Space development investment ( StarBound)

Very interesting. When all things are considered, most Americans and Europeans
would not have what it takes to colonise the frontier. Most could not bear to
leave their families. One must certainly be willing to do that in order to settle in a new frontier. But one advantage of settlers in HEO vs. those on Mars is that those in HEO could have 2-way video communications with loved ones back on Earth. Those on Mars would have to settle for exchanging video letters at best. Live, two-way conversations may help to alleviate a sense of isolation, I would hope. The twin threats of radiation and lack of medicine are
both momentously feared by most westerners. Perhaps, but I don't see a reason for this to be a concern. All permanent space habitat designs include radiation shielding which attenuates cosmic rays to levels found in some terrestrial cities. And I don't see any reasonto expect the quality of medicine in Island One to be poor. But modern medicine isn't up to much anyway. If someone gets cancer, the
chances are high that they are going to die. If someone gets hit by a bullet or
meteor, they will probably die. Butthe chances of getting hit by a meteor are actually pretty remote. Are you intending to bring up real concerns, orinstead perceived concerns that may or may not have much bearing on the reality? As for high
doses of radiation, even if they don't kill the colonist, they would make him
infertile. Modern medicine will not help him here either. Again, there's no cause for concern here in any sufficiently-shielded habitat. One of the big priorities for SSI research is use of space resources. One reason for this is so that we can adequately shield our habitats. In truth, the difficulties that these people had to face, did surprise me. And
yet, these people were by no means poor. They simply did not seem to care much
for the conveniences of modern life. And I feel that folks who prefer a low-tech lifestyle might well chose to live in a space habitat. The point has been made that while it takes high-tech to construct a space habitat, it wouldn't necessarily require a high-tech lifestyle to live in it.