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	SPACE.com -- The Homestead Project: Making a Mars Settlement a Reality
		Mars will catalyze the development of the other frontiers, said Homnick, acting as a supply house for vital resources like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water for the moon and asteroids, places where such things are scarce or nonexistent.
		Finally, Mars will be an integral part of an inter-solar system economy that the group believes will develop within the next century, one based on the convergence of four frontiers: Earth, the Moon, asteroids, and Mars—including its own rocky satellites, Phobos and Deimos.
		A wispy atmosphere, combined with the lack of a planetary magnetic field, means that the air pressure on Mars is only a tiny fraction of Earth’s and that harmful radiation from solar winds, cosmic rays and solar flares routinely bombard its surface.
	www.space.com /businesstechnology/050810_mars_homestead.html (1457 words)

	For a Free Frontier: The Case for Space Colonization
		Mention "space colonization" to libertarians and other freedom lovers and you are liable to get one of two responses.
		These include the available resources in terms of both energy (from the sun) and matter (from the asteroids and Earth's Moon), the lack of gravity, the space available and more.
		Instead of living in a space station, whether large or small, the individual is redesigned to live in space by a melding of space suit and organism or, in another scenario, to live in space without a space suit.
	mars.superlink.net /~neptune/SpaceCol.html (2426 words)

	Colonization of Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, conditions on Mars are much closer to habitability than the furnace-hot temperatures on Mercury and Venus, the cryogenic cold of the outer planets or the hard vacuum of the Moon and asteroids.
		Mars is much colder than Earth, with a mean surface temperature of minus 63°C and a low of minus 140°C. There are no standing bodies of liquid water on the surface of Mars.
		Recent observations by NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers and ESA's Mars Express confirm the presence of water on Mars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonization_of_Mars (1481 words)

	PERMANENT: Asteroids utilization, etc.
		Non-governmental, commercial, faster, cheaper large scale space development.
		Don't expensively launch from Earth, use construction materials already in space.
		It is a race against time, before biotechnology makes mankind extinct, or
	www.permanent.com (176 words)

	Colonization of the outer solar system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea of using asteroids as a source of minerals (asteroid mining) for space colonization is common in science fiction, since they are plentiful, rocky, and have low escape velocities.
		Some of the moons of the outer planets of the solar system are large enough to be suitable places for colonization.
		There are some difficulties related to colonization of Europa; one significant problem is a high level of radiation from Jupiter's radiation belt, which is approximately 10 times as strong as Earth's Van Allen radiation belts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonization_of_the_outer_solar_system (930 words)

	Solar System SETI Using Radio Telescope Arrays
		Beacons could be deployed on planets, moons, asteroids, comets, orbiting about a solar system body, or be fixed in space.
		Figure 1 is a graph plotting the relative radial velocity of a signal versus the relativistic Doppler Df of the signal.
		Solar System SETI targets are vastly closer than even the nearest star system Alpha Centauri, which is 4.4 light years away.
	contactincontext.org /cic/v1i2/s3eti-ata/s3eti-ata.htm (7423 words)

	Astrobiology: The Living Universe - Colonizing the Solar System
		As a result, either the colonization of asteroids is a dead-end, or some sort of artificial gravity would have to be induced (discussed in Artificial Gravity).
		This is of course understandable since the conditions on any of the gas giants or their moons are far worse than those on Mars or any asteroid (with the possible exception of Titan which is known to have large amounts of organic chemicals, but at the moment is still much too distant for human exploration).
		As mentioned in the Mars Case Study, Mars, not the Moon, is likely to be the first place in the solar system that is colonized.
	www.ibiblio.org /astrobiology/index.php?page=future04 (876 words)

	Campaign Settings
		Solar system devastated as comets and asteroids are blown free from Kali planet.
		Organics are found in extremely plentiful supply to assist in colonization of the outer solar system.
		Heironius flees to Arcadia using 'hasty' astrogation plots but suffers heavy weapons damage from a volley of 'dirty' nuclear weapons launched at them.
	members.fortunecity.com /centurion2001/TA/timeline.htm (9006 words)

	Scholastic ETV Consortium - Presented by the Wyoming Public Television Network
		The threat of comets and asteroids. What would happen if the spacerock which slew the dinosaurs hit New York today.
		Born of collision, the story of the Moon. Its influence on Earth. Apollo landings and the recent discovery of water.
		The many rings and moons of this exotic gas giant.
	www.etvconsortium.com /catalog/series_details.asp?SERIES_ID=023 (591 words)

	WEBSITES ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND SPACE
		The Solar System consists of planets and their moons, stars (the sun), and other objects such as asteroids, meteors, and comets.
		Sections include: Our Solar System, All About the Sun, All About the Earth’s Moon, How the Earth Was Formed, and links to other sites such as the Earth Moon Viewer, NASA Shuttle Launch Cams and more.
		Actually a tour of the solar system, you aim your viewfinder toward a planet to explore it, both the surface and the interior.
	www.cumbavac.org /Solar_System_and_Space.htm (11127 words)

