Every year the National Space Society (NSS) hosts the International Space Development Conference (ISDC). This conference brings together scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, students, artists and space enthusiasts for several days of engaging discussions, presentations, tours and social events that all focus on the events that are leading rapidly to permanent settlements in space.  This year, it…

All of humanity’s futures can be categorized into two buckets: 1) We stay on Earth Forever. Everything we know or will ever know happens here on this one small mote in the universe.2) We learn to expand life, civilization and everything beyond Earth. We learn to live everywhere. And while there are no signs of…