How big could space habitats really get? From O’Neill cylinders to Ringworlds and Topopolises, we explore the true limits of megastructure scale.
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Credits:
How Big Could a Space Habitat Get?
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editor: Tim Liusko
Graphics from Fishy Tree, Jarred Eagley, Jeremy Jozwik, J. Dixon, Ken York, Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic & Stellardrone
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:03 Basics of Habitat Scaling
9:30 Cylinder & Ring Habitats — Linear and Radial Extremes
11:00 Banks Orbitals
12:42 Ringworlds
16:24 Chrono-Engineering
17:24 The Topopolis
21:03 Planet-Wrapping Habitats
22:55 Matrioshka Shellworlds
26:17Alternative & Exotic Designs