{"id":7786,"date":"2014-05-12T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T18:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2014-05-12T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T18:50:12","slug":"the-great-diy-enterprise-citizen-space-exploration-to-space-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7786","title":{"rendered":"The Great DIY Enterprise: Citizen space exploration to space settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from\u00a0Citizens in Space<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Space Studies Institute<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Great (Do It Yourself) Enterprise: From<\/strong><\/a>
\n Citizen Space Exploration\u00a0to Space Settlement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2014)<\/strong> \u2013 A new strategy for space development will be presented at the International Space Development Conference<\/a>, which takes place at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel this week.<\/p>\n

Citizens in Space<\/a>, a project of the United States Rocket Academy and the Space Studies Institute<\/a>, will present “The Great Enterprise: From Citizen Space Exploration to Space Settlement<\/em><\/strong>” in the Redondo California Ballroom at 3:00 on Saturday, May 17.<\/p>\n

“The Great Enterprise is a theme developed by the Space Studies Institute over the past several years,” said Robin Snelson, executive director of SSI. “The end goal of the Great Enterprise is the permanent human settlement of space.<\/p>\n

“Space settlement was envisioned by SSI founder Dr. Gerard K. O’Neill<\/a>, Princeton physics professor and author of the best-selling book ‘The High Frontier<\/a>,’ nearly 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

“O’Neill’s vision inspired the creation of space-advocacy groups like the National Space Society<\/a>, the sponsor of the International Space Development Conference. Despite the widespread interest in O’Neill’s ideas, space settlement has remained an elusive goal.<\/p>\n

“A new strategy is required. Dr. O’Neill showed that permanent human settlement of space is a realistic goal, but we need a practical path to reach that goal. The old belief that government will step in with large sums of money has led nowhere and failed to inspire the general public.”<\/p>\n

“The burgeoning Do It Yourself movement provides a model for the new strategy,” said Edward Wright, founder of the United States Rocket Academy and program manager for Citizens in Space. “530,000 people attended Maker Faires last year. Citizen-science projects and hackerspaces are springing up all over the country. Space advocacy organizations must tap into that community to a create a Do It Yourself space movement.<\/p>\n

“All progress starts at the low end. We will outline a path for incremental development, beginning with low-cost suborbital spacecraft that are already under construction, followed by practical, achievable steps, leading ultimately to space settlement.”<\/p>\n

\u201cNow is the time for a new type of space movement, based on individual initiative and enterprise,” said Robert Smith, evangelist with the Space Studies Institute. “It is time we moved beyond mere advocacy. We must roll up our sleeves and take the bull by the horns. As the saying goes, ‘If you want something done right, do it yourself.'”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An announcement from\u00a0Citizens in Space\u00a0and the\u00a0Space Studies Institute: The Great (Do It Yourself) Enterprise: From Citizen Space Exploration\u00a0to Space Settlement Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2014) \u2013 A new strategy for space development will be presented at the International Space Development Conference, which takes place at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel this week. Citizens … Continue reading The Great DIY Enterprise: Citizen space exploration to space settlement<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,14,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy-space","category-space-participation","category-space-settlement"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-21A","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6798,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6798","url_meta":{"origin":7786,"position":0},"title":"Space advocacy conferences for 2014","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a list of some space advocate related events this year: *\u00a0Humans to Mars Conference 2014\u00a0- April 22-24, Washington D.C. 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