スペースコロニー スペース・コロニー
A large habitation facility in space similar to a very large [[space station]], but designed as a permanent settlement. Frequently seen in far-future [[sci-fi]] works.

Space colonies are commonly depicted in shapes such as massive cylinders or toruses (donuts).

Also known as a space habitat, space settlement, spacestead, space city, orbital habitat, orbital settlement, orbital colony, orbital stead, or orbital city.

h4. Shapes

* [[O'Neill cylinder]]
* Stanford torus

h4. See also
* [[Dyson Sphere]]
* [[Ringworld]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia - Space habitat":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_habitat]
space habitat