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Since the dawn of humankind we have looked up at the stars and gazed in wonder. What are the limits of human existence and how might we go beyond our boundaries? Yet how can we even begin to answer such a question with any conviction when there are so many unknowns? In times gone by we have painted our futures, and our past amongst the sky as constellations. In times to come we imagine great machines and artificial worlds to carry us there. But is it possible to make the transition from mere speculation to an ambition that can be realized? In 2012 I was asked to propose a project for Icarus Interstellar in their portfolio of work that aims to catalyze the construction of a starship research platform in Earth’s orbit within a hundred years. I chose the construction of an artificial world – Persephone - an alternative earth-like habitat in which a colony of creatures could thrive.
Author(s): Armstrong R, Hughes R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Undergraduate Research Students
Year: 2016
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 28-37
Print publication date: 18/03/2016
Online publication date: 18/03/2016
Acceptance date: 12/02/2016
Date deposited: 18/03/2016
Publisher: JOUST
URL: https://issuu.com/joust-uprm/docs/joust_march2016
