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» Artificial Gravity - Articles on rotating structures by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software.
» Beanstalk elevator - "Virtual beanstalk" amateur design group for a (small scale) space elevator.
» 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.
» Critical Path Roadmap - NASA analysis of critical research and development needs for human exploration and settlement of space.
» 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.
» Galleria 2433 - Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.
» International Space Settlement Design Competition - An annual event in which teams of high school students prepare designs for cities in space.
» Island One Society - Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.
» Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: (2001) - National Research Council study of NASA's late 1990's space solar power efforts.
» Living on Green Islands in Space - Information about O'Neill-type orbiting habitats and why we may want to built them.
» NASA Ames - Space Settlement Contests - Annual design contest for school-age kids, grades 6-12. Links to winning designs.
» National Space Society Roadmap for the Settlement of Space - List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement
» Notable Nearby Stars - Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years.
» Office of Space Commercialization - US Government office - studies on market for space tourism, satellite industry, and other aspects of space development.
» 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.
» PERMANENT - Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth and from the Moon.
» Space Colonies - Full text of the 1977 CoEvolution book _Space Colonies_, which is now out of print.
» Space Colonization Basics - A beginner's guide to space colonization.
» Space Elevator Reference - Scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar systems first space elevator.
» 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 Ames - Al Globus' articles, student design contest, and links on settling space.
» 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 Solar Power Monitor - News, discussion, links to latest information on SSP.
» Space Solar Power at NASA - design and development of solar power satellites and solar power systems for use in space.
» Space Studies Institute - The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.
» SpaceArchitect.org - official website of an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics subcommittee on aerospace architecture comprising architects and associated professionals who organize conference papers, develop educational tools, collaborate on design projects a
» The Interstellar Society - Newsletters, discussions and design concepts for interstellar exploration of space offered by a non-profit organization.
» The Space Frontier Foundation - Articles, discussion sites, meetings, and government advocacy dedicated to opening the space frontier as rapidly as possible.
» The Space Settlers' Society - contacts and articles on European space advocacy, ramjets, and space tourism.
» Totipotent.org - How and why planet Earth is in position to "give birth" and spread life to the rest of the universe.
» 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.
» ZIASPACE - Lyrics, music, and space links from space-themed music group ZIA.