Tags Dr. Tom Matula space settlement Private Sector Commercial Development human expansion into the solar system solutions for Earth based problems benefits of space settlement for Earth simulations in-game economy agriculture food in space benefits of space settlement growing crops in space environmentally controlled agriculture strategy compared to vision Lunar settlement mag lift technology 1g trench on the Moon space settlement and families orbital settlements Tom's idea for a space academy 1g modules in orbit mining equipment for the Moon space settlement regulatory environment LEO low radiation orbits Artemis settlements for Mars Tom's settlement timelines technology focus payloads Guest Dr. Thomas Matula Tagline Tom's latest work on habitats and moving humans into the solar system View the discussion thread.