Getting to the Future of Space
Neil deGrasse Tyson at the World Government in 2018 While the last post definitely looked to the far future. Today we are going to be a little more down to… Read more »
Category: Space Infrastructure
Are Dyson Spheres Possible?
The short answer is no*, the materials needed to make a sphere do not exist today and may not exist in the future. Also a sphere enclosing the sun would… Read more »
Building a Dyson Sphere
The Most Iconic Feature of a K2 Civilization Since the defining characteristic of a Kardashev 2 civilization is the fact that it uses all the energy of its parent star…. Read more »
Space Elevators and Orbital Rings
In the last post we brought 100 million people a day to orbit. They still need to get to the planet. At this point conventional rockets are not that terribly… Read more »