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Orbital Habitat Civilizations

Orbital habitat civilizations are one of the most important models in advanced alien-civilization theory: societies that shift from living on natural planets to living in artificial worlds built in space. Drawing on the traditions of Bernal spheres, O’Neill cylinders, toroidal colonies, and later orbital megastructures, the concept sits at the center of post-planetary civilization thought.