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

Bahiy Watson bahiy1 at gmail.com
Wed May 16 20:33:34 CDT 2012 

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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