Difference between revisions of "Colonising Space/Links"
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| − | === Some interesting organisations === | + | ==== Some interesting organisations ==== |
* [http://www.space-settlement-institute.org Space Settlement Institute] | * [http://www.space-settlement-institute.org Space Settlement Institute] | ||
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* [http://www.marssociety.org/portal Mars Society] | * [http://www.marssociety.org/portal Mars Society] | ||
* [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/index.htm British Interplanetary Society] | * [http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/index.htm British Interplanetary Society] | ||
| + | * [http://arc-space.wetpaint.com Alliance to Rescue Civilization], an organisation that aims to create an off-Earth backup of human civilisation that is able to repopulate the Earth in event of a global disaster or reintroduce knowledge of science and the arts. | ||
| − | === Open-source space related links === | + | ==== Open-source space related links ==== |
* [http://www.cosmoscode.org ''CosmosCode''] - "Open Source Software Development for Space Exploration" from NASA's [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html ''Ames Research Center''] | * [http://www.cosmoscode.org ''CosmosCode''] - "Open Source Software Development for Space Exploration" from NASA's [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html ''Ames Research Center''] | ||
* [http://www.anansispaceworks.com ''Anansi Spaceworks''] is at the early stages of attempting to use open source principles to develop space technology | * [http://www.anansispaceworks.com ''Anansi Spaceworks''] is at the early stages of attempting to use open source principles to develop space technology | ||
* [http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/index.php Copenhagen Suborbitals], an open-source project to put a man in space. | * [http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/index.php Copenhagen Suborbitals], an open-source project to put a man in space. | ||
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* [http://www.openluna.org ''Open Luna''] - attempting open-source lunar expeditions, initially robotic-based | * [http://www.openluna.org ''Open Luna''] - attempting open-source lunar expeditions, initially robotic-based | ||
* [http://openvirgle.net ''OpenVirgle.net''] - sustainable living in space using free and open source technology. | * [http://openvirgle.net ''OpenVirgle.net''] - sustainable living in space using free and open source technology. | ||
| − | Some interesting quotes about why we should colonise space: http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/quotes.htm | + | ==== Other ==== |
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| + | * Some interesting quotes about why we should colonise space: http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/quotes.htm | ||
| + | * [http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1477 Going into space may be one of the best things we can do to save our world, and ourselves] (Cosmos magazine) | ||
See also: [[Space habitats]] | See also: [[Space habitats]] | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 4 January 2011
Some interesting organisations
- Space Settlement Institute
- Space Studies Institute
- National Space Society
- Space Frontier Foundation
- Mars Society
- British Interplanetary Society
- Alliance to Rescue Civilization, an organisation that aims to create an off-Earth backup of human civilisation that is able to repopulate the Earth in event of a global disaster or reintroduce knowledge of science and the arts.
- CosmosCode - "Open Source Software Development for Space Exploration" from NASA's Ames Research Center
- Anansi Spaceworks is at the early stages of attempting to use open source principles to develop space technology
- Copenhagen Suborbitals, an open-source project to put a man in space.
- Open Luna - attempting open-source lunar expeditions, initially robotic-based
- OpenVirgle.net - sustainable living in space using free and open source technology.
Other
- Some interesting quotes about why we should colonise space: http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/quotes.htm
- Going into space may be one of the best things we can do to save our world, and ourselves (Cosmos magazine)
See also: Space habitats
