Question 1071: Biospheres and Self-Contained Worlds

jdsawyer history / Learning / Research Tips May 16, 2023 May 15, 2023

Nichole asks:

I have a question for you about designing colonies and how they would look if they were in a biodome. Currently I am designing one for a story. I was thinking to go in the direction of an old wild west town, but I know that there would be changes due to the local materials, planet hazards and it would also be different because you’d be constrained by whatever would fit under biodome.

Any thoughts on this or any advice for where my research should go?

Resources Mentioned:
Biosphere 2
The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

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