Colonization

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The first space colony may be on the [|Moon], or on [|Mars]. Ample quantities of [|all the necessary materials], such as [|solar energy] and water, are on the Moon, Mars, or [|near Earth asteroids]. In 2005 [|NASA] Administrator [|Michael Griffin] identified space colonization as the ultimate goal of current spaceflight programs, saying: ... the goal isn't just scientific exploration ... it's also about extending the range of human habitat out from Earth into the solar system as we go forward in time ...

Learn about colonizing an inhospitable place from the Vikings Colonizing Greenland

NASA is preparing to explore the moon, near Earth asteroids, and Mars and its moons by first conducting analog missions here on Earth. Analog missions are remote field tests in locations that are identified based on their physical similarities to the extreme space environments of a target mission. [|Training in Extreme Earth Environments]

Many Links Related Colonization of the Solar System http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Tech/Space/

Space Colonies Introduction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_colonization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_the_outer_Solar_System https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Space_colonization.html http://www.cosmosfrontier.com/intro.html Moon first http://www.thespacereview.com/article/221/1 http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/pros-and-cons-of-colonizing-the-moon.htm http://www.universetoday.com/10356/why-colonize-the-moon-first/ http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/will-russia-colonize-moon Mars first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Direct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_for_Mars http://www.wired.com/2012/11/elon-musk-mars-colony/ Asteroids first