From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Wed Sep 29 00:01:26 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:01:26 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Risky events - Earth or Sea or Stars Message-ID: Good evening. While watching the second session of NASA Administrator's Symposium: "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," we had a 5.9 Earthquake. While my chair was rocking, the speaker at Monterey was startled. An appropriate accent to the subject of risk, and just 4 times the distance from here to the Moon, the asteroid 4179 Toutatis is passing by. :-) - LRK - http://news.com.com/Calif.+earthquake+shakes+up+Web/2100-1038_3-5387495.html http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/ http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/nort hern_california/9782447.htm?1c http://www.axcessnews.com/national_092804b.shtml http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040928/APA/409280 831&cachetime=5 Reminder - Tomorrow morning - SpaceShipOne first X-Prize flight. - LRK - -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ snip First X-Prize flight scheduled for September 29, 2004 For information about the X-Prize flights (press inquiries, news updates, ticket information, etc.) please visit the Ansari X-Prize website. http://web1-xprize.primary.net/launch.php snip SpaceShipOne Makes History: First Private Manned Mission to Space "Mojave, CA: The world witnessed the dawn of a new space age today, as investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and Scaled Composites launched the first private manned vehicle beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The successful launch demonstrated that the final frontier is now open to private enterprise." (READ MORE) http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/062104-2.htm Multimedia: * Videos http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/video.htm * Photos http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/gallery/june21 -------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceShipOne will attempt the first of two flights Wednesday morning that would win the $10 million Ansari X Prize. The privately managed mission is a milestone prelude to space tourism. See SPACE.com's live webcast, with streaming cockpit video! Plus reporter's updates from the Mojave Airport before, during and after the flight. Get crew and flight information now, and watch the live video webcast starting at 9 a.m. EST (6 a.m. PST) Wednesday. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize_full_coverage.html -------------------------------------------------------------- ADD TO THAT, VIRGIN GALACTIC PLANS TO BUILD SPACECRAFT TO HELP DEVELOP THE SPACE TOURISM INDUSTRY BY USING SPACESHIPONE CRAFT AS A MODEL. - LRK - Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== http://www.virgingalactic.com/index.html http://www.virgingalactic.com/whatis.html Virgin Galactic is a company established by Richard Branson's Virgin Group to undertake the challenge of developing space tourism for everybody. Virgin Galactic will own and operate privately built spaceships, modelled on the history-making SpaceShipOne craft. These spaceships will allow affordable sub-orbital space tourism for the first time in our history. Due to the unique technology developed by Burt Rutan, this space craft design has overcome the difficult issues of re-entry into the earth's atmosphere faced by so many designers trying to create efficient, re-usable space vehicles. We believe that it is in mankind's interest to develop our knowledge and understanding as well as access to space. Every customer of Virgin Galactic will be helping the development of a new generation of space craft. Designs for the Virgin Galactic craft are progressing on a weekly basis at Rutan's base in Mojave, California and by early 2005 the final design for the maiden Virgin Galactic ship, the VSS (Virgin SpaceShip) Enterprise, should be signed-off. What will follow will be a concerted Research and Development programme to earn the craft their qualification to carry some of the world's first scheduled space tourists. Safety is paramount. It is planned to have multiple levels of redundancy on key systems in order to achieve a very robust system in every phase of flight. Virgin's experience in aviation, adventure, luxury travel and cutting-edge design will be vital in contributing to the design of the spaceship, the smooth operation of the spaceline and creating an unforgettable experience unlike any other available to mankind. "We've always had a dream of developing a space tourism business and Paul Allen's vision, combined with Burt Rutan's technological brilliance, have brought that dream a step closer to reality. The deal with Mojave Aerospace Ventures is just the start of what we believe will be a new era in the history of mankind, one day making the affordable exploration of space by human beings a real possibility." Richard Branson ============================================================== TONIGHT - REPLAY OF THE NASA Administrator's Symposium: "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," - LRK - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html NASA Television can be seen in the continental United States on AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, Transponder 9, 3880 MHz, vertical polarization, audio at 6.8 MHz. If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, NASA TV can now be seen on AMC-7, at 137 degrees west longitude, Transponder 18, at 4060 MHz, vertical polarization, audio at 6.8 MHz. The programs listed below are changes to the general NASA Television schedule. All programs subject to change without notice. All times are Eastern U.S. time. September 2004 Daily Programming 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Expedition/ISS Commentary - JSC (Updates on the ISS Mission and Expedition Crews) (Replays at 7 p.m., 11 p.m., and 7 a.m. the following day) 12 p.m. - 1 p.m - NASA TV Video File (NASA Newsfeed for Broadcast Media) (Replays at 3, 6, and 10 p.m. Also 12, 6, and 10 a.m.) **ALL PROGRAMS MAY BE PRE-EMPTED OR RESCHEDULED WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE** September September 28, Tuesday 5 p.m. - NASA Administrator's Symposium: "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," Session Three - "Space" - AMES/HQ September 29, Wednesday 1 a.m. - Replay of NASA Administrator's Symposium; "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," Session Three - "Space" - HQ (Replay/Recorded 9/28/04) 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Ansari X Prize Competition from Mojave Test Flight Center - HQ (Feed of Space Ship One test flight) September 30, Thursday 8 a.m. - Replay of NASA Administrator's Symposium; "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," Session One - "Earth" - HQ (Replay/Recorded 9/27/04) 1 p.m. - Replay of NASA Administrator's Symposium; "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," Session Two - "Sea" - HQ (Replay/Recorded 9/28/04) 5 p.m. - Replay of NASA Administrator's Symposium; "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," Session Three - "Space" - HQ (Replay/Recorded 9/28/04) snip ============================================================== Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:03:56 -0400 (EDT) From: NASANews at hq.nasa.gov Subject: LARGE ASTEROID WILL ZOOM SAFELY PAST EARTH WEDNESDAY Sender: owner-press-release at spinoza.public.hq.nasa.gov To: undisclosed-recipients:; Gretchen Cook-Anderson Headquarters, Washington Sept. 28, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-0836) D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/393-9011) RELEASE: 04-319 LARGE ASTEROID WILL ZOOM SAFELY PAST EARTH WEDNESDAY A mountain-sized asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:35 a.m. EDT tomorrow. Although asteroid 4179 Toutatis will come no closer than four times the distance between the Earth and the moon(approximately 961,000), this will be the closest approach of any known asteroid of comparable size this century. "This is the closest Toutatis will come for another 500 years, and its orbit is very well known," said Dr. Don Yeomans of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif., manager of NASA's Near Earth Objects Program Office. "What this fly-by provides is an opportunity to study one of our closest solar system neighbors," he said. "While we have done radar observations on this particular asteroid before, this is the closest it has come since at least the twelfth century " said Dr. Steve Ostro, a scientist at JPL. "We will use the huge dish in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to refine our knowledge of its physical characteristics and its trajectory," he said. Named after an obscure Celtic and Gallic god, Toutatis, the yam-shaped space rock measures 1.92 kilometers (1.2 miles) by 2.29 kilometers (1.4 miles) by 4.6 kilometers (2.9 miles). Toutatis has one of the strangest rotation states observed in the solar system. Instead of spinning around a single axis, as do the planets and the vast majority of asteroids, it "tumbles" somewhat like a football after a botched pass. Its rotation is the result of two different types of motion with periods of 5.4 and 7.3 Earth days that combine in such a way that Toutatis's orientation, with respect to the solar system, never repeats. When the asteroid flies past Earth, it will be traveling at approximately 39,600 kilometers per hour (24,550 mph). Toutatis has not passed this close to Earth since the twelfth century, and it will not be this close again until 2562. Toutatis was discovered in 1989. Arecibo Observatory is operated by Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation, with support from NASA. To view a computer model of asteroid Toutatis on the Internet, visit: http://reason.jpl.nasa.gov/~ostro/ToutatisHires.mov and http://reason.jpl.nasa.gov/~ostro/ToutatisHires.avi For more information about near Earth objects on the Internet, visit: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ For information about NASA on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040928/bc043e53/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 27 01:57:22 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:57:22 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] 'A tunnel to the moon' Message-ID: Good evening. This is the week for a flight to space by a civilian company. Will the X-Prize ring be grasped from the edge of space? - LRK - -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ snip First X-Prize flight scheduled for September 29, 2004 For information about the X-Prize flights (press inquiries, news updates, ticket information, etc.) please visit the Ansari X-Prize website. http://web1-xprize.primary.net/launch.php snip SpaceShipOne Makes History: First Private Manned Mission to Space "Mojave, CA: The world witnessed the dawn of a new space age today, as investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and Scaled Composites launched the first private manned vehicle beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The successful launch demonstrated that the final frontier is now open to private enterprise." (READ MORE) http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/062104-2.htm Multimedia: * Videos http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/video.htm * Photos http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/gallery/june21 -------------------------------------------------------------- We drove by on our way to Las Vegas not long ago. Just a road across the desert. Highway 58 wraps around the area. You can see some of the airplane companies from the road, both alive and dead. Hard to think this could be the next SpacePort. - LRK - -------------------------- ANSARI X PRIZE: "Launch Schedule EVENT TICKETS AND PARKING PASSES AVAILABLE ONSITE! SEE YOU IN MOJAVE! September 29th launch currently scheduled for approximately 6:00 A.M. P.S.T. Mojave Civilian Flight Test Center http://www.mojaveairport.com/ Address: Mojave Airport 1434 Flight Line Mojave, CA 93501 http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&s earchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=1434+Flight+Line&city=Mojave&sta te=CA&zipcode=93501&search=++Search++ Scaled Composites Inc: 661-824-4541 1624 Flight Line # 78 Mojave, CA 93501, US http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&lati tude=RcogHLJWsnw%3d&longitude=ugCrZeXl9tOcrLg9nikbRg%3d%3d&name=Scaled%20Com posites%20Inc&countryid=250&country=US&address=1624%20Flight%20Line%20%23%20 78&city=Mojave&state=CA&zipcode=93501&phone=661%2d824%2d4541&cat=Scaled%20Co mposites&spurl=0&searchtype=GenSearch -------------------------- -------------------------- http://www.co.kern.ca.us/gsd/kgov/internettv.asp Internet Television (KGOV-Live) You can watch the