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Collection of statements on space policy, including essays on colonization and use of space
resources.
http://www.nsschapters.org/policy-cmte/topics.html
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Letters from the National Space Society
A collection of letters in support of space exploration, sent to and published in newspapers and
other media around the world.
http://www.nsschapters.org/letters/
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Solar Power Satellites
A brief essay on Solar Power Satellites, a key element of O'Neil's High Frontier program
http://nothingisperfect.home.comcast.net/2004/02/07
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Asteroidal Metal Resources
A Comparison of Energy Requirements Between Terrestrial Metal Extraction and Recovery of Asteroidal
Metal Resources
http://users.stargate.net/~fjohnson/AsteroidPaper.html
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Space and Human Survival (Sylvia Engdahl)
An essay by science fiction author Sylvia Engdahl on why colonizing space is essential to human
survival.
http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/survival.htm
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National Space Society: Statement of Philosophy
Vision of "people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth".
http://www.nss.org/about/index.html#philosophy
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Foreign Affairs: A Hopeful Future for Mankind
Louis J. Halle, formerly of the U.S. Department of State, writes in Foreign Affairs (Summer 1980)
that space colonization will protect humanity in the event of a global nuclear war
(subscription/payment required for full article).
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19800601faessay8146/louis-j-halle/a-hopeful-future-for-mankind.html
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A Million Reasons to Go To Space
Brief thoughts from dozens of (mostly) NY space activists on why we need to be in space.
http://nssnyc.org/amillionreasons.html
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The Transhumanist Case for Space
A paper by George F. Sowers presenting detailed arguments for space colonization from a
transhumanist perspective.
http://www.transhumanism.com/articles_more.php?id=P55_0_4_0_C
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Top Ten Reasons to Inhabit Outer Space
Report from the news service space.com about experts' opinions on why we should colonize space.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/tenreasons_lead_000723.html
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The Top 3 Reasons to Colonize Space
SPACE.com asks Freeman Dyson and two other space-colonization enthusiasts why we should go beyond
our home planet.
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/colonize_why_011008-1.html
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Space Quotes to Ponder
What famous people, and some not famous, have said about why humankind must colonize space.
http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space2.htm
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Space Colonization and SETI
Interview with Gerard K. O'Neill by John Kraus of COSMIC SEARCH.
http://www.bigear.org/vol1no2/oneill.htm
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Syliva Engdahl on space
Essays, quotes, and a radio interview from science fiction author Sylvia Engdahl, about the
importance of expanding beyond Earth.
http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space.htm
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The Preparation: Space Colonization
Detailed discussion by Rex Stephens about his book on the need for space colonization, asteroid
mining, and transhumans.
http://thepreparation.net
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Our Future in the Cosmos
Essay by Isaac Asimov about the need for the future settlement of space.
http://www.foozone.org/asimov.html
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The Greater Earth Manifesto
A strong statement on the human space imperative by a group of European organizations.
http://www.greaterearth.org/ge_manif.htm
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Colonies in space may be only hope, says Hawking
Interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph in which eminent cosmologist Stephen Hawking warns that
the human race is likely to be wiped out before the millennium is out unless we set up colonies in
space.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F10%2F16%2Fnhawk16.xml
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The Case for Space Colonization Now
Detailed argument for space colonization by Oscar Falconi.
http://www.nutri.com/space
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Bioterrorism May Spur Space Colonies
Plans to save civilization by sending people and important documents into space in a 21st Century
"Noah's Ark" might get a boost from fears of bioterrorism.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/colonize_now_011030-1.html
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The Big Picture
Essay by astronaut John Young about the need to preserve our species by putting humans permanently
on the moon and Mars.
http://members.aol.com/ramjetwww1/private/Space/Young.html
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