Mars and Island One

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> I would agree, and would even go further and say that his later book,
> Entering Space, is (aside from the O'Neill-bashing portion) a very handy
> reference and belongs on every space enthusiast's bookshelf. In fact, I
> thought it strange that pretty much every space proposal made over the
> past few decades was treated in an encouraging and supportive manner
> _except_ for O'Neill's.

My personal opinion is that O'Neill's proposal had a real chance at
long term success that the governments didn't want to commit too.
Because of that the proposal has no official support and thus no
popular support.

Bill