Inside view of an early generation of space settlement. The wheel shaped settlement rotates to produce a healthy amount of artificial gravity (by the centrifugal force, which is practically the same as gravity for these large habitats). Crops and fish farms are interspersed with garden apartments (white with brown roofs). A patio is in the foreground.

Source: NASA Ames summer study. (Public domain artwork.) Artist: Rick Guidice. Special appreciation to Al Globus and byager@nas.nasa.gov for retrieving, scanning, and publicizing this artwork for the web.

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