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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...
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...
Water and Air Consumption Aboard Interstellar Arks

Water and Air Consumption Aboard Interstellar Arks

Jun 28, 2020 | Space Agriculture, Space Settlement

Illustration: ISS (International Space Station) ECLSS ( Environmental Control and Life Support System) diagram The architecture of a large interstellar spaceship, which is capable of serving as a living environment for a population over many generations, is mainly...
World Ships: Feasibility and Rationale

World Ships: Feasibility and Rationale

Jun 28, 2020 | Space Settlement, Space Transportation

Illustration of a “wet” world ship. Image credit: Adrian Mann. World ships are hypothetical, large, self-contained spacecraft for crewed interstellar travel, taking centuries to reach other stars. Due to their crewed nature, size, and long trip times, the...
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