To the AC above: If the majority of readers haven't heard about them either, then "who gives a fuck about L5?" Seriously, if this L5 society is worth at least even a little, they should be known as much as Space X, given that they've existed for so long.
If you haven't heard of them, I'd say, well, so what? There are probably tens of millions of things you haven't heard of, some important, some not. That's a statement about you.
I never knew the reason they were considered kooks, but my dad (G.K. O'Neill) did indeed dislike the L5 society, for what it's worth (probably nothing, to \.ers). Wasn't crazy about the Planetary Society either, not surprisingly. "Is the surface of a planet really the right place for an expanding technological civilization?" Obviously his answer was 'no.'
I really hope to see space-based solar power become useful, if the technology pans out. It was a big part of his dreams for colonization, and we need a bet
The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
-- Sagan
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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Who gives a fuck if you've heard of it or not?
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To the AC above: If the majority of readers haven't heard about them either, then "who gives a fuck about L5?"
Seriously, if this L5 society is worth at least even a little, they should be known as much as Space X, given that they've existed for so long.
L5 is now the NSS [Re:L5?] (Score:2)
To the AC above: If the majority of readers haven't heard about them either, then "who gives a fuck about L5?" Seriously, if this L5 society is worth at least even a little, they should be known as much as Space X, given that they've existed for so long.
The L5 society merged with the National Space Institute [space.com] back in 1987 to form the National Space Society [nss.org] ("NSS") NSS is still around.
If you haven't heard of them, I'd say, well, so what? There are probably tens of millions of things you haven't heard of, some important, some not. That's a statement about you.
History of the L5 society here: http://www.nss.org/settlement/... [nss.org]
Re:L5 Society (Score:0)
I never knew the reason they were considered kooks, but my dad (G.K. O'Neill) did indeed dislike the L5 society, for what it's worth (probably nothing, to \.ers). Wasn't crazy about the Planetary Society either, not surprisingly. "Is the surface of a planet really the right place for an expanding technological civilization?" Obviously his answer was 'no.'
I really hope to see space-based solar power become useful, if the technology pans out. It was a big part of his dreams for colonization, and we need a bet