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

ainut at hiwaay.net ainut at hiwaay.net
Thu May 17 21:04:53 CDT 2012 

Quoting Bahiy Watson <bahiy1 at gmail.com>:

> 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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