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The Megastructure Compendium

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Space Towers, Space Fountains, and Star Lifting

Space towers, also called space fountains, utilize active support to keep impossibly tall structures erect. On their own, such a space tower might have millions of floors and a square footage equal to an entire continent. A space tower built for habitation can be a world in its own right, and om to entire civilizations. With the possible exception of the o'neo cylindor, there is no more popular or recognizable space habitat than the Stanford tourus.

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