current KGOV broadcast from your computer, via a feature called KGOV-Live. In order to use KGOV-Live, you must first install RealOne Player version 8 or higher on your computer. -------------------------- Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/world/9762570.htm Posted on Sun, Sep. 26, 2004 'A tunnel to the moon' Next step to future will be taken in desert outpost By BOB KEEFE COX NEWS SERVICE MOJAVE, Calif. - The Mojave Airport is an unassuming collection of old runways and dusty tin buildings. Planes and parts of planes - fighter jets, crop dusters, outdated commercial airliners - sit like ghosts in a desert graveyard. The little airport has no regular passenger traffic, but it's becoming known as the hub for space travel's future. On Wednesday, the first commercial rocket ever piloted by a non-military astronaut is scheduled to take a second brief trip from Mojave to beyond the Earth's atmosphere. SpaceShipOne, as it's called, made its maiden voyage to the stars from here in June, helping reignite a worldwide interest in private space travel that has been compared to beginning of commercial flight. Rocket companies abound But the company that built SpaceShipOne, Scaled Composites Inc., is only one of several rocket designers here shooting for the stars. Not far from Scaled Composites is Xcor Aerospace Inc., which is building rocket engines it hopes to sell to commercial space companies. Also nearby is Interorbital Systems, which is offering promotional $250,000 tickets for a week in space orbit, even though its first ship isn't expected to be complete before 2006. Space Launch Corp., meanwhile, is building a rocket plane that could be used to launch small satellites. In all, nine companies are working on space-related projects at Mojave, according to airport officials. Those who have been to the airport known to pilots as "Mojo" say it really does have a lot going for it. "You never expect by looking at it that this is where the next space age is being born, but it is," said George Whitesides, executive director of the National Space Society, a Washington, D.C. group that promotes civilian space travel. "It's a very special place that I think history is going to remember." What makes the 1940s-era former naval air station 100 miles north of Los Angeles the place to be is "location, location, location," said airport manager Stuart Witt, echoing the old real estate mantra. Perfect weather for flying Edwards Air Force Base, where military flight testing has its roots, is a next-door neighbor. China Lake, where the Navy does bombing training, is not far away. Hundred-degree heat and little rainfall have limited residential development, but make for great conditions for flying. With airspace that's restricted from regular air traffic because of military flights nearby, Mojave has what Witt calls "a tunnel to the moon" where commercial rocket companies are free to try creating the next space jetliner. Already a hot spot for civilian flight testing, Mojave in June was designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as the nation's first inland "spaceport." The designation could help make it easier for companies to launch rocket ships and someday send passengers into space. The people behind Mojave's commercial space projects are an eclectic collection of space cowboys and colorful characters. Some are hard and weathered like the desert itself, while others are out-of-town billionaires who have more money than they can ever spend. SpaceShipOne's financier, for instance is Paul Allen, a Microsoft Corp. co-founder who can travel to Mojave from his Seattle-area home on any of his personal collection of airplanes. The rocket ship's creator is legendary airplane designer and engineer Burt Rutan. Interorbital Systems, on the other hand, is run by a husband-and-wife team who are trying to pay the bills by selling, along with the advance tickets to space, NASCAR-style ads on rocket ships and spacesuits and annual memberships in the Pacific Rocket Society. $10 million at stake Like Scaled Composites, some of the companies at Mojave are planning to compete for the biggest prize in commercial space rocketry. Sponsors of the Ansari X Prize promise $10 million to the owner of the first private spaceship capable of launching three people into suborbital flight on two consecutive flights within two weeks. The prize, created in an effort to jump-start commercial space travel, is modeled after aviation prizes such as the $25,000 competition that led to Charles Lindbergh's 1927 historic transatlantic flight in the "Spirit of St. Louis." Mojave Airport's Voyager Restaurant is named after another record-setting airplane, built by Burt Rutan and flown by his brother Dick and co-pilot Jeana Yeager around the world in 1986. The nine-day trip was the first ever nonstop flight around the world without refueling. Today at the Voyager, Mojave's space junkies are talking shop over chicken wings and beer while TVs play videos of the historic flight. They bad-mouth NASA for what they say is overspending for too few accomplishments, and dream of a world when commercial space flight is as common as commercial air travel is today. "There's always space talk about who's doing what and who's going to fly the next mission," said Dick Rutan, who in addition to helping his brother also has worked as a test pilot for Xcor and other companies. "It's awful interesting being real close to all of this, but it's also fun to sit back and hear all the pronouncements versus (seeing) all the reality," he said. There have been flops at Mojave, and almost certainly there will be more. Rotary Rocket Co., for instance, tried to build a pear-shaped rocket at Mojave that would initially be lifted with a helicopter-style rotor before blasting off into space. But the company ran out of money for its Roton rocket ship. Two years ago, Xcor acquired much of its assets and technology. Failures, though, are part of the lore and nature of flight. What's important, almost anyone at Mojave will tell you, is that the spirit of flight - and now space travel - lives on despite the occasional flop. "It's the 'Field of Dreams' concept," said airport manager Whitt. "What everybody here shares in common is the attitude that it's OK to think big and take risks." -------------------------------------------------------------- ? 2004 The Sun Herald and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.sunherald.com ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040927/0407ca1e/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Fri Sep 24 23:49:11 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:49:11 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] ADMINISTRATOR'S SYMPOSIUM EXAMINES EXPLORATION AND RISK Message-ID: Good day. Yesterday Fred Becker asked me if the Administrators Symposium being held next Monday at Monterey CA. was open to the public. I had not heard about the symposium and the only reference I could find then was the one Fred gave me from SpaceRef.com - http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=3121 They have a Calendar of Events at - http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/ - Lots of Events - LRK - Just got back from a trip up the road and in looking at my e-mails, see one from Ames that announces the symposium. Copied them both as their formatting is a bit different and maybe you will catch something in one that you didn't see in the other. Added links in the Ames post. - LRK - Monterey is an hour south of Ames and several hours from Tracy. Have other obligations so won't try to go in person. Sounds like it is a video conference that would be viewable on the web by all of you. 5:30 EDT would be 2:30 PDT, 12:00 EDT would be 9:00 PDT. I told Fred that I have listened to Chris McKay and Penny Boston at the Mars Terraforming workshop a couple of years back. Penny works with slim in caves made by microscopic organisims that don't like oxygen. These guys eat rock. Something you could use on Mars to get some of the elements back to the surface. (no plate techtonics to up turn rock, so go eat it.) A LOT OF IDEAS ON HOW ONE MIGHT MAKE MARS HABITABLE. JUST A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME. Look at the names in the video coming up and then some of the names at this conference. - LRK - http://spot.colorado.edu/~marscase/cfm/pgm.html This is the two day Mars terraforming conference I snuck in. - LRK - http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/releases/2000/00_68AR.html This was a more recent Mars Terraforming debate held at Ames that I didn't make either. (something about driving 60 miles over the hill from Tracy to Ames.) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/informal/features/N_Star-Studded_M ars_Debate.html See the names of the players. - LRK - http://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/research.cfm More players. - LRK - http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/ Astrobiology Portal http://www.astrobio.net/ Astrobiology Magazine Interesting set of participants. I listened to Steve Squyres at Foothill College before the launch of the rovers and watched him on our cable TV about the problems with working on a mission for such a long time just to get to the launch. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/minu-trans.html I would like to hear Harrison Schmidt in person. Ron Wells, up the road at UC Berkeley, is working with him on a book and has done a lot of work on the Apollo 17 portion of the ALSJ. Thanks Ron. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/Rwells.htm One other thought about the topics and participants. I attended a conference at Ames, also a while back, that was on extremes. Those scientists that are working in our oceans and going to cold places had to put up with hardships for equipment and personnel. Since the Deep Space launching type of scientists didn't have all that many missions going, they tought it would be good to get a lot of folks together from different disciplines and share ideas. http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/extremes/ Somehow I get the feeling that these video presentations might be sort of a recap of these meetings and a way to share those ideas with the general public. If you get a chance to log on to NASA TV next Monday and Tuesday, you might see what they have produced. It looks like the general NASA TV weekly schedule has the noon time and 5:00 p.m. EDT blocked for videos and educational films. - LRK - One last note here - GOOGLE found http://www1.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/sep/HQ_n04151_risk_symposium.html While looking up a reference to Chris McKay. Logged it on the http://KelloggSerialReports.blogspot.com Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== NASA Administrator's Symposium symposium, "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars" Have you ever been into space, in a research submarine, or been a part of a remote polar research base? Whether it's exploring the depths of our oceans or reaching the top of our highest mountains, great feats often involve great risk. During a special symposium hosted by Administrator Sean O'Keefe, NASA examines the similarities between space exploration and other terrestrial expeditions with the help of some of the best known explorers in the world, including mountain climbers, deep sea explorers, scientists and science fiction writers. The discussions also will include NASA astronauts, other notable aeronautics and deep space explorers. The symposium, "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," will be carried live Sept. 27-28 on NASA TV and webcast on www.nasa.gov from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Sessions and participants: Monday, Sept. 27 - 5:30 p.m. EDT Session One - Earth Moderator: Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist, NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC), Calif. * Ed Viesturs, American High-altitude Mountaineer * Penny Boston, Director of Cave and Karst Studies, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology * Dale Andersen, Astrobiologist, Antarctic/Artic researcher, SETI Institute * Nathalie Cabrol, Planetary Geologist, ARC, SETI Institute * Bill Stone, President, Stone Aerospace * David Roberts, Writer specializing in mountain climbing, adventure, and archaeology Tuesday, Sept. 28 - 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Session Two - Sea Moderator: David Halpern, Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy * John Chatterton, Professional Diver, featured in the book, Shadow Divers * Sylvia Earle, Founder and Chairman, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research * Jean Michel Cousteau, President, Ocean Futures Society * Mike Gernhardt, NASA astronaut * James Cameron, Academy Award winning director, undersea explorer * Laurence