InterPlanetary Ventures

CYGOSEER

CYGOSEER probes will be sent to selected near earth objects to determine their composition. Each mini-probe will attach itself to the NEO and become a beacon, marking that NEO as an IPV mining site, while providing observations of the solar system from the viewpoint of that object.

The CYGOSEER probes will be our eyes in space, providing data on asteroids that will allow us to plan future mining missions, and providing us with space based assets that can be used by other organizations for research.

INTERPLANETARY INTERNET

IPV will send communications relay probes to orbit the Earth-Sol L4 and L5 regions. These probes will be equipped to function as relays for communications with interplanetary probes or vessels not lined up for direct communications with earth (i.e., behind the sun), becoming part of the interplanetary internet. They will also examine asteroids, and fragments from comets and asteroids that pass through earths orbit (including meteor showers) to obtain better data on their composition, density within their orbit and relative speed. These probes will remain at their L4 and L5 locations, becoming part of the infrastructure for space based development.

ASTEROID & LUNAR MINING

InterPlanetary Ventures first crewed expedition will be a mission to establish mining facilities on the moon and near earth asteroids and use materials from those mines to build a space station at the Earth-Moon L1 region (LL1). Asteroids smaller than 50 meters in diameter may be moved to LL4 or LL5 for processing. Our first expeditions will probably use modified versions of the ships that delivered them to earth orbit, and IPV space vehicles designed with inflatable internal crew compartments (from Bigelow Aerospace), shielding and storage tanks inside geodesic globes.

BOOM TOWN

The Earth-Moon L1 region (LL1), a semi stable region 56,000 km above the moon will be the site of the first Boom Town in space. We will place a sensor array there, and build the first space station that will support operations in near earth space and on the moon. Our space station will be called Boom Town Station! Other space communities will be created at the Lunar L4 (a materials processing station) and L5 (a hotel/resort) regions. Boom Town Station will be built using materials mined from near earth asteroids and the moon.

SOLAR POWER SATELLITES

Solar-powered satellites will become a major energy source by 2030, scientists testified at a congressional hearing in 2006, helping to reduce reliance on dwindling fuel supplies. With fuel supplies projected to fall and energy costs reaching historic highs, using satellites to transmit energy to provide electricity used to heat homes and run appliances is becoming technologically viable, scientists told the House Science subcommittee on space and aeronautics. IPV will use materials from asteroids and lunar mines to build space based solar power satellites to transmit energy to countries that are just starting to build their power infrastructure, and to countries looking for alternatives to fossil fuel based energy.

NO-MORE-WASTE

Our first project creates an orbital workshop to recycle waste from ISS, and to reconfigure used spacecraft that are currently abandoned or destroyed.