TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND

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

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Deep Space Industries Forms to Mine Asteroids

http://moonandback.com/2013/01/22/deep-space-industries-forms-to-mine-asteroids/

DSI - DEEP SPACE INDUSTRIES 
[If you can dream it, you can be it.]

I watched the live announcement and they indicated more will be up on the web soon.
I see the above link is now live. Mouse over the pop up menu in bottom left corner.
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Deep Space Industries Forms to Mine Asteroids 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A new commercial spaceflight company unveiled its plans today to mine asteroids. At the Santa Monica Museum of Flying, the group of entrepreneurs laid out their vision for a viable business case mining asteroids. Co-founder Rick Tumlinson, CEO David Gump, author Steven Covey and other members of the team gave presentations to the assembled press and interested parties.

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Earlier today from BBC NEWS - SCIENCE  & ENVIRONMENT
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New venture 'to mine asteroids'

By Paul RinconScience editor, BBC News website

A new venture is joining the effort to extract mineral resources on asteroids.
The announcement of plans by Deep Space Industries to exploit the rare metals present in the space rocks turns asteroid mining into a two-horse race.
The other venture, Planetary Resources, went public with its proposals last year.
Advocates of asteroid mining hope it could turn into a trillion-dollar business, but some scientists are highly sceptical of the idea.
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Rick Tumlinson of SPACE FRONTIER FOUNDATION Co-Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and now Co-Founder of DSI.
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Named one of the world’s top “Visionaries” and one the top one hundred most influential people in the space field by Space News, Rick Tumlinson is the Co-Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation, which has been called “pound for pound the most effective space organization on Earth.” From an old Texas family whose pioneering credits include helping start the Texas Rangers and fighting in the Alamo, Rick has spent his life fighting to open the space frontier. The son of an Air Force Sergeant and his English wife, he was educated primarily in England and Texas.

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David Gump - CEO DSI - Linkedin
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Current

CEO at Deep Space Industries Inc.

Past

President at Astrobotic Technology Inc.
President at Transformational Space Corp.
President at LunaCorp

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Is the mood right to have commercial enterprises to go to space quickly?

Back in 1983 I spent a few weekends selling new PCs that you had to hand wire cables to connect a monitor or a printer.

New products were offered, just place your order, send some money so they could then build the item, and wait and see if you got it before they went out of business. :-)

I remember ordering an early Epson MX-80 Dot Matrix Printer and waited a month and a half for it to be delivered to the "Digital Deli" store in Mountain View where I was moon-lighting while waiting to retire from the Navy.
[It is still out in the garage.  http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/AboutCorpHistory.jsp ]
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Mount A Lunar Expedition With Us... It’s The 21st Century.

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There are near-limitless numbers of asteroids and more being discovered every year. More than 1,500 are as easy to reach as the Moon and are in similar orbits as Earth. Asteroids are filled with precious resources, everything from water to platinum. Harnessing valuable minerals from a practically infinite source will provide stability on Earth, increase humanity’s prosperity, and help establish and maintain human presence in space.
Published on Apr 26, 2012
Doug King, President & CEO of the Museum of Flight, opens the launch press event for Planetary Resources, Inc. on April, 24, 2012 at the Museum of Flight's Charles Simonyi Space Gallery. Visit www.PlanetaryResources.com for more information.

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Monday, January 21, 2013

IMAX - Blue planet . 1080i - YouTube



This is 42 minutes and sounds really great if you wear stereo headphones.  (A bit quiet on my laptop speakers.)
Sometime back there was a push to film NASA missions in IMAX.  Some of the views are impressive. 

The message loud and clear is we all live on this BLUE PLANET and we are conducting an uncontrolled experiment that we have no idea what the outcome will be.

I know, 42 minutes is a long time to watch with no commercial breaks. :-)
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IMAX - Blue planet . 1080i - YouTube

This is an educational video "IMAX: The Earth", produced by the JPL and NASA. Uploaded for an introductory course on Astronomy. ASTR110 section 01, Ancilla College, Donaldson Indiana. Published under the Creative Commons License and in the Public Domain.


