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Hab / Habitat
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An artificially constructed environment, whether a dome on the surface of a planet or moon, a rotating space habitat or artificial biosphere, a sealed environment in an asteroid belt, a worldship in deep space, or anywhere else, that enables, allows and encourages conditions suitable for sentient life, especially for civilization and sophont beings. Habitats are the foundation of galactic civilization.
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- Dome Habitat
- Dyson Swarm, Dyson Sphere
- Kepler and Bucky habitat clusters
- McKendree Cylinder
- Microgravity Space Habitats
- Niven Clouds (Smoke Rings)
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Development Notes
Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 07 November 2001.
Initially published on 07 November 2001.
