It has been suggested that maybe I should summarize what these last posts
are about . That is, the ones about RPG books and my reading of all
these fiction stories that take place on the Moon and Mars.
What does this have to do with the Moon, Mars, and Beyond? Why should you care?
Probably a good idea since I could use your inputs as well.
Where do we want to go?
I have ordered a number of books about going to the Moon and Mars that
were written back 10, 20 years ago when we thought we would be out
there sooner rather than later. Ben Bova has written a number of good
books that I never read before . "WELCOME TO MOONBASE" is one of them
and reading at the moment, "MOONWAR". I have more of them coming.
Since I didn't go to the NSS ISDC2007 conference, I didn't get to meet
him in person. Trying to do that now through his books. Here is a clip of
Dr. Bova that Theresa Holmes took at the ISDC2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeA_9fLd8YQ
Robert A. Heinlein has written many Sci-Fi books and again, I only have
a few. Have ordered some of those and they date back to 1957.
These stories tell of living in space with all the problems and
emotions we as humans seem to bring to a quest. I hope to compare
them with where we are today and would like to go in the future.
I have also acquired a number of books on how to write better and what
to consider when telling a fiction story, since at the moment a lot of
going to the Moon and Mars is still fiction. How soon it will become
fact remains to be seen. You out there can have a part in making it happen.
In the mean time maybe some of these posts will be more what ifs, than
what is. I think we need to SEE the vision, to make it happen. Any
suggestions as to what you think it will be like would be helpful.
The GURPS books are role playing manuals that have the information on
how to build characters and design campaigns for conducting an
adventure in a given setting. They are very detailed and have a lot
of information right down to what you should be wearing and how you
would conduct yourself in a given situation.
I just received another book powered by GURPS, "TransHuman SPACE".
- LRK -
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/transhuman/
Snip
In the coming decades, technologies like genetic engineering, artificial
intelligence, and nanotechnology will transform humanity. A strange new
world is unfolding - nightmarish to some, utopian to others. Soon we'll
have the power to reshape our children's genes, build machines that
think, and upload our minds into computers.
And Earth no longer confines us. Space tourism, mining the Moon and
asteroids, a settlement on Mars: all are dreams poised to take wing.
Snip
http://www.amazon.com/Transhuman-Space-David-Pulver/dp/1556344546/
How do you see us conducting ourselves in the near future?
How are we going to get to the future?
What politics will be involved in making the future?
In my case, I hope to see how I might better take us on an adventure
to the Moon or Mars. I am reading them with an eye for how you would
conduct yourself in building a Lunar Base and what you would be doing
to handle the daily challenges. What would make it exciting?
The dangers, the conflicts, the politics, they will all be there
whether it be fiction or the real thing. How do we get there?
To add to the weight of books on the coffee table, I just received
"Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century", with W.W.
Mendell as the editor. The cover image can be seen at
http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/index.html
and a link to reading it online can be found at
http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/index.htm
or ordered through Amazon.com as I did. [used]
How far do you want your minds stretched?
Just the facts? Only the facts?
Or, some of what the facts might be?
Your comments and thoughts are much appreciated.
This is your journey as well as mine.
Let the force be with you.
Or, better yet, "Make it so!".
Thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
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I was asked if there would be videos from the ISDC2007 conference.
Theresa Holmes says there will be video postings for the ones that she took.
See snip from e-mail posted to some of us on a working group to improve
the NSS Settlements section of the website.
http://www.nss.org/settlement/
- LRK -
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Snip
Meanwhile, anyone who wants to view (and use) the video interviews, etc.
that I shot and uploaded to YouTube over the weekend, the way to find
them is to go to Google, pick Video, then do an advanced search on the
keywords "NSS space ISDC." You'll find all of the videos I shot, plus
one from March announcing the conference.
Once I get home, I'll also be gathering all the videos into my SSTO
Project and SPS Project groups on YouTube. You'll be able to find them
all in one place by doing a search under Groups for either of the
groups. As time goes on, I'll be collecting more videos of interest to
folks in either group.
If you have a blog, you can either post the link provided by YouTube for
a given video, or you can embed the code for the YouTube Flash player
showing that particular video. It depends on the blog. What I'd like to
see is these videos spread all over the Internet. It's called going
Viral. It would be a great boost to NSS.
