See The Stunning Concept Art From NASA's 1970s Vision for Humanity in Space
Nov 11, 2015 20:25
NASA imagined what humanity in space would look like back in the 1970s and it looks a lot like what we see in film today. Each of these concepts are approximately the size of a Californian beach town, and are self-contained habitats with artificial gravity, artificial weather, and are imagined in three types of colony: toroidal (donut shaped), sphere, and cylinder.
Toroidal – Population 10,000–140,000
Toroidal cutaway
Toroidal interior
Toroidal under construction
Another Toroidal model
Bernal Spheres – Population 10,000–30,000
Bernal Sphere interior
Bernal Sphere cutaway
Bernal Sphere agricultural model
Bernal Sphere under construction
Bernal Sphere model
Cylindrical Colonies – Population: Over One Million
Cylinder Interior
Cylinder – View from one end
Cylinder during solar eclipse
