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Five SF Stories Featuring Unsuccessful Attempts at Space Colonization

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Artist's conception of a moon colony mining facility.
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Five SF Stories Featuring Unsuccessful Attempts at Space Colonization

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Artist rendition of Lunar Colony exterior.
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5 Fantastic Books About Humans Colonizing Other Planets

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Artist rendition of Lunar Colony exterior.
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Five Doomed Attempts at Planetary Colonization

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Space Colony concept art
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Five Fictional Space Colonies From the Post-Disco Era

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Artist's conception of a Martian habitat
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Five Ways to Sell People on the Thankless Task of Planetary Colonization

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Tourism poster for Venus, created for NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
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Five Science Fiction Books Featuring Floating Habitats

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Artist's concept illustration for a space habitat design known as the O'Neill cylinder
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Classic SF Works Set on Futuristic Space Habitats

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Double Dystopia in Andre Norton’s The Stars Are Ours!

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Artist rendition of Lunar Colony exterior.
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5 Fantastic Recent Books about Humans Colonizing Other Planets

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Artist rendition of Lunar Colony exterior.
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Artist's concept illustration for a space habitat design known as the O'Neill cylinder
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Classic SF Works Set on Thrilling Space Habitats

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Sorry to Crush Your Dreams, But We’re Not Colonizing Space Anytime Soon

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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