Apollo 8 and their Christmas Message

Raymond Potter in Sydney Australia sent me an e-mail which reminded me
of the InsideKSC talk about Apollo 8 and the Christmas Message that was
sent to Earth from their orbit around the Moon.

Christmas is already gone but you can listen to the Apollo 8 message.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo8_xmas.html
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/history/apollo-8/apollo-8-xmas.html
http://www.ittc.ku.edu/~evans/aviation/apollo8/

The folks at Honeysuckle Creek in Australia recorded a lot of the Apollo
8 mission when their Deep Space Network antennas had a view period for
the mission going around the Moon.
http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/index1.html

Apollo 8 - The Mission To The Moon Is Won
http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/msfn_missions/Apollo_8_mission/index.html

Apollo 8 Audio recorded at Honeysuckle.
http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/msfn_missions/Apollo_8_mission/apollo8_audio.html

Many thanks to Hamish Lindsay and those folks that were a part of this
mission there Down Under.
http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/msfn_missions/Apollo_8_mission/hl_apollo8.html
http://www.honeysucklecreek.net/people/lindsay.html

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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The New Year is almost here and I have missed checking the calendar too
many times.
You must wake me up when you see something interesting. - LRK -
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http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/
JPL Space Calendar

*Welcome to the Space Calendar!*

The Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for
the coming year. Included are over 1,700 links to related home pages.
This Calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke. Please send any
updates or corrections to ron@jpl.nasa.gov
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# Dec 26 - Asteroid 1737 Severny Occults HIP 111710 (5.0 Magnitude Star)
# Dec 26 - Asteroid 2005 HB4 Near-Mars Flyby (0.031 AU)
# Dec 27 - Asteroid 1672 Gezelle Occults HIP 106199 (6.6 Magnitude Star)
# Dec 27 - Asteroid 15000 CCD Closest Approach To Earth (1.955 AU)
# Dec 28 - Cassini, Orbital Trim Maneuver #141 (OTM-141)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 2007 VY7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 2003 YT70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.075 AU)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 2007 DD Near-Earth Flyby (0.095 AU)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 2007 WE55 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 6030 Zolensky Closest Approach To Earth (2.135 AU)
# Dec 28 - Asteroid 6487 Tonyspear Closest Approach To Earth (2.187 AU)
# Dec 28 - Arthur Eddington's 125th Birthday (1882)
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http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2001-000009.html
NASA Center:     Headquarters
Image # :     68-HC-870
Date :     12/29/1968

Title
Earthrise - Apollo 8

Full Description
This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they
came from behind the Moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. The
photo is displayed here in its original orientation, though it is more
commonly viewed with the lunar surface at the bottom of the photo. Earth
is about five degrees left of the horizon in the photo. The unnamed
surface features on the left are near the eastern limb of the Moon as
viewed from Earth. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 kilometers
from the spacecraft. Height of the photographed area at the lunar
horizon is about 175 kilometers.

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )
Resolution    Format    Width (Pixels)    Height (Pixels)    Size(KBytes)
Thumbnail <http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/THUMB/GPN-2001-000009.jpg>
.jpg     90     72     4
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 .jpg     640     512     59
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      .jpg     1     2400     972
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http://www.amazon.com/Tracking-Apollo-Moon-Hamish-Lindsay/dp/1852332123
Tracking Apollo to the Moon (Hardcover)
by Hamish Lindsay (Author) "We know the last step of our journey along
the track to the Moon's surface down to a second, but who can isolate
the first...

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*Review*
"Hamish Lindsay has done a marvellous job of telling the story of manned
space flight   He has given his readers a sort of encyclopedia of the
beginning of man's quest for flight into space. This is followed with a
splendid description of the real time operations of all of the major
missions. As one who lived through the Camelot period of space in the
60s and knows the trauma we all endured, I am greatly impressed with the
detail and authenticity of the stories that Hamish so vividly tells. For
example, as I read Hamish's account of the Apollo 11 and 13 missions, I
could again imagine myself back in mission control reliving some of the
finest moments of my life...Those of you who are fortunate to read
Hamish Lindsay's account will be much richer for it."
- FROM THE FOREWORD BY CHRISTOPHER C. KRAFT, JR.,
NASA's First Flight Director and Retired Director of the NASA Johnson
Space Center

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Planetary Society - The year 2007 - A rich and rewarding one.

Received an e-mail from Louis Friedman, that he sent
to the Planetary Society members.
You probably got it didn't you?
hmmmm, maybe not a Planetary Society member, well I copied it below. :-)
- LRK -

We have been waiting for spacecraft to go back to the Moon, and now we
have some there.

