SpaceArchitect.org - AIAA subcommittee on aerospace architecture in space and on Earth. Space Studies Institute - The organization founded by Gerard O'Neill, with detailed information about his space settlement proposals. PERMANENT - Rapid development of space using material from asteroids near Earth and from the Moon. Island One Society - Propulsion systems, business ideas, archives of space meetings and journals, and political advocacy for the space frontier. Galleria 2433 - Ideas for colonizing the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and the galaxy. Space Settlement Initiative - 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. Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power: (2001) - National Research Council study of NASA's late 1990's space solar power efforts. Oregon L5 Society - Oregon chapter of the National Space Society; many studies and reports on in-situ resource utilization and related aspects of space development. National Space Society Roadmap for the Settlement of Space - List of Milestones and Barriers to Space Settlement Notable Nearby Stars - Information about nearby star systems out to 65 light years. The Space Settlement Institute - A non-profit association founded to help promote space colonization; emphasis on property rights law. Foundation Future 25 - 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. Space Solar Power Workshop - Discussion of the energy path for space development. Artificial Gravity - Articles on rotating structures by Ted Hall, with links to dissertation, conference papers, and software. Space Settlement - Colonizing the Cosmos - Al Globus' studies, reviews, and links on the subject of O'Neill-style space settlements. The Apollo Society - Organization dedicated to advance space exploration and the establishment of human communities beyond Earth. Inter PlaNetary Internet - Internet Society special interest group focused on deep space, long time-lag communications. Space Settlement - National Space Society - Collection of essays, articles, studies, and other reference materials on all aspects of colonizing and settling space. Gliese 581 c - Wikipedia entry for newly-discovered, extra-solar, "habitable" planet, 20 light-years away. Pioneer Organisms Nominated for Terraforming - Introducing life forms into a barren environment is called ecopoiesis. This article suggests several microbes suitable for pioneering introduction to Mars and Venus. CosmosFrontier.com - Organisation aiming to promote the idea of space colonization as a long-term solution to the big problems facing humanity. Provides information on astronomy, space exploration and colonization as well as science-fiction. The Space Frontier Foundation - Organization composed of space activists, scientists and individuals from all backgrounds and nations. It aims to open the space frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. Includes a blog and details of conferences. NASA Ames - Space Settlement Contests - Annual design contest for school-age kids, grades 6-12. Links to winning designs. Self Contained Off-world Residential Environment - Full design from the grand prize winner in the 1997 NASA-Ames Space Settlement Design Contest. Space Elevator - Information from Wikipedia on this proposed structure designed to transport material from Earth's surface into space. SpaceElevatorWiki - Intended to be a repository of information and a baseline for research on the space elevator. AIAA - Space Colonization Technical Committee - 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. 'Second Earth' Found, 20 Light Years Away - Article from the Guardian on the discovery of an earth-like planet following a three year search for habitable planets by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla in Chile. Space Colony Artwork 1970s - A collection of images from early NASA work on large-scale space habitats. Space Colonies - Full text of the 1977 CoEvolution book _Space Colonies_, which is now out of print. Space Settlement - NASA research office offering introduction to the subject with studies, on-line books, links and a student contest.