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{{Short description|1976 book by Gerard K. O'Neill}} |
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| name = The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space |
| name = The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space |
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| image = The High Frontier cover.jpg |
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| caption = First edition cover |
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| author = [[Gerard K. O'Neill]] |
| author = [[Gerard K. O'Neill]] |
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| cover_artist = Rick Guidice |
| cover_artist = Rick Guidice |
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| subject = [[Space colonization]] |
| subject = [[Space colonization]] |
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| publisher = [[William Morrow and Company]] |
| publisher = [[William Morrow and Company]] |
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| pub_date = |
| pub_date = 1976 |
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]]) |
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]]) |
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| pages = 288 pp (first edition) |
| pages = 288 pp (first edition) |
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| isbn |
| isbn = 0-688-03133-1 |
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| dewey = 609/.99 |
| dewey = 609/.99 |
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| congress = TL795.7 .O53 1977 |
| congress = TL795.7 .O53 1977 |
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| oclc = 2388134 |
| oclc = 2388134 |
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'''''The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space''''' is a 1976 book by [[Gerard K. O'Neill]], a road map for what the |
'''''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 human on the Moon and beyond. It envisions large human occupied [[Space habitat|habitats]] in the [[Moon#Earth–Moon system|Earth-Moon system]], especially near stable [[Lagrangian point]]s. Three designs are proposed: Island one (a modified [[Bernal sphere]]), Island two (a [[Stanford torus]]), and Island 3 (two [[O'Neill cylinder|O'Neill cylinders]]). These would be constructed using raw materials from the lunar surface launched into space using a [[mass driver]] and from [[Asteroid mining|near-Earth asteroids]]. The habitats were to spin for simulated gravity and be illuminated and powered by the Sun. [[Solar power satellite]]s were proposed as a possible industry to support the habitats. |
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== Awards == |
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The book won the 1977 [[Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science Winners|publisher=[[Phi Beta Kappa Society]]|year=2007|url= |
The book won the 1977 [[Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science Winners|publisher=[[Phi Beta Kappa Society]]|year=2007|url=https://www.pbk.org/Awards/BookAwards/ScienceWinners|access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref> |
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==Illustrations== |
==Illustrations== |
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Image:Spacecolony4.jpeg|Interior of an O'Neill cylinder |
Image:Spacecolony4.jpeg|Interior of an O'Neill cylinder |
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File:Spacecolony3edit.jpeg|Interior of an O'Neill cylinder |
File:Spacecolony3edit.jpeg|Interior of an O'Neill cylinder |
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Image:Internal view of the O'Neill cylinder.jpg|Solar eclipse inside |
Image:Internal view of the O'Neill cylinder.jpg|Solar eclipse inside an O'Neill cylinder |
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Image:Bernal Sphere 3.jpeg|Interior of a [[Bernal sphere]] |
Image:Bernal Sphere 3.jpeg|Interior of a [[Bernal sphere]] |
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Image:External view of a Bernal sphere.jpg|Exterior of a Bernal sphere |
Image:External view of a Bernal sphere.jpg|Exterior of a Bernal sphere |
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File:External view of a Bernal sphere 2.jpg|Exterior of a Bernal sphere |
File:External view of a Bernal sphere 2.jpg|Exterior of a Bernal sphere |
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File:Bernal Sphere agricultural module.jpeg|Agricultural module of a Bernal |
File:Bernal Sphere agricultural module.jpeg|Agricultural module of a Bernal sphere |
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Image:Stanford torus external view by Don Davis AC76-0525.jpg|The Stanford torus and |
Image:Stanford torus external view by Don Davis AC76-0525.jpg|The Stanford torus and its mirror |
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File:Stanford torus under construction.jpg|Stanford torus under construction |
File:Stanford torus under construction.jpg|Stanford torus under construction |
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File:Stanford Torus Cutaway view.jpeg|Stanford |
File:Stanford Torus Cutaway view.jpeg|Stanford torus cutaway view |
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File:Stanford Torus interior.jpg|Interior of a Stanford torus |
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Image:Lunar base concept drawing s78 23252.jpg| |
Image:Lunar base concept drawing s78 23252.jpg|Lunar mass driver powered by solar panels. |