	History of the Solar System
		The scientists were also very interested in studying all of the asteroids, but especially the stony ones to try to find out clues to how the solar system formed "4.6 billion years ago." Entrepreneurs soon started their own mining companies to gobble up the free iron and nickel that was just floating out there.
		In a time where private space travel is very common this ship is used to transport passengers to distant parts of the solar system, especially Mars and the Asteroid Belt.
		However, the amount of solar radiation that near the Sun was simply TOO HIGH, and the cancer rate soared.
	www.geocities.com /williamiv.geo/Stories/History.htm (6715 words)

	Jinn of Quality and Risk (2004-Jan-20)
		Space exploration and the colonisation of the Moon, Mars, and the asteroids would allow frontier societies to thrive again.
		What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
		Such societies can challenge traditional, established systems and fossilized institutions.
	radio.weblogs.com /0103811/2004/01/20.html (309 words)

	SPACE.com -- The Top 3 Reasons to Colonize Space
		The economics of space colonization: Asteroids could be mined for minerals and construction materials.
		Space colonization is not a new idea, but it is one that, despite decades of talk, has yet to be realized.
		Many promoters of putting humans permanently in space say the first step need not be all that big, with Mars right next door, cosmically speaking.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/colonize_why_011008-1.html (309 words)

	Astrobiology: The Living Universe - Colonizing the Solar System
		Today, human exploration and colonization of the solar system is held in a more critical eye.
		More likely are the asteroids that cross the orbit of Earth - they're known as Aten and Apollo asteroids.
		Back in the early days of modern rocketry, the two pioneers Robert Goddard and Werner von Braun both believed that eventually humanity would first explore then colonize the entire solar system in an inexorable sequence going out from Earth.
	www.ibiblio.org /astrobiology/index.php?page=future04 (876 words)

	The Ya'N Engine
		It recent years, it had been theorized that these asteroids, averaging in size of about 3 kilometers, were the remnants of a shattered comet that had migrated in from the Oort Cloud and which had passed too close to the sun, shattering in the gravitational flux.
		In the star system of 82 Eridani, a peculiar asteroid was discovered by an exploration team from the planet Tsevorda.
		One family of asteroids of very low albedo was already well known to Tsevorde astronomers.
	www.srv.net /~dollan/yan.html (876 words)

	User:Riffsyphon1024/Wikipediabackup - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		Colonization of the Moon, Dyson sphere, Geologic timescale, Geological features of the Solar System, Electrolyte disturbance, Kardashev scale, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, List of minerals, List of noteworthy asteroids, List of particles, List of protosciences, List of stars by constellation, Mars Society, Periodic table (standard), String theory, United States technological and industrial history
		Mars: Apollo 1 Hills, Argo (crater) (I was kicked off and forgot to log back in again..., identified as 198.146.62.170), and Vostok (crater)
		Burj Dubai, Chicagoland, Crater of Diamonds, Greater Los Angeles Area, Interstate Highway, List of metropolitan areas by population, List of places with fewer than ten people, Sealand (utterly fascinating), Trump Tower Chicago, World population, Category:Urban studies and planning
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/User:Riffsyphon1024/Wikipediabackup (1851 words)

	Mobile Suit Gundam: Universal Century Master Timeline
		Lagrange’s theory is confirmed by the discovery of the “Trojan” asteroids 588 Achilles and 617 Patrocolus at Jupiter’s L4 and L5 points, respectively.
		The Federation formally announces its Space Colonization Plan.
		The Jupiter Energy Fleet is launched from Lunar orbit to collect helium³, hydrogen and methane from Jupiter’s atmosphere.
	www.dyarstraights.com /msgundam/timeline.html (1851 words)

	Mobile Suit Gundam: Universal Century Master Timeline
		Annibale De Gasparis discovers asteroids 10 Hygeia and 11 Parthenope.
		The resulting 60,000 megaton blast destroys 16% of the continent, creating a 500-km (300-mi.) crater and setting off an “impact winter” that drastically changes Earth’s climate.
		The Federation formally announces its Space Colonization Plan.
	www.dyarstraights.com /msgundam/timeline.html (1851 words)

	Transtopia -- Island Project
		P.E.R.M.A.N.E.N.T. -- Projects to Employ Resources of the Moon and Asteroids Near Earth in the Near Term A very informative site about the possibilities of space colonization.
		Island One Society An affiliate of the Artemis Project, which is intended as a meeting place for future space colonists and business people of a libertarian or at least live and let live bent.
		Moving from tropical island to tropical island, harvesting the often freely and abundantly available local resources, organizing hardcore raves and parties, staying in touch and doing business with the rest of the world via satellite internet, hanging out with fellow pioneers...well, there definitely are worse ways to make a living.
	www.transtopia.org /island.html (4320 words)

