Continent-Sized Rotating Space Habitats

Mankind’s future is among the stars, but not necessarily on other planets. Instead we might forge giant space stations that are entire artificial worlds, and today we’ll explore some of those megastructure designs, like the McKendree Cylinder, Bishop Rings, Banks Orbital, Topopolis, and more. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode’s Audio-only version: Episode’s Narration-only version: Credits: Continent-Sized Rotating Space Habitats Episode 245; July 2, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg Fishy Tree Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Justin Dixon Ken York Katie Byrne Matthew C. Johnson (Sam Daniel Jones) Sam McNamara of Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero Steve Bowers Udo Schroeter Music: Markus Junnikkala, “We Roam the Stars“ Aerium, “Fifth Star of Aldebaran“ & “Windmill Forests“ Miguel Johnson, “So Many Stars“ & “Into the Wormhole“