ASTEROID MINING WILL ENABLE AN EXPANDING ORBITAL BIOME 

It is thought-provoking that humankind faces the challenge of stabilizing its birthrate – reflective not only of the growing emancipation of women, but also of the perceived threats of an overcrowded planet and of global warming – just as we approach the capability for building a permanent base on the Moon and flying the first astronauts to Mars. Yet neither location offers anything like Earth gravity, while ironically the surface of Venus, which offers full 1G, is hot enough to melt lead, due to runaway global warming.

The new element in this equation today is that at least five commercial enterprises have recently announced plans for mining the asteroids that routinely pass between Earth and the Moon (see www.transastra.com for example), and that this coincides with the invention by Skyframe Research of a patent pending method allowing deployment on orbit of new premium quality habitable real estate. (See link to slideshow below). Synergistically linked together these will enable an expansive orbital biome in cislunar space, restoring humanity’s option for an expanding population and economy, while reducing stress and promoting stability in the planetary biosphere. They are also ideally suited as tools for incorporating the Moon and Mars in an expanding sphere of human habitation, and in due course also the materials of the asteroid belt, for the eventual support of a population one hundred times that of present day Earth.

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