Lesson Plan of Sid Goldstein, Feb 23 2001

Microeconomics Of Space Colonization
The Financial and Engineering Priorities Of Space Colonization
What technologies need to be developed?
Transportation Requires simultaneous development
To LEO - Transportation to LEO must be safe, reliable, and economical
Cutting Edge Transportation Systems
Maglev assisted launch
Nuclear Electric
Nuclear Thermal
Mass less Fuel - Directed Energy
Intra-orbit transportation
Landing/Liftoff from the moon
Asteroid reconnaissance
Asteroid capture
The ability to get energy and raw materials from space is critical
Moon
Asteroids
Other moons
Comets
Space Manufacturing
Bootstrapping And Replication
Robotics
Habitats
Self contained, total recycling, independent from Earth
Tourism/Recreation
Wild Cards
Gravity Shields
Zero Point/Vacuum Energy
Altering Space Time: warp drive, wormholes
Faster Than Light?
If This Is Such A Good Idea Why Arent We Doing It Now?
Catch-22
The Governments Role In Restricting Low Cost Access To Space
The Governments Role In Developing The West
The Transcontinental Railroad Model
The British Colonial Model
The Space Property Treaty
Space Resources: Who Will Own Space?
What Needs To Happen
Capitalism As The Driver Of Change
Governments Role in Developing Low Cost Access To Space
Political Leadership
Critical Mass