Snip
Theresa Holmes
Sophia Systems Design & Engineering, Inc.
http://www.save4yourseat2orbit.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/save4yourplaceinspace/
http://sophiasystems.spaces.live.com/
http://phoenix-rising.townhall.com/
==============================================================
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22NSS+space+ISDC%22
http://www.youtube.com/group/SSTOProject
http://www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=SSTOProject
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
Monday, May 28, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Welcome to Moonbase by Ben Bova - illustrations by Pat Rawlings
Book arrived in the mail today.
I have read the MOONBASE INC, EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT in the Appendices and I am
ready to sign up.
- LRK -
==============================================================
Welcome to Moonbase (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345328590/104-4212266-1879162
48 used & new
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0345328590/ref=dp_olp_2/104-4212266-1879
162>
available from $0.14
==============================================================
I opened the handbook and started reading.
- LRK -
==============================================================
YOU ARE ONE OF THE SELECT FEW
CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRISE.
YOU ARE A LUNAR PIONEER.
WELCOME TO MOONBASE
A NEW WORLD. A NEW WAY OF LIFE.
==============================================================
Looks like I have my work cut out for me but if I do good I can ask to
extend my one year contract.
I hope MOONBASE is as nice as the illustrations.
Best dig into the handbook while waiting for my launch date.
Thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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http://www.asi.org/adb/b/01/exploration-book-list.html
THE ARTEMIS PROJECT
Lunar Exploration Book List
Snip
http://www.asi.org/adb/b/01/
*Non-Fiction Books about the Moon*
Snip
==============================================================
http://nss.org/resources/books/fiction/SF_007_powersat.html
NSS - Book Review: Powersat
Reviewed by: *Allen G. Taylor
<http://nss.org/resources/books/reviewers.html#taylor>
* Title: *Powersat*
Author: *Ben Bova *
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Date: Mass market paperback, October, 2006 (original: December, 2004)
Retail Price: $7.99
ISBN: 0765315661
Ben Bova's popular Grand Tour series of novels details humanity's
adventures in the near future, exploring and settling the solar system.
After writing about Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon, and
the asteroids, Bova finally got around to writing about Earth. Set in
the near future, /Powersat/ follows astronaut-turned-businessman Dan
Randolph as he tries to put Earth's first production solar power
satellite (SPS) into operation. Middle-Eastern terrorists, international
oil companies, and eco-Luddites all want to see him fail, while NASA and
the rest of the Federal bureaucracy are not particularly keen to see a
private company do what they could not. Randolph has an ally in Senator
Jane Thornton, an old flame, who is now running the presidential
campaign of Morgan Scanwell, the governor of Texas.
Snip
http://www.nss.org/resources/books/
READING SPACE: NSS Reviews and Recommended Reading
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Lockheed Moon Base - by David S.F. Portree
Just posted by David, which I recommend you see.
- LRK -
==============================================================
Lockheed *moon base*
<http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/05/lockheed-moon-base.html>
By David S. F. Portree(David S. F. Portree)
The Rangers would gather data on lunar conditions for *moon base*
hardware designers. Design of preliminary ELO hardware based on Apollo
systems would begin as early as 1963 and last until to 1970. Meanwhile,
increasingly ambitious lunar *...*
Altair VI - http://altairvi.blogspot.com/ <http://altairvi.blogspot.com/>
==============================================================
And while you are there, http://altairvi.blogspot.com/ take a look at
his post from the week past.
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/05/gurps-traveller.html
Traveller
and a post back in December of 2006
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/worldbuilding.html
Fun With Fictons
I have Steve Jackson's GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System)
BASIC SET from 1987 with his GURPS FANTASY Magic System and Game World game.
I had just found it and a book "ROLE-PLAYING MASTERY" by Gary Gygax,
co-creator of THE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game that I had bought 20 years
ago. Thought I would develop a game on my Amiga Computer. It too sits
out in the garage.
My reason for looking at them now was to think of how one might set up
an adventure game that took place on the Moon at an early Lunar Base.
If you look at some of David's blogs you will see examples of role
playing games with similar thoughts in mind and that I am a bit late
coming to the scene.
David mentions that he never really played the games but liked seeing
how they set up the Game Worlds. What are the rules for interaction?
