Space colonization Space colonization 4Frontiers Corporation is a space commerce company founded in 2005 with the goal of the economically-viable settlement of the solar system. Its major focus is in developing systems to take advantage of the economic zones of Earth, the Moon, Mars, and the asteroid belt (hence the "four frontiers"), which 4Frontiers refers to collectively as the "Inner Solar System Economy". ...more on Wikipedia about "4Frontiers Corporation"
The Awards are listed in the order in which they were established by the Society: ...more on Wikipedia about "American Astronautical Society"
The Artemis Project is a private venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting community on the Moon. It is named after Artemis, the goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo (a reference to the Apollo project). The project's advocates are not counting on mining or research activities as their initial revenue stream. Instead they plan to exploit the entertainment value in creating a lunar colony to cover the costs. They also believe that their costs will be a small fraction of what a government bureaucracy, such as NASA, would have to spend. ...more on Wikipedia about "Artemis Project"
The Coalition's mission is to increase public understanding and support of the goals and benefits of the Vision for Space Exploration and engage the public and elected officials in active support to help secure and sustain the resources necessary to return the Space Shuttle to flight, complete assembly of the International Space Station, build a crew exploration vehicle, go back to the Moon, and then on to Mars and beyond. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coalition for Space Exploration"
* the Martian day (or sol) is very close to Earth's. A Mars solar day is 24 hours 39 minutes 35.244 seconds. ** See timekeeping on Mars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonization of Mars"
Mercury has been suggested as one possible target for space colonization of the inner solar system, along with Mars, the Moon and the asteroid belt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonization of Mercury"
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NASA performed a study called HOPE (Revolutionary Concepts for Human Outer Planet Exploration) regarding the future exploration of the solar system. The target chosen was Callisto. It could be possible to build a surface base that would produce fuel for further exploration of the solar system. Since it is outside of Jupiter's radiation belt and also geologically very stable, it could prove to be a suitable place for a base. This base would also be a centre for exploration of the Jupiter system, for example remote exploration of Europa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonization of the outer solar system"
Some scientists and advocates for the human colonization of space support the colonization of Venus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonization of Venus"
A cross generation ship is a variant of a generation ship that takes into account obstacles that slower than light generation ships might have. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross generation ship"
A Dyson tree is a hypothetical genetically-engineered plant, (perhaps resembling a tree) capable of growing on a comet, suggested by the physicist Freeman Dyson. He suggested that such plants could produce a breathable atmosphere within hollow spaces in the comet (or even within the plants themselves) utilising solar energy and cometary materials, thus providing self-sustaining habitats for humanity in the outer solar system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dyson tree"
Embryo space colonization is an interstellar space colonization proposal that involves sending a robotic mission to a terrestrial planet (having a biosphere) that transports frozen early-stage embryos. Fully autonomous robots would build the first settlement on the planet and start growing crops. Thereafter the first embryos could be unfrozen and would develop in artificial wombs. In contrast to a generation ship, an Embryo-carrying Interstellar Starship (EIS) would have feasible small dimensions in the range of today's spaceships. ...more on Wikipedia about "Embryo space colonization"
The Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) is the official title of a large-scale, system level study conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Summer of 2005 in response to President George W. Bush's announcement on January 14, 2004 to return astronauts to the Moon and eventually Mars -- known as the Vision for Space Exploration (and unofficially as "Moon, Mars and Beyond" in some aerospace circles). ...more on Wikipedia about "Exploration Systems Architecture Study"
In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet. Buckminster Fuller first proposed the concept for Earth, by building a geodesic sphere that would be heated by sunlight, and float. A similar design would permit settlers to live on Venus, where at ground level the temperature is too hot and the atmospheric pressure too great. It would also permit settlement of the outer three gas giants which have no ground. The main industry of floating cities in gas giants might be to extract Helium-3 or other useful materials from their atmospheres. Jupiter is unacceptable for habitation due to its high gravity, escape velocity and radiation, but the solar system's other gas giants are more practical. The idea of cities floating in gas giants was publicized by the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back in which a gas mine floats in the atmosphere of the planet Bespin. Another notable example is the City of Stratos, in the Star Trek episode The Cloud Minders. In Stargate Atlantis the title city floats on an ocean (although it is actually a fully functional interstellar spaceship). ...more on Wikipedia about "Floating cities (science fiction)"
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A generation ship is a hypothetical type of starship that would travel much slower than light across great distances between stars (see interstellar travel). Since such a ship might take thousands or tens of thousands of years to reach even nearby stars, the original occupants would die during the journey, leaving their descendants to continue traveling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Generation ship"
Globus Cassus is a utopian project for the transformation of Planet Earth into a much bigger, hollow, artificial world with an ecosphere on its inner surface. Sunlight would enter through two large windows, gravity would be provided by centrifugal force. Humans would live on two vast regions that face each other and that are connected through the empty center. ...more on Wikipedia about "Globus Cassus"
Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song) is a filk song, written in 1978 by William S. Higgins and Barry D. Gehm, intended to be sung to the tune of Home on the Range. It was inspired by the idea of placing large, self-contained space colonies into stable equilibrium at the L4 or L5 Lagrange points, which had been advocated by Gerard O'Neill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Home on Lagrange (The L5 Song)"
The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the annual conference of the National Space Society. The conferences connect the general public and the NSS membership with leaders of contemporary space efforts. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Space Development Conference"
The L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. ...more on Wikipedia about "L5 Society"
The idea of a lunar government is based on established theories of a world government on Earth. With existing plans for lunar bases present in European, American and Chinese mid- to long-term space goals, the prospects of having a sizable lunar research community on both the relatively flat near side and the Radio-sheltered far side is a less distant prospect. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lunar government"
The lunar space elevator (also called a moonstalk) is an analog to the better known space elevator idea (a cable suspended above the Earth, with its center of gravity in geostationary orbit). It would instead be constructed with its center of gravity in a stationary position above the surface of the Moon, providing a controlled means to transport people and/or materials between the surface and lunar orbit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lunar space elevator"
(Mars Analogue Research Station Programme) ==Overview== ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Analogue Research Station Programme"
The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is one of four planned simulated Mars habitats (or Mars Analogue Research Station Programme') maintained by the Mars Society. It is the second such research station to be built, after the completion of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in the Arctic in 2000. The project's goals are to develop field tactics based on environmental constraints (ie, being required to work in spacesuits), to test habitat design features and tools, and to assess crew selection protocols. While much warmer than Mars, the desert location is optimal because of its Mars-like terrain and appearance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Desert Research Station"
The Mars Society is an international space advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. Founded by Robert Zubrin and others in mid- 1998 and attracting the support of notable science fiction writers and filmmakers (including Kim Stanley Robinson and James Cameron), the organisation is dedicated to convincing the public and governments of the benefits of Mars exploration, as well as exploring the possibilities of private Mars missions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Society"
The Moon Society is a space advocacy organization, founded in 2000, and dedicated to promoting large-scale human exploration, research, and settlement of the Moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moon Society"
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