KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareShould we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff?KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIf we can do B, A doesn’t provide many benefits. A 1km diameter, 30km cylinder would provide enough area to feed ~140k people. 95km^2 of space. That is assuming no imported food etc, based on 7000m^2 per person which is almost 2 acres each. 140k people is a small city.
If we can do B, A doesn’t provide many benefits.
A 1km diameter, 30km cylinder would provide enough area to feed ~140k people. 95km^2 of space.
That is assuming no imported food etc, based on 7000m^2 per person which is almost 2 acres each.
140k people is a small city.