Cover Image: Kalpana One is intended to improve on the orbital space settlement designs of the mid-1970s. The Kalpana One structure is a cylinder with a radius of 250 meters and a length of 325 meters. The population target is 3,000 residents.
Image Credit: © Bryan Versteeg / spacehabs.com
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KALPANA ONE
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ISDC UPDATE
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ISLAND HOPPING TO MARS
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WORLD SPACE WEEK 2013
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SIGNING OFF
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