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		ekianjo on Aug 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Isaac Asimov's predictions for what the world will... It's way easier to build a space station than a Moon Colony. The technical achievement is very different in magnitude.

mirkules on Aug 28, 2013 | [–]

Fun fact: the ISS would be technically impossible to build on Earth because it would collapse due to its own weight. No gravity makes creating structures much easier both to move and to support.

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