Is Elysium space station possible?
Actually building an Elysium-like space station would require some major advances in humanity’s ability to live in space for an extended period of time and it might not be able to happen in 150 years, Uhran said. Nuclear propulsion could be a viable possibility eventually, but the idea isn’t ready for prime time yet.
Why did rich people decide to abandon Earth and live in Elysium?
The paradise of Elysium orbits above the Earth, serving as a haven for the wealthy in the film. Those people left behind on Earth have to contend with crime, extreme poverty and poor health conditions. One man (played by actor Matt Damon) decides to leave Earth and make his way to Elysium in order to save his own life.
What is the Space Station in the movie Elysium?
In the film, humanity has developed a large, rotating space station above a dystopic Earth by the year 2154. The station comes stocked with mansions, grass, trees, water and gravity. Although that kind of brave new world might sound far-fetched, the space station’s design — and the science behind it — isn’t. [ See photos from the movie “Elysium\\
What was the International Space Station’s design?
The final design of the International Space Station drew heavily on the Revised Baseline Configuration that had been fleshed out by NASA over the preceding six years, but with a simpler design. For example, the station’s main horizontal truss was delivered in prefabricated pieces rather than having astronauts assemble the truss in orbit.
Where did the idea for Elysium come from?
The design of Elysium itself harkens back to the ideas for space stations thought up by NASA in the 1970s. For awhile in the 1970s, NASA scientists studied the possibilities of building giant communities in space. See the full space infographic here. (Image credit: by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist)
Why do the windows in the International Space Station have glass?
The glass in these windows is subject to strict quality control, because even minute flaws would increase the chance that a micro-meteoroid could cause a fracture. In orbit, a major force is the pressure of the air inside the ISS, which presses on each square inch of the modules’ interior with almost 15 pounds of force.