Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
by Mike Combs, Copyright © 2004 ‘Well, Dyson’s gone and topped himself again.’ ‘Oh yeah,’ I replied, ‘So exactly how does one top spheres the size of solar systems and trees on comets?’ ‘Actually, Keith, his newest idea...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
by Mike Combs, Copyright © 1994 I used to write for the Fanzine of a Star Trek club, and sometimes used this forum for the discussion of High Frontier-type concepts. The following article was written for a Star Trek audience and was published in one of the club...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
by Mike Combs, Copyright © 1996 Establishing shot of Dallas, TX. Cut to a hotel. Interior. Notaro, a brown-skinned man of North African origins is working on a home-made bomb. He sets the timer for 2:30 PM. He leaves, but does not take the bomb with him. He climbs...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
In May of 2006, Dr. David Criswell became aware of this article and contacted me to resume our debate about the relative merits of Lunar Solar Power (LSP) stations vs. lunar-resources-derived GEO SPS. Dr. Criswell said that all of his comparisons were toward the...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
By Mike Combs, Copyright © 1994 I used to write for the Fanzine of a Star Trek club, and sometimes used this forum for the discussion of High Frontier-type concepts. The following article began as a paper written for a college seminar hosted by Gerard O’Neill,...
Sep 9, 2014 | Mike Combs Space Settlement Collection
by Mike Combs, Copyright © 1996 “So you’re going to Nightworld?” Jeff Martin cackled. “Oh man, this might be the point where Gary Decker finally loses his virginity!” “Bite me,” I said. “What? Why, how rude!”...
