Page 2 The Thunderbird Monday, Novem6er 7, 1983 Space colonies are possible human habitation and resource. According to has Littmann, such a technological several economic advantages. Mining would be a As the sixth Convocations speaker, former Hansen Planetarium Director Mark Littmann piqued the profitable undertaking on the lunar surface, which contains abundant natural metals and minerals. imagination of his audience with his slide presentation entitled Space Colonies during Thursday mornings Also, specially designed space craft could capture the suns rays on the moon and beam them to earth, lecture. where they could be utilized for inexpensive energy. Littmann introduced his futuristic theme by asking The earths present energy resources could then be his audience to consider what conditions will prevail used in domestic manufacturing that would likely raise for themselves in the future. What do. you want from the standard of living for everyone. The thought is life? More importantly, what do you want for the almost an impossible dream in which almost unlimited world? He emphasized that we are presently unable to fully energy could be available, he said. Littman proceded to give an realize a universal condition of peace, freedom and description of opportunity because of economic obstacles such as war, life in a space colony. Cities of about 10,000 would be built in columnar coils that spin continuously to poverty, overpopulation and lack of natural resources. As a solution to these'problems, Littmann suggested provide sufficient gravity, but which would hardly be noticed by those living there. You would find yourself that we, as a society, look beyond the negative aspects in very comfortable conditions that would not be so of technology into the advantages it holds for us now different from what you know right now, he said. The and in the future. If we look at what it has done for communities would be spacious enough for families to us, maybe we could be given a chance in the future a homes and numerous medical, have chance that may already be with us in the form of recreational and economic advantages. space technology. Littmann explained that many of these advantages He described space technology, namely the space would also benefit those on earth. Agriculture would shuttle, as a noise and sight that can shake you on be more than possible in the environment of a space the inside and well it should for what it can become. coil; food could be more effectively produced in its Though the space shuttle now is used for controlled environment. There would be no more data other forms of and gathering experiments, economic seesaw for farmers and producers, for ideal research, its potential may well expand into carrying conditions could be produced, such as the right giant telescopes to probe the heavens and, eventually, taking humans to settle space colonies in columnar temperature and lighting. Research in medicine could advance in the space space structures. Then we can truly find answers to where the universe began and where it will end, colony. Various drugs could be combined in new ways and the thinner gravitational force could be used to explained Littmann. But first, ease severe heart conditions. space modules are being According to Littmann, a tremendous political designed to pioneer this possibility. 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