TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND

Many folks would like to see us back on the Moon and developing its resources.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

W.W.W. MOON? The Why, What and When of a Permanent Manned Lunar Colony

As it happened I was checking out the web for problems in establishing a Lunar Colony and ran across one of my old blogs where Maurizio Morabito had made a comment.
http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/2007/03/lunar-habitat-habitable-or-not.html
Check out Maurizio's archived blog and read taking note of his reference links at the end of the blog.
It had been earlier presented at the Human Future and Space Symposium – 28 Apr 2004 – The British Interplanetary Society
(an edited version has been published in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 58, No. 3/4 March/April 2005, pp 131-137)
The aim of this presentation is to define the basic reasons, means and timescale for the establishment of a permanent, manned lunar settlement. Going beyond a review of the vast existing literature on the subject, the underlying goal is a call into action (=launches) to all people and organisations involved and interested in the exploration and use of the Moon:
· the BIS
· the Planetary Society
· all Moon-related Societies (such as the Artemis Society)
· every single Lunar and Planetary scientist and
· for reasons that frankly should be obvious to everyone, also the Mars Society
So I woke up this morning and it is April 15, 2017 and we aren't building on the Moon, YET. :-)
What did I say was needed to grow in the mind?
"MEME"  = THE MOON IS OUR NEXT INHABITED PLANET,
I am looking for more recent articles and I see that authors are still publishing and providing the WHAT is needed.  Not so sure on the WHEN it will happen and that is why I think we need ways to unleash the "MEME"  = THE MOON IS OUR NEXT INHABITED PLANET,
Paul Spudis of "The Once and Future MOON" has a blog that emphasis going to the Moon first and NOT Mars, to the point that some  say is repetitious and one sided.  His newer books are sometimes reviewed with that view as well.  That said, I think there are good points covered so here is the link to the blog and a YouTube presentation that is very clear and informative.  Have a look see.
 SpecialK | April 15, 2017 at 7:55 pm | Categories: Lunar Base Project | URL: http://wp.me/pYT74-6x
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Friday, April 14, 2017

The Planet Moon Project


Back in November of 2003 David Schrunk sent me a copy of a paper suggesting that when we go back to the Moon we should look at the south pole region of the Moon, up high, on a mountain ,where it would be possible to see back to Earth as well as get energy from the Sun almost continuously.

Lunar Reference Mission: Malapert Station (AAS 03-734)

We haven't made it back yet but the dream is still strong and ideas continue to develop.
David recently sent me a copy of a revised location for a possible lunar base and he and Madhu Thangavelu will have a spot in the ISDC2017 conference this May 25 - 29, 2017. where they will be available.

I am going to now go back and re-read their book, "THE MOON, Resources, Future Development, and Settlement."
https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Resources-Development-Settlement-Springer/dp/0387360557

Here is an Abstract and some links to related material.

