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Is The Moon A Beta Test For Mars?
"Before our race decides to muster the courage to populate our solar system, we need to figure out our current strengths and weaknesses, as well as threats to colonizing a world."Megastructures, by Paul Lucas
"Just as mankind has created new, artificial chemical elements, so too is it possible for the human race to eventually create entirely new classes of worlds. Worlds that may stretch around planetSpace Historian Sees Cyborgs in Our Future
"...in some respects might this be an evolutionary road not unlike that taken by amphibian creatures that departed their water world to become land creatures."The End of Super-Civilizations
Centauri Dreams sings a swan-song for Kardashev's classification of civilisations. Interesting stuff for space opera thinkers.Hints of huge water reservoirs on Mars
"Mars is losing little water to space, according to new research, so much of its ancient abundance may still be hidden beneath the surface." Wait one month for the debunk, then another monthPontiac Follows Scion Into SL
"The music acts are moving in with their labels. The clothing manufacturers are setting up shop. And it now appears that GM is going to follow Toyota into Second Life..."Ad Agency BBH Opens in Second Life
"...public relations and marketing concerns have preceded BBH, though this is certainly the first entrance of such a high-profile real-world ad outfit."Interstellar Conundrum: Is Stross Right?
Centauri Dreams replies to the recent Charlie Stross essay on space colonisation, and raises some good points. Lively discussion thread also.Tenerife History - Volcanic Origins - Early Habitation - Tenerife Colonisation - Spanish Civil War
About Tenerife History from volcanic origins through early habitation, colonisation, the Spanish Civil War and the Post War Period.Scientists Create Anti-Radiation Drug
"...this drug has the potential of enabling humanity to dwell upon the surfaces of "radiation friendly" worlds." That and most of the rest of space, too - if it works.Envisioning the Interstellar Ark
Does what it says on the tin; another Centauri Dreams joint.Space: A Moral Vacuum?
"Space is the next economic development zone, and while the human presence there will mostly be beautiful, we'll also be faced with thought-provoking issues." Food for science fictional thouPenal Solar Colonies, Anyone?
"Located less than 60 million kilometers (or 36 million miles) from the Sun's surface, Mercury makes an excellent spot for a penal colony."Bureau for Bitching and Moaning
"I ran into Brian Dunbar of the Liftport Company in the comments section over at Murdoc Online, and asked him if he’d do an interview." This is part one thereof.On Foundation-Building and Starflight
The Tau Zero Foundation is officially launched; Mark Millis lays out the agenda at Centauri Dreams.Scientist Calls Mars a Terraforming Target for the 21st Century
"Overall, Wood said that a workable plan can be scripted to raise the average temperature of Mars, rid the world of excess carbon dioxide, as well as generate soil to support agriculture." NWe've made the maps. Now it's time to colonise.
2006-03-19 20:44 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/17/space_ames_world/The High Frontier, Redux
Charlie Stross deflates the dreams of space colonisation. I know he's right on almost all points, but .... ah, damn.A Jovian Outpost: The Fifty Year Plan
"Ad astra incrementis — you get to the stars one step at a time, and as you go up those steps, you realize that each one has taken you that much farther than the last."
