Jeff Bezos unveils space colony vision

For story suggestions or custom animation requests, contact tips@. Visit to view News Direct’s complete archive of 3D news animations. RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN According to a press conference, Jeff Bezos envisions human colonies in outer space capable of holding up to 1 trillion people in rotating cylinders called O’Neill Cylinders. Bezos stated that the colonies would have high-speed transportation, farming land, urban areas, and recreational areas with zero gravity. He added that some areas of the colonies could be replicas of famous cities on Earth. He claims that these cylindrical colonies are better for sustaining human life outside of Earth as opposed to Martian or Lunar colonies due to how far and how small they are to Earth in comparison. In order to cut costs, Bezos proposes transporting humans to and from the colonies in reusable spacec