We have a lot of activity at Mars on the ground and in orbit.  Watch and
see if they get visited by an asteroid.

People are still wondering about the Pioneer Anomaly.
The Voyagers are still on their way through space.

Take a look at the list of SPACE MISSIONS at the Planetary link.
http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/

More news at
http://www.planetary.org/news/

Next Year Should Be Even Better, Yes.
[Make sure your representatives will be supporting your interest in space.]

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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As a member of the Planetary Society, received the e-mail below from
Louis Friedman. - LRK -
http://planetary.org/about/founders/louis_friedman.html
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Dear Planetary Society Member,

*The year 2007 has been a rich and rewarding one* for us space
explorers. It is breathtaking to consider the pace of solar system
exploration -- 20 spacecraft are now beyond Earth orbit sending back
data from all over the solar system.

*You, as a member of The Planetary Society,* are part of humanity's move
off Earth and out into the solar system. Right now, the names of
Planetary Society members are flying around the rings of Saturn on
/Cassini/, on the Red Planet with /Spirit/ and /Opportunity/, traveling
to the asteroid belt with /Dawn/, cruising around the Moon on /Kaguya/,
heading toward the north pole of Mars on /Phoenix/, and journeying to
Pluto on /New Horizons/.

*The past year we took an important new step:* We added the Earth to our
mission. Our mission statement now reads: /"To inspire the people of
Earth to explore other worlds, understand our own, and seek life
elsewhere."/

*Consider this: *Earth sits between two examples of planets gone bad --
at least, as far as life is concerned. Venus was overtaken by a runaway
greenhouse effect, which boiled away its oceans and raised the surface
temperature to the point it would melt lead. Mars lost its once thick
and protective atmosphere, and now it's a world where any liquid water
that happened to appear on its surface would immediately transform to a
gas.

*Planetary science has taught us these lessons,* but we have much more
to learn. We explore other worlds to understand this one. Only by seeing
Earth as one planet among many can we truly understand our own pale blue
dot of a world.

*Philosophically and scientifically,* we always treated Earth as a
planet, but we didn't trumpet that fact, out of concern that some people
might think The Planetary Society was weakening our stance that
exploring other worlds is a human imperative. But after more than a
quarter-century of being the world's largest and most effective space
advocacy group, surely no one can now seriously believe we're backing down.

*We've added to our mission statement,* while taking nothing away. We'll
be doing all this while continuing to campaign to keep planetary
exploration robust. While we advance the Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence. While we support research into the threat posed by
near-Earth comets and asteroids. And while we lead the International
Lunar Decade to maximize the scientific return from the many missions
now targeting Earth's Moon.

*This means that, in the coming year, *we're going to need your help and
support even more. You know how active The Planetary Society is.

*You are part of everything we do.* I look forward to exploring the
future in space -- and on Earth -- with you.

With best wishes for the coming year,

Louis Friedman

Louis Friedman
Executive Director

P.S. We land on Mars this coming May 25 -- and I mean "we" literally.
The Planetary Society's "/Visions of Mars/" is riding on the /Phoenix/
spacecraft, carrying the first library to another planet. It's just one
more thing we've accomplished together.

Thank you.

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http://www.planetary.org/news/2007/1226_The_Year_in_Pictures_2007.html
The Year in Pictures: 2007
*By Emily Lakdawalla *
December 26, 2007

The year 2007 certainly has been one of the most active in planetary
exploration. Of the 20 robotic spacecraft in operation, 11 returned
images to Earth from four planets plus numerous moons, including our own
recently neglected natural satellite.
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[Go to the web site to see images and links to more. - LRK -]
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http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/
Space Topics
All Space Topics by Group

EXPLORE
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[I won't include all the links this time, you will just have to go to
the web site. :-) - LRK -]
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Asteroid Threatens to Hit Mars

A rock is headed Mars way having already passed us.
JPL Animation.
http://www.nasa.gov/mov/206962main_Mars_Asteroid_Animation.mov

Orbit.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2007%20WD5&orb=1

Would be interesting if one of the Rovers could track it.  If it hits
maybe one of the current satellites will be able to image the result of
the hit.  That should make the six o'clock news and give folks something
to think about.

For today, Nah, Nah, missed me.

Interesting game of dodge ball we are playing.
Especially when you only see the ball after it just missed you.
Discovered November 20, but closest pass was on November 1 at 7.5 million kilometers.
What team are you betting on?
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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Asteroid Threatens to Hit Mars
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/21dec_2007wd5.htm?list965414

*Dec. 21, 2007:* Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the
trajectory of an asteroid named 2007 WD5
<http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2007%20WD5&orb=1> that is
expected to cross the orbital path of Mars early next year. Calculations
by NASA's Near-Earth Object Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
indicate that the 164-ft wide asteroid may pass within 30,000 miles of
Mars at about 6 a.m. EST on Jan. 30, 2008.

