Starships, Space Colonies and the like

Space colonies, starships, space ships, design and technology for living in space, space travel, artificial gravity etc..

Whether for human survival, out of curiosity or because they look cool, starships and space colonies are of interest to a small and cranky minority of humanity. The following consists of some thoughts, illustrations, links etc. relating to the topic.

Last updated 15/6/3

Please note that this site is based on a previous site which was at http://www.wood13.freeserve.co.uk/star.htm , but the latter has been deleted by the service provider. My apologies to anyone who had links to that site.

Contents

• Radiators .......................................................... and heat dumping for habitats and ships
• Small people ..................................................... might be cheaper
• Puking or bouncing (or improbably large) .......... r.p.m., radius and pseudogravity
• Geometries ....................................................... possible habitat shapes
• Cones .............................................................. a bit more geometry
• Big gyros .......................................................... side effects of spinning
• Pushing ............................................................. making habitats mobile
• What rings are for ............................................. (or could be) - repairs and window cleaning
• Rain .................................................................. and whence it droppeth
• Lasting .............................................................. approaches to endurance
• Storable life ....................................................... a few examples - for whatever
• Whether to Spread ............................................ Earth derived life forms - to wherever
• Artists' Impressions ............................................ just a few - not the NASA ones
• Artists' Impressions 2 ........................................ NASA and SSI of O'Neill Bernal Sphere design
• Artists' Impressions 3 ........................................ NASA Stanford Torus design
• Artists' Impressions 4 ........................................ NASA and SSI of 'Island Three' paired cylinder design
• Links ................................................................ to some other related sites

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