Web Directory

» 'Second Earth' Found, 20 Light Years Away
   Article from the Guardian on the discovery of an earth-like planet following a three year search for habitable planets by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla in Chile.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/apr/25/starsgalaxiesandplanets.spaceexploration

» AIAA - Space Colonization Technical Committee
   Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics formed in 2002, to promote the identification and development of advanced concepts, science, and technology that will support, enhance and enable permanent human presence in space.
   https://info.aiaa.org/tac/SMG/SCTC/

» Aceize - Space Colonization Research
   Articles on technologies and science for human space colonization.
   http://www.aceize.com

» Artificial Gravity
   Articles on rotating structures by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software.
   http://www.artificial-gravity.com/

» Astrosociology.com
   Study of sociological aspects of space exploration and settlement.
   http://www.astrosociology.com/

» 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

» CosmosFrontier.com
   Organisation aiming to promote the idea of space colonization as a long-term solution to the big problems facing humanity. Provides information on astronomy, space exploration and colonization as well as science-fiction.
   http://www.cosmosfrontier.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/

» 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/OFFWORLDTRAINING

» 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

» Galleria 2433
   Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.
   http://interzone.com/~cheung/Gallery.dir/pg.gallery3.html

» Gliese 581 c
   Wikipedia entry for newly-discovered, extra-solar, "habitable" planet, 20 light-years away.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_c

» Inter PlaNetary Internet
   Internet Society special interest group focused on deep space, long time-lag communications.
   http://www.ipnsig.org/

» International Space Settlement Design Competition
   An annual event in which teams of high school students prepare designs for cities in space.
   http://spaceset.org/

» 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

» Island One Society
   Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.
   http://www.islandone.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/

» 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

» Moon News
   Links to news items about the moon.
   http://www.moonnews.org

» NASA Ames - Space Settlement Contests
   Annual design contest for school-age kids, grades 6-12. Links to winning designs.
   http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Contest/

» National Space Society Roadmap for the Settlement of Space
   List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement
   http://www.nss.org/community/roadmap/

» Notable Nearby Stars
   Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years.
   http://solstation.com/stars.htm

» 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/

» 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/

» Pioneer Organisms Nominated for Terraforming
   Introducing life forms into a barren environment is called ecopoiesis. This article suggests several microbes suitable for pioneering introduction to Mars and Venus.
   http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mfogg/pioneer.htm

» Self Contained Off-world Residential Environment
   Full design from the grand prize winner in the 1997 NASA-Ames Space Settlement Design Contest.
   http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Contest/Results/97/winner.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/SpaceSettlement/CoEvolutionBook/

» Space Colony Artwork 1970s
   A collection of images from early NASA work on large-scale space habitats.
   http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/70sArt/art.html

» Space Elevator
   Information from Wikipedia on this proposed structure designed to transport material from Earth's surface into space.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

» Space Elevator Reference
   Scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar systems first space elevator.
   http://www.spaceelevator.com/

» 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://space.mike-combs.com/

» 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 Settlement - National Space Society
   Collection of essays, articles, studies, and other reference materials on all aspects of colonizing and settling space.
   http://www.nss.org/settlement/

» 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/

» Space Solar Power Monitor
   News, discussion, links to latest information on SSP.
   http://www.wronkiewicz.net/ssp/

» Space Solar Power Workshop
   Discussion of the energy path for space development.
   http://www.sspi.gatech.edu/

» Space Studies Institute
   The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.
   http://www.ssi.org/

» SpaceArchitect.org
   AIAA subcommittee on aerospace architecture in space and on Earth.
   http://www.spacearchitect.org/

» SpaceElevatorWiki
   Intended to be a repository of information and a baseline for research on the space elevator.
   http://spaceelevatorwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Overview

» The Apollo Society
   Organization dedicated to advance space exploration and the establishment of human communities beyond Earth.
   http://apollo-society.org/

» The Space Frontier Foundation
   Organization composed of space activists, scientists and individuals from all backgrounds and nations. It aims to open the space frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. Includes a blog and details of conferences.
   http://www.spacefrontier.org

» 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

» The Space Settlers' Society
   contacts and articles on European space advocacy, ramjets, and space tourism.
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy-nimmo/Webpage2a.htm