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

Bahiy Watson bahiy1 at gmail.com
Wed May 16 21:19:00 CDT 2012 

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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