How do you conduct yourself in the given world?
I have never played nor got into world setups but thought I should as it
might be a way to educate and entertain folks about going to the Moon,
Mars and Beyond. How would you survive in the hostile environment where
you had to work in a vacuum, with fine regolith grit getting into every
nook and cranny. Would the galactic cosmic rays do you in? Would your
life support back pack spring a leak? Would your lunar dune buggy drop
into an unseen crater?
Looks like one could learn a lot about exploring the Moon if someone
went to the trouble to write up the requirements for a world that took
in a Moon Base.
Thanks David for your blog and the work you did on the earlier site,
Romance to Reality.
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/whither-romance-to-reality.html
And to all of you, thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
==============================================================
Some links from David S. F. Portree's blog
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/worldbuilding.html
--------------------------------------------------------------
Orions Arm
http://www.orionsarm.com/
ExploreMarsNow
http://www.exploremarsnow.org/
Furaha: Life on Alpha Phoenicis IV
http://home.casema.nl/gertvandijk/index.html
Epona
http://www.eponaproject.com/
Snip
==============================================================
Building a Better Moon Base
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/moonbase_biz_021002-1.html
*By Leonard Davidldavid@hq.space.com>*
Senior Space Writer
posted: 07:00 am ET
02 October 2002
The Moon is soon to be on the receiving end of a volley of robotic
probes launched by multiple nations. Spacecraft from Europe, Japan,
India, China, as well as the United States are expected to spark a 21^st
century renaissance in lunar exploration.
Rekindling that scientific link to Earth's natural satellite might spur
other endeavors too, and humans may once again bound across that
"magnificent desolation" as Apollo 11 astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, saw it
through his space helmet visor.
Snip
==============================================================
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton
Ficton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton#column-one>,
search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton#searchInput>
In common usage, a *ficton* is a fictional setting
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_setting> created by writing any
fictional <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction> story or series of stories.
The term was coined by Robert A. Heinlein
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein> in his novel /The
Number of the Beast
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Number_of_the_Beast_%28novel%29>/. In
it, he defines it as a basic or indivisible unit of imagination. Now it
is more commonly used as above.
Some fictons look remarkably like our own world, and have the same
physical laws and history as ours. In the extreme case of historical
novels it may be impossible to prove that the events did not happen
exactly as described, so the ficton in which they occur is
indistinguishable from the factual universe; and in other cases of time
travel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel> based alternate
history <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history> tales like The
Cross Time Engineer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Frankowski> and
fast growing 1632 series <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1632_series>, we
(eventually) know that a parallel universe
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universe_%28fiction%29> has been
split off. In other fictons either history, physics or both are
radically different from the factual world, and there is a spectrum in
between; indeed, access to such a spectrum has been a facet of some
fictons (e.g. Raymond Feist
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Feist>'s Riftwar Saga
). A few fictons do not lie neatly
on this spectrum, notably the ficton in which the Star Wars
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars> series is set, which is
described as 'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."'
Snip
==============================================================
NASA Airs Its Plan for a Moon Base by 2024
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6582960
by Nell Boyce
/All Things Considered
<http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2>, /December
5, 2006 · NASA announces plans to build a moon base that would house a
new generation of lunar explorers. The plan calls for a return to the
moon by 2020, with a rudimentary base camp established by 2024. But the
ambitious plan faces some stiff technical and political challenges.
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
- LRK -
==============================================================
Lockheed *moon base*
<http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/05/lockheed-moon-base.html>
By David S. F. Portree(David S. F. Portree)
The Rangers would gather data on lunar conditions for *moon base*
hardware designers. Design of preliminary ELO hardware based on Apollo
systems would begin as early as 1963 and last until to 1970. Meanwhile,
increasingly ambitious lunar *...*
Altair VI - http://altairvi.blogspot.com/ <http://altairvi.blogspot.com/>
==============================================================
And while you are there, http://altairvi.blogspot.com/ take a look at
his post from the week past.
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/05/gurps-traveller.html
Traveller
and a post back in December of 2006
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/worldbuilding.html
Fun With Fictons
I have Steve Jackson's GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System)
BASIC SET from 1987 with his GURPS FANTASY Magic System and Game World game.