This movie is part of the collection: Community Video

Producer: JPL/NASA
Audio/Visual: sound
Keywords: astr110; astronomy; planetary system; garthus; JPL; NASA
Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

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I have not seen the IMAX film but if the same would proably have been quite immersive.
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Blue Planet is an IMAX film directed by Ben Burtt, and produced by the IMAX Space Technology corporation for the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, as well as Lockheed Corporation. Filmed with the cooperation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it was written, edited, and narrated by Toni Myers.[1][2]
Partially filmed from orbit during space shuttle missions, the film is about the planet Earth. The changes and constants are highlighted, and the film attempts to show how fragile and unique Earth is. Origins of the planet, how it has changed, what man's role in change is, and other issues are discussed. The film features footage that was filmed from space, underwater, computer animations based on satellite data, and a variety of views from the surface to illustrate the topics.[1]

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A DVD seems to be available from Amazon.com for $0.01 used. :-)
Some of the reviews of the copy were not that complementary and only for Region 1 - US and Canada.
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Blue Planet (IMAX) (2001)


Review

Amazon.com

The IMAX film Blue Planet offers an eloquent reminder--and a cautionary warning--that the planet Earth is a delicate living organism, constantly reshaped and rejuvenated by the awesome forces of nature. The film targets a grade-school audience but will prove informative to anyone fascinated by our home planet's evolution. Hurricanes, glaciers, volcanoes, thunderstorms, asteroid impacts, undersea furnace vents, and earthquakes are all explored as a system of interconnected forces that ensure the planet's survival. The difference between this and other nature films is that the Earth's delicacy is emphasized by stunning views from space, filmed in the IMAX format by NASA astronauts in orbit 200 miles above the Earth's surface. With astonishing clarity, this orbital perspective supports the film's ultimate purpose: to reveal the awesome beauty of the Earth, and to emphasize that we, the custodians of this miraculous gift, are also the greatest threat to the planet's delicate health. Proof of man's destructive influence offers a sobering reminder that our responsibility toward nature is perpetual, essential, and routinely abused.
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[hmmm, I enjoyed watching the educational video "IMAX: The Earth" at archive.org and the video says "IMAX - Blue planet . 1080i - YouTube" so not sure if it is the same as the DVD or theater IMAX versions so your viewing may vary. - LRK -]
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Maybe looking at burning jungles and muddy rivers is boring and talking about thin smoggy atmosphere is not exciting.  

I thought lightning from space was striking and thunderstorms in stereo are impressive. 

Flying over a meteor crater shows you what can and has happened.

Custodians of this BLUE PLANET are we to be?

Oh well, I can just move off planet.  OH OH OH maybe not yet, 
Will someone look up for me. Anyone see the transporter?
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Coral reef fish danger - Blue Planet - BBC Environment



Uploaded on Jan 9, 2009
BBC 'Blue Planet - Deep Trouble' team explain the environmental dangers facing the world's shallow waters. With high demands for rare species of fish, coral reefs are in danger of being fished out and deserted. Brilliant natural world video.
4:03 min
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Planet Earth, Deep Blue, Blue Planet
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A Short Film Looks at “the Overview Effect”

http://moonandback.com/2013/01/15/a-short-film-looks-at-the-overview-effect/

Most of us will not get a chance to orbit Earth in space but others have and the view from space can change their perspective of what it means a member of spaceship Earth.

One group that would like more of us to experience this "Overview Effect" has shared this Vimeo short film.
It is only 19 minutes and I hope you enjoy the view.
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A Short Film Looks at “the Overview Effect”

How are astronauts affected when they gain the perspective of looking at the Earth from space? On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.
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Will follow with more from the Planetary Collective and link to the video.
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OVERVIEW

Released 7th December 2012

At the end of 2011, we filmed a short documentary about astronauts’ experiences in space called OVERVIEW, due for release in the last quarter of 2012. The film is both a stand-alone short film and a prelude to CONTINUUM, introducing many of the key ideas expanded upon in the feature documentary.

SYNOPSIS

Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the ‘overview effect’ as an experience that has transformed their perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it, and enabled them to perceive it as our shared home, without boundaries between nations or species.
OVERVIEW is a short film that will explore this perspective through interviews with astronauts who have experienced the overview effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for humanity as a whole, and especially its relevance to how we meet the tremendous challenges facing our planet at this time.
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The link at vimeo
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Planetary Collective

OVERVIEW

from  PLUS 1 month ago
On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.
The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment.

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If you go to this link you will see our Blue Marble and you can mouse over the OVERVIEW title and get more information should you like read.
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OVERVIEW

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If you enjoyed the video you might want to learn about The Overview Institute.

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The Overview Institute

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Are you convinced, we are space travelers on Spaceship Earth and we should learn more about where we are going?  
Look out the view port and marvel. 
Look, look, did you see that?
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Planetary Collective is a group of filmmakers, visual media creatives and thinkers who work with cosmologists, ecologists and philosophers to explore some of the big questions facing our planet at this time.

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Planetary Collective PLUS

Joined 3 years ago / Planet Earth

Look Deeper
We Are Planetary
planetarycollective.com

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