Bergreen, author, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Session Three - The Stars Moderator: John Grunsfeld, NASA Chief Scientist and astronaut * Harrison Schmidt, former NASA astronaut * Shannon Lucid, NASA astronaut * Steve Squyres, Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, Scientific Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover mission * Jim Garvin, NASA Chief Scientist for Mars and the moon * John Mather, James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center * Graham Yost, Writer/Director, From the Earth to the Moon Times and participants are subject to change. See the NASA TV schedule on the Internet for the latest updates. NASA TV is available in the continental United States on AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, Transponder 9, 3880 MHz, vertical polarization, audio at 6.8 MHz. If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, NASA TV is on AMC-7, at 137 degrees west longitude, Transponder 18, at 4060 MHz, vertical polarization, and audio at 6.8 MHz. For more information about NASA TV or to watch the events on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Theme Date 09/27/04 - 09/28/04 Location Monterey, CA, US Web Address http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html ============================================================== MESSAGE FROM NASA HEADQUARTERS - Ames email - LRK - Point of contact: David Steitz, Public Affairs, 202/358-1730 --------------------------------------------------------- - Ames email - see if I can't add a link or two about the participants - LRK - ADMINISTRATOR'S SYMPOSIUM EXAMINES EXPLORATION AND RISK During a special symposium hosted by Administrator Sean O'Keefe, NASA will examine the similarities between space exploration and other terrestrial expeditions with the help of some of the best known explorers in the world, including mountain climbers, deep sea explorers, scientists and science fiction writers. The discussions also will include NASA astronauts, other notable aeronautics and deep space explorers. The symposium, "Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars," will be carried live Sept. 27-28 on NASA HQ Channel 3 and webcast on http://www.nasa.gov/ntv from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Times and participants are subject to change. See the NASA TV schedule on the Internet for the latest updates. SESSIONS AND PARTICIPANTS Monday, Sept. 27 - 5:30 p.m. EDT Session One: Earth Moderator: Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist, NASA's Ames Research Center http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/workshops/1996/astrobiology/speakers/mckay_ c/mckay_c_bio.html Ed Viesturs, American High-altitude Mountaineer http://www.edviesturs.com/ Penny Boston, Director of Cave and Karst Studies, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology http://www.ees.nmt.edu/boston/ Dale Andersen, Astrobiologist, Antarctic/Artic researcher, SETI Institute http://www.astrobiology.com/asc2002/abstract.html?ascid=146 Nathalie Cabrol, Planetary Geologist, ARC, SETI Institute http://pokey.arc.nasa.gov/~ncabrol/ Bill Stone, President, Stone Aerospace http://www.geo.utexas.edu/zacaton/3D_Mapping/3-D%20mapping.htm http://www.usdct.org/mapper.htm http://www.usdct.org/personnel/stone.htm http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20020828minerobot0828p2.asp David Roberts, Writer specializing in mountain climbing,adventure, and archaeology http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=51 http://www.anchoragepress.com/archives/document4191-2.html Tuesday, Sept. 28 - 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Session Two: Sea Moderator: David Halpern, Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy http://www.coaltechnologies.com/2004%20Program.htm http://www.uwa.edu.au/media/statements/2003/april/high_powered_symposium_on_ was_water_at_uwa_(30_april) http://www.usgcrp.gov/irc/members.html John Chatterton, Professional Diver, featured in the book, Shadow Divers http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-lihist053881952jul05,0,4911857.st ory http://www.bestpub.com/bookstore2.asp?Category=Wreck/TreasureDiving Sylvia Earle, Founder and Chairman, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research http://www.oceantechnology.org/board_of_directors.htm http://www.divernet.com/profs/earl1196.htm Jean Michel Cousteau, President, Ocean Futures Society http://www.oceanfutures.org/jmc/bio.asp Mike Gernhardt, NASA astronaut http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gernhard.html James Cameron, Academy Award winning director, undersea explorer http://www.astrobio.net/news/article813.html http://www.canoe.ca/JamMoviesArtistsC/cameron_james.html http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghosts_of_the_abyss/about.php James Cameron's company, Breakpoint Media, has prepared an edited version of the movie For All Mankind for downloading in Microsoft Windows Media. It may be found at http://www.breakpointmedia.com/. Laurence Bergreen, author, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0066211735 http://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm?page=author&authorID=955 Session Three: The Stars Moderator: John Grunsfeld, NASA Chief Scientist and astronaut http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/grunsfel.html http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/sep/HQ_03280_Grunsfeld.html Harrison Schmidt, former NASA astronaut http://www.oasis-nss.org/articles/2002/12/apollo17-gounley.html http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0210/p02s02-usgn.htm http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/neep602/LEC1/trip.html Shannon Lucid, NASA astronaut http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lucid.html http://www.space.com/news/lucid_promo_020212.html Steve Squyres, Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, Scientific Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover mission http://astro.cornell.edu/people/facstaff-detail.php?pers_id=112 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/mission.html Jim Garvin, NASA Chief Scientist for Mars and the moon http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/mar/HQ_N04038_rover_press_brfg.html http://denali.gsfc.nasa.gov/personal_pages/garvin/garvin.html John Mather, James Webb Space Telescope Senior Project Scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/hubble_future_030610.html http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ http://www.stsci.edu/jwst/ Graham Yost, Writer/Director, From the Earth to the Moon http://www.donniewahlberg.com/mercurynews11202.htm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120570/ ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040924/32cee39a/attachment.htm From lkellogg at mail.arc.nasa.gov Thu Sep 23 12:31:39 2004 From: lkellogg at mail.arc.nasa.gov (Larry Kellogg) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:31:39 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] NASA * SCHOOL YEAR TWO CLASS ACTS * ROVER MISSIONS RENEWED * SHOWING IN A THEATRE NEAR YOU Message-ID: Good day. Long subject line suggested from three NASANews postings, which I have copied below. In the public eye with something longer than a sound byte, should help get folks excited about going to space. If you know of other public space related events from around the World, let me know. Will be glad to share. This going to space should be as popular as a YoYo, well today probably a cell phone or an iPod. I remember sending away with my Wheaties box top and a dime for the mysterious "Dragon's Eye" ring that glowed with green luminescence in the dark. Aaah the age of Radio. Now you will just have to put up with me on the Internet. :-) - LRK - http://historytogo.utah.gov/tuning.html What prize should I offer for going to space? - LRK - http://www.kelloggserialreports.net/ http://www.kelloggserialreports.net/LarryKelloggReports.htm Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:12:10 -0400 (EDT) From: NASANews at hq.nasa.gov Subject: NASA BEGINS SCHOOL YEAR WITH TWO CLASS ACTS Sender: owner-press-release at spinoza.public.hq.nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington September 21, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1726) RELEASE: 04-309 NASA BEGINS SCHOOL YEAR WITH TWO CLASS ACTS Two NASA education programs, to inspire the next generation of explorers, have launched for the new school year. They are open for applications and proposals. Schools from across the country are eligible to apply online for an opportunity to partner with the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) Program. NES is designed to bring mathematics, science, technology and engineering learning to educators, students and families. NASA also released a cooperative agreement notice for the informal education community, with an opportunity to compete for funding support to host focus groups for the NASA Explorer Institutes (NEI) Program. "Students participating in classroom and informal education institute activities are the discoverers, space explorers and inventors of tomorrow. Their future role is vital in order to ensure our nation's technological and space exploration goals become a reality," said Dr. Adena Williams Loston, NASA's Chief Education Officer. "These two programs personify NASA's commitment to foster learning environments that will inspire young people to understand and protect our home planet, seize opportunities to venture to the moon, Mars and new worlds beyond." Each spring, a three-year partnership is established between the agency and 50 new NASA Explorer School teams. More than 100 teams of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities from 46 states have participated. NASA invites the selected teams to work with education specialists from agency centers to spark innovative science, mathematics and technology instruction aimed at students in grades four through nine. NES teams acquire new teaching resources and technology tools using NASA's unique content, experts and other resources. The deadline for submission of NES applications is January 31, 2005. The NEI Program's focus groups assemble experts from the informal education community to assist NASA with developing engaging experiences, opportunities, materials and information for use by science centers, museums, planetariums, libraries, parks, aquaria, nature centers, botanical gardens and youth groups across the nation. NASA anticipates up to 10 NEI focus groups will be funded through this solicitation, at a maximum funding level of $50,000 per project. Proposals must be received by November 12, 2004. To view the 2005 NES application on the Internet, visit: http://explorerschools.nasa.gov For information on the cooperative agreement notice and NASA Explorer Institutes, visit: http://education.nasa.gov/divisions/informal/overview/F_path finder_explorer_institute.html For information about NASA education programs on the Internet, visit: http://education.nasa.gov For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- ======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:11:42 -0400 (EDT) From: NASANews at hq.nasa.gov Subject: ROVER MISSIONS RENEWED AS MARS EMERGES FROM BEHIND SUN Sender: owner-press-release at spinoza.public.hq.nasa.gov Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington Sept. 21, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1547) Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-6278) RELEASE: 04-307 ROVER MISSIONS RENEWED AS MARS EMERGES FROM BEHIND SUN As NASA's Spirit and Opportunity resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working. Both rovers successfully completed their primary three-month missions on the surface of Mars in April and have already added about five months of bonus exploration during the first extension of their missions. "Spirit and Opportunity appear ready to continue their remarkable adventures," said Andrew Dantzler, solar system division director at NASA Headquarters, Washington. "We're taking advantage of that good news by adding more support for the teamwork here on Earth that's necessary for operating the rovers." Neither rover drove during a 12-day period this month, while radio transmissions were unreliable because of the sun's position between the two planets. Daily planning and commanding of rover activities recommenced Monday for Opportunity and today for Spirit. "It is a relief to get past this past couple of weeks," said Jim Erickson, project manager for both rovers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif. "Not only were communications disrupted, but the rovers were also going through the worst part of Mars southern-hemisphere winter from a solar-energy standpoint." "Although Spirit and Opportunity are well past warranty, they are showing few signs of wearing out," Erickson said. "We really don't know how long they will keep working, whether days or months. We will do our best to continue getting the maximum possible benefit from these great national resources." Rovers' science team members will spend less time at JPL during the second mission extension. They are able to attend daily planning meetings by teleconferencing from their home institutions in several states and in Europe. "All 150 science team members and collaborators have been provided the tools to be able to participate remotely," said JPL's Dr. John Callas, science manager for the rover project.Workstations researchers used at JPL are at their home institutions. Planning tools include video feeds, workstation display remote viewing, and audio conferencing. Besides reducing costs, remote operations allow scientists to spend more time at home. "We get back to more normal lives, back to our families, and we still get to explore Mars every day," said Dr. Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., principal investigator. Another change in operations is a shift from seven days per week to five days per week from October through December. This accommodates a temporary trim of about 20 percent in the project's engineering team to about 100 members. The rovers' reduced energy supply, during the rest of the Martian winter, makes the inactive days valuable for recharging batteries. By January, the energy situation will have improved for the solar-powered rovers, provided they are still operating. The team size will rebound to support daily operations. As Mars emerges from behind the sun, Spirit is partway up the west spur of highlands called the "Columbia Hills," a drive of more than 3 kilometers (2 miles) from its landing site. Opportunity is inside stadium-size "Endurance Crater," headed toward the base of a stack of exposed rock layers in "Burns Cliff," and a potential exit route on the crater's south side. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Images and additional information about the project are available on the Web at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov http://athena.cornell.edu For information about NASA programs on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- ======= Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:47:32 -0400 (EDT) From: NASANews at hq.nasa.gov Subject: NASA IS SHOWING IN A THEATRE NEAR YOU Sender: owner-press-release at spinoza.public.hq.nasa.gov To: undisclosed-recipients:; Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington Sept. 21, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1726) Kimberly Land Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. (Phone: 757/864-9885) Lauren Leff Regal CineMedia, Inc., New York (Phone: 212/931-8107) RELEASE: 04-304 NASA IS SHOWING IN A THEATRE NEAR YOU As moviegoers wait in line to purchase tickets at Regal Entertainment Group (REG) theatres across the country, they will also get a lesson in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as NASA becomes part of the movie preview line up. REG theatres, including Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres nationwide, have added NASA programming to their lobby-advertising venue. Through a partnership with NASA's Langley Research Center (LaRC) Center for Distance Learning, Hampton, Va., one-minute newsbreaks are being shown on 42-inch plasma screens nationally in REG theatre lobbies. The programming is from NASA's Kids Science News Network (KSNN). "This special relationship with REG theatres is an opportunity to show the public NASA considers education a vital part of its service for students and adults," said Ron Shaneyfelt, KSNN program manager. "The in-theatre programming gives viewers information they may not find anywhere else." Through this unique partnership, REG theatres will receive award-winning videos from KSNN. An estimated 14.4 million patrons will see NASA videos monthly in more than 400 REG theaters. REG theatres have scheduled lobby showings in September, October and December. KSNN features kids teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to other kids in an entertaining and instructional format. The newsbreaks answer commonly asked questions and engage students to research misconceptions they may have about math and science. Produced by the LaRC Office of Education, KSNN newsbreaks may be downloaded from the Web with supporting content. Each component has a background information section. Students and educators can learn about the topic from a list of related resources and Web links. The hands-on activity can be used in the classroom or at home, allowing parents to get involved with their children's education, while sharing fun and exciting content. REG is the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world. The company's theatre circuit, comprising Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres, operates 6,053 screens in 544 locations in 39 states. Regal operates approximately 17 percent of all movie screens in the U. S. including theatres in 46 of the top 50 markets and growing suburban areas. Regal CineMedia is a wholly owned subsidiary of REG focusing on the expansion and development of advertising and new uses for Regal's theatre assets, while at the same time enhancing the movie-going experience. Media are invited to attend the premiere event at Regal Greenbrier Cinemas 13, Chesapeake, Va., from noon to 2 p.m. EDT, Sept. 25, 2004. Media should contact Kimberly Land at: 757/864-9885 for details and directions. To learn more about KSNN and other distance learning programming visit: http://dlcenter.nasa.gov For information about NASA education programs on the Internet, visit: http://www.education.nasa.gov For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov For information about REG (NYSE: RGC), Inc., visit: http://www.regmovies.com or http://www.regalcinemedia.com -end- ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040923/d5a90635/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Thu Sep 23 00:37:31 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:37:31 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Sell-out crowd wowed by ESOC's Long Night of the Stars Message-ID: Good evening. (lunar-update list and those I blind copied.) Hans Kalff sent me these two links. You folks in the ESA community are on the mark. Get the kids interested. The Engineers (Astronauts) of the future. - LRK - ------------------------------------------------------------- Let all the good ideas come together and start cracking Hans Kalff ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "ESA Portal News" To: "Media:" Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:32 PM Subject: [esa_general] ESA focuses its 'Cosmic Vision' > ESA's 'Cosmic Vision 2015-2025' workshop, held at UNESCO in Paris on 15-16 > September 2004, showed that Europe is richer than ever in ideas for what > should be done in space science in the coming years. > > Read more: > http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMDH41XDYD_index_0.html ------------------------------------------------------------- Sell-out crowd wowed by ESOC's Long Night of the Stars 21 September 2004 "Greetings to all the people of Europe and especially tonight at the Night of the Stars at the European Space Operations Centre," boomed International Space Station crewman Mike Fincke's voice over the public address system as a listening crowd burst into applause. This live, public radio chat with orbiting astronauts was just one part of an unforgettable evening at ESA's mission control centre. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMIP61XDYD_Life_0.html ------------------------------------------------------------- Space Camps help the kids too. ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.spacecamp.com/ http://www.spacecamp.com/index_1.php (HTML) http://www.spacecamp.com/broadband/ (FLASH) ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.spacecamp.no/ An introduction to Space Camp Space Camp at And?ya Rocket Range was arranged for the first time in the summer of 1996. The Norwegian Association of Young Scientists initiated the idea of a summer camp with this specific subject. Today the camp is made possible by the joint efforts of And?ya Rocket Range AS and the National Centre of Space-Related Education (NAROM), in cooperation with the Norwegian Space Centre and the European Space Agency (ESA). ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.tsbvi.edu/space/ Space Camp for Students with Visual Impairments ... Celebrating 15 years!! 1990-2004. "Just because I can't see the stars, doesn't mean I can't reach for them" - Space Camp Alumni. 2005 Program Dates are Sept. ... www.tsbvi.edu/space/ - 7k - Sep 21, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.atlasaerospace.net/eng/camp.htm The aim of the Space Camp program is to promote achievements of Russian manned cosmonautics and space exploration. It is also intended to induce the interest of the young generation (high school, colleges and university students) in aero-space professions, feasibility of studying at Russian Universities and Institutes, as well as in cosmonauts' training techniques and technologies on the premises of the Gagarin Russian State Scientific-Research and Test Center of Cosmonaut Training. ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.delmarvanow.com/easternshore/stories/20040828/1135107.html Flying high at space camp Director laments local students' lack of interest in program By STEPHEN FURNESS WALLOPS -- Rockets flying through the air, advanced arial spy technology, and human controlled robots -- all in a day's work. The Virginia Space Flight Academy, located at Wallops, specializes in instructing middle- and high-school students in how each facet of space technology works. Though it isn't exactly the simulated astronaut-in-training space camp, the Virginia Space Flight Academy gives youth with imagination a chance to learn about the many government operations that take place on Wallops. "We're not space camp in Huntsville -- we don't try to be," said Bob Marshall, executive director for the Virginia Space Flight Academy, of the Alabama-based offering. "But for every astronaut, there's a thousand technicians on the ground. So why not show kids some realistic career opportunities?" snip ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- FOR EVERY ASTRONAUT,THERE'S A THOUSAND TECHNICIANS ON THE GROUND. :-) SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD REASON TO GO TO SPACE TO ME. HOW MANY MORE JOBS WHEN WE HEAD TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. - LRK - WOWING KIDS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD REASON TOO. - LRK - Now if only the politicians get the vision. - LRK - Maybe they need to go read the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal. - LRK - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what happened during the missions and why. It includes a corrected transcript of all recorded conversations between the lunar surface crews and Houston. The Journal also contains extensive, interwoven commentary by the Editor and by ten of the twelve moonwalking astronauts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- As Hans said, "Let all the good ideas come together and start cracking" Thanks Hans. SHALL I GET A BULL HORN? DO YOU ALL HAVE YOUR FLASH CARDS? (watching a game on TV) - LRK - ALTOGETHER NOW, SPELL OUT --- TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. --- (Were we missing a few cards? Do we need to add more in the stands? Did you car pool? Tell someone about the lunar-update list and watch me jump up and down in front of the crowd. :-) Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMDH41XDYD_index_0.html http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMDH41XDYD_index_2.html ESA focuses its 'Cosmic Vision' Exploring space (image) 21 September 2004 ESA's 'Cosmic Vision 2015-2025' workshop, held at UNESCO in Paris on 15-16 September 2004, showed that Europe is richer than ever in ideas for what should be done in space science in the coming years. Scientists from across Europe brought together their papers outlining what they thought should be the major issues of space exploration a decade from now, on topics such as 'Tracing the origin of the Solar System', 'The evolving violent Universe' and 'Other worlds and life in the Universe'. This workshop was a major step forward in developing the vision of the future for Europe's space science that will be presented by ESA's Science Directorate next spring. ESA's working groups are also working to identify the technology challenges, with the help of the ESA Advanced Concepts office. Following endorsement by ESA's Science Programme Committee in February 2005, the 'Cosmic Vision 2015-2025' document will be produced, laying out the targets for European space science for the decade 