Space Settlement Links

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Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) - professional group that publishes Beyond Earth: The Future of Humans in Space and the forthcoming Living in Space
Al Globus Space Settlement site (principal author of the NASA Space Settlement site)
The Artemis Project - a private venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting community on the Moon
Creating a Solar Civilization - essay by Kim Peart
Cygo's Space Initiative - Asteroid mining, space product concepts, etc.
4Frontiers - emerging space commerce company focused on the settlement of Mars
Hobbyspace.com Life in Space links - Lots of links
Island One - a resource for those who will build free societies beyond the Earth
The Mars Society - to further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet
The Moon Society - to further the creation of communities on the Moon involving large-scale industrialization and private enterprise
NASA Space Settlement site and mirror sites:
- NASA hosted site (Ames Research Center)
- National Space Society mirror site (newest design)
- Ralston Middle School, Belmont, CA mirror site
- See also Al Globus Space Settlement site (principal author)
NASA, SpaceX and the Future of Space - Op Ed from The Guardian Express Newspaper
Out of the Cradle - Great site for book reviews and more
Paths to Space Settlement - Slides from a 2008 talk by Al Globus
P.E.R.M.A.N.E.N.T. - Projects to Employ Resources of the Moon and Asteroids Near Earth in the Near Term
Saving the Earth by Colonizing the Moon - An environmental approach with DVD available
Space Architect - spacearchitect.org is the official website of the Space Architecture Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Space Frontier Foundation - People dedicated to opening the space frontier to human settlement
Space Future - Excellent website with huge amounts of information. Highly recommended.
Space Settlement - Mike Combs' space settlement pages include a good FAQ
Space Settlement Institute - A think tank dedicated to finding ways to make space settlement actually happen in our lifetimes. Sponsors of the Space Settlement Initiative.
Space Studies Institute - Research foundation created by Gerard K. O'Neill
Sylvia Engdahl's Space Subsite - Science fiction author's views on "Why I believe colonization of space is essential to the survival of humankind", space quotes to ponder, good set of links
The Top 3 Reasons to Colonize Space - Freeman Dyson, J. Richard Gott, III, and Sid Goldstein all agree it's time to leave the planet