Space: the final frontier. While only about six hundred people have ever been up there, we’ve had our eyes fixed on the stars. Star Wars and Star Trek taught us to dream big, 2001: A Space Odyssey helped to explain our place in the universe, and even the renowned jazz musician Sun Ra told us that space is the place and introduced us to the sounds of the astral plane. With the lunar landing in 1969 and the launching of the International Space Station in 1998, we’ve become one step closer to living a life in the vast reaches of space. But those aren’t the only human aspirations to date. People have been coming up with some great ideas of how we can slowly make our way to space and gradually establish a new life there. Some ideas are a little more far-fetched than others, but we can never shut down a dreamer! So join us for today’s video, where we look at 15 of the coolest concept space stations!
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I am already jealous for the people that will be living in the time where humans are interplanetary and there will be spacestations like shopping malls
I am sure the feeling is totally different my friends
Same
lol...if you are shopping at mothership, maybe you can buy some gifts to your friends on the earth, that's interstellar economy.😄
20 minutes on future space station concepts? I think I love you
You didnt cover the O'Neal Stations or Dyson Spheres/Swarms
At mention of the Ringworld, I eyerolled so hard that the torque energy counteracted the Earth's spin. Pure fantasy. As realistic as the Wile E. Coyote aerospace concepts. Tensile strength like the strong nuclear bonding force. It wasn't built (in the novels) for living space by anybody who needed such a thing. Not a mention of the Stanford Torus, but you covered the orbital ring, the Brick Moon and the Ringworld?
There is an even better concept than the stanford torus. A tube within a tube, the outer tube is stationary, only the inner one spins and this offers both zero G in a station and the rating on the spinning section, anywhere from 1/4 to 1 full G force. Spinning the entire space station is a deal breaker.
@@TheWadetube See O'Neill's book "the High Frontier". One design called the "hatbox" had a stationary drum-shaped shell with narrow apertures that Sunlight was concentrated in through. Inside, a glass-roofed steel habitat spinning for G. A long spinning tube isn't suitable, as it's not dynamically stable and will tend to wander off-axis to spin end-over end. Yes, it can be anchored at the axes and stabilized actively, but it never makes sense to design to defy physics and then apply complexity to counter the design flaws. A drum-shape with a massive rim that's about as stable as a bicycle wheel shaped station is feasible. See the "Kalpana One" habitat.
As much as it's my absolute DREAM to see & be amongst the stars... none of these will be affordable to the average consumer in my lifetime.
16:13 Sorry, but Paul Burch was *not* the "first person to propose a space elevator." That honour falls to the legendary Arthur C. Clarke, the man who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey (the book that Stanley Kubrick adapted to the screen) was the original designer of the space elevator. He released a book called "The Fountains of Paradise," which was published in 1979, beating your man out by a good three years. Clarke is also responsible for designing things like space-based satellites (because line-of-sight is critical in establishing no-fault radio contact; Clarke designed one in his head during WWII as a radio operator, realising that trees, mountains and other obstructions are always going to be "in the way" of signals unless one puts a satellite in space)
Absolutely amazing video. Who would ever think of a hotel in space but Bezos. I still can not imagine vacationing in space. Too bad it will not happen in my life time but OMG the future looks amazing for space travel. Love this video.
On the moon - moon golf using steel ball's
Maybe not orbital reef but some of the other stations are going to be build in this decade because NASA needs a new space station after the ISS
I love that people have the most amazing view of the Earth, and the kids are still play with their phones.
You don’t need to be in space to have a great view of earth you can just tie your phone ( if you have one ) to a bunch of helium balloons and let it record and once you recover it you will be able to see the great view on your phone
When you support someone from start and then u see him on this stage" Really feeling proud of you guys...💜
I admire your picture, wear your hair long? I find that attractive, please describe it?
@@danielobrien1571 Not you again! Stop stalking women with long hair! I've seen you put these creepy comments on a bunch of women who have posted on KZhead and it's rather sinister of you to try and make contact with a woman you've never seen before.
The space station in the thumbnail looks like a roll of duct tape. 😅
There’s no way that Blue Origin concept has artificial gravity unless you’re talking about a version you didn’t show.
I’m more surprised he said it is a space hotel since it is really the furthest thing from one. The Orbital Reef team have clearly stated that they plan to treat it like a business park. If someone wants to rent some of the station for use as a hotel I am sure they will be fine with it but the renter will be responsible for running the hotel themselves. This guy seems to have pulled all the facts he has about these stations out of his ass.
Chris Kane and I went back in time and found ourselves watching this very show.
