TIMELAPSE of Future Space Stations
What happens when humanity begins living in space, building larger space stations, and creating a purely space based economy. Space drones will deliver goods between stations, farming stations will grow food, and space hotels will host celestial events and viewing parties for eclipses and welcoming parties for spaceships returning from Mars.
This sci-fi documentary takes a look at the future of space stations and space technology, starting with the retiring of the International Space Station, and ending with the construction of the largest rotating ring world space station, with its own atmosphere and lakes that evaporate creating clouds and rain.
Other topics in this video include: stealth based technology and metamaterials, the future of Starship Mark 2, cryo refuelling in space, Moon space stations, the Mars Colony, asteroid mining station, future space telescope stations, design concepts, and cryo sleep,
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Credit: Venture City
Created by: Jacob B
Narration by: Alexander Masters
This sci-fi documentary takes a look at the future of space stations and space technology, starting with the retiring of the International Space Station, and ending with the construction of the largest rotating ring world space station, with its own atmosphere and lakes that evaporate creating clouds and rain.
Other topics in this video include: stealth based technology and metamaterials, the future of Starship Mark 2, cryo refuelling in space, Moon space stations, the Mars Colony, asteroid mining station, future space telescope stations, design concepts, and cryo sleep,
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PATREON
The short video "Interstellar A.I.: Writing the Encyclopedia of the Galaxy" is available on my Patreon.
Along with the first and second volumes of 'The Encyclopedia of the Future'.
Visit my Patreon here: / venturecity
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Credit: Venture City
Created by: Jacob B
Narration by: Alexander Masters
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00:00Five space stations orbit Earth.
00:06Space drones make deliveries between the stations.
00:09This marks the beginning of the space age economy, paving the way for farm stations
00:14that grow food for other stations in 15 years' time, rotating artificial gravity habitats
00:20and military space stations in 30 years, the first great space war, and a black market
00:27of smuggled space goods in 70 years.
00:30Let's take a journey into the future, starting in 2030 with the retiring of the ISS and ending
00:37in 2170 and beyond, when a ring-world space station is built with its own artificial atmosphere
00:45and small lakes that evaporate, creating clouds and rain.
00:52The last starship docks at the ISS as the space station is finally retired.
00:57The station is sent crashing down into the Pacific Ocean at Point Nemo.
01:02Taking its place orbiting Earth are five space stations from different countries and companies,
01:08while the Starship Mark II, being 18 meters in diameter, is large enough to be a space
01:13station itself, and works on launching larger parts for space station construction.
01:20Second-generation space stations around the moon act as solar system post offices.
01:25They are transit stations for cargo ships.
01:28The spaceships drop off cargo and passengers at the space stations, where smaller shuttle
01:32rockets deliver the goods down to the surface.
01:37SpaceX launches the Tecnova Starship Station into Earth's orbit, where onboard scientists
01:43work on researching advanced space rocket technology in a microgravity environment.
01:49On another station, a golf-ball-sized meteoroid strike on a living module prompts the first
01:54full-scale evacuation and emergency repair mission.
01:58Plans are drawn up to equip space stations with lasers that detect and deflect any future
02:02small meteoroids.
02:04Another danger space stations face comes from cosmic radiation, causing bit flips in computer
02:10memory, leading to software crashes and incorrect calculations.
02:15The SpaceX Starline Station orbits Earth.
02:18It acts as a gas station and a mechanics garage, cryogenically storing fuel and mechanical
02:24spare parts for repairs and maintenance.
02:27The starships never have to return back to Earth.
02:30Mechanics work onboard the Starline Station during the week, returning to Earth for the
02:35weekend.
02:36The birth of orbiting refueling stations divides spaceships into three classes.
02:41The first type is the atmosphere class, spacecraft that are designed to launch and land back
02:46on Earth, needing to break through the thick atmosphere with added heat shields, fuel storage
02:51and landing thrusters.