	Space colonization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The anti-space arguments have gone so far as to suggest that space colonization is a remnant of historical colonization- it is (the idea at least) a lingering desire left over from a romanticized notion of the 'founding fathers' and the conquest of territory on earth.
		The Space Studies Institute was founded by Gerard K. O'Neill to fund the study of space habitats.
		Small asteroids have the advantage that one passes closer than Earth's moon several times per decade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Space_colony (4320 words)

	Harry Turtledove - April 2001
		Turtledove has the threat of the Asteroids with motors not as big of a threat because they will take months to reach Earth and could be intercepted by the Race
		Chris Dr. Turtledove, I have noticed in a lot of your books you will have a character get killed all of a sudden in the middle of the book.
		I'm in the middle of the day's stint for AE TCCH, too.
	www.cybling.com /artists/turtledove/apr01.html (2011 words)

	Accommodations In-System
		Solar Power Satellites (SPS) and processing of near-Earth asteroids provide energy for a power-hungry planet as well as material resources for further development of planetary and orbital exploration and colonization.
		A Bernal Sphere habitat (at lower right of image below) can house over 100,000 people and support two possible space industries.
	members.nova.org /~sol/accommod.htm (146 words)

	SPACE.com -- Fermi's Paradox II: What's Blocking Galactic Civilization? Or Are We Just Blind To It?
		The economics of space colonization: Asteroids could be mined for minerals and construction materials.
		If each and every colony eventually founds two daughter settlements (a pretty decent accomplishment), then 38 generations of colonists are required to bring the entire Galaxy under control.
		technology, or by capturing more of the radiation spewed into space by the home star, this explanation might not hold water.
	www.space.com /searchforlife/shostak_fermi2_011108.html (712 words)

	Harry Turtledove - April 2001
		Turtledove has the threat of the Asteroids with motors not as big of a threat because they will take months to reach Earth and could be intercepted by the Race
		Chris Dr. Turtledove, I have noticed in a lot of your books you will have a character get killed all of a sudden in the middle of the book.
		I'm in the middle of the day's stint for AE TCCH, too.
	www.cybling.com /artists/turtledove/apr01.html (712 words)

	Science Central - Foundation Future 25
		Supporting space colonization and the development of life and humanity on earth earth, the planets and in the universe.
		Foundation Future 25 - an emerging platform for sustainable tinking and acting, for the long-term benefit of mankind and life on earth, the planet and in the universe
		): Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth...
	www.sciencecentral.com /site/431984 (712 words)

	comet.mining.html
		The cylinder is then attached to the small rocket engine, whose tiny thrust over the course of two or three years delivers the payload to a variety of destinations: orbits around the Earth, Jupiter, or Mars, the surface of Earth's Moon, or to asteroids.
		Bootstrapping of transporation with native ice rockets and industry with chemical microreactors and self-reproducing greenhouses blazes a wide path along fertile territory, leading to the technological and economic resources for large-scale space industry and space colonization.
		To this is attached a tiny thermal rocket, about the size of a fist, and a tiny nuclear reactor, or few square meters of mirror, which concentrates sunlight on the rocket engine.
	szabo.best.vwh.net /comet.mining.html (2542 words)

	Blue Mars Review
		Green Mars advanced the story of Mars' colonization, introducing many second- and third-generation characters, and ended in a generally successful revolution which established Martian independence.
		Thus Blue Mars has sections set on Earth, on Mercury, and in the moons of Uranus, as well as visits to Venus, the asteroids, and the others of the Outer Planets.
		For me, however, the key to the meaning of this title is in a moving passage in the middle of the book; where one of the main characters, having formed the habit of "cataloguing" the changing Martian sunsets, and analyzing their color, sees one sunset which is a perfect blue, color of Earth's sky.
	www.sff.net /people/richard.horton/bluemars.htm (900 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - My Theory of the Matrix (spoilers)
		As such, it contains all of the essential functionality of a Von Neumann probe, a device capable of intergalactic colonization.
		When this task is complete, the Von Neumann probe gestates a human population from stored genetic materials, self-replicates and dispatches that replication to the end of further expansion.
		The Von Neumann probe, in theory, is an artifically intelligent machine which is capable of intergalactic travel.
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=38017 (1918 words)

	mass extinction. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The extinctions, however, did not conform to the usual evolutionary rules regarding who survives; the only factor that appears to have improved a family of organisms’ chance of survival was widespread geographic colonization at the time of the event.
		The most popular theory of the final Cretaceous extinction is that one or more asteroids or comets hit the earth, lifting massive amounts of debris and sulfur in the air and blocking the sunlight from reaching the earth’s surface.
		The best-known mass extinction is that at the end of the Cretaceous period, when the dinosaurs and many other plants and animals disappeared and up to 75% of all marine genera were lost.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/massex.html (740 words)

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