The Planet Moon Project

Abstract
The resources of mankind are now sufficiently advanced to support the global human exploration and development of the Moon. This paper discusses the "Planet Moon Project", which portrays a vision to transform the Moon into an inhabited sister planet of the Earth in the 21st century. Beginning with small-scale, teleoperated in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) projects, electric power, communication, and transportation networks will be manufactured from lunar resources. These infrastructure networks will be field-tested and commissioned in the south polar region of the Moon, and permanent human outposts will then be established. Through several phases of development, the utility networks will grow, and the number of permanently inhabited bases will increase to include all areas of interest on the Moon. With long-term planning and prudent international coordination of resources, the responsible and beneficial conversion of the Moon into an inhabited sister planet of the Earth will thus become possible. - See more at: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/40479%28204%2992#sthash.lMDKY5Mj.dpuf
Source URL: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/40479%28204%2992The Planet Moon Project | Space 2000
Authors
David G. Schrunk; Retired Aerospace Engineer and Medical Doctor. Presently Chairman of the Science of Laws of Laws Institute, 14341 Horizon Court, Poway, CA 92064.E-mail: docscilaw@aol.com
Madhu Thangavelu; Adjunct Faculty, Schools of Architecture and Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. E-mail: 75030.1052@compuserve.com
Bonnie L. Cooper; Senior Engineer, Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston, TX.E-mail: bcooper@oss.oceaneering.com
Burton L. Sharpe; formerly, Head, Lunar Surface Experiment Operations Section, NASA-JSC. 1163 Crested View Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63146.E-mail: bsharpe416@aol.com
 Here is a link to  the ISDC2017 web site and the speakers that will be presenting.
I see that Madhu Thangavelu is presenting and that led to his bio and the link to the YouTube clip covers the information in a more visual form.
Madhu Thangavelu
Conductor, ASTE527 Space Concepts Studio
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Madhu Thangavelu conducts the ASTE527 graduate Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio in the Department of Astronautical Engineering within the Viterbi School of Engineering, and he is also a graduate thesis adviser in the School of Architecture at USC.
He holds degrees in both engineering and architecture and has contributed extensively to concepts in space architecture, especially dealing with extraterrestrial development. He is the author or co-author of over 70 technical papers in space architecture, lunar base design and human factors, and co-author of the book The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement(1999) published by John Wiley and Sons and second edition by Springer/Praxis in 2007.
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ASTE 527
Ultimate Vacation-Planet Moon Youtube Edition November 2016
I found this which presents some of the material.
NASA Future In-Space Operations: MOBIUS - Supersynchronous Earth Orbits for Lunar Missions
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Listen to podcast of "MOBIUS - Supersynchronous Earth Orbits for Lunar Missions" telecon:- Download the MP3 File.
- Download the presentation (PDF).
If you are interested in seeing us go back to the Moon these ideas may not be new.
They may even seem repetitious and lack meaning in that it has been a long time since Apollo 17 landed on the Moon.
Landing Date : December 19, 1972, 19:24:59 UTC
What I think might help make a return a reality is to present the vision in such a vivid, emotional way that it becomes a "MEME" that is taken in and becomes a working part of the subconscious. mind and will spread to others as if a virus.  :-)
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You  may have noticed some LUNATICS that have already been infected. :-)
Now, if you have not yet been infected, and are brave enough, strong enough, and have an imagination that is receptive to the "MEME"  = THE MOON IS OUR NEXT INHABITED PLANET, continue to search out and promote this vision.
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Stand tall, breath deep, and say, "THE MOON IS OUR NEXT INHABITED PLANET,"
Go to sleep each night with this closing thought.
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"THE MOON IS OUR NEXT INHABITED PLANET,"
With your permission I will do the same and see what I can see that will help to illuminate the vision and share what I find.
LRK
  1. meme
    [mēm]
    NOUN
    memes (plural noun)
    1. an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation
    A meme (/ˈmiË m/ MEEM), a neologism coined by Richard Dawkins,[1] is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture".[2] A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.[3]
SpecialK | April 13, 2017 at 11:34 pm | Categories: Back To The Moon | URL: http://wp.me/pYT74-3S
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the Moon

Swedish Institute of Space Physics goes back to the Moon
http://www.irf.se/link/irf_back_to_the_moon
'"On April 7, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics successfully delivered the flight model of the Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) instrument to the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China. The ASAN instrument will be launched at the end of 2018 onboard the Chinese Chang'e 4 mission to the Moon. Chang'e 4 consists of an orbiter, lander and rover."
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The Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) instrument on Chang'e 4. (Image Credit: IRF)
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Return to the Surface of the Moon
The ASAN instrument will mark the return of Swedish built scientific instruments to the lunar surface after the famous Hasselblad cameras used during the Apollo missions.
Ongoing Science
The ASAN instrument will allow a continuation of the very successful research initiated with the participation in the Indian Chandrayaan-1 mission with the SARA instrument. A wide range of ground breaking discoveries about the interaction of the solar wind with the lunar surface were made, including the first image of a mini-magnetosphere on the Moon. Many of the open questions raised by SARA measurements made from orbit, will find an answer with ground truth data obtained by the ASAN instrument.
PIO Contact:
Annelie Klint Nilsson
IRF Kiruna
+46 980 79076
press@irf.se
Science Contact:
Dr. Martin Wieser
IRF Kiruna
+46 980 79198
wieser@irf.se
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My thanks to LARRY KLAES who passed this information on the FPSPACE mailing list
FPSPACE@mail.friends-partners.org
http://lists.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo/fpspace
SpecialK | April 11, 2017 at 9:54 am | Categories: Back To The Moon | URL: http://wp.me/pYT74-3L
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