Astronomy:Space Development Network
}} Space Development Network (SDN) is a global co-operative for professionals, researchers, students and enthusiasts working towards the Development of Space Technologies, Space Exploration and Resources and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.
Description
SDN was founded by Sanjay Rathee, Sujay Sreedhar and Louis Gelinas.[1][2] Members of this Network, collaborate and work on various interdisciplinary projects, participate in constructive technical discussions and share all our knowledge resources in a single consortium. Having established SDN Chapters in the fields of:
- Asteroid mining
- Space Colonization
- Space Debris
- Satellites
- Rocket launch Technology
- AI and Robotics
Foundations SDN is founded on the efforts of more than 30 years of research by Louis Gelinas. Louis has had a web presence under the site www.spacedevcoop.com since early 2011. In April 2015 Louis met Sanjay and Sujay through social media. They formed a Facebook group called SDN (Space Development Network).
In February 2016, Sanjay Rathee splintered SDN and formed Space Development Nexus (SDNx) which was a primarily India-based group.
References
- ↑ "Space Development Network (SDN)". spacedevnet.org. http://spacedevnet.org. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "CTV Saskatoon: Local man aiming to mine asteroid | CTV Saskatoon News". saskatoon.ctvnews.ca. http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=717034. Retrieved 2015-12-30.