High Frontier ebook

by Gerard K. O'Neill

The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space is a 1976 book by Gerard K. O'Neill, a road map for what the United States might do in outer space after the Apollo program, the drive to place a man on the Moon and beyond. It envisions large manned habitats in the Earth-Moon system, especially near stable Lagrangian points. Three designs are proposed: Island one (a modified Bernal sphere), Island two (a Stanford torus), and Island 3, two O'Neill cylinders.

In High Frontier, O'Neill had mapped out a straightforward, manifestly doable path to putting humans into space . Then Gerard K. O'Neill came up with an idea for building enormous colonies in space.

In High Frontier, O'Neill had mapped out a straightforward, manifestly doable path to putting humans into space permanently and sustainably, using 1970s materiel and current-day Zubrin-style know-how. But O'Neill died in 1992 seeing humanity no closer to fulfilling his bold vision. Insisting on presenting the idea as real science and technology, and not just science fiction, O'Neill spent a lot of time trying to push his concept through the academic process, and finally broke out into the public eye.

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The High Frontier (1976) by Gerard K O'Neill describes how humans could build large space colonies in the solar system. O'Neil was physicist who specialised in high energy physics. The book outlines how space colonies could be built and how they would be superior to planetary colonisation. These large space habitats would be placed near stable Lagrangian points. The initial colonies would be rotating spheres and the equatorial regions would have centrifugal force to feel like gravity.

Gerard Kitchen O'Neill (February 6, 1927 – April 27, 1992) was an American physicist and space activist. As a faculty member of Princeton University, he invented a device called the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiments. Later, he invented a magnetic launcher called the mass driver. In the 1970s, he developed a plan to build human settlements in outer space, including a space habitat design known as the O'Neill cylinder.

Human Colonies in Space. by Gerard K. Published January 1, 1978 by Bantam Books.

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Dr. Gerard O'Neill, 50, is a high-energy physicist best known in his field for originating the colliding-beam storage ring, which has been adopted in nuclear accelerators throughout the world

Dr. Gerard O'Neill, 50, is a high-energy physicist best known in his field for originating the colliding-beam storage ring, which has been adopted in nuclear accelerators throughout the world. Since 1974 he has become better known to the general public as the designer and promoter of very large scale Space Colonies.

Describes the future high-orbital manufacturing facilities now in the planning stage, explaining how they will be placed in orbit, how they will operate, who will work in them, and how living conditions will be controlled and sustained

Iaiastta

This is an older book, but while some of it is dated, the concept is still good and may come to fruition during your lifetime if things go right. I came of age during the late 60's - early 70's. The space race was on and there were space missions every couple months. For over 10 years. It was an amazing time. Progress was the word of the day. We all expected that by now there would be cities on the moon, or in orbit, or both. We knew that the navy would have fleets in space, and industry would be all over the place from low orbit to the asteroid belt and probably beyond. It was obviously our destiny.

But the only thing we did faster that go to space was leave it. Once we beat the Russians to the moon, we quit. A nation's hopes for a better future faded away. It's been 50 years since then, and the future we have inherited is not as bright as it used to be. But it begins to look like it may be time to pick up some of those old ideas and dust them off for a new look. If you have dreams and hopes for what might be, this book should be on your shelf.

Tamesya

I first read this book when it was published in 1976. Even after more than three decades, The High Frontier remains a seminal work on man's aspirations to reach beyond the confines of earth. It has and continues to provide a basis for innovative thinking on what is required to not only live in space, but to explore the great beyond. Dr. O'Neills projections for space habitats are elegant, if not entirely realistic with today's technologies. They do, however, provide a target for those technologies. Until we learn to build completely regenerative systems or find engineering compromises, we cannot begin to explore distant planets or other star systems. The time frames are simply too enormous, the distances too great, even at near light speeds should we be able to attain those in the future. The High Frontier for many of us is more than a dream, it is an aspiration, a goal, a problem in search of a solution that inspired a generation of space scientists and technologists. May it continue to be a source of inspiration for generations to come.

Sadaron above the Gods

It was the mid 1970s. The last Apollo flight had been completed few years ago, and the first Space Shuttle orbiter was just beginning assembly in Palmdale. The U.S. space program was, basically, in hibernation.

Then Gerard K. O'Neill came up with an idea for building enormous colonies in space. Insisting on presenting the idea as real science and technology, and not just science fiction, O'Neill spent a lot of time trying to push his concept through the academic process, and finally broke out into the public eye. Enthusiastic supporters, amazing artwork, and detailed science and engineering background did the rest. O'Neill's space colony ideas, entire self-contained worlds constructed in space, caught the public imagination back then.

"The High Frontier" is the consolidation of O'Neill's space colony work into one highly-informative book.

A bonus: the Kindle version is enhanced with far more illustrations than my old hardcover edition.

Swordsong

People need to know the information in this book. It is even more relevant today than it was 40 years ago. The space transportation technology we have today would make living in space independent of resupply from Earth a reality within 15 years. The technology and job spinoffs would yield greater benefits for all human beings as opposed to the zero sum game of concentrating wealth in the hands of the few at the expense of the many. We can't afford to wait to begin this evolutionary movement. We have waited long enough.

Dyni

I read this book decades ago and was frankly delighted to find a copy for my grandson. while I don't have the educational background to evaluate the theories advanced, it seems to me to be a good thing to have our young people considering the possibility of space colonization, particularly when they face a future of global climate change...more people competing for less arable land, less potable water and fewer resources. if no one ever thinks about it, it will never happen.

Arcanescar

This book is amazing. This 3rd edition has two parts: the first is the original text by the late Gerard O'Neil, one of the great visionaries of the 20th century. Though things did not develop in the time scale he hoped for, his message is as valid today as it was in 1980 -- or even more so. The second part of the book is a series of chapters by contemporary leaders in the aerospace industry, and provide a fresh, modern perspective on where we've come since O'Neil's day, where we need to go, and how to get there.
The emphasis of this book is more on what we need to do, why we need to do it, and what that would be like, than on the details of "how." Other books cover the "how" in more detail. But because of the focus of this one, it is easily read by anyone; no special technical or math skills are required.
After reading only part of this book, I did some web searches and found that the concept of space solar power (which is central to O'Neil's thesis) is still very much alive today. NASA did a new study on it just a couple years ago, and it has been discussed in Congress increasingly often since then. It is a very real concept, very nearly ready for implementation. Read this book to find out why it's so very important.

Goltikree

This is a worthwhile book for a least two reasons. First, it's interesting to see what the world of 2010 looked like from the 1970's. I'm a relative youngster, but everything I've seen and read seems to show that it was a rough time for politics, culture, and especially fashion. This pessimistic age led to pessimistic views of how the future might play out. It's nice to be thankful for how things have turned out, rather than disappointed.

The second reason is that the author shows, in broad strokes, how life in space could be accomplished and made a normal, everyday thing. He discusses what life could be like in a space habitat, how space manufacturing could be made profitable, and some issues that would be faced by space colonists.

I liked it, and would recommend. I wouldn't suggest paying a lot for it, but it's definitely worth a read.