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The Cathedral and the Starship: Learning from the Middle Ages for Future Long-Duration Projects

The Cathedral and the Starship: Learning from the Middle Ages for Future Long-Duration Projects

Nov 17, 2020 | Space Development, Space Settlement

A popular analogue used in the space domain is that of historical building projects, notably cathedrals that took decades and in some cases centuries to complete Cathedrals are often taken as archetypes for long-term projects. Author Andreas M. Nein explores the...
What Horticulture and Space Exploration Can Learn from Each Other

What Horticulture and Space Exploration Can Learn from Each Other

Jun 29, 2020 | Space Agriculture, Space Development, Space Settlement

Illustration: An astronaut in a field of corn. Original image credit: NASA/Sean Smith The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of vegetables in the world, and more than half of its land area is used for agriculture with some greenhouse complexes covering 175...
The Five Lagrange Points: L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5

The Five Lagrange Points: L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5

Jun 29, 2020 | Space Development, Space Education

Illustration: The Five Lagrange Points When the Chicago Society for Space Studies was started 43 years ago (then known as the Chicago Society for Space Settlement), there was much talk about using the Lagrange points for space development. Lagrange points are a family...

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