2015-2025. Subsequently, once the financial framework is known, the European scientific community will be called upon to produce a plan, including concrete missions and mission scenarios, which will capture as much as possible of the range of scientific themes targeted. ESA's Director of Science, Prof. David Southwood, said: "Europe's funding for space science has always been substantially less than the US but there can be little doubt from the last two days that Europe can claim intellectual parity and, with the right funding, can push back any frontier." More about... * Gaia overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120377_index_0_m.html) * BepiColombo overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120391_index_0_m.html) * JWST overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120370_index_0_m.html) * XEUS overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120369_index_0_m.html) Related articles * Plans for the future (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMF9M1PGQD_index_0.html) * IAA's vision for the next steps in exploring deep space (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMQY5M26WD_index_0.html) * How a mission is chosen (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMTV1T1VED_index_0.html) Related links * More on Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=35857) ============================================================== http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMIP61XDYD_Life_0.html http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMIP61XDYD_Life_2.html Sell-out crowd wowed by ESOC's Long Night of the Stars A young visitor releases a mock weather balloon (image) 21 September 2004 "Greetings to all the people of Europe and especially tonight at the Night of the Stars at the European Space Operations Centre," boomed International Space Station crewman Mike Fincke's voice over the public address system as a listening crowd burst into applause. This live, public radio chat with orbiting astronauts was just one part of an unforgettable evening at ESA's mission control centre. As the astronauts spoke, visitors to the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) glimpsed their home in space, the International Space Station (ISS), which was flying at an altitude of 360 kilometres over Darmstadt, Germany, at 20:54 local time on Saturday, 18 September 2004. The visitors had registered to attend ESOC's open house, part of the Long Night of the Stars ("Lange Nacht der Sterne") event involving 170 planetaria, observatories, astronomical organizations, museums, companies and scientific institutes in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The public radio discussion with the ISS astronauts, which lasted about five minutes as the station sped overhead, was just one highlight of the evening, which saw over 3,000 people welcomed to ESOC. First ESOC open house in 25 years As lead ESA organization supporting Long Night, ESOC communications staff organized the evening with strong support by volunteers from all engineering and mission teams; the result was a spectacular series of activities staged for five separate public groups that entered every 90 minutes between 18:00 and 1:30. The event was ESOC's first major open-door event in 25 years. The ESOC portion of The Long Night of the Stars was given wide pre-publicity by German press, radio and web media, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Hessische Radio. Some media ran contests where readers could win ESOC Long Night tickets, which - once sold out - even began to appear for sale on eBay. Amateur astronomer helps ESOC guests view the Sun (image) Comprised of more than 500 visitors each, the groups were guided in turn through the Main Control Room and several mission-specific Dedicated Control Rooms, viewed the Rosetta and Cassini-Huygens test models and could attend multimedia presentations given by engineering staff focussing on ESOC, the Earth, the solar system and the universe. The presentations highlighted ESOC's role in controlling and operating missions that gather valuable data related to Earth observation, the environment and navigation or that expand scientific knowledge by visiting other worlds. The presentations sparked lively questions and discussion from the audience, including on whether drivers will have to "purchase new cars" in order to make use of Galileo's upcoming highly accurate navigation services (short answer: No). In another presentation, Michael Schmidt, from the Integral mission team, explained to audiences how the new Vega launcher is intended to serve as a "very cost-effective" way to get satellites into space. Outside, visitors could view planets, stars and galaxies through a dozen telescopes set up by Darmstadt's "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Astronomie und Weltraumtechnik" (AAW), a local amateur astronomy club. The evening was perfect for viewing the setting sun (through heavily shielded lenses) and once night fell, the skies remained almost crystal clear. On such evenings, up to 10,000 galaxies can be seen with a typical amateur telescope according to Eric von den Heyden, 35, one of 30 people from the AAW who supported the event. Visitors lined up for 15 minutes at a time to view astronomical objects including the M87 gas nebula, located some 2,000 light years away. Children celebrating 10th birthday party at Long Night of the Stars (image) Young space fans laugh while learning Another highlight of the evening was the Children's Programme, an experiential play space designed to stimulate creativity and teach young visitors about space science. Children could scribble in an ESA colouring book, build paper models of Ariane launchers from paper, view 3-dimensional images of Mars' surface, and watch videos highlighting space exploration activities. There was also a live countdown and launch (of a compressed air rocket) and all young visitors received an official participation certificate and button. Space fans of all ages could also release mock weather balloons with an address card attached; the one found furthest from ESOC in the next few weeks will garner a prize for both sender and finder. After the tour, visitors were led to the ESOC cafeteria which had been converted into a showroom and information centre, with tables set up to spotlight careers at ESA and to distribute posters and other ESOC promotional items; the Space Shop was also offering a great selection of ESA- and ESOC-branded goods and souvenirs. Judging by the persistent crowds, space souvenirs are evidently in high demand. ISS amateur radio call grabs spotlight The highlight of the evening for many was the public amateur radio call with the ISS crew participating from 360 kilometres above. After answering questions on a typical day aboard the ISS (scientific experiments and on-going maintenance) and what the crew do for relaxation (call their families and watch DVDs), Astronaut Fincke wished ESOC visitors "A special goodnight" before the station orbited out of line-of-sight radio range. He also urged listeners to "Think about other humans and our future together." Editor's Note: An initiative of Germany's Stern magazine, Long Night of the Stars aimed to boost public support and understanding of space science, astronomy, and space-related research, education and industry. The Long Night was supported by the European Space Agency, as well as Germany's Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), automaker Mercedes Benz, the German Space Agency (DLR), the European Southern Observatory and the Association of Friends of the Stars (VdS). Related news * Long Night of the Astronauts (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMK281XDYD_astronauts_0.html) * Long Night of the Stars (German language) (http://www.Lange-Nacht-der-Sterne.de) * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (German language) (http://www.faz.net/s/RubABE881A6669742C2A5EBCB5D50D7EBEE/Doc~E40FFFBBF682F4 93295549F0DBA17679E~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html#top) * S?dwestrundfunk (German language) (http://www.swr.de/nachrichten/ts/oid3625956_mod1.html) * Yahoo! Nachrichten (German language) (http://de.news.yahoo.com/040919/336/47obi.html) Related links * ESOC-ISS crew radio call (MP3; 8.5 MB) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/ARISS_ESOC_040918.mp3) * ISS video tour (WMV; 152 MB) (http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv) * Ariane 5 cutout model (PDF) (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/Ariane5EvoluationPaper.pdf) ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040922/ffdc13b5/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Wed Sep 22 01:08:37 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:08:37 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Space Stations and Manned Spaceflight in the 1980s and 90s - by Marcus Lindroos Message-ID: Good evening. I mentioned before that you Sci-Fi writers should fire up the quill pen and give us some visions to think about. Larry Klaes sent me the link below with the comment, "Hi Larry - you probably know about this web site, but just in case..." Well I hadn't seen the site and am finding it very interesting. Thanks Larry K. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://wwwabo.fi/~mlindroo/Station/Slides/sld001.htm -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/Station/Slides/ Space Stations and Manned Spaceflight in the 1980s and 90s 05-Apr-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------- This is from Marcus Lindroos' web site in Finland. He has a number of interesting pages besides this history of the ISS. What comes to mind as I look a the many beautiful images is that we seem to have been writing wishful fiction for some time now as much of the ideas for the ISS have not come about. When I got out of the Navy in 1983 and walked around the bottom of Moffett Field to start work with Bendix Field Engineering, the walls in the building had large posters of what the ISS might be. These continued to change over time and now we are still putting the shell together. There were grand plans to do many things in space but history doesn't always play out as the artists portray. When you look at slides 1-99, with all the artwork and Marcus' write ups, you will note that we have spent a lot of money on proposals that got dropped. Many, many studies, with lots of good information, that cost a lot of money, that later were not acted upon. I think what has been lacking has been the support or continued support from congress, the administrations that change and disprove earlier plans, and the people that have forgotten the Tang {Tm} ads and meals in squeeze tubes. http://www.oldtimecandy.com/space-food-sticks.htm Now once again we are presented with a grand vision which I fear history will walk on unless enough voices are heard to clarify and motivate. http://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/explore_main.html I suppose I am as much at fault as anyone. I am writing this, watching a ball game on cable and trying to improve my use of the written Thai language for next Sunday class. At the same time, those that walked on the Moon are not getting any younger. Some of you have been attending space universities. Lets hope more find the dream exciting enough to focus and make it happen. I'll help support from the bleachers. http://www.isunet.edu/about_us/what_is_isu.htm Do you want to come and cheer with me? Bring a friend. Who knows, they might even want to sign up for this lunar-update list and help me make some noise. :-) Thanks for looking up with me. :-) TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. DESTINY AWAITS THE ADVENTURE. Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== Marcus Lindroos http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/welcome.html http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/Space.htm SPACE I have been interested in space exploration since I was in kindergarten, but only became a true "space buff" in the mid-1990s. Before that, science fiction was more interesting but now I actually belong to the tiny minority who regards past, current & future space plans as more fascinating than Star Wars or Star Trek. Besides, none of it will happen unless the "real" space program manages to explore and conquer the other worlds of the solar system. This won't be easy...I will show two slides that I've prepared for a space history book/webside project of mine. The first picture shows the predicted rate of progress in 1975 while the second lists the actual milestones in 1980-2000! NASA's recent "Space Exploration Initiative" plan from 1989 is as dead as a doornail; click here for a list of projected milestones for 1990-2010, and here for the AD 2010-2029 timeline. Looks like we will have to set our sights considerably lower than that...e.g. the 1993 General Dynamics "Early Lunar Access" plan from 1993 would be far less expensive. snip -------------------------------------------------------------- Having recently completed my MSc thesis for Space Systems Finland Ltd. http://www.ssf.fi/ ("Software Quality for Space Applications"), I am now working part-time for my university while pursuing several projects in my spare time... I am preparing an illustrated data book on the International Space Station and other manned spaceflight projects in 1984-1998. http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/Station/Slides/ There will eventually be similar articles on the Space Shuttle and future missions to the Moon and Mars as well. I have also got some freelance space market work (space tourism and entertainment etc.) which I need to look at as well. My future career plans are open. Finally, I really enjoy space history, including "alternative" projects that never happened. I wrote an essay on the history of the manned Soviet lunar landing program (1962-74), a project that actually was regarded as highly secret until the advent of glasnost and perestroika in 1988. The article (which was written in 1996) is actually slightly out of date now. Mark Wade's ENCYCLOPEDIA ASTRONAUTICA http://www.astronautix.com/ is the Internet source for this kind of material, and I have provided some data for Mark as well. David Portree's "Romance to Reality" Moon/Mars website http://www.marsinstitute.info/rd/faculty/dportree/rtr/ is also very good. For current projects and space news, my friend Joe Hopkins is doing a great job for Andrews Space & Technology http://www.spaceandtech.com/index_current.html -- check this website for the latest news. snip -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/Station/Slides/ http://www.abo.fi/~mlindroo/Station/Slides/sld001.htm ============================================================== http://www.prnewswire.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/09-21 -2004/0002255997&EDATE= SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration Under DARPA Falcon Program EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been awarded $8M by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force to demonstrate highly responsive, affordable launch capability. This supports broader interest by the Defense Department and Air Force in a launch capability that can rapidly add satellite coverage when needed. The demonstration will take place next summer with the objective of cutting on pad processing time by a factor of two from the standard commercial Falcon I launcher, which was developed with private funding. The SpaceX Falcon I rocket, whose name precedes the DARPA FALCON program, was named after the Star Wars Millennium Falcon(TM). "With this program, the Department of Defense is continuing a tradition of supporting new American space launch capabilities," said Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX. "We are honored to be selected by DARPA and the U.S. Air Force. We will work hard to exceed their expectations." SpaceX now has three launches of Falcon I and one launch of Falcon V under contract. First launch of Falcon I will carry the TacSat-1 satellite to a 500km orbit from the SpaceX launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base and is scheduled to occur between the end of 2004 and early 2005. About SpaceX SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles intended to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of access to space by a factor of ten. Located in El Segundo, California, the company was founded by Elon Musk in June 2002. SpaceX is the third company founded by Mr. Musk. Previously he co-founded and was the largest shareholder of PayPal (formerly X.com), the world's leading electronic payment system, which sold to online auction giant eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. More information about SpaceX can be found at SpaceX.com. SOURCE Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Web Site: http://www.spacex.com -------------------------------------------------------------- More news from PR Newswire... Issuers of news releases and not PR Newswire are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content. Terms and conditions, including restrictions on redistribution, apply. Copyright ? 1996-2004 PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A United Business Media company. snip ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040922/c68da5e1/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 20 23:15:21 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 22:15:21 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] NASA SELECTS CONTRACTOR FOR FIRST PROMETHEUS MISSION TO JUPITER Message-ID: Now it is good evening. So back to Jupiter (if the next Congress and President continue with looking up and out to space.) Maybe this time with an ION powered engine and a nuclear power source. Start writing some more Sci-Fi with this in mind and lets go to Jupiter and Beyond. TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. DESTINY AWAITS THE ADVENTURE. Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington September 20, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1979) Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-9382) CONTRACT RELEASE: C04-x NASA SELECTS CONTRACTOR FOR FIRST PROMETHEUS MISSION TO JUPITER NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif., selected Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif., as the contractor for co-designing the proposed Prometheus Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) spacecraft. The contract award is for approximately $400 million, covering work through mid-2008. The Prometheus JIMO mission is an ambitious mission to orbit and explore three planet-sized moons, Callisto, Ganymede and Europa, of Jupiter. The moons may have vast oceans beneath their icy surfaces. A nuclear reactor would enable the mission, which would launch in the next decade. JIMO would be the first NASA mission using nuclear electric propulsion, which would enable the spacecraft to orbit each icy world to perform extensive investigations of their composition, history, and potential for sustaining life. The JIMO mission, integrated with the Vision for Space Exploration, also develops and demonstrates technologies and capabilities in direct support to implement the Vision, including space nuclear electric power systems and nuclear electric propulsion systems. "We have assembled an exceptional team of professionals to take us into the next phase of the mission. To see the mission evolve is rewarding, and I am confident a good team is in place to move us forward," said John Casani, project manager for the JIMO mission at JPL. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will work with a government team to complete the preliminary design for the spacecraft. The work includes developing hardware, software and test activities for the design of the non-nuclear portion of the spacecraft. It also includes developing the interfaces for the spacecraft, space reactor, and science instruments. The contractor is responsible for the integration of government-owned and provided technologies into the spacecraft. They are also responsible for assembly, integration, and testing of the space system in accordance with applicable government requirements. The government team will co-design the spacecraft with the contractor. NASA will supply the launch vehicle. The Department of Energy's Office of Naval Reactors, Washington, will own and be responsible for the space reactor. The government team includes JPL, NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.; Glenn Research Center, Cleveland; Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.; and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. Also the Office of Naval Reactors, which includes Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenectady, N.Y.; Bettis Laboratory, Pittsburgh; and supporting Department of Energy national laboratories. The mission instruments will be procured competitively via a NASA Announcement of Opportunity. Three crosscutting themes, identified by a NASA-chartered science definition team, drive the proposed JIMO investigations. The themes are: evaluate the degree subsurface oceans are present on these moons; study the chemical composition of the moons, including organic materials, and the surface processes that affect them; and scrutinize the entire Jupiter system, particularly the interactions between Jupiter, the moons' atmospheres and interiors. JIMO is managed by JPL and is part of NASA's Prometheus Program, a program studying a series of initiatives to develop power systems and technologies for space exploration in support of the Vision for Space Exploration. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, manages the proposed JIMO mission for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, Washington. For more information about the mission or NASA, visit: http://spacescience.nasa.gov/missions/prometheus.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/jimo/index.cfm http://www.nasa.gov -end- * * * NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to domo at hq.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type the words "subscribe press-release" (no quotes). The system will reply with a confirmation via E-mail of each subscription. A second automatic message will include additional information on the service. NASA releases also are available via CompuServe using the command GO NASA. snip ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040920/dca209fd/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Mon Sep 20 14:56:42 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:56:42 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Space Vehicle Space Act MOU Signed with NASA Ames Research Center Message-ID: Good day. Last post may have been a bit off target. Too mind bending. Still we need to find ways to generate interest and support for going to space in a time that draws our attention elsewhere. Today's post may be a bit more uplifting. :-) Dave Lozier passed me the SpaceRef article below about SpaceDev's founding chairman and CEO, Jim Benson, recently signing a Space Act Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NASA Ames Research Center director, Dr. Scott Hubbard. Now will have to watch and see if this ends up being another research paper product or something actually flies. Hopefully if the upcoming SpaceShipOne X-Prize challenge is successful there will be enough encouraging press for the public to support these civilian efforts. Especially if NASA will help support the effort. WANT TO SEE SOME HARDWARE FLY. - LRK - Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=15076 PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, September 20, 2004 Source: SpaceDev, Inc. SpaceDev Begins Work on ''Dream Chaser'' Space Vehicle Space Act MOU Signed with NASA Ames Research Center SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV) has begun designing a reuseable, piloted, sub-orbital space ship that could be scaled up to safely and economically transport passengers to and from low earth orbit, including the International Space Station. The name of the vehicle is the "SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM)." SpaceDev's founding chairman and CEO, Jim Benson, recently signed a Space Act Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NASA Ames Research Center director, Dr. Scott Hubbard. This non-binding MOU confirms the intention of the two parties to explore novel, hybrid propulsion based hypersonic test beds for routine human space access. The parties will explore collaborative partnerships to investigate the potential of using SpaceDev's proven hybrid propulsion and other technologies, and a low cost, private space program development approach, to establish and design new piloted small launch vehicles and flight test platforms to enable near-term, low-cost routine space access for NASA and the United States. One possibility for collaboration is the SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM) project, which is currently being discussed with NASA Ames. Unlike the more complex SpaceShipOne, for which SpaceDev provides critical proprietary hybrid rocket motor propulsion technologies, the SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM) would be crewed and take-off vertically, like most launch vehicles, and will glide back for a normal horizontal runway landing. "This project is one small step for SpaceDev, but could evolve into one giant leap for affordable, commercial human space flight," said Jim Benson. "I have been waiting for almost fifty years for commercial space flight, and have concluded that SpaceDev, through our unbroken string of successful space technology developments, now has the technical capability and know-how, along with our partners, and when fully funded, to quickly develop a safe and affordable human space flight program, beginning with sub-orbital flights in the near future, and building up to reliable orbital public space transportation hopefully by the end of this decade." "I am delighted that we will be working with SpaceDev to help meet the goals of The Vision for Space Exploration," said G. Scott Hubbard, director of NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley. "Near-term, low-cost, crewed and uncrewed routine space access is a key for realizing the nation's Exploration Vision. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with SpaceDev to explore the technologies for a new class of exciting launch vehicles for future space exploration." snip -------------------------------------------------------------- http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/releases/2004/04_89AR.html Michael Mewhinney Sept. 20, 2004 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Phone: 650/604-3937 or 650/604-9000 E-mail: Michael.Mewhinney at nasa.gov ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- NEWS RELEASE: 04-89AR NASA, SPACEDEV TO COLLABORATE ON FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and SpaceDev Co., of Poway, Calif., are collaborating on developing new low-cost space launch vehicles to help achieve the goals of the nation's Vision for Space Exploration. Under the terms of a newly signed memorandum of understanding, SpaceDev, a nationally recognized leader in the development of hybrid propulsion systems, will partner with NASA to explore designs for new, small piloted launch vehicles and flight test platforms to enable near-term, low-cost, routine space access for future exploration. "I am delighted that we will be working with SpaceDev to help meet the goals of The Vision for Space Exploration," said G. Scott Hubbard, director of NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley. "Near-term, low-cost, piloted and unpiloted routine space access is a key for realizing the nation's Exploration Vision. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with SpaceDev to explore the technologies for a new class of exciting launch vehicles for future space exploration," Hubbard said. "We are pleased to be a partner with NASA in helping the nation achieve low-cost, routine access to space," said Jim Benson, SpaceDev's founding chairman and CEO. "We believe that our expertise in hybrid propulsion technology, combined with NASA's hypersonic flight tests and the use of its world-class facilities, will provide an important new opportunity for meeting the nation's space access needs." According to the new memorandum of understanding, potential areas of collaboration may include vehicle concept analyses; hybrid propulsion systems; systems engineering; detailed design; fabrication; reentry analyses and design; thermal protection systems; information technology; vehicle health monitoring; advanced hybrid propulsion fuels; wind tunnel, arc-jet facilities and flight simulator use; and experimental design and integration. Founded in 1997, SpaceDev designed and built a new hybrid propulsion system for SpaceShipOne, the privately funded space vehicle that recently completed a successful launch in Mojave, Calif. Another flight is planned early next month. According to company officials, hybrid propulsion provides a level of safety, low costs and operational flexibility that are unmatched by conventional liquid fueled or solid rocket motors. -end- ============================================================== http://www.space.com/news/x37_darpa_040915.html NASA Transfers X-37 Project to DARPA By Brian Berger Space News Staff Writer posted: 15 September 2004 02:41 pm ET WASHINGTON - NASA has transferred its X-37 technology demonstration program to the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which plans to go ahead with atmospheric drop tests of the prototype space plane next year. NASA spokesman Michael Braukus said Sept. 15 the U.S. space agency would remain involved in the X-37 program, but that DARPA would now be running the show. Braukus had told Space News on Sept. 13 that the X-37 program had been transferred to another U.S. government agency but that NASA could not disclose that agency's identity for reasons of national security. Braukus said on Sept. 15 that he had since been given permission to identify DARPA as X-37's new government sponsor. snip Braukus said Scaled Composites would be involved in the X-37 approach and landing demonstrations next year, but could not say whether the Mojave-based company would be using the White Knight or some other aircraft. The B-52 aircraft that NASA normally uses for such drop tests would not be used, a decision made by the agency now in charge of the X-37 program, he said. "The cost analysis favored Scaled Composites," Braukus said. snip ============================================================== http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ News Flash: First X-Prize flight scheduled for September 29, 2004 For more information about the X-Prize flights (press inquiries, news updates, ticket information, etc.) please visit the Ansari X-Prize website. http://web1-xprize.primary.net/teams/american_scaled_composites.php http://web1-xprize.primary.net/press_room/press_releases/press.php?presstitl e=20040727 ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040920/f11a0e5d/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 18 12:53:23 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:53:23 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Newsletter TDF 2/2004 - A space age or a (new) stone age Message-ID: Good morning, well its Saturday. Adriano Autino has a news letter, the one just received copied below, and some web sites with many articles about where we a Earth bound society are going. You want to go to space, and some say too expensive, others why not take care of business here a home. Today some may even wonder if a car bomb might get in your way. Maslow's Hierarchy starts out at the lower level with satisfying your physiological needs. The next rung up is Security and Safety Needs. You don't get to the creative stuff until you take care of the in-between needs like belonging, self-esteem. With these taken care of you can work on Self Actualization. Now worrying about car bombs drops you right back to level one. - LRK - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rain.org/~hutch/maslow.html Maslow believed that an individual must substantially satisfy the needs at the lowest level before he or she could begin to satisfy the needs at the next higher level. Only when the needs of all lower levels were satisfied could Self-Actualization Needs begin to be satisfied. Self-actualization is the fulfillment of one's human potential, and is often the point at which an individual becomes truly creative. snip ------------------------------------------------------------- Take a look at Adriano's news letter and some of his web articles. I think we need to satisfy some of our basic needs and get on with moving up the rungs of Maslow's Hierarchy. - LRK - Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ ============================================================== Newsletter TDF 2/2004 - A space age or a (new) stone age Dear Co-Planetaries, The title here above is the one of a paper, written by Marco C. Bernasconi and Arthur Woods, appeared in Space News - Oct. 2- 8, 1995. I am using it because it seems extremely appropriate to me, in describing the current situation. The upsurge in the price of oil, to nearly 50 dollars per barrel (double the middle price fixed by OPEC), involves, for the planetary economy, a "tax" of 50 billion dollars per month (600 billion per year), to be paid to the real world government: the oil monopoly. As in the 1973 big oil crisis, the different commentators disagree. The prevailing reason, for the unprecedented rise of the black gold price, is attributed by some to the current political-military situation in the Middle-East, by others to the shrinking of oil reserves thmselves. Whatever is the main reason, a lot of substantial differences exist, with regard to the 1973 crisis. That crisis was an entirely man-made crisis, which nevertheless had the effect of igniting reflection on the limited resources of this planet. The Countries of the OPEC cartel decided to raise the price of the raw oil, in two months, to 12 dollars per barrel. Besides, the 1973 oil crisis ended the period of great industrial development which followed the 1945 Bretton-Woods agreements. Historical sources state that, at that time, the United States didn't oppose the OPEC decision, considering the bigger incomes for Saudi Arabia and Iran, due to the increase of the oil price, as a kind of indirect financing for the armament of such Countries. But then the world was still split in two blocks, neither of which was interested in making the price fall, for military reasons. Today the situation is very different: one of the supposed contenders (the Al Qa'edist terrorism) seems to be driven by a philosophy of endless death; it continues to sacrifice its own young people, and its ideological objective is anything but clear. Besides, the history of such terrorism decidedly appears to have two interlinked connections - to some of the oil lobbyists, as well as to the Middle-East situation. The West seems by now to have accepted the military facts of life, and to have decided to look for other solutions, rather than the use of its own technological superiority. As if to show that lessons in civilization and humanism can come from any quarter, during these days the "Grand Ayatollah" Al Sistani deserved the title of "Grand", rendered to him by the media: he personally went, risking his own life, to the hottest point of the Iraqi conflict. He went to stop the killings, and to speak. And he has achieved, in half a day, what great armies and overwhelming military might did not manage to accomplish in many months. How many other political or religious heads will dare to do the same, and thus take the moral high ground? The occupaying powers, nevertheless, didn't learn anything, and keep on reacting to the terrorism by other terror, bombs and destruction, without saving women and children. The total blindness of such a deal should be self evident: we could achieve the favor of a people (vs. terrosim) only if we would be able to show a moral temper, a nobilty and a capability to protect the good peple and put the bad ones in conditions not to harm, things which war and destruction have nothing to do with. But the theater of the conflict, today, extends beyond the Middle-East region, though this last remains the region where fires of war and instability mostly ignite. As we comment in other articles (The first Chinese manned space mission, China in Space), a great machine has recently turned on its motors: the industrial development of the biggest Asian Countries: China and India. This machine needs fuel and raw materials, in hardly calculable quantity. In the face of such demands, the oil resources (and not only the oil ones) of the planet will really start to be scarce. And here is the second point of difference between the present crisis and that of 1973. Obviously, too, the alarm bell of 1973 could have started useful lines of development, but then the only resultant vector was that of the geocentricity, of the Ecological Movement! This Movement, facing the problem of the finiteness of terrestrial resources, simply preached the reduction of the human species and, in its most radical wings, even its extinction. The current situation also shows clearly (at last) the obsolescence of such those intellectual tendencies, which we can justly call Reductionist and anti-Human. There are, on this same planet, great populations, that are not at all afflicted by the self-destructive sense of guilt as are we post-industrial people: they in the final analysis are simply claiming their share of development and good living standards. And this, as we now finally realise, is primarily a matter of energy and raw materials. We are not empowered to grant or deny technological know-how: know-how nowadays is diffused to the East as well as the West. They can achieve in a short time the same and more than we can, because they are more motivated. This is the true challenge that the post-industrial West is facing. Beware, gentlemen; the stake is extremely high: the future of our whole civilization depends upon the answer that we will be able to give. The choices, for us Western people, are at least four: a) to fight militarily the development of the Eastern peoples; b) to wait passively, to be overcome and colonized by the new emerging political-economic power; c) to help as far as possible such development; d) to