[SpaceProgram] DARPA-RA-11-70 100YSS Notification

[Tim Miller]

None government funding may be easier to obtain if there was a specific sub
project we were trying to address.
On Dec 31, 2011 6:09 AM, "Alex Cureton-Griffiths" <alexcg at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm working on a google spreadsheet of potential funding sources. Will
> open it up and post to group in a few days (no google docs access at
> present since I'm in China). We can all put our thoughts in.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 31, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Sung won Lim <4phlebas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Guys, I want to second the opinion that we go through with a hackerspace
> space program DARPA fund or not.
>
> I know I'm going to continue to work on it either way and I'm sure lot of
> people on this list will as well. Funding's an issue but not an
> insurmountable one; there are plenty of people, projects and initiatives
> targeted at private space projects and the number's set to increase in the
> coming years.
>
> It would be great to see continued collaboration and discussion about
> hackerspace space programs on this list in the new year.
>
> -Sung
>
> Genspace NYC
> On Dec 31, 2011 2:06 AM, "Shyu Lee" <me at shyul.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ricky,
>>
>> I am always thinking of if I can go to space during my lifetime. Although
>> I am pretty realistic one many things and not so pleasant to some
>> enthusiastic people, however I do know I worked so hard for earning money
>> is not just for earning money that simple, there should be some more
>> advanced goals to fight for… And to me, is all about the space.
>>
>> It is not the time to reiterate how important for the space projects to
>> human now. I'd say there are many other approaches for XinCheJian and many
>> other backspaces to get involved into space related projects. I promise I
>> will continue my involvement of it with XinCheJian.
>>
>> Looking forward to the brilliant and happy new year!
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> 李旭 / Shyu Lee
>>
>> From: Ricky NG-Adam <rngadam at xinchejian.com>
>> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:01:02 -0700
>> To: spaceprogram <spaceprogram at lists.hackerspaces.org>
>> Subject: Fwd: DARPA-RA-11-70 100YSS Notification
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> We have sadly NOT been selected for the DARPA 100 Year Starship... Sorry
>> to everyone who put their time into this. I'd like to extend my sincere
>> personal excuses towards everyone who contributed and hoped for this to
>> work out. I obviously should have done a better job at this!
>>
>> I haven't been offered more details on why precisely we were rejected but
>> naturally I still think that Hackerspaces, as technical communities that
>> already are in existence and are self-sustainable were the ONLY logical
>> choice for such an organization but apparently DARPA disagreed....
>>
>> In any case, I think direct funding from DARPA would have been
>> controversial for many hackerspaces (as witnessed on the hackerspaces.orgmailing list recently). I do believe that many efforts are ongoing in
>> Hackerspaces around the world to explore space. Among other things, at
>> XinCheJian, we just had a meeting this evening to discuss building testing
>> equipment for going to space (vibration, thermal gradient, shock, g-forces,
>> vacuum, etc) as the first logical step to building our own space robots.
>>
>> Hopefully whatever organization that receives the funds will realize that
>> Hackerspaces are the best physical spaces to conduct projects of benefit to
>> humanity.
>>
>> Notification letter extract attached.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> 伍思力 | Ricky Ng-Adam | http://xinchejian.com | (+86) 186-2126-2521
>>
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