"Right now asteroid 2007 WD5 is about half-way between the Earth and
Mars and closing the distance [to Mars] at a speed of about 27,900 miles
per hour," said Don Yeomans, manager of the Near Earth Object Office at JPL.

There is a 1-in-75 chance of 2007 WD5 hitting Mars; researchers can't be
more confident than that because of uncertainties in the asteroid's
orbit. If this unlikely event were to occur, however, the strike would
happen somewhere within a broad swath across the planet north of where
the Opportunity rover is.
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http://planetary.org/news/2007/1221_Asteroid_Misses_Earth_Threatens_Mars.html
Asteroid Misses Earth, Threatens Mars.
by Amir Alexander
December 21, 2007

Designated 2007 WD5, the asteroid was discovered on November 20 by
NASA-funded observers searching for possible Earth-impactors. At that
time of its detection the asteroid had already made its closest pass of
the Earth, closing to within 7.5 million kilometers (4.7 million miles)
on November 1, and was moving towards Mars. The original detection was
made using the 1.5 meter telescope on Mount Lemmon, near Tucson,
Arizona, and was followed up with observations at Kitt Peak, Arizona,
and the Magdalena Ridge Observatory in New Mexico. Taken together, the
observations indicated that although Earth was safe from 2007 WD5, our
smaller neighbor Mars may not be.

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Ominous Asteroid Threatens Mars
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/21/asteroid-mars-nasa.html
Alicia Chang, Associated Press
*Dec. 21, 2007 -- Mars could be in for an asteroid hit.

A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a one in 75 chance of slamming
into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.

"These odds are extremely unusual. We frequently work with really long
odds when we track ... threatening asteroids," said Steve Chesley, an
astronomer with the Near Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory.

The asteroid, known as 2007 WD5, was discovered in late November and is
similar in size to an object that hit remote central Siberia in 1908,
unleashing energy equivalent to a 15-megaton nuclear bomb and wiping out
60 million trees.
*
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-152
Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars
December 21, 2007

WASHINGTON - Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of
an asteroid estimated to be 50 meters (164 feet) wide that is expected
to cross Mars' orbital path early next year. Observations provided by
the astronomers and analyzed by NASA's Near-Earth Object Office at the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., indicate the object may
pass within 30,000 miles of Mars at about 6 a.m. EST (3 a.m. PST) on
Jan. 30, 2008.

"Right now asteroid 2007 WD5 is about half-way between Earth and Mars
and closing the distance at a speed of about 27,900 miles per hour,"
said Don Yeomans, manager of the Near Earth Object Office at JPL. "Over
the next five weeks, we hope to gather more information from
observatories so we can further refine the asteroid's trajectory."

NASA detects and tracks asteroids and comets passing close to Earth. The
Near Earth Object Observation Program, commonly called "Spaceguard,"
plots the orbits of these objects to determine if any could be
potentially hazardous to our planet.

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[See image links at web site. - LRK -]
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Apollo 17 returned to Earth yesterday, 19 December 1972

Apollo 17 returned to Earth yesterday, 19 December 1972 UT 19:24:59
(02:24:59 p.m. EST), forget those 35 years of ho, hum.

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http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo17info.html
Apollo 17

Launched: 7 December 1972 UT 05:33:00 (12:33:00 a.m. EST)
Landed on Moon: 11 December 1972 UT 19:54:57 (02:54:57 p.m. EST)
Landing Site: Taurus-Littrow (20.19 N, 30.77 E)
Returned to Earth: 19 December 1972 UT 19:24:59 (02:24:59 p.m. EST)

Eugene A. Cernan, commander
Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot
Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot
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You can read the whole story at the Apollo 17 Lunar Surface Journal.

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http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/alsj/a17/a17.html
Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright © 1995 by Eric M. Jones.
All rights reserved.
Last revised 18 September 2006.

Return to Earth
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/alsj/a17/a17.homeward.html
Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright © 1995 by Eric M. Jones.
All rights reserved.
Last revised 21 August 2007.
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And a reminder that a lot of NASA History is available on-line in the
many books that have been scanned for your enjoyment.
- LRK -

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http://history.nasa.gov/apollo.html
The Apollo Program
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On-line Books Concerning Project Apollo:

