L5 Society

The L5 Society was an organization founded in the early 1980s to promote space colonization, specifically advocating for the creation of large, self-sustaining habitats at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 5 (L5). These habitats would use solar energy and recycled resources to support human life, aiming to expand humanity beyond Earth. The society focused on technological feasibility, environmental sustainability, and the societal benefits of space-based living, inspiring interest and development in space colonization concepts. It played a key role in advancing ideas about space habitats and collaborated with other groups like the Citizens for Space Colonization.