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Material Selection and Structural Strategies for a Multi-Rotating Cylindrical Martian Space Settlement

Material Selection and Structural Strategies for a Multi-Rotating Cylindrical Martian Space Settlement

Nov 19, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Settlement

[Authors: *Bryan Wang, *Louisa Xu, *Aryakrishna Kanakamedala, *Tamoghna Naladala, *Abhinav Gopalkrishnan, *Serene Wang, *Sanjana Viswaprabakaran, *Saharsh Tavva; *University of North Texas] Abstract As the human population continues to grow, an uncertain future on...
Automation and Internet Services of a Martian Large Orbital Settlement

Automation and Internet Services of a Martian Large Orbital Settlement

Nov 18, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Settlement

[This paper was written by the following student members of The Space Society at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS): Abhinav Gopalkrishnan, Om Joshi, Serene Wang, Sanjana Viswaprabakaran, Saharsh Tavva, Bryan Wang, Tamoghna Naladala, Aryakrishna...
Roadmap to the Stars: Space Development Master Plan

Roadmap to the Stars: Space Development Master Plan

Aug 14, 2025 | Mars Settlement, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Settlement

Table of Contents Introduction 1-Key Objectives Scheduling the Master Plan 2-Phases of the Space Development Master Plan Scenario 3-Phase 1: Pioneering space (Pre-1957 to Present) 4-Phase 2: Advancing Human Presence in Space The cruiser feeder space transportation...
A Case for AI-Driven Robotic Space Development

A Case for AI-Driven Robotic Space Development

Dec 7, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Development, Space Economics, Space Settlement

Earlier this year I gave a presentation The Impact of AI and Robotics on Space Settlement, which was a successor to a presentation I first gave in 2019 at the International Space Development Conference. Titled Robotic Space Settlement, that presentation focused on the...
Factors Impacting the Sustainability of a Lunar Economy

Factors Impacting the Sustainability of a Lunar Economy

Nov 17, 2020 | Space Economics, Space Settlement

By Jim Plaxco, President, Chicago Society for Space Studies Based on a presentation given at the 2020 Lunar Development Conference In considering the Moon as a future economic resource there are a number of factors that must be considered when evaluating the economic...
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...
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