"Using the material and energy resources of space to improve the human condition on Earth."
-Gerard K. O’Neill
Opinion
Professor Emeritus James F. Woodward
Professor James F. Woodward, a pioneering physicist and historian known for his groundbreaking work on propellantless propulsion, passed away on August 9, 2025, at the age of 84. Born in 1941, Woodward dedicated much of his academic career to California State...
A Special Leadership Announcement from Space Studies Institute
Space Studies Institute is pleased to announce that Robin Snelson is our newly elected President. Robin joined SSI as an active Senior Adviser in 2005, and has worked as Executive Director and Treasurer since 2009. Gary C Hudson, President from 2011, will continue to...
Spin. An Orius and an O’Neill
Spin. An article: https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9752159/ The apparent source: https://www.orius.co/blog/gravilab-the-gravity-simulator-designed-by-orius All good, all nice, all, of course, supported; Test the systems that you must send to at least LEO for the...
More Cleaned Releases From The SSI Research Library
Large Active Retrodirective Arrays For Space Applications The work described in this report was performed by the Telecommunications Science and Engineering Division of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An active retrodirective array (ARA) electronically points a...
SPS. ISU. SSI. OMG. An amazing space work document.
While putting together a new batch of government study reports on Solar Power Satellites / Space-Based Solar Power, our everso-appreciated library tech said 'Hey! This isn't exactly a government report.' And so it was not. It does not fit in with the...
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