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Dec. 30, 2020
NASA Ames and Stanford University conducted three space colony summer studies in the 1970s. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made and they have been scanned as high-quality.
Torus construction
This fictional toroidal (doughnut-shaped) space colony, illustrated by Rick Guidice, is one of many artistic renderings that were born out of an art program at NASA's Ames Research Center in the 1970s.
Torus interior
Ames scientists conducted three different studies into how humans may one build massive space colonies.
Toroidal colony
Artistic endeavors like these help form connections between science and the public, acting as valuable tools in illustrating NASA's explorations and discoveries.
Exterior view of Toroidal colony
Though the NASA Art Program isn't as vast as it used to be, makers and creators continue working with NASA scientists and engineers to create visually engaging concept art and animations, like the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Exoplanet Planet Travel Bureau.
Editor note:
For Asgardia the Space Nation, it is still a topical subject as it is part of its future projects. Become Asgadian: https://asgardia.space/en/
Related links:
NASA Art Program: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-and-art-a-collaboration-colored-with-history
NASA's Ames Research Center: https://www.nasa.gov/ames
Images, Text, Credits: NASA's Ames Research Center/NASA/Andres Almeida.
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