This is the l5 society. Jerry or Neil, right? He was into big space colonies Are you trying to make his vision real? 100% I am a huge Jerry O'Neill fan um High frontier like his vision for life in space. And so the tiles of the tesare are pentagons and hexagons that can pack flat in a rocket Basically think about it like a glorified pep's dispenser Once you're out in orbit those are yeah now we're like okay Does it have a little dark head on it?
When will we create a livable habitat in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore the possibilities of tessellated space structures, artificial gravity, and other challenges with Founder of MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Ariel Ekblaw.
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