Another good point from Kim Stanely Robinson is 2312's constructing habitats from hollowed out asteroids. Way easier than refining and moving so many tons for s

Another good point from Kim Stanely Robinson is 2312's constructing habitats from hollowed out asteroids. Way easier than refining and moving so many tons for steel to build a habitat from scratch. I also love the ecological designing of each habitat -- whether to go with recreating a (likely lost) natural habitat or to create a new "Ascension".