Millions of people could be residing in the space colonies orbiting earth in the next thirty years, says Harry Coumnas, the lead of a space settlement project by the International Interplanetary Society. He was in Florida last week to attend a press meet where he shared his thoughts on space settlement and said the colonies would be floating in space like individual galactic islands by 2050.

While the idea of space settlement might sound a bit strange to many, Harry Coumnas believes that living in space might actually turn out to be better than the earth. According to him, life in space would enable people to live longer and healthier. He has a strong opinion on the type of materials that must be used in building these colonies. He says that they must be created using materials taken from asteroids instead of cement or bricks. As far as the shape and design of these colonies are concerned, he believes that they should be cylindrical for equal distribution of gravity inside them.

Harry is currently on his Mars mission and will start with his space settlement project once he is back. According to sources, he is most likely to complete the mission by the end of this year. Although he has been to many planets before like Neptune and Saturn, it is his first time visiting Mars.

About Harry Coumnas

Harry Coumnas is a sixty years old scientist from America, and the lead of a space settlement project by the International Interplanetary Society. He is currently on Mars, and will most likely be back by the end of this year.