Space Science: Colonization

Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth and from the Moon.

Articles, discussion sites, meetings, and government advocacy dedicated to opening the space frontier as rapidly as possible.

Discusses the space settlement proposals of Gerard K. O'Neill, as popularized in his book "The High Frontier". Features pictures and a FAQ.

The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.

Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.

Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.

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.

Newsletters, discussions and design concepts for interstellar exploration of space offered by a non-profit organization.

National Research Council study of NASA's late 1990's space solar power efforts.

Oregon chapter of the National Space Society; many studies and reports on in-situ resource utilization and related aspects of space development.

contacts and articles on European space advocacy, ramjets, and space tourism.

List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement

official website of an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics subcommittee on aerospace architecture comprising architects and associated professionals who organize conference papers, develop educational tools, collaborate on design projects and promote related research in the field of aerospace architecture in space and on Earth.

How and why planet Earth is in position to "give birth" and spread life to the rest of the universe.

"Virtual beanstalk" amateur design group for a (small scale) space elevator.

Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years.

Scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar systems first space elevator.

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.

News, discussion, links to latest information on SSP.

Links between nanotechnology and space colonization; essays on the transhuman future.

A non-profit association founded to help promote space colonization; emphasis on property rights law.

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.

Discussion of the energy path for space development.