Space Settlements
Helping Enthusiasts Build Space Settlements
Sacramento L5 Society presents 4 SacL5 Activity Snapshots From March 2002 through September 2026 Robert Compton’s H2O2 Rocket Laser Beaming from EML1 & EML2 Breakfast
Zoom – Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM Pacific Coming soon: ChatGPT: Endor’s Game and a New Thermodynamic Engine Design Space Talks Vault The
CLAIM JUMPER by Joseph Barrett Bland From the ridge overlooking Moon Base 9, I watched as the base’s paired accumulator towers launched a cargo
The AI Engineering Cycle Emergence from disciplined iteration Goal → Prototype → Test → Enhance ↺ Build the smallest useful system. Test it against reality.
Rig 6216 is the working breadboard test platform for the SacL5 Balloon Device Project. Its purpose is to bring the camera, SD card module, DIP
Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion technology. Researchers in the J. Mike Walker
This page showcases Eric’s model project and lists a set of tools that can help you start a project of your own. Eric, a member
Boys Ranch – “Sea Rider” – Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle BR has many STEM and Engineering projects. Here we see a full build of an
PLOR (Prepositioned Lander Orbit Rendezvous) decouples the mission timeline by sending the lander ahead uncrewed, refueling and verifying it in lunar orbit before launching the
NASA’s leadership is shaking things up, announcing a series of major changes aimed at keeping the agency on track for establishing a human presence on
Mission Meeting Details Meeting Minutes New Page Content Items for Consideration Projects in Progress Chapter Library Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways
NSS Executive Meeting Summaries: September 23, 2026, September 9, 2026 NSS All Chapters Meetings: September 22, 2026 NSS Executive Committee Meeting Summary September 23, 2026
Sacramento L5 Society presents 4 SacL5 Activity Snapshots From March 2002 through September 2026 Robert Compton’s H2O2 Rocket Laser Beaming from EML1 & EML2 Breakfast
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated September 12, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,529 Visits: 1,121 (+238) last 30 days 12,555 (+934) last 12 months 33,887 (+1,368) since Oct. 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated August 9, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,494 Visits: 883 (+98) last 30 days 11,621 (+504) last 12 months 32,519 (+821) since Oct 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report Summer 2026 A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated July 11, 2026
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Mission Meeting Details Meeting Minutes New Page Content Items for Consideration Projects in Progress Chapter Library Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways
NSS Executive Meeting Summaries: September 23, 2026, September 9, 2026 NSS All Chapters Meetings: September 22, 2026 NSS Executive Committee Meeting Summary September 23, 2026
Sacramento L5 Society presents 4 SacL5 Activity Snapshots From March 2002 through September 2026 Robert Compton’s H2O2 Rocket Laser Beaming from EML1 & EML2 Breakfast
Zoom – Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM Pacific Coming soon: ChatGPT: Endor’s Game and a New Thermodynamic Engine Design Space Talks Vault The
CLAIM JUMPER by Joseph Barrett Bland From the ridge overlooking Moon Base 9, I watched as the base’s paired accumulator towers launched a cargo
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated September 12, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,529 Visits: 1,121 (+238) last 30 days 12,555 (+934) last 12 months 33,887 (+1,368) since Oct. 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated August 9, 2026 Executive Summary
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,494 Visits: 883 (+98) last 30 days 11,621 (+504) last 12 months 32,519 (+821) since Oct 10,
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
NSS Active Chapter Report Summer 2026 A review of National Space Society local chapter websites and visible signs of recent activity Updated July 11, 2026
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,466 785 (+18) visits last 30 days 11,117 (+297) visits last 12 months 31,698 (+729) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
The AI Engineering Cycle Emergence from disciplined iteration Goal → Prototype → Test → Enhance ↺ Build the smallest useful system. Test it against reality.
Rig 6216 is the working breadboard test platform for the SacL5 Balloon Device Project. Its purpose is to bring the camera, SD card module, DIP
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,438 767 (-190) visits last 30 days 10,820 (+488) visits last 12 months 30,969 (+765) visits since
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report – Mission Day: 2,410 957 – 698 (+259) visits last 30 days 10,732 (+900) visits last 12 months 30,294 (+894)
Mission – Why We Exist Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute. Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping. Establish a clearinghouse for the
Mission
Why We Exist
Help enthusiasts find ways to contribute.
Provide sources of enabling training to facilitate engineering prototyping.
Establish a clearinghouse for the ongoing objective analysis of proposed space development technologies.
Vision
What We Do
Inspire collaboration among enthusiasts and groups who support and engineer practical, implementable, cost-effective paths to space settlement.
Coordinate engineering details to create sustainable space settlements.
Goals
Our Success
Consistent interaction among an ever growing number of enthusiasts.
Publish records of engineering successes and project achievements.