Space Habitats: Life Onboard An O'Neill Cylinder

O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and even a complex ecology might be transplanted. But what would it be like living in one and how would civilizations based inside them in the future tend to operate?

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Credits:
Life on board an O'Neill Cylinder
Episode 223; Jan 30, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Phonetic Failure
Dillon Olander
S. Kopperud

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:

Graphics
Jarred Eagley
Katie Byrne
Sam McNamara
Udo Schroeter

[pinkninja]

Sounds like the place is pretty well rounded.

[alethearia]

All I can think about is that epic moment in The Expanse when Ashford says "spin the drum" and you see an O'Neill cylinder spin for the first time. Like, imagine that moment for humanity, when you test the tech on that scale for the first time!

[levigriffin]

My favorite part of living on an O'Neill cylinder would be having Isaac Arthur living in our neighborhood.

[LazarusRemains]

O'Neill's picture on the cylinder made my afternoon better :)

[jgr]

"it would be a pain, but it is doable" should be the motto of this channel!
Happy Arthursday!

[MGAGAMR-zqko]

Too late to explore the world, too early to explore the universe....and too old to experience something breathtaking like a O'Neill Cylinder. I weep for our short lifespans...

[Dima-ikbt]

Don't forget to grab a drink and a snack, see Grabbing Drinks & Snacks episode for details

[StarboyXL]

God Isaac you have no idea how much I needed this video. This might be oversharing but I really, really needed to hear somebody talk about the future in a positive light today.

[sasquatchycowboy]

Mr, or is it Dr, Arthur your channel has restored my hope for the future. I’m from Huntsville Al, and my grand father was involved in the Saturn VI project. After NASA stalled, and with the current state of our culture, I feared we had climbed the last mountain, and were just costing to our eventual fall. But I now believe there is at least the possibility of a bright future, and understand some of the path to get there. I made my profession in aviation hoping to one day be able to fallow in my grad fathers foot steps. Wile it saddens me that our generation seems unlikely to be the ones to take those first tentative steps to a permanent presence in space. I do now have hope that we can lay the ground work for the permanent setting of the cosmos. And I see that there is still work to do, and purpose to be found in doing it. For that thank you.

[jgr]

that awkward moment when you realise that, in the future, the "exit" part of Brexit would be quite literal: a part of a confederation of habitats would physically Leave the structure of the Conglomerate!

[patrickseaman]

Thank you for the Jack O'Neill moment!!!

[theghostofpatrickhenry]

This is great, listening in while riding an electric bike in an beautiful park. Really stokes the imagination. Thanks Issac!
Enjoy your day fellow travellers.

- Man on the Blue Marble

[unintentionallydramatic]

Isaac "Tyranny is also an option" Arthur.

[lastsilhouette]

One thing that saddens me is that the speed of light will prevent MMORPG's from being viable across every colony at once :(

[mattstorm]

I like the idea of a raining O'Neill cylinder in constant twilight. Pumps in the middle of the cylinder constantly pumping water out like a sprinkler. the water would come down and run off into grates or ponds before being cycled back around to the sprinkler.

[absurd]

This is the best futurism channel. Love your work! <3

[Mr_Drew_Magoo]

Isaac's introductory remarks are absolutely epic, and they're set to am epic soundtrack.

[BubbleoniaRising]

These videos are a masterclass for budding science fiction authors. Thank you!

[juanredshirt]

That last line about if we're still human made me chuckle - I pictured a retired battle cyborg living in a stereotypical suburban home telling the neighborhood kids to "Get off of my lawn!"

[zell]

Super stoked for this episode!
Happy Arthursday everyone!

Edit: I was correct to be stoked. Awesome episode.