-Asteroid Homes \u003cbr\u003eMy Secret Hideaway \u003cbr\u003e18.0 1000+ years Very Large Structures \u003cbr\u003e18.1 Ringworld Structures \u003cbr\u003eEstablishing Gravity \u003cbr\u003eManaging the Sun \u003cbr\u003eImpossible Strength? \u003cbr\u003eFrom Worlds to a Ringworld \u003cbr\u003e18.2 Dyson Spheres \u003cbr\u003eDyson Spheres, Swarms, and Bubbles \u003cbr\u003eDysonian existence \u003cbr\u003e19.0 Long Term Planning \u003cbr\u003e20.0 Summary \u003cbr\u003e21.0 Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e22.0 Index \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin K. 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