  * /Apollo Expeditions to the Moon /
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/cover.html>(NASA
    SP-350, 1975)
  * /Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/cover.htm>/
    (NASA SP-362, 1978).
  * /The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4009/cover.htm>/
    (NASA SP-4009, 4 volumes, 1969-1978).
  * /Managing NASA in the Apollo Era
    / (NASA SP-4102, 1982)
  * /NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo
    <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4104/sp4104.htm>. /(NASA SP-4104,1992).
  * /Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/cover.html>/
    (NASA SP-4204, 1978).
  * /Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/cover.html>/
    (NASA SP-4205, 1979).
  * /Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar
    Exploration Missions
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4214/cover.html>/
    (NASA SP-4214, 1989).
  * /Unmanned Space Project Management: Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4901/table.htm>/
    (NASA SP-4901, 1972).
  * /Destination Moon: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/TM-3487/top.htm>/ (NASA
    TM-3487, 1977).
  * /An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollobib/cover.html>/
    (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 2, 1994).
  * /Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/cover.html>/
    (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994).
  * /Enchanted Rendezvous: John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the
    Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/monograph4/splash2.htm>/
    (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 4, 1995).
  * /Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference
    <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/SP-4029.htm>/(NASA SP-4029, 2001).
  * /Biomedical Results of Apollo
    <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-368/sp368.htm>/ (NASA SP-368, 1975).
  * /What Made Apollo A Success?
    <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-287/sp287.htm>/ (NASA SP-287, 1971).
  * /"Before This Decade is Out..." Personal Reflections on the Apollo
    Program <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4223/sp4223.htm>/ (NASA
    SP-4223, 1999).
  * /Project Apollo: The Tough Decisions
    <http://history.nasa.gov/monograph37.pdf>/ (Monographs in
    Aerospace History, No. 37, 2005).

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Pleasant holidays and a happy New Year.
Will turn 70 New Years eve.  My how time flies when you are having fun. :-)
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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Apollo 17 lunar module "Challenger" liftoff from Taurus-Littrow landing
site
<http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=897322&id=6&qs=No%3D30%26Ne%3D41%26N%3D222%2B4294964632>

Abstract: The Apollo 17 lunar module (LM) "Challenger" ascent stage
makes its liftoff from the lunar surface,
as seen in this reproduction taken from a color television transmission
made by the color RCA TV camera mounted on the lunar ...
NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Publication Year: 1972
Added to NTRS: 2006-08-02
Accession Number: S72-55423

http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/lores/S72-55423.jpg
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http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
Apollo Image Gallery
Click on a subject below for an index of photographs

Apollo 17 Images Index
(787 entries found in Apollo 17 gallery)
left-click on an Image ID to view a thumbnail image

The World-Wide Web's most extensive collection of high-quality Apollo
images, featuring images scanned for Eric Jones' Apollo Lunar Surface
Journal.
Many photographs on this website are courtesy of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, specifically the NASA History
Office, Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center, with special
thanks to Steve Garber, Margaret Persinger and Mike Gentry for their
invaluable assistance. All scans by Kipp Teague except where noted.
Appreciation is also extended to J.L. Pickering and Ed Hengeveld for
their extensive contributions to the Gallery.
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http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_archive.html
For Multimedia, select "Apollo Multimedia" from the Table of Contents
navigation column on the left. - LRK -

You can watch many clips including the liftoff from the Moon for the
return to lunar orbit. - LRK -
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http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/cover.html
Apollo
Expeditions to the Moon
Edited By EDGAR M. CORTRIGHT


Table of Contents
<http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/toc.html>

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14 The Great Voyages of Exploration
<http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-1.html>
Scientific expeditions return a rich harvest
HARRISON H. SCHMITT

  * Introduction
    www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-1.html>
  * A New View Of The Moon
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-2.html>
  * Inconceivable Violence
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-3.html>
  * The Missions Of Understanding
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-4.html>
  * A Major Thermal Event?
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-5.html>
  * Beads Of Orange Glass
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-6.html>
  * Appendix I: A New Way Of Exploration
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-7.html>
  * Appendix II: Touring The Moon
    <http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-14-8.html>


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Scientific and Technical Information Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC
SP-350, Published 1975
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Maelstrom II Update: Clarke Turns 90, Dec 16

Jeroen Lapre' sent some of us an e-mail reminding us that Arthur C.
Clarke completes 90 Orbits around our Sun.
(See copy below. - LRK -)

You can view the Arthur's reflections on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLdeEjdbWE

Looking forward to Jeroen's short movie based on Arthur C. Clarke's
short story 'MAELSTROM II'.
http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html

Maybe you would like to learn more about Arthur C. Clarke.
http://www.clarkefoundation.org/
http://www.clarkefoundation.org/acc/biography.php
http://www.clarkefoundation.org/acc/bibliography.php
http://www.clarkefoundation.org/acc/vita.php


Who of you will thrill us with your writings about the adventures of
moving to space?
- LRK -


Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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Copy of e-mail from Jeroen Lapre'  - LRK -
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Dear Maelstrom II Cast, Crew, Consultants, and Friends,

it is with some emotion I share this Maelstrom II update.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke will be turning 90, 16th December, 2007, Sri Lanka
time.

