Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
By Al Globus “If the dinosaurs had a space program, they’d still be here.” Anon Introduction Humanity has the power to fill outer space with life. Today our solar system is filled with plasma, gas, dust, rock, and radiation — but very little...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
One of the most challenging mysteries facing mankind is this: Are we alone in this vast galaxy in which we find ourselves, or are there other technological civilizations in other star systems? We concern ourselves with technologically-advanced civilizations, for these...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
Illustration: Gerard K. O’Neill with Bernal Sphere Space Settlement Model Gerard K. O’Neill, father of the space settlement concept. The model on the desk is a Bernal Sphere, minus the mirrors. What the heck is Gerard O’Neill doing with those pens? I...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
By Mike Combs, Last update: June, 2014 Questions: What is space settlement? What is a space habitat? How is space settlement different from any of the other space colonization proposals? Aren’t we going to terraform Mars or Venus? What advantages would orbital...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
by Mike Combs , Copyright © 1996 There is another world which lies alongside our own. I know because I have journeyed there. I am Rahbert, of the Caddlemon tribe. We are one of about twenty tribes in the world (but now that I know there is more than one world, I must...
