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Ronman

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

OK, so what's the speed of dark?  Steven Wright

Gerard K. O'Neill's site. Dr. Freeman Dyson ( of Dyson Sphere fame ) writes an nice bio of O"Neill. Check out http://ssi.org/conference.html

Tom Kalbfus

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

Not much has happened with SSI lately, the last post is so old, that even the link points to nothing. I am a subscriber to SSI's vision, and perhaps a new technological development such as the Space Elevator or scramjet can yet resurrect it. Seems the Space community has been overcome by a sense of pessimism about the next century, by marking a Mars mission in 2031 as "an accomplishment". I however, refuse to lower my sites or expectations. Just because the last 50 years of the Space Age were "Blah" doesn't mean the next 50 years are necessarily going to be. I'm tired of watching astronauts on television, its about time we see ordinary people become astronauts. Its about time we start seeing ordinary people living in space.

SpaceNut

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

OK, so what's the speed of dark?  Steven Wright

Gerard K. O'Neill's site. Dr. Freeman Dyson ( of Dyson Sphere fame ) writes an nice bio of O"Neill. Check out http://ssi.org/conference.html

conference link is dead now, but its an interesting site : Space Studies Institute http://ssi.org

I see the web site covers Technology for Human Space Settlement, solar powered satelites, Exotic Propulsion, information, News, space  ect....

tahanson43206

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

The Space Studies Institute is celebrating 50 years since its founding by Dr. Gerard O'Neill.

According to a recent guest on The Space Show, the group is planning a reboot, with re-examination of the entire Space Settlement concept from the standpoint of modern technology and 50 years of scientific discovery.

They are hosting a conference in Washington in September.

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http://ssi.org/
https://www.thespaceshow.com/show/08-au … wright-ssi

Date And Time
Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 8:00 AM –
Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 5:00 PM PDT
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Location
The Museum of Flight
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle, WA 98108
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ssi-50-the … 5089185236

tahanson43206

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

Space Studies Institute is holding the conference described in the post of 2019-08-10 21:44:16 above.

Here is a preliminary report:
https://news.yahoo.com/50-years-space-s … 25834.html

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tahanson43206

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Re: Space Studies Institute - Research Org. for Colonizing Space

Space Studies Institute recently completed a two day conference, celebrating their 50th year and launching a new phase of research and related activity.

Dr. David Livingston hosted a two hour interview with two attendees.  Dr. Livingston's summary is available at this link:

https://www.thespaceshow.com/show/17-se … john-jossy

The interview may be played in a browser, or downloaded for later.

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