![]() ![]() His idea was shared by Austrian Herman Noordung who, in 1928, published a blue print for an orbital outpost composed of multiple modules each with its own unique function. ![]() Writing in 1923, he envisioned a platform orbiting the Earth that would serve as a starting point for missions to the Moon and Mars. The term “space station” was coined more than fifty years later by Romanian rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth. Not only do they live in the artificial satellite, they communicate with the Earth turning the brick moon into a communications satellite. Halle followed this story with a sequel, ‘Life in the Brick Moon,’ wherein the characters find ways to survive in their new home. ![]() But the brick moon is accidentally put into orbit with people on board. Between October 1869 and February of 1870, readers of the Atlantic Monthly were introduced to the idea of living off the Earth through Edward Everett Hale’s science fiction story, "The Brick Moon.” Hale’s story tells of a 200-foot diameter brick sphere designed to orbit the Earth as a navigational aid for ships. ![]()
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