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Small steps before giant leaps - why we should be planning to build orbital colonies before lunar colonies

Posted by Paul Raven @ 17-12-2006 in Essays •

NASA caused quite a stir with a recent announcement of their intent to return to the moon and establish a full-time colony there. Continue reading “Small steps before giant leaps - why we should be planning to build orbital colonies before lunar colonies”

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Tags: colony • engineering • essay • foresight • Futurism • futurismic • gravity • habitat • Lunar • Moon • NASA • orbital • plans • resources • risk • Space • well

First steps for space elevator company

Posted by Paul Raven @ 16-02-2006 in Technology •

There’s more than one way out of the gravity well. Continue reading “First steps for space elevator company”

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Tags: elevator • Futurism • gravity • Liftport • NASA • orbit • Space • well

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