SPACE COLONIZATION
Human Expansion Into the Unknown
Alex Hallwyler
Artist’s depiction of colony
Donald E. Davis
Space Colonization
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Permanent autonomous human habitation
of locations outside earth.
Requiring
-Permanent human presence in space
-Ample nearby resources and energy
-Great deal of engineering
We have the technology!!
No new scientific breakthroughs
would be necessary!!
This could be you!!
On Mars??
Types of Colonization
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Free-space
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Earth orbit
Lagrange points
Deep space and
beyond
Lunar
Planetary
Near Earth Objects
Other Natural
Satellites
Mechanics of a Colony
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Materials
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Energy
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Transportation
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Communication
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Life Support
O’Neil’s Cylinder
Structure and Sustenance
Terraforming
Ecosphere
Images