Which will be tomorrow, 15th December, San Francisco time.

I have updated the Maelstrom II website, with a news link at the top,
and the Clarke Side Bar Link with same.

It features a 9 minute YouTube video retrospective, of Sir Arthur's 90
orbits around our Sun.

You may need to refresh your browsers to see the updates:

http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html

If you do not see the update on the Maelstrom II page, you can view the
video directly here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLdeEjdbWE

Best wishes,

Jeroen Lapre'
technical director
www.ilm.com <http://www.ilm.com>

producer/director
www.distant-galaxy.com <http://www.distant-galaxy.com>
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http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001133/
The Planetary Society Weblog
By Emily Lakdawalla
Video greeting from Sir Arthur C. Clarke

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Space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to ISS new target date January 02, 2008

Well the shuttle was scheduled to lift off at 4:31 p.m. EST on Thursday
to begin mission STS-122.
That didn't happen because of a failure of two Engine Cutoff (ECO) low
level sensors for the liquid Hydrogen in the external tank during filling.

Rescheduled for today, December 9, 2007, which is now a no go as well as
one of the ECO sensors gave a false reading.
Launch now put off until no earlier than January 2, 2008.

The liftoff date depends on the resolution of a problem in a fuel sensor
system.
See NASA press release below.
- LRK -

More Shuttle info:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/shuttle_station/index.html

Closer to home, what do you do when your engine warning sensor light
comes on?
Something not up to specs, maybe a problem, can you get home before you
start making smog or it stalls?
What can you do until it is more convenient to take it to the garage?
Decisions, what is safe?

When you go to the Moon, what warning sensors will you need?
Do you have enough water?
Do you have enough Oxygen for breathing?
Do you have enough atmospheric pressure to do your breathing?
Is the temperature within limits?
How much radiation exposure?

Then what do you do if any are outside of norms?
Do you adjust the norms?
Decisions, what is safe, what can you get by with?

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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    NASA Targets Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch on Jan. 2
    <http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/dec/HQ_07273_January_launch.html>

*12.09.07* - Space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the ISS now is
targeted to launch no earlier than Jan. 2 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/dec/HQ_07273_January_launch.html

Dec. 9, 2007

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 07-273

NASA TARGETS SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH ON JAN. 2

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the
International Space Station now is targeted to launch no earlier than
Jan. 2 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The liftoff date depends on
the resolution of a problem in a fuel sensor system.

Early Sunday, one of the four engine cutoff, or ECO, sensors inside
the liquid hydrogen section of Atlantis' external fuel tank gave a
false reading while the tank was being filled. NASA's current Launch
Commit Criteria require that all four sensors function properly.

The sensor system is one of several that protect the shuttle's main
engines by triggering their shut down if fuel runs unexpectedly low.
Atlantis' scheduled launch on Thursday, Dec. 6, was delayed after two
liquid hydrogen ECO sensors gave false readings.

The main objective of Atlantis' 11-day mission is to install and
activate the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory, which will
provide scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety
of life, physical and materials science experiments.

For the latest information about the STS-122 mission and the ECO
sensor system, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
 
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
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*Media Resources*
� STS-122 Press Kit
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/203212main_sts122_presskit3.pdf> (15 Mb PDF)
� STS-122 Fact Sheet
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/203203main_STS122Fact%20Sheet.pdf> (7.6 Mb PDF)
� STS-122 TV Schedule
<http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.html>
� ECO Sensor's Morning Press Briefing
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real.nas
a-global/ksc/ksc_120607_sts122_scrub.ram>
(Real Player Video)

*Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors graphics:*
� LH_2 ECO Sensor Locations
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122488main_ECO_sensors.jpg>
� Overall Schematic of ECO and Liquid Level (Point) Sensors
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122586main_ECO_charts1.JPG>
� Orbiter Avionics Bays
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122587main_ECO_charts2.JPG>
� Orbiter Aft Avionics Bays
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122588main_ECO_charts3.JPG>
� Functional Block Diagram of Point Sensor Box
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122589main_ECO_charts4.JPG>
� Exploded View of Point Sensor Box
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/122590main_ECO_charts5.JPG>

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This week on TED.com: Why design?

      About this Talk

Legendary designer Philippe Starck
<http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/197> -- with no pretty slides
behind him -- spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the
question "Why design?" Along the way he drops brilliant insights into
the human condition; listen carefully for one perfectly crystallized
mantra for all of us, genius or not. Yet all this deep thought, he
cheerfully admits, is to aid in the design of a better toothbrush.


