Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth and from the Moon.

Articles, discussion sites, meetings, and government advocacy dedicated to opening the space frontier as rapidly as possible.

Discusses the space settlement proposals of Gerard K. O'Neill, as popularized in his book "The High Frontier". Features pictures and a FAQ.

The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals.

Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier.

Information about O'Neill-type orbiting habitats and why we may want to built them.

Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy.

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.

National Research Council study of NASA's late 1990's space solar power efforts.

Oregon chapter of the National Space Society; many studies and reports on in-situ resource utilization and related aspects of space development.

contacts and articles on European space advocacy, ramjets, and space tourism.

List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement

AIAA subcommittee on aerospace architecture in space and on Earth.

"Virtual beanstalk" amateur design group for a (small scale) space elevator.

Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years.

Scientific, engineering, economic and policy challenges inherent in constructing the solar systems first space elevator.

Annual design contest for school-age kids, grades 6-12. Links to winning designs.

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.

News, discussion, links to latest information on SSP.

Articles and short stories by Robert Weidner, on various roads to space colonization.

A non-profit association founded to help promote space colonization; emphasis on property rights law.

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.

Discussion of the energy path for space development.

Bodybuilding, weight training, and related matters, with this section covering the problems and need for resistance machine activities in zero-g.

News of breakthroughs in propulsion physics and the search for extra-solar planets that will enable missions beyond the solar system.

Articles on rotating structures by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software.

An annual event in which teams of high school students prepare designs for cities in space.

A flag designed to be flown by supporters of space colonization.

Al Globus' studies, reviews, and links on the subject of O'Neill-style space settlements.

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.

Technology and engineering discussion of possible orbital space colonies designs.

IMAX 3D film (1996) on how humans may live and travel in our solar system a century from now.

Organization dedicated to advance space exploration and the establishment of human communities beyond Earth.

Internet Society special interest group focused on deep space, long time-lag communications.

Full design from the first place winner (Individual grade 10-12) in the 1997 NASA-Ames Space Settlement Design Contest

A collection of images from early NASA work on large-scale space habitats.

Study of sociological aspects of space exploration and settlement.

NASA research office offering introduction to the subject with studies, on-line books, links and a student contest.

Full text of the 1977 CoEvolution book _Space Colonies_, which is now out of print.

US Government office - studies on market for space tourism, satellite industry, and other aspects of space development.

Collection of essays, articles, studies, and other reference materials on all aspects of colonizing and settling space.

Articles on technologies and science for human space colonization.

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.