15 Future Space Station Ideas

Space: the final frontier. While only about six hundred people have ever been up there, we’ve had our eyes fixed on the stars. Star Wars and Star Trek taught us to dream big, 2001: A Space Odyssey helped to explain our place in the universe, and even the renowned jazz musician Sun Ra told us that space is the place and introduced us to the sounds of the astral plane. With the lunar landing in 1969 and the launching of the International Space Station in 1998, we’ve become one step closer to living a life in the vast reaches of space. But those aren’t the only human aspirations to date. People have been coming up with some great ideas of how we can slowly make our way to space and gradually establish a new life there. Some ideas are a little more far-fetched than others, but we can never shut down a dreamer! So join us for today’s video, where we look at 15 of the coolest concept space stations!

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[twixxtro]

I am already jealous for the people that will be living in the time where humans are interplanetary and there will be spacestations like shopping malls

[JohnnyWednesday]

20 minutes on future space station concepts? I think I love you

[jameshoffman]

The best proposal I've seen so far is just reconfiguring the inside of a Spacex Starship and voila! Instant space station. They could even connect 2 of them together and spin them for artificial gravity. Also, no mention of Elysium? The best depiction of a permanent space station out of Hollywood I've seen yet.

[TheAndrew]

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[poc_aurawolf]

As much as it's my absolute DREAM to see & be amongst the stars... none of these will be affordable to the average consumer in my lifetime.

[koriw]

16:13 Sorry, but Paul Burch was *not* the "first person to propose a space elevator." That honour falls to the legendary Arthur C. Clarke, the man who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey (the book that Stanley Kubrick adapted to the screen) was the original designer of the space elevator. He released a book called "The Fountains of Paradise, " which was published in 1979, beating your man out by a good three years. Clarke is also responsible for designing things like space-based satellites (because line-of-sight is critical in establishing no-fault radio contact; Clarke designed one in his head during WWII as a radio operator, realising that trees, mountains and other obstructions are always going to be "in the way" of signals unless one puts a satellite in space)

[baldassarealessi]

Thank you Top Five video brilliant cmpliment future concept space incredible!

[amazon.pk.]

When you support someone from start and then u see him on this stage" Really feeling proud of you guys...💜

[michaelernst]

You didnt cover the O'Neal Stations or Dyson Spheres/Swarms

[tomcavness]

The space station in the thumbnail looks like a roll of duct tape. 😅

[mspolarbear]

Absolutely amazing video. Who would ever think of a hotel in space but Bezos. I still can not imagine vacationing in space. Too bad it will not happen in my life time but OMG the future looks amazing for space travel. Love this video.

[JFrazer]

At mention of the Ringworld, I eyerolled so hard that the torque energy counteracted the Earth's spin.
Pure fantasy. As realistic as the Wile E. Coyote aerospace concepts.
Tensile strength like the strong nuclear bonding force.
It wasn't built (in the novels) for living space by anybody who needed such a thing.

Not a mention of the Stanford Torus, but you covered the orbital ring, the Brick Moon and the Ringworld?

[JulianBoyce]

14:43 "one of the greatest American films of all time". Hold on! 2001: A Space Odyssey** (1968) was an Anglo-American production, directed by American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick and co-written with British author Arthur C. Clarke. Backed by the American studio MGM, the film was primarily shot in England at Shepperton Studios and MGM-British Studios, reflecting Kubrick’s preference for working in the UK. It featured American actors like Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood but relied heavily on British crew, facilities, and visual effects teams. Combining American cinematic ambition with British technical expertise and storytelling, the film is a landmark collaboration.

[cypherpunk]

I love that people have the most amazing view of the Earth, and the kids are still play with their phones.

[sethkaicer]

Chris Kane and I went back in time and found ourselves watching this very show.

[JeffMcKean]

There’s no way that Blue Origin concept has artificial gravity unless you’re talking about a version you didn’t show.

[kamipollna]

0:13 manned orbiting laboratory:the MOL was a USAF space station design for observation and laboratory. It was designed to have Gemini technology in mind the vehicle would be a Gemini be with a hole in the heat shield will hatch to access the backward man orbiting laboratory

[KaranLehman-xh]

I need everyone on site right now for the new intergalactic space colonizations

[katvacuum]

You're going spend millions to go to a space hotel so you can watch a Sci-Fi film that you have already scene?

[WereMask]

One of the best way to start an artificial gravity habitat would be to start with a modified version of the pilgrim observer.