Years a-gone I read a book; "Starship and the Canoe", it was called, and despite the poetic title, it weren't no work of fiction. Rather, it was the story of two men named Dyson, father and son. Even though it’s been years since I read the story, the tale goes something like this: The elder, Freeman Dyson will be familiar to sci-fi aficionados; for the "Dyson Sphere", and perhaps the "Orion Maneuver". The son has had less of a media presence, but his influence, while subtle, is perhaps greater than that of his sire. Freeman held a great many degrees worked with several potent and prestigious organizations, including the American nuclear weapons program. George Dyson, went a different path- making his way to the west coast of North America, he worked up and down the Coast, hauling light freight, cultivating potatoes, and exploring the rainforest. Then George did something different and rather cool.......he started building kayaks. Now, for a lot of people walking the Earth today, a kayak is not such a much; an interesting piece of sporting gear, but not much more. A few decades back, it was almost a historical footnote known only to a few anthropologists. The turning point was George Dyson. He not only revived the craft, but pioneered the building of theses handy little vessel out of modern materials. And one other thing. too..........I ain’t gonna spoil it fer ya, read the book. But the thing I came away with was this: humanity cannot make it to space, UNLESS our spacecraft are built like canoes.....or kayaks. By human hands and minds; for if we cannot construct them at will with materials at hand, our space ships shall become historical footnotes, like Da Vinci’s helicopter, Heros steam turbine, or like the kayak....almost. So having said all that, here’s the brass tacks: Meself and a few other hearty swags have a venture in mind- that being nothing short of humans in space; without the “help” of goverments, corporations or tech that just ain’t up to the task. The funding and manpower shall come from the “clouds”, so if you wish to help, donate at the least......although, if you got some kinda book learnin’ or practical experience, get in touch. We may need of YOUR assistance. More to follow, I suppose, but for now: ‘nuff said.