  About Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck designs deluxe objects and posh condos and hotels around
the world. Always witty and... Read full bio »
<http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/176>
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Hmmm, I wonder if you signed up to get word about the latest TED Talk?
Maybe you did and this is redundant, maybe you didn't and you are
wondering why I would include it on a lunar-update list.
Hmmm, maybe because we are going to have to live here on Mother Earth
while we work at living on the Moon and having new ways to think about
problems can be helpful all the way around.

So how would you walk on the lunar regolith dunes with so fine a grain?
So how does a cockroach climb the walls and how would you run on a sand
dune?

Do you want to make a lunar base in a fractal design?

In any case, I found the talks interesting and copied some links to the
latest ones below.
Enjoy.
- LRK -

http://www.ted.com/
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

*Philippe Starck:*
Why design?

Legendary designer Philippe Starck -- with no pretty slides behind him
-- spends 17 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why
design?" Along the way he drops brilliant insights into the human
condition -- yet all this deep thought, he cheerfully admits, is to aid
in the design of a better toothbrush.

*Ron Eglash:*
African fractals, in buildings and braids

"I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof." This is
how Ron Eglash greeted one African family while researching fractal
forms across the continent. He talks about his work exploring the deep
fractal math underpinning African architecture, art and even cornrow
hair braiding and shows how one African tradition forms the basis for all modern
computing.

*Robert Full:*

Secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches

UC Berkeley biologist Robert Full shares his fascination with feet --
such as spiny cockroach legs that allow them to scuttle at full speed
across loose mesh, and amazing gecko feet that have billions of
nano-bristles, handy for running straight up walls. Also watch for
wonderful slow-mo video of cockroach, crab and gecko gaits.

*Larry Brilliant:*

The case for informed optimism

Google.org director Larry Brilliant uses a clip from an old Frank Capra
movie to show that we've known about global warming for 50 years -- yet
we've done almost nothing to solve it. He explores this and other
mega-trends that could easily inspire mega-pessimism. But, he says,
there is a more powerful case for optimism, and he tells us why.
Recorded at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford,
UK.

*2008 TED Prize winners announcement!*

On November 21 we announced the three TED Prize winners for 2008. Each
TED Prize winner receives $100,000 to further his or her work -- plus
one WISH. A wish to change the world, with the help of the TED community
to grant that wish.

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http://blog.ted.com/


Why design? Philippe Starck on TED.com
<http://blog.ted.com/2007/12/starck.php>

Legendary designer *Philippe Starck
<http://www.ted.com/speakers/view/id/176>* -- with no pretty slides
behind him -- spends 17 minutes reaching for the very roots of the
question "Why design?" <http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/197> Along the
way he drops brilliant insights into the human condition; listen
carefully for one perfectly crystallized motto for all of us, genius or
not. Yet all this deep thought, he cheerfully admits, is to aid in the
design of a better toothbrush. /(Recorded March 2007 in Monterey,
California. Duration: 17:07.)/

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NASA ANNOUNCES WEB COVERAGE OF NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts,
pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space
shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
For continuous online updates visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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The shuttle is scheduled to lift off at 4:31 p.m. EST on Thursday to
begin mission STS-122.

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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking-old.html
December 3, Monday
6:30 a.m. - STS-122 B-Roll Video Feed - JSC (Public and Media Channels)
7 - 9 a.m. - Live Interviews with STS-122 Lead Space Station Flight
Director Sally Davis - JSC (Public and Media Channels)
9:35 a.m. - ISS Expedition 16 Interview with WJMK Radio Chicago and WGN
Radio Chicago - JSC (Public and Media Channel)

December 4, Tuesday
11:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 16 Interview with Chicago Sun Times (within
ISS Commentary Hour) - JSC (Public and Media Channel)

December 26, Wednesday
3 a.m. - ISS Progress 27 Docking to ISS Coverage (docking scheduled at
3:26 a.m.) - JSC (Public and Media Channels)
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Also, take note:

NASA SCHEDULES AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING MEDIA EVENTS
Monday, Dec. 10, through Friday, Dec. 14
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/agu2007.html

And for overhead - The best meteor shower of 2007 peaks on Friday,
December 14th.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/03dec_asteroidshower.htm?list965414
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"It's the Geminid meteor shower," says NASA astronomer Bill Cooke of the
Marshall Space Flight Center. "Start watching on Thursday evening, Dec.
13th, around 10 pm local time," he advises. "At first you might not see
very many meteors�but be patient. The show really heats up after
midnight and by dawn on Friday, Dec. 14th, there could be dozens of
bright meteors per hour streaking across the sky."
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On the Moon you won't see those streaks of light in the sky but they
might punch a hole in your pup tent. :-)
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Dec. 3, 2007

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

Jeanne Ryba
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-173

NASA ANNOUNCES WEB COVERAGE OF NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts,
pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space
shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
For continuous online updates visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

A live webcast featuring NASA astronaut Robert Satcher will start the
in-depth coverage of the mission at 11:30 a.m. EST on Dec. 5.

