To a Librarian, every protocol-followed, clinically-cataloged, environmentally-protected and filed-away asset has a real Human story. The asset on this page has many Human...
Lunar Prospector, SSI and the Frustrations of Space Stuff
It started on Wednesday. I get a call from a friend, says he's down at the Dutch Goose with a guy who he thinks I should meet because "he...
Joe Haldeman Essay: Peace From On High
Giant Space Settlements? Why? Science Fiction Grandmaster Joe Haldeman, creator of so many classics including The Hemingway Hoax, Camouflage, All My Sins Remembered and, of...
Jerry Pournelle Remembered
My friend and sometimes colleague in matters aerospace, Dr. Jerry Pournelle, passed away quietly in his sleep this past Friday, age 84. Aerospace engineer, author of The...
Join us in Silicon Valley! SSI and The High Frontier, February 27th in Santa Clara
In the Bay Area? Join President Gary C Hudson at the Hacker Dojo in Santa Clara on Monday Feb 27th As part of the TechTalks series, jointly organized by the Silicon Valley Space...
Gerard K. O'Neill on NASA
It is common at conferences and meetings to hear folks casually mention that, unlike other established entities, The Space Studies Institute is not a political organization. That...
Exotic Propulsion Initiative
This blog post from 2013 is just the tip of the iceberg. See the SSI Programs page for the latest information on SSI's Exotic Propulsion Initiative Update 11/24/14:...
The High Frontier is a Free Kindle ebook – 4 days only
At Space Access 2013 SSI President Gary Hudson announced the release of Gerard K. O'Neill's classic The High Frontier as an exclusive Amazon Kindle ebook. Today we have another...
The High Frontier is now on Kindle!
At the Space Studies Institute’s Rebooting Space Settlement In the 21st Century sessions at the Space Access Conference 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona, SSI President Gary Hudson has...
LA Space Salon presents Dr. Lee Valentine
Here's a video from a recent talk by Lee Valentine at LA Space Salon, uploaded by our friends at spacevidcast on Mar 22, 2012 Spacevidcast epic subscribers can watch the full 1...