Colonizing Space - '70s Style!

A NASA video from a time of great optimism about space exploration. The Apollo missions were completed and the Space Shuttle program was underway. How soon before cheap and frequent flights to space would allow the construction of O'Neal colonies and mining camps on the Moon? This visionary approach calls for tiered greenhouses in space and unlimited solar power beamed back to Earth... all before the year 2000!

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[Shahamu]

This would have been possible, but a certain someone was elected in 1980.

[geebee243]

What annoys me is when people say there are problems to be solved on Earth that are more important than space... there will always be problems here, it's better that we advance into the stars then waste our money and time trying to patch up every problem present here, the biggest waste being wars. But then again we are very near sighted, we never invest in anything that will help us in the future, but only in the present. We need to think ahead, for our children and humanity itself.

[Banchobi]

replace we with Government

[Curien247]

Lagrangian points you 1970`s dreamers!!

[z0netr00per005]

Seig Zeon!!

[z0netr00per005]

After the space colonies are built, our calendar would change into the Universal Century where space is the home for millions of people on which mobile suits are used in construction and warfare and a new government for the colonies is born....The Principality of Zeon...oh wait...

[MrKnowledgeCenter]

I agree with Ryanm about our generation has literally nothing to do with not being in space, as he mentioned as far as "my" generation goes we are still in out late teen early 20s. Most people who are making decisions that affect the future of space travel or really anything in all honesty are at least twice our age. I agree with you in the fact that people aren't interested with going to the stars, which is sad to me because I think it's so amazing!

[MrYorkshireFella]

The movie ELYSIUM made me search for this.

[Jakx118]

so what's the excuse now...

[Jakx118]

wow, what an idiot.