Chris Kanes voice is so beautiful id listen to him narrate the dictionary!!! 💯
@@gloria88246 nice one
@@sethkaicer319 💯
@@gloria88246 Jim Morrison loves you and misses you deeply.
BRILLIANT
Thank you Top Five video brilliant cmpliment future concept space incredible!
I need everyone on site right now for the new intergalactic space colonizations
That’s how crazy the future is
50y ago we went to the moon. Space shuttle was reusable. ISS is how old? Let's get back to things we did decades ago.
0:13 manned orbiting laboratory:the MOL was a USAF space station design for observation and laboratory. It was designed to have Gemini technology in mind the vehicle would be a Gemini be with a hole in the heat shield will hatch to access the backward man orbiting laboratory
One of the best way to start an artificial gravity habitat would be to start with a modified version of the pilgrim observer.
They should build the orbital ring around the moon, not earth, the concept fits better there reducing the size and with the right spin, gravity would be easier to maintain. great for staging operations for moon living and supply of materials to and from the moon from earth. Interesting concepts!
I could never understand why the Shuttle did not carry that fuel tank the rest of the way into orbit, they could have rigged the interior baffles into compartments people could use after they assembled 8 or so into a circular wheel, put some spin on it and really had something amazing. -Veteran '66-68
Thank you for your service and sacrifices. That must have been brutal in those years.
Is about money 💰💰💰, that time war went in Kuwait ( 1990 ) and plenty more, so big uncle Sam just spent on military trillion dollar 💵💵💵
You're going spend millions to go to a space hotel so you can watch a Sci-Fi film that you have already scene?
Already SCENE!!!???? HOW ABOUT SEEN. LOL
@@MrJosh-bd9rp Wow you get a COOKIE.
Oatmeal chocolate chip please. Thanks
probably lol
Grumman could fall back on its Apollo days and call it TOM. Tomorrow's Orbital *MODULE*
If all these different companies would get together and just build one space station 😮we all would benefit early 😢but nooooooo
Cool they have artificial gravity??? Or maybe there's just still gravity there
Cool story bro
What?
Top Fives, so Pan Am made it outside of the Milky Way galaxy [that's what intergalactic means]? Hmm! Was that the Andromeda galaxy around a million light years away? I didn't realize we'd even made it past the moon yet. How'd I miss that?🤨 I bring this up because, as I remember, that all took place in low earth orbit, like our present day International Space Station. Why do I say that? Because the prefix "inter" means 'between', as in intercity bus, intercontinental flight, etc. The farthest afield we've gotten so far in space is the cislunar variety--between earth and the moon. Not until we fly past the orbit of the moon will we have reached interplanetary space. Then, when we pass the Voyager probes' present position, we'll be in interstellar space. To my knowledge, the only fantasy program which has ever made it to intergalactic space was Stargate SG-1.
Awesome!!! 😂🤣
Great animation - has anyone check the numbers? Is it physically possible?
no , or they make you sick or generally unfeasible. Also space tourism is a environmental catastrophe in a climate crisis unless you got a `because i`m worth it ` mentality The ISS has been a black hole for funding and achieves very little for the cost other than flag waving .
The first 4 space stations are very likely to be built as they are all being particularly funded by NASA. All the rest are either unrealistic ideas that cannot be built anytime soon or basic concepts that never got fleshed out. But all his facts about the Orbital Reef, Starlab and Axiom space station are very wrong. He gets the Northrop Grumman pretty correct which the same basic facts apply to the other 3.
Hii
We need a longer space station that will land elevator to mine only to make it bigger and larger. Easy not that hard to think about it. The big it is the better to way to handle water and bigger cargos etc...
Can you imagine all the sports that are going to be invented by these wealthy people? There might be a future where we have some Olympic games in space! What do you think would be a cool sport that you can perform in low gravity?
It's fun to imagine building elaborate space stations. But time is not on our side. Looking for other Earth like planets should be our priority.
Space colonies are feasible now, if there were a will. There are no other planets we cold live on in this Solar system, and it you've got FTL, then you don't need planets of ships or Suns.
The supporting and strategic element of astronautics is space transport. The current concept of transport is based primarily on the use of chemical engines. These engines may be good for lifting cargo from Earth into orbit, but for orbital flights a) they have objective limitations b) they require significant fuel consumption. The fuel is essentially ballast most of the way. The further the flight, the more fuel is needed, fuel reserve = ballast, for which fuel must be added again and so on increasingly... This is a dead end situation from which we need to get out as soon as possible. An alternative to chemical propulsion in space flight is needed, if not today, then tomorrow. New engines are still in development. But there is another opportunity to reduce dependence on chemical engines and the need to carry large reserves of fuel into space. This solution is the creation in LEO of massive booster launch platforms-hubs, the task of which is to serve as a fulcrum and accelerator/decelerator for launching objects into higher/further orbits or for descent to Earth. And of course, to maintain their orbital motion, they must use energy and engines with high specific impulse. They may well be uninhabited.
