[General] Fwd: DARPA wants to fund hackerspaces and biosphere work

Joshua Pritt ramgarden at gmail.com
Wed May 16 21:32:27 CDT 2012 

I'll be at the shop all day and well into the late night tomorrow.  Count
me in.
On May 16, 2012 9:19 PM, "Bahiy Watson" <bahiy1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We need help. Come to the shop tomorrow at 730.
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Laurie Kellogg <kello036 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I realize I am not a member yet, but I do have grant writing experience
>> (though I am sure, others in this group do as well).  If you need help, let
>> me know.
>>
>> Laurie
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Bahiy Watson <bahiy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I talked to Jerry and this project is in its infancy. However, he was
>>> happy to have someone from the Huntsville hackerspace call and be
>>> interested in the project.
>>>
>>> I could explain to you what I got from our conversation, but it's too
>>> long to put in an email.
>>>
>>> Why dont we set a time to meet at the shop to talk about what I
>>> understand and what we could contribute to the project?
>>>
>>> Is tomorrow at 730pm ok for all those interested?
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would like to help if you need a software guy.  I've always wanted to
>>>> work for NASA and the space program in general. My dream is to help write
>>>> the software that helps spaceflight in any way imaginable.
>>>>  On May 16, 2012 7:52 PM, "Bahiy Watson" <bahiy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the links. This looks pretty cool.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who all are interested in tackling this project? From the emails, it
>>>>> seems like it's just me (Bahiy) and Neil. Anyone else?
>>>>>
>>>>> I will email Jerry Isdale for more details
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     First, read the attached.  TLDR, check out the following
>>>>>> hackerspaces.org wikipage for info:
>>>>>> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces_Global_Space_Program
>>>>>>     You can also join their mailing list at:
>>>>>> http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/spaceprogram
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     The main man to ask questions is Jerry Isdale (USA contact):
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     isdale at gmail.com
>>>>>>     180 Kapuai Rd
>>>>>>     Haiku, HI 96708
>>>>>>     808-573-7606
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As I understand it, make a project that is in line with the grant's
>>>>>> spirit ("education and research projects that enhance humanity’s
>>>>>> survivability, on earth and in space"), write a proposal and send it to
>>>>>> Jerry.  Good luck now guys! :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>>          - Ethan/spacefelix
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Bahiy Watson <bahiy1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It seems like the question is ... How do we pursue this grant and
>>>>>>> capture it for Makers Local? Does anyone know?
>>>>>>> On May 16, 2012 5:20 PM, "Neil Spear" <spearna at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Very cool.  For 3 years, I worked in NASA mission operations for
>>>>>>>> the Space Shuttle and Space station, then 1 year in Auxiliary propulsion
>>>>>>>> design for Ares 1.  Also, my educational background is orbital mechanics.
>>>>>>>>  I'd be willing to lend any knowledge to any future efforts.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - Neil
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Bahiy Watson <bahiy1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is right up my alley. I work on planes now for Boeing. But
>>>>>>>>> not too long ago I worked on an Apollo style crew capsule. I had ideas on
>>>>>>>>> how to make it lighter but the ideas were shot down. They were considered
>>>>>>>>> too risky for space flight, but in the airplane business they do what I was
>>>>>>>>> suggesting all the time.
>>>>>>>>> On May 16, 2012 3:57 PM, "Ethan Chew" <spacefelix at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yo,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       Some more ears to the ground info on the DARPA grant of
>>>>>>>>>> HackerSpaces in Space Program.  Jerrry Isdale of Maui Makers now has
>>>>>>>>>> $500,000.00 he will be using to give $30,000 grants every 3 months for  "education
>>>>>>>>>> and research projects that enhance humanity’s survivability, on earth and
>>>>>>>>>> in space."
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>                   Fare Onwards & Upwards, ML256,
>>>>>>>>>>                   Ethan/spacefelix
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>>>>> From: Edward Wright <edward.v.wright at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: DARPA wants to fund hackerspaces and biosphere work
>>>>>>>>>> To: Robin Snelson <robin.snelson at gmail.com>, Michael Clive <
>>>>>>>>>> zeinin at gmail.com>, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>, Scott
>>>>>>>>>> Nietfeld <snietfeld at gmail.com>, Gary Hudson <gary at ssi.org>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just got a message from Jerry Isdale, who is DARPA lead for a
>>>>>>>>>> new project, Hackerspaces in Space. He wants to meet us at Maker
>>>>>>>>>> Faire.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jerry has $500,000, which he'll be using to give $30k grants
>>>>>>>>>> every 3 months for "education and research projects that enhance
>>>>>>>>>> humanity’s survivability, on earth and in space."
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The following is from the DARPA project proposal:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *There are three investment areas we want to focus on in the
>>>>>>>>>> first decade: education, space economy and biospheres.
>>>>>>>>>> **The first area is creating new generations of makers and
>>>>>>>>>> researchers who can research and implement the necessary technologies. This
>>>>>>>>>> will be in the form of an open source education program, with both
>>>>>>>>>> self-education and group-education components, designed to teach successive
>>>>>>>>>> generations the basics of Maker/ Tinker/ Hacker thinking and encourage
>>>>>>>>>> continual innovation and improvement of the program itself. We also want to
>>>>>>>>>> inspire an interest in space development through providing opportunities
>>>>>>>>>> for applied sciences and engineering.
>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>> **Second, investments in projects to create a viable Near-Earth
>>>>>>>>>> space economy:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>    - Space prospecting and mining: Focusing on automated small
>>>>>>>>>>    body electronics: robotics, remote sensing, navigation.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>    - Space power station: Providing energy to the Near-Earth
>>>>>>>>>>    space facilities. Solar panels, microwave power transmission
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>    - Space manufacturing: Once provided with power and material,
>>>>>>>>>>    it is possible to start manufacturing in space. To scale up production,
>>>>>>>>>>    research into self-replicating 3D printing machines and fully automated
>>>>>>>>>>    manufacturing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *
>>>>>>>>>> **Finally, efforts to make it possible to live autonomously in
>>>>>>>>>> space and other planets of the solar system through the creation of
>>>>>>>>>> self-encapsulated biospheres with improvements in hydroponics and waste
>>>>>>>>>> recycling.*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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