1000 Planets

Company - 1000 Planets

Founded
Country
2000
USA
Funding
Yes, ?

Product/Service

Classification
Space Utilities
Category
Space Solar Power
Fields
Space Solar Power
Status
Dormant
First launch
Dormant

From the website as per Internet Archive on 2001-09-28

1000 Planets is a company dedicated to developing commercial space activities.
The first step in large-scale space exploration and colonization is the successful establishment of profitable space companies.
1000 Planets' endeavours include:

From the website as per Internet Archive on 2007-06-30

How will mankind's destiny to "leave home" be fulfilled? We rely on founding visionary principles designed to inspire and bring together resources. These unchanging goals guide our efforts and distinguish 1000 Planets from other companies and organizations. The practical strategies and tactics to achieve these goals will evolve and change, but the principles remain the same:

  1. Recruit individuals and groups worldwide for hard work and contributions. (we need wide-ranging resources for ambitious plans of space business and settlement)
  2. Design and construct innovative space vehicles, habitats, and commerce. (our goals require rapid development and movement of hardware into space)
  3. Establish 1000 settlements on planets, moons, asteroids, and space stations. (we will promote, plan, and populate human communities in outer space)
  4. Nurture the development of a new culture of living and working in space. (the nobler aspects of human nature are critical to the survival of mankind)
  5. Respect the dignity, ambition, and independence of Spacers. (life in outer space and huge commercial efforts are a potential danger to individuality)
  6. Expect self-discipline, responsibility, and character from Spacers. (exploration, adventure, and progress in space require enhanced reliance on each other)

Projects as per Internet Archive on 2006-01-06:

The following are current or future 1000 Planets projects.

  • The Mars Prize: The Mars Prize is an effort to close the gap between the X-Prize and the Mars Exploration Prizes of The Earth and Space Foundation.
  • ORSON: An analogy for an OMV(Orbital Movement Vehicle) is a taxi taking passengers and cargo from an airport to their destination. For an OMV the airport is the orbit where the payload has been initially placed by the launch vehicle and the destination can be LEO(Low Earth Orbit), GEO(Geosynchronous Earth Orbit), a space station or platform etc. An OMV is a more economical, efficient, flexible and cheaper method of transportation in Earth orbit compared to launch vehicles or independent propulsion (equipping satellites to function like an OMV i.e. movement from LEO to GEO).
  • Space Transport: One of the goals of 1000 Planets is to develop infrastructure in space that can be used to pursue our overarching goals. The identification of key markets that have to be exploited commercially is one of the aims of 1000 Planets.
  • Space Colonies:: This is the eventual goal of 1000 Planets Inc., to establish 1000 space settlements around the solar system and the galaxy.

1000 Planets Space Infrastructure as of 2005-12-20 from Internet Archive

One of the goals of 1000 Planets is to develop infrastructure in space that can be used to pursue our overarching goals. The identification of key markets that have to be exploited commercially is one of the aims of 1000 Planets. The first step in large-scale space commercialization is the successful establishment of profitable space companies and the willingness to test new ideas and concepts. 1000 Planets' endeavors include a variety of approaches:

Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV):

Space Station:

Michael Bindner, Director of Colony Planning at 1000 Planets.

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