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Space 2.0 | Creating Our Future in Space
Our efforts are focused primarily on issues related to the expansion of the human sphere into the near-Earth region of space. Our goal is to help open the door to space and enable humanity to take its first permanent steps into our solar system. We seek the intersection between human need and the emerging reality of our tomorrow in space. Through outreach and advocacy we seek to inform the public about the real, pro-economic, and down-to-Earth benefits of space development and to accelerate the process. Our research interests include space-based resource acquisition & utilization (ISRU), space infrastructure development, life systems, exploration, economics/commerce, and eventual human settlement. We also investigate the future of natural resources on Earth and key emerging technologies that have potential space applications. The institute also acts as a space exploration and development advocate and supports public outreach, student, and advocacy efforts.
Space is an Investment
We work under the belief that a significant effort to develop and eventually settle the nearby regions of the solar system is in the best long-term interest for humanity and can eventually help alleviate many old and emerging issues here on Earth. The Institute for Space Development is particularly interested in the way in which our ongoing efforts in space will transition to include commerce, development, and broader human purpose. Space access and infrastructure is the bridge between a world in need and the endless resources of space.
Advocacy & Outreach
Additionally, it is vital that the public be aware of the possibilities and developments in space and that their informed voice be heard on this important topic. To that end, the Institute for Space Development encourages and supports a variety of communicative media for space and science activities and promotes community activity to raise awareness among our government officials about the benefits of space.
" It seems to me obvious in too many ways to need listing that we cannot much longer depend upon our planet's relatively fragile ecosystem to handle the realities of the human tomorrow. Unless we turn human growth and energy toward the challenges and promises of space, our only other choice may be the awful risk, currently demonstrable, of stumbling into a cycle of fratricide and regression which could end all chances of our evolving further or of even surviving." Gene Roddenberry, Planetary Report Vol. 1, 1981
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The Institute for Space Development (ISD) is a Boulder Colorado research & technology organization working on the future of humanity in space.
The Institute for Space Development strongly believes that public outreach and inclusion is a critical mechanism for supporting our industry through encouraging young people to pursue science careers and by allowing the public to both understand scientific efforts and share in the excitement of discovery. Doing so fosters a more positive view of space exploration and encourages funding toward increased research and development.