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Space Studies Institute: Founded
by Gerard O'Neill, this non-profit organization funds research into space
manufacturing. Features the SSI slideshow, the Don Davis High
Frontier Artshow, and several good articles.
Be sure to check out the SSI
Maillist. |
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Orbital Space Settlements:
Web page maintained by Al Globus. Features pictures of
space habitats, and online versions of the major NASA studies on space
settlement. |
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L5 News: This index features
downloadable back issues of the L-5 Society's newsletter. |
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The Living Universe Foundation: Founded
by Marshall Savage, author of "The Millennial Project". Dedicated to
expanding life into space. |
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The PERMANENT Website:
PERMANENT is an acronym for Program to Employ Resources
of the Moon and Asteroids Near Earth in the
Near Term. This website goes into deeper detail on many
of the subjects found here. |
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Slashdot
: Review of "The High Frontier" with background information on the origins of the space
settlement concept. |
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Powersat Corporation: This
company hopes to build Solar Power Satellites, and has a design they say
brings the SPS concept to the point of economic viability. Their website
features a computer animation video and technical papers. |
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Island One Society: Group
emphasizing the political freedom which may be possible in space habitats. |
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International Space Settlement Design
Competition: Academic contest for students to design their own space
habitats. |
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Beyond
the Stars: William Shatner used The Space Settlement FAQ as part
of his extensive research for this, the fourth in his Quest for Tomorrow
sf series. Most of the action takes place on the Outward Bound,
an enormous starship based on the O'Neill Cylinder concept. |
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The Artemis Society: Devoted to
a return to the moon with an emphasis on commercial development. |
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Moon Miners'
Manifesto: Required reading for all lunar prospectors. |
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The NSS Space Settlement Site: The National
Space Society formed from the union of the L-5 Society and the National Space
Institute. Their Space Settlement Site provides information and links. |
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The Space Frontier
Foundation: Pushing for the opening of the high frontier to the average
citizen, and Cheap Access To Space. Be sure to check out their
High Frontier webpage. |
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HAL5: The NSS Huntsville Alabama
L5 Society.
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Space Future: This website
emphasizes space power and space tourism as the two most promising economic
drivers for space development. |
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Don Davis: This noted
space artist painted several of the space habitat images on this website.
Be sure to check out the high-resolution space settlement images in his
Public Domain
Giveaways. |