02:53The second type is the space class, designed just for the vacuum of intraspace travel.
02:59And the third type is the landing shuttles, smaller spacecraft designed to transport cargo
03:04and passengers from orbiting space stations down to the surface of the Moon and Mars,
03:09where there is only a thin atmosphere that the spaceship needs to break through.
03:14Plants on Earth become astro-chefs.
03:17They cook with produce grown in microgravity onboard a space station, which is then sent
03:22back to Earth and served in luxury restaurants as a culinary experience.
03:26The microgravity alters the growth patterns of the plants, leading to unique flavors and
03:31textures not achievable on Earth.
03:34Some of the public question why the rich are eating this food not grown on Earth and what
03:38kind of health benefits they are keeping to themselves.
03:41The plants on the space station grow larger cells, have higher concentrations of antioxidants,
03:47interact differently when cooked with other ingredients and exhibit different nutritional
03:51profiles.
03:52Others question the safety as the food grown in space is exposed to higher levels of cosmic
03:57radiation.
03:58A strain of grape is successfully grown onboard the space station.
04:03The first space wine is sent back to Earth.
04:08The first government gives permission for the first off-Earth birth.
04:12The baby is born in a medical facility onboard a space station orbiting Earth, believing
04:17it is now safe to do so and is needed for the future understanding of how humans will
04:22make space their second home.
04:26Government space stations use cameras and facial recognition to track their astronaut
04:30activities.
04:31Their screens are screenshot every five seconds.
04:34The station uses an AI system to predict and manage potential conflicts among the crew,
04:39based on personality data and interaction patterns.
04:43Commercial stations claim they are more relaxed on tracking their crew.
04:46This leads to more trained astronauts and scientists signing up with commercial space
04:50companies.
04:53Five small space station factories are orbiting Earth.
04:56They are autonomous, being run by robots.
04:59Raw materials are sent from Earth and goods which can only be manufactured in microgravity
05:04are returned.
05:05Goods such as high-efficiency batteries, a high-speed global internet cable called ZBLAN,
05:11and regenerative medicine.
05:12Because liquids can be used to 3D print in space, bio-3D printed human tissue is manufactured
05:18for use back on Earth.
05:22Space stations are using space drones for autonomous maintenance.
05:26A space station farm starts using drones to deliver food to other space stations, creating
05:31the first purely space-based economy.
05:34Plans are underway to build more farm stations around the Moon and Mars.
05:38And larger space farms are being designed, with onboard vertical farms, drink harvesters,
05:44and lab-growing meat machines.
05:46The first solar system currency is introduced, used across various space colonies and stations,
05:52separated from the less stable Earth currencies.
05:56The first military space station, equipped with stealth technology, is launched.
06:02Nano-engineered metamaterials bend electromagnetic waves around the station, while a dynamic
06:08coating adjusts the visual appearance and thermal output to match its surrounding environment,
06:13making the station invisible.
06:17A space station is built in Earth's orbit to intercept and catch space junk, recycling
06:22and repurposing it into new materials.
06:25Inside the space junk station, a team of space archaeologists study the remains of
06:29old satellites and spacecraft, analyzing the effects of space on the materials.
06:35A delivery drone veers off course, crashing into the side of another space station and
06:40killing everyone on board.
06:42People wonder, was it an accident or deliberate, possibly making it the first known act of
06:48inter-station sabotage?
06:53A new space station around the moon, called the DRUM, fires up its spin thrusters.
06:58A ring around the station begins to rotate.
07:01They are testing the first full-scale artificial gravity habitat.
07:06The station will later be converted into an emergency medical hub for the humans on the
07:11moon, who require emergency medical procedures that need full Earth gravity, saving a three-day
07:16journey back to Earth.
07:18A research space station in deep space that is studying the geology of other planets,
07:23moons and asteroids reaches 300 occupants.
07:27The crew protest, as it becomes known that weapons have been brought on board for security
07:32and to maintain order.
