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URANOS: Club for Expansion of Civilization into Space
A group of people, mainly Poles or of Polish origin, who believe that expansion into space is a prerequisite for further development of our civilization. An English version of the site is maintained.
http://www.uranos.eu.org/uranose.html
Space Colonies
Full text of the 1977 CoEvolution book _Space Colonies_, which is now out of print.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Sp...
Foundation Future 25
Emerging platform for long-term thinking, acting and growth. Supporting space colonization and the development of life and humanity on earth earth, the planets and in the universe.
http://future25.org
The Case for Space
Articles and short stories by Robert Weidner, on various roads to space colonization.
http://www.geocities.com/weidner0304/
The Space Settlers' Society
contacts and articles on European space advocacy, ramjets, and space tourism.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy-nimmo/We...
Space Settlement
Discusses the space settlement proposals of Gerard K. O'Neill, as popularized in his book "The High Frontier". Features pictures and a FAQ.
http://members.aol.com/oscarcombs/settle.h...
Denie's Off World Training
Bodybuilding, weight training, and related matters, with this section covering the problems and need for resistance machine activities in zero-g.
http://community.webtv.net/Denlen/OFFWORLD...
Centripetal Vivarium Space Habitats
Advocates, as preferable to lunar colonisation or terraforming, the construction of huge manufactured living spaces that can be spun to create gravitational effects.
http://www.1point1c.org/tech/colony.jsp
Interstellar Missions
News of breakthroughs in propulsion physics and the search for extra-solar planets that will enable missions beyond the solar system.
http://www.interstellarmissions.com
SpaceArchitect.org
AIAA subcommittee on aerospace architecture in space and on Earth.
http://www.spacearchitect.org/
Space Settlement Initiative
A proposal to grant ownership of land on the moon and Mars to companies that establish settlements and agree to sell passage to anyone willing to pay a fair price.
http://spacesettlement.org/
National Space Society Roadmap for the Settlement of Space
List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement
http://www.nss.org/community/roadmap/
Island One Society
Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.
http://www.islandone.org
Beanstalk elevator
"Virtual beanstalk" amateur design group for a (small scale) space elevator.
http://members.aol.com/beanstalkr/project/
Bioastronautics Roadmap at NASA
NASA analysis of critical research and development issues, particularly relating to medical needs, for human exploration and settlement of space; focus on space station, Moon, and Mars mission concepts.
http://bioastroroadmap.nasa.gov/index.jsp
The Preparation
Links between nanotechnology and space colonization; essays on the transhuman future.
http://thepreparation.com/
DaedalusaL4 Guide
Detailed design study for a 10,000 person space settlement in Earth orbit, using current technology. 2000 Grand Prize Winner in Space Settlement Design Contest.
http://www.daedalusal4.utvinternet.co.uk/
Space Settlement
NASA research office offering introduction to the subject with studies, on-line books, links and a student contest.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Sp...
NASA Ames - Space Settlement Contests
Annual design contest for school-age kids, grades 6-12. Links to winning designs.
http://www.belmont.k12.ca.us/ralston/progr...
Space Settlement - Colonizing the Cosmos
Al Globus' studies, reviews, and links on the subject of O'Neill-style space settlements.
http://space.alglobus.net/
Space Solar Power Monitor
News, discussion, links to latest information on SSP.
http://www.wronkiewicz.net/ssp/
Notable Nearby Stars
Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years.
http://solstation.com/stars.htm
The Space Settlement Institute
A non-profit association founded to help promote space colonization; emphasis on property rights law.
http://www.space-settlement-institute.org
Galleria 2433
Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.
http://interzone.com/~cheung/Gallery.dir/p...
L5: First City In Space
IMAX 3D film (1996) on how humans may live and travel in our solar system a century from now.
http://www.imax.com/films/now_playing/L5.h...
Inter PlaNetary Internet
Study to design a deep space communications network protocal.
http://www.ipnsig.org/
Oregon L5 Society
Oregon chapter of the National Space Society; many studies and reports on in-situ resource utilization and related aspects of space development.
http://www.oregonl5.org/
Space Elevator Reference
Scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar systems first space elevator.
http://www.spaceelevator.com/
Space Colony Terra Nova: Beyond 2001
Full design from the first place winner (Individual grade 10-12) in the 1997 NASA-Ames Space Settlement Design Contest
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/843...
Office of Space Commercialization
US Government office - studies on market for space tourism, satellite industry, and other aspects of space development.
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/space/
Artificial Gravity
Articles on rotating structures by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software.
http://www.artificial-gravity.com/
Space Frontier Foundation
Offers comprehensive news, projects and organization overview of an organization advocating cheap access to Space and rapid human colonization of Space.
http://www.space-frontier.org
The Apollo Society
Organization dedicated to advance space exploration and the establishment of human communities beyond Earth.
http://apollo-society.org/
Space Solar Power Workshop
Discussion of the energy path for space development.
http://www.sspi.gatech.edu/
Starships and Space Colonies
Technology and engineering discussion of possible orbital space colonies designs.
http://website.lineone.net/~geowood/
Astrosociology.com
Study of sociological aspects of space exploration and settlement.
http://www.astrosociology.com/
Living on Green Islands in Space
Information about O'Neill-type orbiting habitats and why we may want to built them.
http://www.dse.nl/~hkl/e_space.htm
International Space Settlement Design Competition
An annual event in which teams of high school students prepare designs for cities in space.
http://spaceset.org/
Space Colony Artwork 1970s
A collection of images from early NASA work on large-scale space habitats.
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Sp...
Space Studies Institute
The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.
http://www.ssi.org
Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: (2001)
National Research Council study of NASA's late 1990's space solar power efforts.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309075971/html/
The Space Flag
A flag designed to be flown by supporters of space colonization.
http://www.spaceflag.com/
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