Detailed discussions of directed panspermia, astroecology and astroethics are available in the recent book.

Society for Life in Space
(SOLIS)

- The Interstellar Panspermia Society -

Dedicated to promote the future of life in space by directed panspermia missions. Payloads of selected microbes, launched by solar sails, will start evolution on planets in new solar systems through directed astrobiology missions starting in 2050

"The Purpose and Future of Life
- The Science and Ethics of Seeding the Universe -"

by Michael Noah Mautner
       

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Site Contents

Panspermia Society
     More About the Society
     How to Join

Directed Panspermia - Technical Considerations
  Introduction
  Target Planets
  The Swarm Strategy
  Propulsion and Launch
  Astrometry and Targeting
  Capture at the Target Zone
  Design of Capsule Size
  Target Selections/Probability
      Dark Cloud Fragment
      Protostellar Condensation
      Accretion Disks/Planets
      Biomass Requirements
      Missions to Nearby Stars
      Survival/Growth in Comets
          and Asteroids
  Biological Considerations
  Advanced Missions
  Resource Requirements
  Using Comets as Vehicles
  Conclusions

Principles of Astroethics
       
Comments

Panspermia Overview

Motivation: A life-centered, panbiotic ethics

1. Life is a unique creation of nature. Diverse laws of nature coincide precisely to allow the complex processes of Life. In this sense, the universe came to a unique point in creating life.
2. The essence of life is self-propagation. This act is, in effect, equal to the pursuit of a purpose. Inherent in Life there is a purpose.
3. We are part of the family of life. The purpose of life is also the human purpose.
4. Therefore, the human purpose is to forever safeguard and    propagate life.

Seeding young planets. Many new solar systems are being discovered presently. They could not have developed local life yet, and they are fertile grounds for seeding. Targeting such new planets will assure that we don't interfere with indigenous life.
Rapid progress in propulsion, solar sailing, astrometry and biotechnology will allow successful panspermia missions in a few decades. Launching from permanent space stations will be cheap and easy.

Why now? Life tends to expand, but it is also fragile. Terrestrial life will end with the Sun or possibly much sooner. We should use our powers now to assure that Life survives. Expansion throughout the galaxy will safeguard life. In space life will diverge into many new forms and progress into a controlling force in the universe.

Expanding life in the universe. By seeding new solar systems, we can fulfil the inherent drive of life for survival and progress. This will safeguard and propagate our family of organic life. The seeds that we plant can evolve into new branches of intelligent life, who will in turn propagate life yet further in the galaxy. Human existence will have then achieved a cosmic purpose.

Does extraterrestrial life already exist? Even the most simple cell requires thousands of highly complex biomolecules and processes, all needed together for survival. The origin of such a complex system may be very improbable. In fact, no scientific exists now for extraterrestrial life. Given the problems of interstellar travel, we may not be able to prove for millenia whther extraterrestrial life exists.Being the guardians of Life, it is the human purpose to assure that our family of organic life will prevail throughout the universe.   

Contact: SOLIS@eco88.com

 

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Last revised: August 20, 2003