Island Zero: A practical gateway to large-scale space habitats
Jerry Stone
- Organisation:
- Spaceflight UK
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £75
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 12th January 2024
- Tagged:
- Space | Spaceflight | Space Habitats
50 years ago, building on the work of Princeton Professor Gerard K. O’Neill, plans were produced for large-scale space habitats in orbits around the Earth. The smallest, to house 10,000 people, was designated as Island One, with the larger Island Two and Island Three, depending on their planned population.
I ran a project at the British Interplanetary Society to update the design, and pointed out that much smaller units would also be required as living quarters, workshops and offices for the task force. These were designated as Island Zero.
The structure would rotate to produce simulated gravity , which will avoid the deterioration that the human body experiences under weightlessness and the crew would therefore avoid the need for 2 hours of exercise every day that is needed on the International Space Station. This has never been done on any previous space mission, but can be achieved using current technology and boosters that have already flown. It will be necessary to produce this in order to acquire the medical research needed to determine the best g-level to be used in the main habitats, and so to finalise their design.
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I am a Freelance Space Presenter - a space expert, presenter and broadcaster! I have given presentations on space for many years all over the UK and abroad and I am often interviewed on radio and TV. I was on Sky News covering Tim Peake’s mission on the International Space Station.
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