A blog will update the countdown beginning about six hours before
Atlantis is scheduled to lift off on Dec. 6 at 4:31 p.m. EST.
Originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the blog is the
definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch.

During the 11-day mission, Atlantis' crew of seven astronauts will
deliver the European Space Agency's new Columbus laboratory, setting
the stage for expanded science capabilities on the orbiting outpost.
Visitors to NASA's shuttle Web site can read about the crew's
progress and watch the spacewalks live from the space station.

As Atlantis' flight wraps up, NASA will offer a blog detailing the
spacecraft's return to Earth.
 
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To subscribe to the list, send a message to:
hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov

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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/agu2007.html

Dec. 4, 2007

Tabatha Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3895
tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov

Steve Cole/Kathryn Hansen
AGU Press Room, San Francisco
415-348-4440
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-174

NASA SCHEDULES AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING MEDIA EVENTS

SAN FRANCISCO - NASA researchers will present new findings to the
media on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the
2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The AGU
meeting runs Monday, Dec. 10, through Friday, Dec. 14, at the Moscone
Convention Center in San Francisco. All press briefings will take
place in the AGU Press Room, Room 2010 of Moscone West at 747 Howard
Street, at the intersection with 4th Street.

In addition to several press briefings highlighting results from NASA
scientists, researchers also will present noteworthy findings during
a variety of scientific sessions that are open to registered media.

For a full listing of NASA media events and detailed information on
how media may participate, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/agu2007.html

 
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To subscribe to the list, send a message to:
hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/03dec_asteroidshower.htm?list965414
NASA Science News for December 3, 2007

Mark your calendar: The best meteor shower of 2007 peaks on Friday,
December 14th.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/03dec_asteroidshower.htm?list965414

Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!
<http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml%21>

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http://www.thespacereview.com/index.html

Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:

Aerospaceplanes and space solar power
---
A key obstacle to space-based solar power is the low-cost access to
space needed to make any such project economically feasible.  Mike
Snead argues that the basic technology needed for such
"aerospaceplanes" exists today.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1016/1

The spooks and the Sputniks
---
For all the criticism of their missteps, the CIA did a good job of
analyzing the Soviet space program during the Cold War.  Dwayne Day
examines one historical document that provides an overview of how the
agency viewed the Soviet space efforts a decade after the launch of
Sputnik.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1015/1

China and India want to play
---
Some recent reports have suggested that China and India are looking
for ways to cooperate with the US and other nations in human
spaceflight, including the ISS.  Eric Hedman explores the ways such
cooperation, despite various political pitfalls, could be beneficial
for all involved.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1014/1

Robert Goddard and the "colonial cringe"
---
When Robert Goddard proposed some of his rocketry concepts, he was
derided by many of his fellow Americans.  Taylor Dinerman writes how
this reaction was typical of an era when many Americans deemed their
own art and science inferior to Europe.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1013/1

How to beat the ban of humans on Mars
---
Congress is considering an appropriations bill for NASA that, in one
form, includes a prohibition on work related to the human exploration
of Mars.  Michael Huang suggests some ways around that measure should
it become law.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1012/1

Review: Space Is the Place
---
The concept of "space art" to many is limited to illustrations of
distant planets and galaxies.  Jeff Foust reviews an exhibition of
alternative space art that goes in very different -- if not bizarre
-- directions.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1011/1

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ALTAIR VI D.S.F. Portree's Blog - Lunar railroad(1998)

http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/11/lunar-railroad-1998.html
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Generally speaking, the most efficient form of cargo transport in terms
of energy expended is a pipeline and the least efficient is a truck on a
road. Somewhere in between are barges on canals and railroad cars on
tracks. In April 1998, David Schrunk, Madhu Thangavelu, Bonnie Cooper,
and Burton Sharpe proposed using robots teleoperated from a near-polar
moon base (perhaps at Newton crater) to build a railroad around the
moon's south pole (bottom image above) at about 85° of latitude. The
circular railroad, which would begin and end at the base, would be used
to build and service solar arrays paralleling its entire 950-kilometer
length.

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It is December 1, 2007 and I have David S. F. Portree's blog listed on
my blog site's 'Links I Like' as one that you should consider for
interesting writing about things Moon, Mars, and Beyond.
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/12/rpif-report.html

On his November 30, 2007 post, he writes about a lunar railroad that
David Schrunk, etal., presented at the Space 1998 Conference back in 1998.
- LRK -

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/"Physical Transportation on the Moon: The Lunar Railroad," David
Schrunk, Madhu Thangavelu, Bonnie Cooper, and Burton Sharpe, Space 98,
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference and Exposition on
Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, Rodney G. Galloway
and Stanley Lokaj, editors, pp. 347-353; paper presented at the Space 98
Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 26-30, 1998./
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You know David Schrunk, etal. from their book, "The Moon: Resources,
Future Development and Colonization". They have a revised version out now.
http://www.amazon.ca/Moon-Resources-Future-Development-Settlement/dp/0387360557/

You see you are not alone in your interest about humans exploring space.
- LRK -

If you are looking for a lot more information and things to read, then
also take a look at all the material that David Brndt-Erichsen has added
to the National Space Society web site for space settlement. Just
recently he added G. Harry Stine's book Space Power to the SSP Library.
http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/spacepower/

More links below.
You will see, much to enjoy.
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://altairvi.blogspot.com/
Altair VI
David S. F. Portree's blog

Saturday, December 1, 2007
RPIF adventures
http://altairvi.blogspot.com/2007/12/rpif-report.html

What, December already? Two months have passed since I became Manager of
the Regional Planetary Information Facility (RPIF) at the U.S.
Geological Survey's campus in Flagstaff, Arizona. I like the job because
it places me close to planetary scientists doing exciting work and
because it makes me custodian of an astonishing collection of planetary
maps and unique space history resources.

I enjoy helping researchers. A big part of my job is to make our
collection more accessible. I'm overseeing the creation of a reference
core for our collection, along with weeding superfluous materials,
putting materials online, and proactively seeking new materials. The
goal is a leaner, meaner RPIF that can serve a meaningful outreach
function for the USGS Astrogeology Branch.

That said, I don't have the option of writing when I want to write. I've
grown used to that freedom during my past dozen years of freelancing.
There's been some mention of making use of my writing skills, and I plan
to be proactive about it. But distributing maps, getting our collection
organized, and getting all of our materials into storage conditions
conducive to their preservation are consuming all of my time right now,
and probably will continue to do so for some time to come.

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http://www.amazon.ca/Moon-Resources-Future-Development-Settlement/dp/0387360557/
The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement (Paperback)
by David Schrunk (Author), Burton Sharpe (Author), Bonnie L. Cooper
(Author), Madhu Thangavelu (Author) "People have speculated about the
origin of the Moon for centuries ..."
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Review
"...a comprehensive overview of the peculiar challenges and opportunites
presented by the industrial colonisation of the moon...an inspiring
read..." �Chemistry & Industry
"As a reference book for forward-looking engineers and architects, 'The
Moon' can be recommended... it presents a convincing and detailed
account of the reasons for returning to the Moon and the ways in which
this may be achieved." �Peter Bond, The Journal of the British
Astronomical Association
"Anyone who has an interest in the future development and colonisation
of the Moon will find this book an informative and stimulating read."
�C. Welch, Space Flight --This text refers to an out of print or
unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement describes
feasible human settlement of the Moon in the coming century. Small
scale, tele-operated and autonomous robotic in-situ resource utilization
(ISRU) projects are first, followed by electric power, communication,
and transportation networks manufactured from lunar resources. These
infrastructure networks are field tested an commissioned in the polar
regions of the Moon, and permanent human settlements are then
established. Through several phases of development, the utility networks
grow, and the number of permanently inhabited bases increases to inculde
all areas of interest on the Moon. The book stresses that the envisioned
"Planet Moon Project" will link the technological and cultural expertise
of humanity to the virtually limitless resources of space. From that
beginning, the people of the Earth reap substantial benefits from space,
and the human species will evolve into a spacefaring civilization.

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Go to the National Space Society web site for much information.
- LRK -

http://www.nss.org/settlement/
Space Settlement Nexus

http://www.nss.org/settlement/library.html
The NSS Space Settlement Library contains over 18,000 pages on site,

http://www.nss.org/settlement/space/index.html
Orbital Settlements

http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/index.html
Lunar Bases and Settlement

http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/index.htm
Lunar Bases & Settlement Library

http://www.nss.org/settlement/mars/index.html
Settling Mars

http://www.nss.org/settlement/asteroids/index.html
Asteroids

http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/index.htm
http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/library/index.htm

http://www.nss.org/settlement/L5news/index.html
The L5 News was published from September 1975 until April 1987.

http://www.nss.org/settlement/roadmap/index.html
The NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement

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