I had just found it and a book "ROLE-PLAYING MASTERY" by Gary Gygax,
co-creator of THE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game that I had bought 20 years
ago. Thought I would develop a game on my Amiga Computer. It too sits
out in the garage.
My reason for looking at them now was to think of how one might set up
an adventure game that took place on the Moon at an early Lunar Base.
If you look at some of David's blogs you will see examples of role
playing games with similar thoughts in mind and that I am a bit late
coming to the scene.
David mentions that he never really played the games but liked seeing
how they set up the Game Worlds. What are the rules for interaction?
How do you conduct yourself in the given world?
I have never played nor got into world setups but thought I should as it
might be a way to educate and entertain folks about going to the Moon,
Mars and Beyond. How would you survive in the hostile environment where
you had to work in a vacuum, with fine regolith grit getting into every
nook and cranny. Would the galactic cosmic rays do you in? Would your
life support back pack spring a leak? Would your lunar dune buggy drop
into an unseen crater?
Looks like one could learn a lot about exploring the Moon if someone
went to the trouble to write up the requirements for a world that took
in a Moon Base.
Thanks David for your blog and the work you did on the earlier site,
Romance to Reality.
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/whither-romance-to-reality.html
And to all of you, thanks for looking up with me.
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
==============================================================
Some links from David S. F. Portree's blog
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2006/12/worldbuilding.html
--------------------------------------------------------------
Orions Arm
http://www.orionsarm.com/
ExploreMarsNow
http://www.exploremarsnow.org/
Furaha: Life on Alpha Phoenicis IV
http://home.casema.nl/gertvandijk/index.html
Epona
http://www.eponaproject.com/
Snip
==============================================================
Building a Better Moon Base
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/moonbase_biz_021002-1.html
*By Leonard David
Senior Space Writer
posted: 07:00 am ET
02 October 2002
The Moon is soon to be on the receiving end of a volley of robotic
probes launched by multiple nations. Spacecraft from Europe, Japan,
India, China, as well as the United States are expected to spark a 21^st
century renaissance in lunar exploration.
Rekindling that scientific link to Earth's natural satellite might spur
other endeavors too, and humans may once again bound across that
"magnificent desolation" as Apollo 11 astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, saw it
through his space helmet visor.
Snip
==============================================================
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton
Ficton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton#column-one>,
search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficton#searchInput>
In common usage, a *ficton* is a fictional setting
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_setting> created by writing any
fictional <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction> story or series of stories.
The term was coined by Robert A. Heinlein
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein> in his novel /The
Number of the Beast
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Number_of_the_Beast_%28novel%29>/. In
it, he defines it as a basic or indivisible unit of imagination. Now it
is more commonly used as above.
Some fictons look remarkably like our own world, and have the same
physical laws and history as ours. In the extreme case of historical
novels it may be impossible to prove that the events did not happen
exactly as described, so the ficton in which they occur is
indistinguishable from the factual universe; and in other cases of time
travel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel> based alternate
history <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_history> tales like The
Cross Time Engineer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Frankowski> and
fast growing 1632 series <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1632_series>, we
(eventually) know that a parallel universe
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universe_%28fiction%29> has been
split off. In other fictons either history, physics or both are
radically different from the factual world, and there is a spectrum in
between; indeed, access to such a spectrum has been a facet of some
fictons (e.g. Raymond Feist
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Feist>'s Riftwar Saga
on this spectrum, notably the ficton in which the Star Wars
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars> series is set, which is
described as 'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."'
Snip
==============================================================
NASA Airs Its Plan for a Moon Base by 2024
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6582960
by Nell Boyce
/All Things Considered
<http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2>, /December
5, 2006 · NASA announces plans to build a moon base that would house a
new generation of lunar explorers. The plan calls for a return to the
moon by 2020, with a rudimentary base camp established by 2024. But the
ambitious plan faces some stiff technical and political challenges.
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
==============================================================
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Welcome to CoLab - You too might help us go to the Moon
You were were expecting to go to the Moon, but the construction date is in question.
What can you do right now to help planning for your Lunar Base?
How about joining a meeting in a virtual community that NASA is working on.
