Digest Number 1600

A group for people who think that space settlements are a better option than planets for space colonization.G'day,

O'Neill did much worth while work, but he never built a habitat. Nor did he go into Space.
The people behind the Atlantica project have allready built underwater habitats and have
become aquanauts.

However I understand your scepticism, so do keep an eye on the website but do remember
that the internet does not contain the sum knowledge of the human species.

ta

Ralph

Posted by: "ANTIcarrot" dante_feditech@... dante_feditech
Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:29 am (PST)
> From: ralph_buttigieg
> William, the sea floor is a true frontier, the Earth's land areas
> are not. The frontiers of Sea and Space still allow you
> to. The great advantage to the Sea is that transportation costs are
> far less then Space.

O'Neil did a lot of work to prove that his colonies were workable. He didn't
put up some fanciful pictures and mumble about the details. I'm sure you
coudl build under sea colonies (or at least something analagous to under sea
oil rigs) and I'm sure there will be economic incentives. But until the sea
settlement website expands and includes some hard detaisl and facts, many on
this list will remain extremely skeptical.

John