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 The Artemis Project
A private international venture to establish a privately owned and operated exploration base on the moon.
Artificial Gravity
List of publications by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software.
The Big Picture
Essay by astronaut John Young about the need to preserve our species by putting humans permanently on the moon and Mars.
Bioterrorism May Spur Space Colonies
Plans to save civilization by sending people and important documents into space in a 21st Century “Noah's Ark” might get a boost from fears of bioterrorism.
The Case for Space Colonization Now
Detailed argument for space colonization by Oscar Falconi.
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.
Colonies in space may be only hope, says Hawking
Interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph in which eminent cosmologist Stephen Hawking warns that the human race is likely to be wiped out before the millennium is out unless we set up colonies in space.
Crop Physiology Lab
CELSS: Controlled Ecological Life Support System
Cygo's Space Initiative
A realistic, and economically viable, space colonization initiative.
Frontier Theory
Articles on why humanity needs a frontier, some of them focused specifically on space colonization.
Galleria 2433
Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.
The Greater Earth Manifesto
A strong statement on the human space imperative by a group of European organizations.
How to Become a Space Settler
The Busy Person's Guide to becoming a space colonist presents a few links and a 45-second newsletter.
International Space Settlement Design Competition
An annual event in which teams of high school students prepare designs for cities in space.
Island One Society
A group whose goal is to be a resource for those who will build free societies beyond Earth.
Jerry Bull and the Space Rodent Rangers
Educational material about building a moonbase.
The L5 Development Group
A privately funded, for profit, space exploration and development program whose initial business plan is to build space colonies at L5 and manufacture solar power satellites to meet the Earth's energy needs
Living in Space
Short articles on the rewards and dangers of space colonization by David DeGraff, who teaches astronomy at Alfred University.
Living on Green Islands in Space
Information about O'Neill-type orbiting habitats and why we may want to built them.
LunaVerse: a virtual lunar community
A virtual community based on a hypothetical lunar colony for education and fun. Made up of a collection of web sites for hypothetical businesses, governments, organizations, individuals, anarcho-capitalist and libertarian enclaves, etc. Free web space, DNS, and email for participants who need it. LunaVerse is an all-volunteer project.
Moonbase Explorer
Proposed lunar base. Includes information on the process of constructing the base, priorities, a timeline for assembly, an image gallery, and links to related resources.
MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency
A fun and unique gift/conversation piece. Own Yours Today. Give something interesting and different
Our Future in the Cosmos
Essay by Isaac Asimov about the need for the future settlement of space.
PERMANENT
Examination of the economics feasibility and construction of manned bases in deep space.
1000 Planets, Inc.
A start-up aerospace company dedicated to space commercialization through projects such as solar energy satellites, media and edutainment and various other enterprises.
The Preparation: Space Colonization
Detailed discussion by Rex Stephens about his book on the need for space colonization, asteroid mining, and transhumans.
Purdue NSCORT
Purdue's NSCORT on Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS)
Rove the Moon
Beat Alan Shepard’s Apollo 14 golf record. Or operate your own moon buggy via the Internet or full experience simulator. Teleoperate a real lunar rover on the moon
Space and Human Survival
Essay by science fiction author Sylvia Engdahl about the importance of expanding beyond Earth.
Space Colonies
Full text of the 1977 CoEvolution book _Space Colonies_, which is now out of print.
Space Colonization
Discusses the rationale of space colonization, with the premise that a natural progression of technology and scientific understanding must necessarily precede it.
Space Colonization: A Home for the Dreamers Among Us
A space enthusiast's site; its goals are to increase public support for space colonization and to come up with plans that can be utilized by government and private agencies.
Space Colonization and SETI
Interview with Gerard K. O'Neill by John Kraus of COSMIC SEARCH.
Space Colonization Basics
A beginner's guide to space colonization.
Space Colonization: Closer than it seems - 05/05/97
The colonization of space, the moon, Mars, and beyond, from your About.com Guide
Space Environments Ecovillage
SEE-1 is the first experimental space colony founded by the Living Universe Foundation (the LUF).
The Space Frontier Foundation
Organization dedicated to opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible.
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.
Space Settlement
NASA educational site for space settlements.
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.
Space Studies Institute
The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.
The Top 3 Reasons to Colonize Space
SPACE.com asks Freeman Dyson and two other space-colonization enthusiasts why we should go beyond our home planet.
Top Ten Reasons to Inhabit Outer Space
Report from the news service space.com about experts' opinions on why we should colonize space.
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.
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