I received an e-mail from Jeroen Lapre' about a meeting he attended in
San Francisco, CA this last week. I missed it although is looks like we
all could attend a virtual CoLab that is a dedicated "island" in the 'Second Life"
online virtual world.
I signed up to see what it looks like.
Will have to learn how to get my bearings.
If you see CdrLuna Korabase, don't give him a bad time.
[even if he looks lost]
If you don't feel like walking around in a virtual world ,a regular web
site is in the planning as well.
Some links and info below.
Thanks for looking up with me. [now how do I tame the volcano?]
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
==============================================================
Note from Jeroen Lapre'. - LRK -
--------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Fellow Space Fans,
I am excited to inform you about a new initiative by NASA and the
innovative technology-entrepreneurial community called Colab:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/
As part of Colab, they are running monthly meetings that are open to the
public called Luna Philosophie:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/node/34
These meetings are held on the Full Moon of each month in San Francisco.
Check the above websites for the physical location, as these may change
from month to month.
It was an honor to be invited to give a work-in-progress presentation of
my Arthur C. Clarke Maelstrom II
<http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html> independent
HD digital short project.
What I found exciting about attending the 1st Luna Philosophie meeting
was the opportunity to meet interesting people from all walks of life
with a grass roots commitment to Space Exploration and Colonisation.
If you are in the Bay Area, please consider attending the next Luna
Philosophie to see how you can participate.
If you are located on a different part of this planet, please consider
joining Colab virtually:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/virtual
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Best wishes,
Jeroen Lapre'
Digital Artist/Technical Director
www.ilm.com
Snip
==============================================================
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/
Welcome to CoLab
NASA CoLab is a Collaborative Space Exploration Laboratory being
developed at NASA. CoLab will provide a framework for exciting
partnership projects between the nation�s space program and the thriving
technology-entrepreneurial community. In addition to the benefits to
collaborating with intellectual assets of the technology business
sector, the general public will benefit through various projects
supporting the NASA's goals. CoLab will feature a physical space in
downtown San Francisco, a collaborative online space where scientists
and engineers from NASA will collaborate with the entrepreneurial
technology community, and a space in "Second Life", a virtual learning
community with interactive content.
Snip
==============================================================
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/node/34
May 2, 2007: First Luna Philosophie Meeting in SF
* News & Events <http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/taxonomy/term/1>
Luna Philosophie: "Humanity Evolving Into Space"
Please join us for the first meeting of Luna Philosophie, a time for
discussing humanity's evolution into space. This event is an initiative
of NASA CoLab, a new project aiming to increase public participation in
the nation's space program. Luna Philosophie will occur on (or close to)
every Full Moon, in San Francisco, as part of CoLab's efforts to bring
NASA and space to the dynamic creative communities of the San Francisco
Bay Area. Each Luna Philosophie meeting will have a different theme, and
will involve a presentation and open discussion for philosophizing.
Anyone who is interested in an open, creative dialogue on human, space
related topics is encouraged to attend!
*WHAT:* This first meeting of Luna Philosophie will provide an
introduction to NASA CoLab and the Luna Philosophie "Humanity Evolving
Into Space" concept in general.
*BONUS:* At 8pm we'll get a sneak preview of "Maelstrom II," a
development stage HD Digital short film project by Industrial Light &
Magic's Jeroen LaPre; Jeroen will share early footage from the film,
and, in the collaborative spirit of NASA CoLab, invite the community to
help him turn this Arthur C. Clarke short story into a polished digital
short film in time for Sir Arthur's 90th birthday!
See Jeroen's website
<http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html> for more
information.
*WHEN:* Wednesday, May 2, 2007 (Full Moon) at 6:30 PM; socializing
6:30-7PM; CoLab and Human Evolution Discussion 7-8PM; Maelstrom II
screening and discussion 8-8:30PM; socializing 8:30-9PM
*WHERE:* Citizenspace, 425 Second Steet, 3rd Floor, in San Francisco
(http://citizenspace.us/)
*WHO:* All are welcome, from space professionals to those who are unsure
what N-A-S-A stands for!
MISC: Please bring food and drink to share.
*RSVP:* http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/177855/
(not required but helpful for planning for space requirements)
*CONTACT:* Delia Santiago (dsantiago@arc.nasa.gov
dsantiago@arc.nasa.gov>) with any questions.
