Extraterrestrial Colonization Techniques

Extraterrestrial Colonization Techniques
Large spacecraft carrying colonists will have to remain in orbit around the target planet for a little while other craft send down supplies and workers to construct living quarters. These spacecraft should be between 1 and 3 kilometers long, several hundred yards wide and will need shields to protect them from radiation and meteoroids. After a while, policer craft will need to be armed to protect from the inevitable enterprising pirates to come.

Colony Location
Extraterrestrial Colonies can be located on or near any celestial body including planets, planetoids, asteroids, moons, comets, and Stars.

Collective requirements
'''Shelter: The maintenance of a livable environment to be occupied by colonists will entail: providing pressure, livable temperature ranges, gravity, protection from radiation, and protection from meteor impact. '''(Extraterrestrial Colony Shelter Techniques)

Sustenance: The colonists will need breathable air, water, food, and medical treatment.

 Self-sufficiency: The colony will need to provide for most of its material needs with local materials, reuse, and recycling.' 

Growth: The colony will need to be able to grow in size and capacity.

Evolution: The colony must have the capacity to improve its methodologies or face becoming obsolete.

Interaction: with with non-colonial entities There must be some system of communication and material exchange between colonies.

Colonies provisions for inhabitants
Transportation People and material must be transported within the colony including for exploration and resource exploitation.

Education Education of children and supplemental training of adults.

Personal hygene Bathing, personal wast elemination facilities.

Cultural expression

Social interaction