07:35An astronaut arrives on board a space station with a personal device that is embedded with
07:40a corrupted and unregulated artificial intelligence.
07:44The virus infects the onboard AI system, making it think that no one is on board the
07:48space station.
07:49So, it begins to shut down the life support systems, forcing the inhabitants to take back
07:55control manually.
07:56The astronaut is investigated to see if it was a random virus or if the person was recruited
08:02or targeted.
08:05The mysterious disappearance of a crew member sets off an investigation on board a government
08:10space station.
08:12The last mandatory journal entries of the crew show psychological distress spreading
08:16on board.
08:17The first space killing is reported.
08:21On the moon, the Lunar Cargo Elevator Project faces delays and construction difficulties.
08:27The plan is to have a small space station that orbits the moon where cargo ships will
08:31dock.
08:32An elevator will transport the goods down to the surface, and at the base of the elevator,
08:37a lobby will house a station for the levitating Lunar Railway.
08:42The largest Zero-G space hotel opens in geostationary orbit, completing one orbit around Earth every
08:4924 hours.
08:50It is a seven-star hotel.
08:53There is an onboard cinema for 35 people with chairs that have seatbelts.
08:57A rotating section of the station allows passengers to experience gravity while in space.
09:03And there is also zero-gravity yoga.
09:06Tourists flock to the hotel during celestial events, attending viewing parties for comet
09:11showers, eclipses, and welcoming parties for rockets returning from Mars.
09:16There is a small interstellar museum showcasing meteorite samples and artifacts from various
09:21space missions.
09:25Cultural clashes emerge over space deaths.
09:29Earth-based religions require bodies to be brought back to their birthplace.
09:33New space traditions begin to take shape.
09:36The first great space war is avoided.
09:39An AI system onboard a lunar space station mistakenly interpreted another space station's
09:45actions as hostile.
09:47A small space station that orbits the moon acts as a house of law.
09:52Away from Earth's jurisdiction, the station was originally set up to protect territory
09:56claims for corporations on the moon.
09:58But now, the house of law has expanded to cover AI usage, weaponizing regulations, and
10:04the monitoring of biological cross-contamination.
10:07But not all space agencies and private companies abide by their authority.
10:12There is also a rising number of workers' rights cases.
10:16As the people who work on the space stations, their lives depend on the supplies sent from
10:20Earth by their corporations and governments, creating a radical unbalance of power.
10:26Unmaintained working environments have led to inhumane living conditions.
10:31There is talk about whether the house of law should be building up its own security force.
10:38A space station orbiting Mars with a rotating gravity drum begins experimenting with artificial
10:43womb technology, allowing for external pregnancy and gestation.
10:49A space hotel now has rooms for 700 Earth retirees, offering seniors a chance to spend
10:55their golden years overlooking Earth.
10:57And with no gravity, they are able to stay mobile with less pain.
11:05Space stations are being built in the asteroid belt beyond Mars.
11:09These stations will be used by the Mars colony to study comets and asteroids, and will become
11:14bases for mining operations.
11:17The first enclosed, self-sustainable space station colony has been functioning for the
11:22last two years around Mars, never needing life-support supplies from Mars or Earth.
11:28The station is using experimental, bio-regenerating life-support systems.
11:34Systems that use ultra-high-efficiency, bio-engineered plants and algae to recycle air and water and
11:40to produce food.
11:42The interior of the station is bathed in a light blue, as bioluminescent lights are used.
11:47Food by inserting bioluminescent glowing genes taken from plankton and jellyfish into
11:52new hosts, producing biolights.
11:57A Mars space station begins cloning extinct Earth animals.
12:01There is a space-based black market of smuggled goods.
12:05The goods include tech, minerals, and luxury food.
12:08Since most food on a space station is grown in space, there is a high demand for natural
12:13Earth-grown food that have strict biocontrol regulations.
