Comments on: Aquarium Homes For Mars (And Other Radiation Worlds) http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html Discussing reasonable ways to colonize our solar system Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terraforming Mars Impossible Due To The Sun? | Colony Worlds http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1506 Terraforming Mars Impossible Due To The Sun? | Colony Worlds Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:08:36 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1506 [...] colonists will have to adapt to living within specialized biospheres (with portable magnetic shields to protect them from radiation), although doing so is probably much [...] [...] colonists will have to adapt to living within specialized biospheres (with portable magnetic shields to protect them from radiation), although doing so is probably much [...]

]]> By: colonyworlds.com http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1505 colonyworlds.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:39:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1505 Hey Clark!<br/><br/>Thanks for visiting! While the first colonies will probably be underground (or near a cave), I think finding ways to live above will determine the success of a future colony.<br/><br/>After all people like to view both the sun and the stars, and withholding either could drive future Martians away from the red planet, instead of committing themselves to live upon it. <br/><br/>~Darnell Hey Clark!

Thanks for visiting! While the first colonies will probably be underground (or near a cave), I think finding ways to live above will determine the success of a future colony.

After all people like to view both the sun and the stars, and withholding either could drive future Martians away from the red planet, instead of committing themselves to live upon it.

~Darnell

]]> By: Clark http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1504 Clark Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:39:00 +0000 http://www.colonyworlds.com/2008/03/aquarium-homes-for-mars-and-other-radiation-worlds.html#comment-1504 Hi Darnell,<br/>Nice posting! Thanks for the links.<br/><br/>Glad you like the aquarium analogy. I think it offers a good contrast to the dark, cramp "submarine" stereotype for what living in space would be like.<br/><br/>Life will certainly be tough for the early pioneers but we space settlement advocates need to emphasize that the second or third generation habitats (whether in-space or on a given planet/moon surface) will start to become genuinely livable places. They will become roomier (including some large open common areas) and sunlight can be made abundant via light piping and large windows as with this water tank idea. <br/><br/>Your blog is building up a nice set of resources about space settlement. Keep up the good work!<br/><br/>- Clark Hi Darnell,
Nice posting! Thanks for the links.

Glad you like the aquarium analogy. I think it offers a good contrast to the dark, cramp “submarine” stereotype for what living in space would be like.

Life will certainly be tough for the early pioneers but we space settlement advocates need to emphasize that the second or third generation habitats (whether in-space or on a given planet/moon surface) will start to become genuinely livable places. They will become roomier (including some large open common areas) and sunlight can be made abundant via light piping and large windows as with this water tank idea.

Your blog is building up a nice set of resources about space settlement. Keep up the good work!

- Clark

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