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File:Solar power satellite from an asteroid.jpg|Solar power satellite built from an asteroid with a Bernal sphere in the bottom right corner. |
File:Solar power satellite from an asteroid.jpg|Solar power satellite built from an asteroid with a Bernal sphere in the bottom right corner. |
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</gallery> |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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Many of the concepts illustrated in ''The High Frontier'' can be seen in the early series of the [[anime]] franchise ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', which depicts a world where humans have migrated into space colonies |
Many of the concepts illustrated in ''The High Frontier'' can be seen in the early series of the [[anime]] franchise ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', which depicts a world where humans have migrated into space colonies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions: Time and Space|publisher=GundamOfficial|date=July 16, 2003|url=http://www.gundamofficial.com/features/faq_time_space.html|accessdate=2008-09-10}}</ref> The [[O'Neill cylinder]] colony design appears frequently, largely unchanged from its original concept, such as in ''[[Policenauts]]''. |
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The main space station in the popular TV series, [[Babylon 5]], is an O'Neill cylinder. |
The main space station in the popular TV series, ''[[Babylon 5]]'', is similar to an O'Neill cylinder, but with internal lighting replacing the windows and mirrors. |
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==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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Science fiction writer [[Charles Stross]] wrote a critical essay with a similar title on the feasibility of interstellar space travel and making practical use of various moons and planets in |
Science fiction writer [[Charles Stross]] wrote a critical essay with a similar title on the feasibility of interstellar space travel and making practical use of various moons and planets in the [[Solar System]]: ''The High Frontier: Redux.''<ref>{{cite web | title=The High Frontier: Redux | date=June 16, 2007 | url=http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high_frontier_redux.html | accessdate=2009-09-26}}</ref> |
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Stross's criticisms do not directly apply to the O'Neill's "High Frontier" document about colonizing interplanetary space. |
Stross's criticisms do not directly apply to the O'Neill's "High Frontier" document about colonizing interplanetary space. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* ''[[2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future]]'' |
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* [[L5 Society]] |
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* [[Space stations and habitats in popular culture]] |
* [[Space stations and habitats in popular culture]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:High Frontier, The}} |
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[[Category:Space colonization literature]] |
[[Category:Space colonization literature]] |
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[[Category:Asteroid mining]] |
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[[Category:1976 books]] |
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[[fr:Les Villes de l'espace]] |
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First edition cover
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| Author | Gerard K. O'Neill |
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| Cover artist | Rick Guidice |
| Subject | Space colonization |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-688-03133-1 |
| OCLC | 2388134 |
| 609/.99 | |
| LC Class | TL795.7 .O53 1977 |
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 human on the Moon and beyond. It envisions large human occupied habitats in the Earth-Moon system, especially near stable Lagrangian points. Three designs are proposed: Island one (a modified Bernal sphere), Island two (aStanford torus), and Island 3 (two O'Neill cylinders). These would be constructed using raw materials from the lunar surface launched into space using a mass driver and from near-Earth asteroids. The habitats were to spin for simulated gravity and be illuminated and powered by the Sun. Solar power satellites were proposed as a possible industry to support the habitats.
The book won the 1977 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science.[1]
The book featured impressions of life in outer space by a number of artists including Don Davis, Rick Guidice, and Chesley Bonestell.
Many of the concepts illustrated in The High Frontier can be seen in the early series of the anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam, which depicts a world where humans have migrated into space colonies.[2] The O'Neill cylinder colony design appears frequently, largely unchanged from its original concept, such as in Policenauts. The main space station in the popular TV series, Babylon 5, is similar to an O'Neill cylinder, but with internal lighting replacing the windows and mirrors.
Science fiction writer Charles Stross wrote a critical essay with a similar title on the feasibility of interstellar space travel and making practical use of various moons and planets in the Solar System: The High Frontier: Redux.[3] Stross's criticisms do not directly apply to the O'Neill's "High Frontier" document about colonizing interplanetary space.