12:17There are rumors of exotic rocks and isotopes from the Moon and Mars being smuggled back
12:22to Earth, as well as the smuggling of genetically engineered organisms and weapons technology
12:27that is developed in space to avoid Earth regulations and taxes.
12:32A small research space station beyond Mars in the asteroid belt experiences five technical
12:39life-support errors, leading to a cascade of further failures.
12:43They are too far away for a supply ship to reach them in time.
12:46Their only way of survival is to be put into the first forced hibernation.
12:52Earth works on a plan to chemically induce the crew into a suspended animation, putting
12:57them to sleep.
12:58By using a combination of anesthetics, lowering the temperature on the station, and lowering
13:03the oxygen levels to induce hypoxia, the rescue mission is given the name Apollo 13.
13:10Spaceships are being recycled when they die on board space stations.
13:15Nothing in space is wasted.
13:20Class warfare on space stations is getting worse, creating larger divides among people,
13:25with each class getting different access to gravity and life support.
13:29Wealthier inhabitants on space stations claim rights to areas with higher Earth-like gravity,
13:35located further on the outside of rotating rings, and different sections of stations
13:39have different atmospheric compositions and air quality.
13:44Those who have committed crimes or are underperforming are put on the most basic levels of life support
13:49and gravity.
13:51A mining space station out in the asteroid belt is requesting better working conditions
13:56and faster deliveries of life support supplies from its corporation on Earth.
14:00The company says that the cost of shipping cargo is getting higher.
14:04The station workers report that the company will stop sending supplies until they get
14:08back to work.
14:10Mars is looking to step in to assist the mining workers.
14:15The first aging acceleration epidemic due to unknown causes sees the crew rapidly getting
14:21older.
14:22Theories of the cause point to radiation exposure.
14:25The crew could have been exposed to a previously unknown type of cosmic radiation affecting
14:31human DNA, caused by some kind of exotic astronomical event.
14:37A robotic station is built and sent beyond Mars to orbit around Jupiter.
14:42The station is an extinction vault, storing digitized knowledge, human DNA, and seeds
14:47from Earth.
14:49There are rumors that a private asteroid mining station in the belt has found signs of panspermia,
14:55which are microorganisms on an asteroid that could start life when reaching a suitable
15:00planet.
15:01The crew have brought samples on board the station.
15:06A dermatologist and an exo-disease specialist are sent from Earth to an asteroid mining
15:11outpost to examine the workers for a skin condition.
15:15Six months go by without any contact from space station Amora.
15:20The area around the space station has become a no-fly zone.
15:24Conspiracies spread that there are military spaceships stationed nearby and that a body
15:29has been taken off the station for medical research.
15:33There are also rumors that one of the miners left the station before the medical team arrived.
15:40There are over 100 crewed space telescope stations around the solar system, stationed
15:46from Venus to Mars and Jupiter.
15:50Astronomers and astrobiologists on board these deep space stations are observing distant
15:54stars and galaxies and capturing images of exoplanets in other star systems with enough
16:00detail to identify surface features and signs of microbial life.
16:05Astronomers on board the largest telescope station, the Interstellar Imaging Space Station,
16:10the IISS, are detecting gravitational waves, dark matter, and dark energy.
16:18The Mercury Space Station is researching possible new ways to harness the sun's energy and to
16:23develop small forms of mirror-based Dyson Sphere technology.
16:33Construction begins on the largest ever rotating space station with its own artificial atmosphere
16:39and weather system.
16:40The ring-world space station will be named Atmos.
16:44The crown jewel will be an artificial interior sun.
16:47The space station is so large that water from the small lakes evaporate, creating clouds
16:53and rain.
16:54Humanity is controlling its own weather, energy supplies, and life support, making the passengers
17:01on board this ring-world space station a Type 1.5 Kardashev civilization.
17:07A story for another time.
17:10The first and second volumes of the Encyclopedia of the Future are available on Patreon.