Please bring refreshments!
For more information on NASA CoLab, visit: http://colab.arc.nasa.gov
For more information on Luna Philosophie, visit:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/luna
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http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/virtual
CoLab Virtual Overview
The virtual CoLab is a dedicated �island� in the �Second Life� online
virtual world, and will later be complemented by a traditional Web-based
community website.
You may visit CoLab
<http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/244/110/23> in the virtual
world Second Life at any time (download
<http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php> of Second Life
application required). Regular weekly CoLab community organizing
meetings are held on "Space CoLab" island every Tuesday at 1pm Pacific
Daylight Time.
These online communities will complement and extend the offline physical
CoLab in order to:
� Engage stakeholders in designing and building the CoLab: consistent
with the values of the CoLab project
� Prototype the physical CoLab in Second Life virtual space as a test
bed before investing resources in building the actual physical CoLab
� Enable technology entrepreneurs outside the San Francisco Bay Area to
participate in and benefit from CoLab
� Help ARC communicate the value of CoLab to other NASA facilities and
external institutions
� Create expertise within ARC in the important new online technology
realm of �social software,� in order to help ARC more effectively
contribute to NASA�s public exploration efforts
*contact: Andrew Hoppin, ahoppin@arc.nasa.govahoppin@arc.nasa.gov>
or
send IM in Second Life to 'drew frobozz'*
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http://secondlife.com/whatis/
What is Second Life?
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its
residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively
and today is inhabited by a total of 6,203,046 people from around the
globe.
* From the moment you enter the World
<http://secondlife.com/whatis/world.php> you'll discover a vast
digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences
and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a
perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
* You'll also be surrounded by the Creations
<http://secondlife.com/whatis/creations.php> of your fellow
residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital
creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.
* The Marketplace <http://secondlife.com/whatis/marketplace.php>
currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions.
This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the
Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several
thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.
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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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What can you do right now to help planning for your Lunar Base?
How about joining a meeting in a virtual community that NASA is working on.
I received an e-mail from Jeroen Lapre' about a meeting he attended in
San Francisco, CA this last week. I missed it although is looks like we
all could attend a virtual CoLab that is a dedicated "island" in the 'Second Life"
online virtual world.
I signed up to see what it looks like.
Will have to learn how to get my bearings.
If you see CdrLuna Korabase, don't give him a bad time.
[even if he looks lost]
If you don't feel like walking around in a virtual world ,a regular web
site is in the planning as well.
Some links and info below.
Thanks for looking up with me. [now how do I tame the volcano?]
Larry Kellogg
Web Site: http://lkellogg.vttoth.com/LarryRussellKellogg/
BlogSpot: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/
RSS link: http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Newsletter: https://news.altair.com/mailman/listinfo/lunar-update
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Note from Jeroen Lapre'. - LRK -
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Dear Fellow Space Fans,
I am excited to inform you about a new initiative by NASA and the
innovative technology-entrepreneurial community called Colab:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/
As part of Colab, they are running monthly meetings that are open to the
public called Luna Philosophie:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/node/34
These meetings are held on the Full Moon of each month in San Francisco.
Check the above websites for the physical location, as these may change
from month to month.
It was an honor to be invited to give a work-in-progress presentation of
my Arthur C. Clarke Maelstrom II
<http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html> independent
HD digital short project.
What I found exciting about attending the 1st Luna Philosophie meeting
was the opportunity to meet interesting people from all walks of life
with a grass roots commitment to Space Exploration and Colonisation.
If you are in the Bay Area, please consider attending the next Luna
Philosophie to see how you can participate.
If you are located on a different part of this planet, please consider
joining Colab virtually:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/virtual
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Best wishes,
Jeroen Lapre'
Digital Artist/Technical Director
www.ilm.com
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http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/
Welcome to CoLab
NASA CoLab is a Collaborative Space Exploration Laboratory being
developed at NASA. CoLab will provide a framework for exciting
partnership projects between the nation�s space program and the thriving
technology-entrepreneurial community. In addition to the benefits to
collaborating with intellectual assets of the technology business
sector, the general public will benefit through various projects
supporting the NASA's goals. CoLab will feature a physical space in
downtown San Francisco, a collaborative online space where scientists
and engineers from NASA will collaborate with the entrepreneurial
technology community, and a space in "Second Life", a virtual learning
community with interactive content.
