I was born three years earlier than this project and that's the first time I ever hear about it.
The L5 Society [wikipedia.org] is well known among space colonization kooks (SCKs). As a SCK, I first learned about the L5 Society in the 1980s. They do good work, advocating practical projects. Putting O'Neill Cylinders [wikipedia.org] at the Lagrangian points is a much more sensible goal than trying to put a human colony on Mars.
L5? (Score:2)
I was born three years earlier than this project and that's the first time I ever hear about it.
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I was born three years earlier than this project and that's the first time I ever hear about it.
The L5 Society [wikipedia.org] is well known among space colonization kooks (SCKs). As a SCK, I first learned about the L5 Society in the 1980s. They do good work, advocating practical projects. Putting O'Neill Cylinders [wikipedia.org] at the Lagrangian points is a much more sensible goal than trying to put a human colony on Mars.
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Why not L1 or L2? They both have a lower delta-v budget than L5. Is there some particular advantage to L5 that makes it a better choice?
Re: L5? (Score:0)
L4 and L5 are stable orbits. L1-3 are unstable, and it's easy to disturb the orbit of something parked there.