Question 3

Question 3

After not having posted anything for a few days I decided to return with a new inquiry. I was really intrigued by my last question, and decided to continue on that train of thought. I liked the thought of futuristic houses here on earth, but with earths population ever increasing, where would we go? I was interested in the hypothetical theory of people living on other planets, and what would this look like? I searched "space colonization" on google and found an interesting article posted on NASA's website. "Space colonies could be the answer to the limitations of using the resources of just one world out of the many that orbit the Sun. The colonists would mine the Moon and the minor planets and build beamed power satellites that would supplement or even replace power plants on the Earth" (NASA). This was not exactly what i was looking for, but a good place to start. Obviously NASA has given this topic some thought, and considered some possible benefits and downfalls. I don't believe that "Space Colonies" are plausible at this time, or in the near future, but perhaps one day. At the bottom of NASA's website was a link to other pieces of literature dealing with the topic i was interested in, so i chose a topic and clicked on it. This took me to a website sponsored by NASA that was dedicated to "Space Settlements". "Orbital space colonies could be wonderful places to live; about the size of a California beach town and endowed with weightless recreation, fantastic views, freedom, elbow-room in spades, and great wealth" (Al Globus). The idea of these orbital space colonies is a sealed capsule that would revolve around Earth and house people. While, once again, I do not for see this as being something attainable in the near future, i do believe that the future could possibly bring forth creations like this.

Sources in order of appearance:

"Space Colonization." NASA Headquarters Library. NASA, Mar. 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/colony.htm.

Globus, Al. "Space Settlements." Space Settlement. NASA, 24 Jan. 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. <http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/>.