The Next Frontier? by Isaac Asimov From National Geographic Magazine July 1976

I too saw it back then. At the time it meant nothing to me. I was too
young to comprehend it. Years later In High School I found an old
copy and became interested in the subject.

Many years later I decided to get a copy for myself. It took years of
searching dusty shelves of old book stores to find it. A few years
ago I finally found and purchased a copy.

Very nicely written. Beutifully illustrated. Well worth the search.

I would say that despite being years out of date, it's worth getting.

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Michael Bonnici"
wrote:
>
> Hello Gang,
> First of all Happy 230th Birthday America, and many
happy more years to come. I am celebrating July 4th by reading the
Bicentennial Edition of the National Geographic Magazine. I have fond
memories of this particular issue. Long before I heard of Gerald
O'Neil or read the High Frontier, I read Isaac Asimov's article
illustrated by Pierre Mion entitled "The Next Frontier?" National
Geographic, July 1976, 76-89. This was the very first time I was
introduced to the concept of orbital space colonies. I came across it
in the Library of the United States Information Sevice (USIS) here
in Malta. I was 15 years old at the time and had just moved to Malta
with my family from New York City. I remember at the time that I was
very homesick for New York and angry with my parents for making me
miss the Bicentennial Celebrations. One other item of historical note
is an advertisement for a sterling silver ignot collection issued by
The National Space Institute (later the National Space Society) to
honour 200 years of American leadership in the conquest of the air
and the exploration of space. There is even a letter from the
chairman of the institute Dr. Werner von Braun. In the same issue
there is an article concerning thoughts from five leading thinkers
concerning life at the dawn of the 21st Century. Most notable amongst
them being Isaac Asimov and Buckminster Fuller.
>
> If you come across this back issue read it for the simple pleasure
it offers and the perspective of a retrofuture we still must work to
attain.
>
> Alex Michael Bonnici
>
> P.S. Is there ny chance that this article can be posted on one of
the space settlement websites?