A buck a squafoot (was LEO vs GSO; colony-isolation tests)

> > a first model habitat would be [...] quite expensive.
>
> What makes you say that? I have been estimating a shell cost
> on the order of $1/sqft of commercially-viable floor-space.
>
I'd like to see your figures. That sounds too low to me.
> I was thinking that controlling the day/night cycle would be a
> compelling feature anywhere.
>
Why?
> For Stage-2, the simulated-isolation stage, I was thinking of
> the High Desert in Nevada. Maybe Colorado would be a better choice,
> since it is closer to space.
>
I happen to live in Colorado. Such a domed city would never catch on
here; we love our great outdoors too much (and both the weather and
the day/right cycle are mild).