From hereon, this post will focus on the radical notion of space superstructures, such as rotating wheel space stations, that expand our presence in various Earth orbits and then extend our reach to go deeper into space. Nonetheless, this was an early example of a monolithic space station; a tenth of von Braun’s wheel station that could be packaged to \(2\%\) of its inflated volume (another cool image below). The period between the GoodYear and TransHab inflatable space stations laid the foundations for today’s dominant design of rigid space stations.