This web site is dedicated to anyone who has ever looked at the heavens in awe, and thought, "I want to go there." I believe space is our future, and we should begin to plan for its settlement now. Space is the final frontier.

Canadian Space Industry

• The Case for Space - My award-winning essay detailing how Canada's role in space is benefitting Canadians.
• Press Release - I won the 1999 Senior Student Challenge sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency.
• CSA - The Canadian Space Agency

Manned Spaceflight

1961-1969

• Manned Spaceflight: 1961-1969 - From the very beginning of the space age to mankind's biggest accomplishment in space to date, the lunar landing, see what went on in space travel from 1961-1969.

1970-1979

• Manned Spaceflight: 1970-1979 - From the Apollo 13 disaster to the first international mission and the first space stations, see how space travel was shaped during the 1970's.

1980-1989

• Manned Spaceflight: 1980-1989 - From the first shuttle mission and the launching of Mir to the terrible fate of Challenger, see the ups and downs of space travel from 1980-1989.

Space Settlements

My Work

• Space Colony Terra Nova: Beyond 2001 - The award-winning design report for the space colony I created.
• Space Settlement Contest 1997 Results - I won first place for the individual grade 10-12 category in the 4th Annual NASA-Ames Space Settlement Design Contest.

Information

• Space Settlement Web Site - An excellent resource for basic space settlement facts, as well as links to other sites dealing with the same subject.
• Space Settlements: A Design Study - The result of a 10 week program done in 1975, this study done by NASA provides a wealth of information on space settlement development.
• The Space Settlement FAQ by Mike Combs - This website provides answers for many of the frequently asked questions concerning space settlements.

Space Settlement Societies

• The First Millennial Foundation - A group dedicated to expanding human colonization of the universe.
• Island One Society - Island One is a society which is intended as a meeting place for future space colonists and business people alike.
• The Artemis Society - Artemis is a private venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting community on the Moon.
• The Space Frontier Foundation - This is an organization of people dedicated to opening space to human settlement as soon as possible.

Contests

• NASA Ames Research Center Annual Contest - This annual contest is for 6-12th graders from anywhere in the world to develop space settlement designs.
• International High School Space Settlement Design Competition - This is a contest where teams of high school students get together to design space settlements.
• Spaceset 98 - An annual space settlement design competition for high school students.

Space Agencies

• NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (American Space Agency)
  
• RSA - The Russian Space Agency (in English, or Russian)
  
• ESA - The European Space Agency

Professional Space Sites

• The Universe Today - A site dedicated to space and space exploration news, providing a newswire for all space-related news stories from around the Internet. Updated every weekday.

Personal Space Sites

• The Taylor Family NASA page - A great resource for all your space needs. There is loads of great space information located on this page in a nice, easy-to-read format.
• John's Space Travel Homepage - This page is loaded with lots of fun space related quizes. Stop by and take a look! Just be sure to have your Java-enabled browser with you.

Closing Thought

Earth is only a crescent to us
The stars are our constant companions
The sun and moon shine at all hours
Space is our home

Earth sits in the blackness of space
A beacon of hope for all weary adventurers
Her blue oceans and white clouds beckon us home
To once again lie in the cradle of our motherland

Like rebellious teenagers, we resist the pull to return home
No longer can our mother shelter us from harm
We have grown up, and moved on
Space is our home

© Katie Dot 1997
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