Star City Project

Star City Project was based on an idea by Dr. Isah proposed in 2173 to move entire cities into space. It was dismissed by the United Earth Congress as too expensive and too complicated.

In early January 2186, the city leaders of Las Vegas approach Dr. Isah and asks if the Sky City Project could be done for Las Vegas. Dr. Isah has it all worked out in a week, secures Wurgus help and presents a plan and a price. Las Vegas agrees. The largest construction project in human history (on Earth) begins in February 2186.

In 2191, the City of Las Vegas fitted under a dome and with gigantic life support machines lifts slowly off the Nevada desert and after six days of slow ascent reaches orbit. Sky Vegas moves into a geostationary orbit, so more work could be done.

Once in orbit, some aspects that had been left undone were finished - primarily fitting the underside modules.)  New sewage and Power plants, and more structural concrete to stabilize this enormous flying island and moving Sky Vegas near Sol Hub. Everyone wants to visit the flying city, business is booming. The idea to visit a familiar place yet finding it somewhere completely different presents a unique thrill.

While it was proved to be technically possible, it also showed that it would be cheeper to hollow out an asteroid and build a city of the same population within it, or even to build a space station of that size from scratch.