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“Star Of Epiphany” sci-fi novel published
My first novel, “Star Of Epiphany” has been published. It is a science fiction story about Earth being threatened by a giant comet and how humanity reacts to the need to evacuate the planet. https://www.amazon.com/Star-Epiphany-Omar-Fink-ebook/dp/B07RGCC8SW/
“STAR OF EPIPHANY” sample chapter
Here is the first chapter of my new science fiction novel, “STAR OF EPIPHANY”. The entire novel will be published soon on Amazon. Enjoy: “STAR OF EPIPHANY SAMPLE CHAPTER1-APR01 (PDF file)”
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 6 – Lifestyle
INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY GETTING THERE MINING HABITATS LIFESTYLE Resources Empty space is free (once you get there) Energy is almost free from photovoltaic collectors Valuable volatile gases and metals are easily available from asteroid mining Building materials will be cheap and plentiful from asteroid mining Computing/Com/Nav net An information rich environment built on state […]
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 5 – Habitats
Previous articles in this series: 1-INTRODUCTION 2-GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY 3-GETTING THERE 4-MINING HABITATS Choices – are limited by a need for rotational symmetry so that the habitat can turn steadily to create artificial gravity. All of these shapes are designed to provide living space on the inside surface with rotational force pushing everything “down” toward […]
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 4 – Mining
Previous articles in this series: 1-INTRODUCTION 2-GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY 3-GETTING THERE MINING Value: Volatiles are the frozen gases found in the asteroid rocks, including oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and more. These will be the most valuable substances mined because they will be needed for air and water and fuel. Precious metals will be the second most […]
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 3 – Getting There
Previous articles in this series: 1-INTRODUCTION 2-GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY GETTING THERE Rockets that use chemical reaction thrust in both solid form and liquid form have been the only option for many years. But they require a massive amount of thrust requiring large fuel tanks and limiting payloads. Historically, they have been expensive and discarded after […]
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 2 – Geography and Geology
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 1 – Introduction was the previous article in this series. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY Geography The inner planets of our Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. By convention, the orbital distance of the Earth from the Sun has been established as 1 Astronomical Unit (AU). The orbit […]
Living In The Asteroid Belt – part 1 – Introduction
INTRODUCTION The first question to be answered about this topic is why we should live in the asteroid belt instead of on planets. The main answer is simply that once we have found a way to climb up out of the gravity well that has trapped us here on this planet for so long, we […]
Emergency Evacuation to the Asteroid Belt
In an emergency that could threaten the survival of our entire species, an evacuation from the planet would need to be considered. The asteroid belt is the most logical place for this because of the lack of gravity wells and the abundance of raw materials for building and life support. Ultimate Bug-Out Location = the […]
Adapting Earth Skills to Space
As we migrate out into space, many of our jobs and their attending skills will need to change. Some skills that have been needed on Earth may dissipate and new ones will need to be cultivated for the space environment. Changes in gravity and atmosphere will be among the driving factors. OUTDOOR VS INDOOR Skills […]
