Island One - Settlements in Space

A short introductory film about the Island One space settlement, also referred to as a Bernal Sphere.

Based on ideas by Gerard K. O'Neil, a look at ideas relating to the settlement and colonization of space and what that might mean.

Presented by Max Emerson
Written by Adam Manning
With thanks to Aron Sora

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Island
• One
• Settlement
• in
• Space
• colonization
• habitat
• Bernal
• Sphere
• asteroids
• Earth
• Moon
• stars
• life
• environment

[simaaiwen]

You have echoed my hopes, dreams, aspirations and goals! You have echoed in this video the yearnings og my very soul! See you at L1.

[thregar]

@simaaiwen thanks :) please feel free to link to the video to show others..

[jrice73]

As a fan of Mobile Suit Gundam, I really appreciate this video. O'Neill's "High Frontier" is an integral part of Gundam's Universal Century mythology. Thank you.

[thregar]

@jrice73 I didn't know that.. thanks for the message :) will be checking that out.

[nilbud]

The population of the Earth increases by 217,000 people every day and rising. Whatever pseudopod Humanity extends into space will not diminish the home world population a jot.

[thregar]

@nilbud that's not really what's meant by tackling overpopulation, at least in the short term.. its more about putting the resources to be found in space, like the power of the sun, at the disposal of the human population to increase their quality of life rather than just denuding the Earth's resources.

[GeneralBerger]

I am hoping to get my degree in aerospace, nuclear, or bio engineering; to make space colonization a reality

[videowilliams]

Now there's a dream worth striving for! But also a hugely expensive one- I think we'll have to get our overpopulation and environmental issues under control first, to have the luxury of building these massive outposts. Still, as human history shows, nothing's impossible...

[unclefixer]

I can imagine, going to work one"morning" and be in the zero g section, finish my shift and go to my home with 1 earth g and live. This station could be big enough to have rivers and green grass. It would not be earth, but by the time its built earth may be so polluted and messed up, that anyone who can leave, will!

[sam46952]

gundam ;D

[SpazzyMcGee1337]

What he said.

[antred11]

@nilbud Yeah, I can see that explaining things is asking a bit too much from someone like you.

[antred11]

@nilbud "That is not true."

Oh well, that convinces me.

[nilbud]

@antred11 That is not true.

[antred11]

@nilbud Not initially, no. But once the foundation has been laid, the number and size of colonies in space would begin to grow exponentially, at which point space colonization really *would* make a difference regarding Earth's overpopulation.

[cabbievonbump]

@tomyferland1234 Politically? Well, you do know what the opposite of "Progress" is, right? :-)