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	.....in all geologic time, our generation will get mankind off our lonely planetary cradle..... P rojects to E mploy R esources of the M oon and A steroids N ear E arth in the N ear T erm L i f e It is a race against time, before a biotechnology supervirus makes mankind extinct, or nanotechnology destroys Earth's biosphere, suddenly. G o a l s Don't expensively launch from Earth, use construction materials already in space. Build valuable, profitable products and habitats in orbit (not send back to Earth). Non-governmental, commercial, faster, cheaper large scale space development. O r g a n i z a t i o n PERMANENT is an introductory guide for all, a reference source for experts and a news site on space resources. We link to known, quality websites, stockpile technical resources of third parties not on the web, and help them publish on the web.
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