When people in space are cut off from Earth an imbalance of owner vs. customers comes to a breaking point. The people in space believe no one is left alive on Earth. As far as they know, the (around) 12,000 in space is all that's left of humanity.

Those living on and near the moon form Luna Nation. Space refugees scattered near Earth must find a way to insure a future for themselves and their children.

AI that in many ways exceed human intelligence play a part in a skirmish for resources. What does it take to outsmart an AI that can make you think you're having a video call with a co-conspirator when it's the AI you are talking to?

An finally, if AI can make a six part miniseries staring Drew Barrymore and Crispin Glover about using DNA banks to spawn a new human race, what parts would the two actors play?

Here's a list of the technology mentioned in the story:

1. Orbital stations and space habitats

2. Micro-gravity adapting robots (e.g., vacuum bots)

3. Smart glass walls

4. Satellite cameras

5. AI assistants (e.g., Butler AI)

6. Augmented Reality (AR) glasses

7. Canal links (brain-computer interfaces)

8. Virtual Reality (VR) equipment

9. Life support systems for space

10. Automated mining and manufacturing in space

11. Fusion-powered spaceships

12. Electric thrusters for spacecraft

13. Legacy tracking systems for spacecraft

14. Ejection systems for spacecraft

15. Motion stabilizers for space suits

16. Emergency beacons in space suits

17. Artificial wombs

18. DNA banks

19. Brain scanning and digital copying technology

20. Robots capable of performing complex tasks

21. Centrifuges for simulating gravity

22. Terraforming technology (theoretical, for Venus)

23. Advanced medical automation

24. Custom cell cultivators

25. Organ printing technology

26. Stasis technology for long space journeys

27. Laser tight-beam communication

28. Rockets and missiles (mentioned as being disabled)

29. Closed-circuit TVs in spacecraft

30. Space construction vehicles (e.g., "spider")

31. Delivery cruisers

32. Research ships

33. Hologram-producing screens

Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.

Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.

This is Episode 56 of the podcast "In 20xx Scifi and Futurism." The companion site is https://in20xx.com where you can find a timeline of the future, descriptions of future development, and printed fiction.

These are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world.

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