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http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/node/34
May 2, 2007: First Luna Philosophie Meeting in SF
* News & Events <http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/taxonomy/term/1>
Luna Philosophie: "Humanity Evolving Into Space"
Please join us for the first meeting of Luna Philosophie, a time for
discussing humanity's evolution into space. This event is an initiative
of NASA CoLab, a new project aiming to increase public participation in
the nation's space program. Luna Philosophie will occur on (or close to)
every Full Moon, in San Francisco, as part of CoLab's efforts to bring
NASA and space to the dynamic creative communities of the San Francisco
Bay Area. Each Luna Philosophie meeting will have a different theme, and
will involve a presentation and open discussion for philosophizing.
Anyone who is interested in an open, creative dialogue on human, space
related topics is encouraged to attend!
*WHAT:* This first meeting of Luna Philosophie will provide an
introduction to NASA CoLab and the Luna Philosophie "Humanity Evolving
Into Space" concept in general.
*BONUS:* At 8pm we'll get a sneak preview of "Maelstrom II," a
development stage HD Digital short film project by Industrial Light &
Magic's Jeroen LaPre; Jeroen will share early footage from the film,
and, in the collaborative spirit of NASA CoLab, invite the community to
help him turn this Arthur C. Clarke short story into a polished digital
short film in time for Sir Arthur's 90th birthday!
See Jeroen's website
<http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html> for more
information.
*WHEN:* Wednesday, May 2, 2007 (Full Moon) at 6:30 PM; socializing
6:30-7PM; CoLab and Human Evolution Discussion 7-8PM; Maelstrom II
screening and discussion 8-8:30PM; socializing 8:30-9PM
*WHERE:* Citizenspace, 425 Second Steet, 3rd Floor, in San Francisco
(http://citizenspace.us/)
*WHO:* All are welcome, from space professionals to those who are unsure
what N-A-S-A stands for!
MISC: Please bring food and drink to share.
*RSVP:* http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/177855/
(not required but helpful for planning for space requirements)
*CONTACT:* Delia Santiago (dsantiago@arc.nasa.gov
Please bring refreshments!
For more information on NASA CoLab, visit: http://colab.arc.nasa.gov
For more information on Luna Philosophie, visit:
http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/luna
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http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/virtual
CoLab Virtual Overview
The virtual CoLab is a dedicated �island� in the �Second Life� online
virtual world, and will later be complemented by a traditional Web-based
community website.
You may visit CoLab
<http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20CoLab/244/110/23> in the virtual
world Second Life at any time (download
<http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php> of Second Life
application required). Regular weekly CoLab community organizing
meetings are held on "Space CoLab" island every Tuesday at 1pm Pacific
Daylight Time.
These online communities will complement and extend the offline physical
CoLab in order to:
� Engage stakeholders in designing and building the CoLab: consistent
with the values of the CoLab project
� Prototype the physical CoLab in Second Life virtual space as a test
bed before investing resources in building the actual physical CoLab
� Enable technology entrepreneurs outside the San Francisco Bay Area to
participate in and benefit from CoLab
� Help ARC communicate the value of CoLab to other NASA facilities and
external institutions
� Create expertise within ARC in the important new online technology
realm of �social software,� in order to help ARC more effectively
contribute to NASA�s public exploration efforts
*contact: Andrew Hoppin, ahoppin@arc.nasa.gov
or
send IM in Second Life to 'drew frobozz'*
Snip
==============================================================
http://secondlife.com/whatis/
What is Second Life?
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its
residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively
and today is inhabited by a total of 6,203,046 people from around the
globe.
* From the moment you enter the World
<http://secondlife.com/whatis/world.php> you'll discover a vast
digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences
and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a
perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
* You'll also be surrounded by the Creations
<http://secondlife.com/whatis/creations.php> of your fellow
residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital
creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.
* The Marketplace <http://secondlife.com/whatis/marketplace.php>
currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions.
This commerce is handled with the in-world unit-of-trade, the
Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several
thriving online Linden Dollar exchanges.
Snip
==============================================================
WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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