Sylvia Engdahl's Space Subsite

Space and Human Survival
Why our species must colonize space to survive (formerly here at space.htm).

Space Quotes to Ponder
What famous people, and some not famous,
have said about why humankind must expand into space.
(Also reachable at www.spacequotes.com)

New!
Achieving Human Commitment to Space Colonization:
Is Fear the Answer?
What may be needed to build sufficient public support
for space colonies before it's too late.

If you care about the future of Earth,
you should care about space!
Because Earth's resources can't last forever -- our descendants will need power and materials from space. Because they'll need room to raise families when Earth becomes too crowded. And because the only long-term way to preserve Earth's beauty, and its ecology, is for humans to eventually move on.

Tragedy in Space
Written February 1, 1986 at the time of the Challenger disaster, preface updated on February 1, 2003. The Evolutionary Significance of Space Colonization
My 1980 proposal for a master's thesis in Anthropology.
Hymn for Spacefarers
For use by churches, written in 1971. Links to some of the best sites
advocating space colonization.
The Mythic Role of Space Fiction
An essay about how today's emerging mythology reflects our era's perception of the universe. The New Mythology of the Space Age
My "lectures" for a graduate-level online course I taught in 1995.
(16 pages, contents on first.)
FAQ about my SF novel The Far Side of Evil and the updating of the Critical Stage idea in the 2003 edition. Updated 2006 edition of Journey Between Worlds, my novel for teens about the colonization of Mars
My 90-minute radio interviews on The Space Show
(Archived in Windows Media Player format)
#1: Aired on October 26, 2003 --- #2: Aired on May 9, 2004
The Planet-Girded Suns
The historical chapters of my 1974 book on views of extrasolar planets. Early Space Poetry
Passages about space from poetry of the 17th through 19th centuries.
My Home Page - links to pages about
my science fiction novels and my life, plus essays and stories.

Coming in 2007
Religious Views of Extraterrestrials and Space Travel
Quotations from the writing of clergy and theologians
from the 17th through 20th centuries.

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Space and Human Survival Why our species must colonize space to survive (formerly here at space.htm).
Space Quotes to Ponder What famous people, and some not famous, have said about why humankind must expand into space. (Also reachable at www.spacequotes.com)
New! Achieving Human Commitment to Space Colonization: Is Fear the Answer? What may be needed to build sufficient public support for space colonies before it's too late.
If you care about the future of Earth, you should care about space! Because Earth's resources can't last forever -- our descendants will need power and materials from space. Because they'll need room to raise families when Earth becomes too crowded. And because the only long-term way to preserve Earth's beauty, and its ecology, is for humans to eventually move on.
Tragedy in Space Written February 1, 1986 at the time of the Challenger disaster, preface updated on February 1, 2003.	The Evolutionary Significance of Space Colonization My 1980 proposal for a master's thesis in Anthropology.
Hymn for Spacefarers For use by churches, written in 1971.	Links to some of the best sites advocating space colonization.
The Mythic Role of Space Fiction An essay about how today's emerging mythology reflects our era's perception of the universe.	The New Mythology of the Space Age My "lectures" for a graduate-level online course I taught in 1995. (16 pages, contents on first.)
*FAQ about my SF novel The Far Side of Evil* and the updating of the Critical Stage idea in the 2003 edition.**	*Updated 2006 edition of Journey Between Worlds,* my novel for teens about the colonization of Mars**
My 90-minute radio interviews on The Space Show (Archived in Windows Media Player format) #1: Aired on October 26, 2003 --- #2: Aired on May 9, 2004
The Planet-Girded Suns The historical chapters of my 1974 book on views of extrasolar planets.	Early Space Poetry Passages about space from poetry of the 17th through 19th centuries.
My Home Page - links to pages about my science fiction novels and my life, plus essays and stories. Coming in 2007 Religious Views of Extraterrestrials and Space Travel Quotations from the writing of clergy and theologians from the 17th through 20th centuries.

If you are over 13 and would like to be notified when pages are added to this site, please submit this form. (I do not share my mailing list; your information will be seen only by me.)
Name:	E-mail address: