Moon Colony Blueprint

Planning on living on the Moon?
What will it take?
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Moon Colony Blueprint
By John Baichtal
October 12, 2007 | 9:32:48 AM

An international symposium of 30 space scientists have designed a
"closed loop" lunar habitat called Luna Gaia that is 90-95 percent self
sufficient. The symposium's 168-page report
<http://ssp06.isunet.edu/document/team_project/LunaGaia.pdf> sets down a
plan for an 11-person base to be located in Peary Crater
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peary_crater> at the lunar north pole.

The symposium is the product of the International Space University
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_University>. Around
since 1987, the ISU offers two Master's programs in Strasbourg as well
as a non-degreed summer program offered in a different city every year.
Over 2,500 students have attended classes there in the past 20 years.
The core curriculum includes space mission design & management, system
engineering, space science, and engineering fundamentals. Every year it
conducts a NASA-sponsored symposium with a different space-themed topic.
2006's was Luna Gaia.

So how does this relate to GeekDads? The answer is, pure inspiration.
While the description of the proposed habitat is extremely dry, it
addresses a number of issues like water reclamation, extracting oxygen
from moon rocks, and budgeting power gleaned from photovoltaic panels.
Stuff that, couched a different way, might actually be fascinating to
your average GeekKid. Why not sit down with some Legos or graph paper
and build your own lunar colony? One dome for growing plants, maybe. One
for storing your rover. You'll need a landing pad for crew rotations and
the (supposedly minimal) supply runs. Equipping your base with all the
essentials is a great way to teach kids about the necessities and
hazards of space exploration. If you're using Legos, the Lego Mars
Mission
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=lego%20mars%20mission&tag=jbge
ekdad-20&index=toys-and-games&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325>
line is great (though a bit militarized) because it has cool elements
like astronauts, domes, tubes, big knobby rover tires, and so on.
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Do you think it might be a bit risky to set up shop on the Moon?
Have you considered all the details and prioritized your List?
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http://bioastroroadmap.nasa.gov/index.jsp
Bioastronautics Roadmap

Introduction
http://bioastroroadmap.nasa.gov/introduction.jsp
16 teams of discipline-area experts identified and assessed 45 risks
that are associated with health, safety, and performance of crews during
space flight.
Risks were derived from deliberations by discipline experts and from
advisory committee reports.
Risks have been assessed by criteria including Risk Rating,
Countermeasures available etc.
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Reading Peter Eckart's "SPACEFLIGHT LIFE SUPPORT AND BIOSPHERICS."

Thinking I need a way to recycle some of the deposits of the two
Bichon-Frise dogs I am having to take care of. Then there are the baby
diapers from the daughters baby that seems to be spending a lot of time
with us.

Anyone for a Dry Toilet?
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Dry_20Toilet

Maybe a portable Plasama Waste Disposal system.
Not sure I have room for a commercial grade system.
http://www.plasmawastedisposal.com/

How about watching "Dirty Jobs" on cable for inspiration?
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/application2.html

Thanks for looking up with me.
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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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Larry Klaes passed info from Sky & Telescope on the beginning of
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50 Years of Satellite Tracking

October 11, 2007by Phil Rossoni

IBM staff member John P. (Gianpiero) Rossoni (left), the author's
father, stands with Project Moonwatch organizer Fred Whipple at the IBM
704's printer in the MIT Computation Center in October 1957.

Phil Rossoni Last week, on October 4th, the whole world took note of the
50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial
satellite. Today, the 11th, marks the anniversary of another Sputnik
event that also deserves notice � especially for the long-time Sky &
Telescope readers who helped to make it happen.

Full article here:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/10454107.html

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If you read the above article you will find this link to remembering
"Project Moonwatch. " - LRK -
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http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skytel/beyondthepage/9313906.html

Where were you on October 4, 1957? That�s the day, 50 years ago, when
the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
Even though they knew of the Soviets� plans, American officials found
themselves scrambling to track Earth�s new �moon.� A worldwide network
of tracking cameras wasn�t ready yet, but dedicated teams of amateur
astronomers � organized by the late Fred Whipple under Project Moonwatch
� were.

To compute the satellite�s orbit, scientists needed to know where and
when it crossed the sky from multiple locations. So each Moonwatch team
created an �optical fence� along the celestial meridian, with up to a
dozen observers using low-power, wide-field telescopes like the one
shown here. At one point, the project had enlisted about 5,000
volunteers and 230 teams worldwide.

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http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/
Moon Colony Blueprint
<http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2007/10/moon-colony-blu.html>
By John Baichtal

An international symposium of 30 space scientists have designed a
"closed loop" lunar habitat called Luna Gaia that is 90-95 percent self
sufficient. The symposium's 168-page report
<http://ssp06.isunet.edu/document/team_project/LunaGaia.pdf> sets down a
plan for an 11-person base to be located in Peary Crater
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peary_crater> at the lunar north pole.

The symposium is the product of the International Space University
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_University>. Around
since 1987, the ISU offers two Master's programs in Strasbourg as well
as a non-degreed summer program offered in a different city every year.
Over 2,500 students have attended classes there in the past 20 years.
The core curriculum includes space mission design & management, system
engineering, space science, and engineering fundamentals. Every year it
conducts a NASA-sponsored symposium with a different space-themed topic.
2006's was Luna Gaia.

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http://ssp06.isunet.edu/document/team_project/LunaGaia.pdf
(7 Mb, 168 p)
Luna Gaia - A closed-loop habitat for the Moon.
FINAL REPORT

International Space University
Summer Session Program 2006

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http://www.amazon.com/Spaceflight-Support-Biospherics-Technology-Library/dp/1881
883043
*Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics (Space Technology Library, V.
5) (Paperback)*
by Peter Eckart
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/002-3036433-8622460?%5Fenco
ding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Peter%20Eckart>
(Author)

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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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