GIVE ENGINEERS AN ASSISTANT
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Left: images from the 1977 NASA SP-413 “Space Settlements — A Design Study,” Right: Isaac Asimov (Photo: Toronto Star)Maximizing access to the best methods & tools benefits us allIn 1977, the NASA report Space Settlements — A Design Study published a grand vision of the future where among many accomplishments there would be space stations orbiting earth devoted to beaming down plentiful concentrated solar energy. The report stated: “power stations are placed in orbit around the Earth to which they deliver copious and valuable electrical energy. The economic value of these power stations will go far to justify the existence of the colony and the construction of more colonies.” Thirty Five years ago, the famous writer and futurist Isaac Asimov wrote predictions for 2019 in the Toronto Star. One (...)