Wow...couldn't agreed anymore, more engine advancement should be speedy launched in the upcoming decades. Current populsion systems need tachyonic sliptime engine, gravitonic impulse engine, photonic generator, chrononic extraction device, fusion repulsive deflector...
@@linz8291 Well, at least they did what had already been researched and tested. Otherwise, the main efforts are devoted to obviously ineffective technologies and goals...((
Yeep...let's do it, perhaps we will developing more efficient aerospace equipments to current populsion systems. Step by step, younger generations will be more excellent than nowadays.
@@linz8291 Unfortunately, strategy in astronautics has been in trouble for a long time. Races of prestige and PR replace common sense and a sober approach...((
You're right, it's usual as competitive and even though a little bit negative things due to some international space race and political tensions. We didn't accomplish many space programs because ideological conflicts caused national to international cooperation broken, so many projects had delayed or cancelled over the past decades. It's not easy to reach galactic civilization when both techs and societal issues would affects space development process. Thank you, keep your patience for space journey.
i wish I could live in 22nd century.
shout out to halo fans who want ringworlds to be made
I think we should make a halo style ring that spins to mimic gravity... maybe put a zero gravity center pod "eyeball" if that's important... kinda like the Voyager Hotel one... but more ring and less frisbee and pills💊 🤏🤷♂️🤓🤌
15:39 "intergalactic PanAm flight attendant"? Hmm...
Is that Martin Sheen?
Okay
Nice vid but jeff bezos did not go into orbit hey did a suborbital trajectory
I need to find some people to help me build stuff.
All can build by today technology, just use Falcon heavy rocket 🚀🚀🚀, but all these keen to use it 😂
There's also the SLS and the concept of the New Glenn.
@@notjebbutstillakerbal both won't work for today
Good luck with anti gravity!!!!!!!!
No one is going to want to go get their ears ripped out on a primitive artificial gravity system.
Spare a thought for all the kids who visited playgrounds and lost their ears.
@@tonyhawk123 you mean the boomers with more dangerous playgrounds?
There are many asteroids are made out of metal that would make a perfect frame to build a space station
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@@kdbmore to educate your black ass futurism.com/space-station-inside-asteroid/amp
Asteroids would be perfect for interstellar colonization Put an O'Neill cylinder inside it Place an engine And boom! Habitats which can hold billions or trillions!!
@@DeletedRealities best written reply I’ve ever read . Sky’s are the limit . Human race will keep evolving
BEZOS DID NOT "ORBIT."
What I’d give to live on a halo ring
I admire your picture, happen to be a lady with very long hair? I find that attractive, please describe it?
You have as good a chance of that as these sci-fi creations do of getting done. I LOL at people taking this snake oil seriously.
My god, this guy has zero clue to what he is talking about. Get educated dude. Bezo’s Flight was a sub-orbital launch, and his space station, orbital reef, will not have artificial gravity. Jeez.
First one here watching this
A house cannot be built without a solid foundation and the same can be said about success. Your drive and ambition are that solid base and your achievement here is one of the many bricks building that house. I’m so happy I get to see your dreams become a reality. Congratulations!
@@Mike-DuBose 😂😂😂😂😜
Yayy you do space video, I really like space things. I like space hotel, Orbital Ring and Bricks moon, those are interesting space stations. Ps is it possible nasa building space station on the moon.🚀🌑🛰
Because the fallen angels were there and ps you can never have a hotel in space way to much space junk flying around would kill all board if it was stuck
true
Need an orbital trash collector.
Yup send politicians out there. No air. Coald
You lost me at 1:23, there is no artificial gravity!!!
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@@gloria88246 The only one you can produce is via centrifugal force, and that complex is not build for that.
Lost me at 0:45, when did Bezos go into ORBIT? It was a short hop to the Karman line; about 100 kilometers up. Not even close to orbit.
wake up ..lol.. do ur research and find the truth about our earthly realm!..
i´d rather put trust in Musk then wokesos
Ah yes, because anyone I don't like is woke. God, you're so gullible.
Pure fantasy. Delusional.
8:43 "seafarmers"? You mean seafarers? 🤏🤷♂️😄👌
BRICK MOON ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 What is the point ? we have earth.
See the Long Earth series by Pratchett and Baxter. They had a Brick Moon in the later books.