For me, the acceptance of DARPA funding for this project has been one of the most depressing and disappointing pieces of recent news.
In one swoop, there goes the legitimacy and empowering spirit of one of the most visible "Citizen Space" programs. They've entered a cycle of grant dependence from which they are unlikely to emerge unscathed. The message will become "You can get to space, but only with government backing".
Bryan Bishop <kanzure@gmail.com> wrote:
>From: Jerry Isdale <isdale@gmail.com>
>Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] DARPA Selects Hackerspace Space Program for
>contract negotiation
>To: discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org
>
>
>Petr Baudis (and others) have asked a number of questions about
>Hackerspace
>Space Program (HSP).
>At this time the best source of information is the proposal, with the
>caveat that contract negotiations may change details.
>Remember, it was an international group that wrote this via Google Doc
>collaboration.
>I think it hangs together pretty well and has a lot of great potential,
>but
>LOTS of details are still wide open.
>
>Vol 1: Technical
>
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZLCbfyd_7ZKgALjZcC63WUVMuNDenwTwiAmUwzz53U/edit
>
>Vol 2: Costs
>
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZC05ncQuQXEPEWORpUNEGUJNEagOlo_Unr5bwINCxI/edit
>
>Some key excerpts:
>*We propose a HSP organization *(that...)* will enable scalable
>grassroots
>community units collaborating with each other and with interested
>partners
>around the world to carry out activities dedicated to the enhancement
>of humanity's survivability. *
>*... such as expanding humanity's reach and presence beyond Earth
>orbit. *
>*... to help us survive and thrive in space, as well as improving our
>chances here on Earth by spurring the innovation needed to solve global
>challenges, resource constraints and the need to get along in an
>increasingly crowded environment.*
>*
>
>Technical approach ... is to support and fund Hackerspaces to function
>as
>local community hubs, carry out research and public engagement
>activities, conduct long term strategic foresight and planning to
>coordinate large scale international projects with the local hubs and
>lastly, to identify and expand areas of mutual relevance between
>terrestrial and space activities. *
>*
>*
>*The HSP mission is to:
>*
>* • Enable Hackerspaces as local community hubs to carry out research
>and
>public engagement activities (such as leadership and technical
>workshops
>for youth) to support the HSP vision in concert with external partners
>*
>* • Apply principles from strategic foresight and planning for the
>central
>leadership to coordinate large scale international projects with the
>local
>hubs and project partners
>*
>* • Identify and expand areas of mutual relevance between terrestrial
>and
>space activities*
>
>Please read the documents for more information and, if interested, join
>the
>discussion mail list...
> http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/spaceprogram
>
>Jerry Isdale
>isdale@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
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