look for new spaces and new resources of development, for us and for them, beyond the borders of this planet. Left to themselves, I'm afraid that the American and European political leaderships would choose, respectively, however absurd, solutions a) and b). As has certainly happened on other occasions, the biggest problem for people who foresee great future events, is that of passing on their own foresight those who lack the same intuition. It is difficult to find useful precedents in history for the totally new. Many will shrug their shoulders in resignation: another conflict, and then? The history of civilization is studded with conflicts. This inactivity is the greatest danger, that we must culturally and politically avoid. Let's put it so: you have a very small and pretty house, one day two champions of Wrestling come to find you, they drink your whiskey, and they start to quarrel. What is your principal worry? "Please, go outside to fight..." you suggest to them, in the most prudent option. (in fact there is a real danger that they will get angry with you ). The damage that two (or more) combatants can inflict depends directly on the dimensions of the combatants themselves and on the scale of the theater of the conflict itself. Now, the contenders' sizes (East and West) are such, that, if also the contest remained at the economic-industrial level, our actual cosmic residence would not be enough, and it would result in irreparable devastation. We would face an unprecedented crisis of resources and an environmental crisis. Such crisis could be enough to set civilization back several millennia. If then the conflict degenerated to a military level (very possible, considering the political trends that still prevail), I don't see how our civilization (and perhaps also our kind) could survive. It is surely difficult to bring to their senses some drunk wrestling champions (and I apologize with the category, that I have sinisterly used for my example!). It will be a good precautionary measure to remove any "alcoholics" (i.e. any religious fundamentalisms), and even to choose our leaders more wisely. Nevertheless, are we able (as a civilization) to bet all our chances on the unlikely eventuality that some reasonable politicians will appear? History until now suggests a pessimistic view. The solution d) is therefore an imperative, and it must be pursued at any cost, in any measure. If the last resort is to be that the combatants at least left the house to pursue their quarrel, the technological and industrial possibilities of it must exist. And it could be that, faced with the abundance of resources and energy that they will find just outside their home, suddenly the contestants' drunkenness will pass, a beautiful smile will appear on their faces, and the conflict will move onto more solid (and very less bloody) ground. I will also try to discuss this and other topics, in the interview that David Livingston will make with me Sunday 3 October, in his Space Show. Due to all the above reasons, the initiative of independent and courageus people is quite essential. Therefore I look very much forward to the next september 29th, and wish the best to SpaceShipOne and Scaled Composites, when they will try the first flight to qualify for the X-Prize! Their success will be a breath of hope, and fresh air, in the current heavy war-and-terrorism weather. TDF 2/2004 The summary of TDF 2/2004 is very solid; I would be attempted to add other articles, but so making this number would never issue! The today's cut therefore includes, among others, the followings articles: - A corpse is not a good client, by A. Autino - http://www.tdf.it/2004/cad_eng.htm ... It is this matter of killing that shall come to an end. In the killing, as in the torture, there's only the regression to the natural ferocity, to the bestial instincts. Once people overcome that border, they don't have respect of themselves anymore: therefore, there is not then such a great difference between the killing and the torture. Whoever really wishes to contribute educating terrestrials to democracy, will have to be stronger, but of a firstly moral strength, not only military. The awareness of who is able to measure his strength to prevent the injustices, stopping well before the killing, the mutilations, the tortures. The strength that immediately communicates to the opponents that we intend to take care of our children as well as of their children, and that we won't allow anymore anybody to kill, to torture, to make themselves to explode.... - The tyranny of oil, by A. Autino - http://www.tdf.it/2004/oil_eng.htm ... The speculative upsurge of the oil' price, in this 2004 summer, subsequently shows the extreme criticality of the energy problem. All the experts foresee an increasing demand of energy and raw resources. It begins therefore to appear, in its whole dramaticity, the problem of the finiteness of the resources of our (by now unic) planet... - The failure of the space agencies, by A. Autino - http://www.tdf.it/2004/age_eng_old.htm ... Since the Apollo mission in 1969, agencies were not able to decrease the cost to orbit of one kg terrestrial material of 1 cent; the quality standards are growing exponentially, but the space systems quality is decreasing (2 shuttles on 5 lost, Ariane 5 failures are 21%, vs. 2,6% of Ariane 4); the ScaledComposites's SpaceShipOne made the same work of NASA's X15 with only 30 millions Dollars, ... - New frontiers of tourism: the space, by Pierluigi Polignano http://www.tdf.it/2004/st_eng.htm - Shimizu Organization wants to build lunar laboratories and hotels using local raw materials. Nishimatsu Construction Corporation has planned to build a mega-resort, with the shape of three giant shells: Escargot City, snail city. Obayashi Corporation, on the contrary, is planning a self-sufficient lunar farm, able to host 10.000 people, with fields, gardens and orchards for the living. And don't forget (even if is not easy, this period) to: Aim high! Adriano Autino ========================================================= IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE THIS NEWSLETTER, PLEASE ANSWER TO THIS EMAIL WITH 'UNSUBSCRIBE' IN THE SUBJECT. IF YOU CANCEL THE EMAIL WITHOUT READING IT, WE WILL TAKE IT AS AN UNSUBSCRIBE. IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE TO KEEP ON RECEIVING THIS NEWSLETTER PLEASE ANSWER TO THIS EMAIL WITH 'CONFIRM' IN THE SUBJECT. ========================================================= _____________________________________________________________________ Technologies of the Frontier - www.tdf.it - adriano.autino at tdf.it _____________________________________________________________________ ANDROMEDA s.r.l. - www.andromeda-srl.com - adriano.autino at andromeda-srl.com _____________________________________________________________________ - via Borgomasino, 25/A 13040 MONCRIVELLO (VC) - tel. +39.0161.433688 - fax. +39.0161.423605 - cell. +39.335.8244435 _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for any known virus by Norton Antivirus. _____________________________________________________________________ ============================================================== ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040918/ee0ac96f/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Fri Sep 17 03:22:53 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:22:53 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century Message-ID: Good evening. Was looking for material on Lunar Bases and found - *************************************************** Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century Papers from a NASA-sponsored, public symposium hosted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29-31, 1984 edited by W.W. Mendell published by The Lunar and Planetary Institute Houston TL799.M6L83 1985 919.9'104 86-50 ISBN 0-942862-02-3 *************************************************** Which is being made available electronically by the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). The ADS service has other books and reference material available as well as you will find if you try some of the Harvard links. - LRK - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://ads.harvard.edu/books/lbsa/ Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century Lunar Bases ... The original, primitive lunar base lies to the left of a large electromagnetic launch facility, which dominates the vista. ... ads.harvard.edu/books/lbsa/ - 4k - Cached - Similar pages Copyright ? 1986 by the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Made available electronically by the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) ------------------------------------------------------------- http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1985lbsa.conf.. ..1. Title: Prologue Journal: In: Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century. Houston, TX, Lunar and Planetary Institute, edited by W. W. Mendell, 1985, p.1 Bibliographic Code: 1985lbsa.conf....1. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- http://adsabs.harvard.edu/ads_browse.html ADS Browse Service ------------------------------------------------------------- http://ads.harvard.edu/books/ ADS Digital Library Welcome to the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Virtual Library. Here you can browse through the books in the ADS. Following are links to the online books relating to astronomy and astrophysics which can be browsed and printed on demand. ------------------------------------------------------------- The table of contents is copied below and each section with papers has their own link so just go to the table of contents and let the server find the material. - LRK - I would suggest opening the links in the TOC page in a separate window so you can get back to the Table Of Contents page. Looks like each paper or topic opens in a frames page to let you open the pages in that section. At the top you can open the complete bibliography material which then gives you options on printing. If you ask for the whole book in pdf format it is 865 pages. You might try each topic by themselves. - LRK - Since I just found this today, have not read all 865 pages. :-) This was put together in 1985, nineteen years ago. I think I was using a DOS PC computer with four colors. :-) Pioneer 10 had left the Solar System two years before. Pioneer Venus was still in orbit around Venus. The Clementine mission would not be launched until 25 January 1994. Read with the question in mind, what could we do today with what we know now. (You might also read it with the idea of what could we be doing now if we had already launched the mission to the Moon as described in some of the papers.) hmmmmm - WONDER HOW MANY MORE PAPERS WILL BE WRITTEN BEFORE WE LAUNCH GAIN? - LRK - Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html ============================================================== http://adswww.harvard.edu/ The NASA Astrophysics Data System The Digital Library for Physics, Astrophysics, and Instrumentation The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 4.0 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through our Abstract Service query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed though our Browse interface. Please note that all abstracts and articles in the ADS are copyrighted by the publisher, and their use is free for personal use only. For more information, please read our page detailing the Terms and Conditions regulating the use of our resources. In addition to its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives. We currently have links to over 4.0 million records maintained by our collaborators. The importance of ADS's role in supporting the scientific community has been recognized by societies and individuals. If you wish to acknowledge us in a publication, kindly use a phrase such as the following: ``This research has made use of NASA's Astrophysics Data System." Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ============================================================== Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century http://ads.harvard.edu/books/lbsa/toc.html Table of Contents PROLOGUE 1 THE SYMPOSIUM: KEYNOTE SPEECHES 5 Remarks on the Lunar Base 7 Beggs, James M. The Challenges and Opportunities of a New Era in Space: How Will We Respond? 11 Keyworth, G. A., Ii In Space: One World United 15 Hickel, Walter J. An opportunity for Openness 21 Kantrowitz, Arthur Thoughts on a Lunar Base 25 Teller, Edward LUNAR BASE CONCEPTS 33 Lunar Bases: A Post-Apollo Evaluation 35 Lowman, Paul D., Jr. Evolution of Concepts for Lunar Bases 47 Johnson, Stewart W. & Leonard, Ray S. Strategies for a Permanent Lunar Base 57 Duke, Michael B., Mendell, Wendell W. & Roberts, Barney B. Preliminary Design of a Permanently Manned Lunar Surface Research Base 69 Hoffman, Stephen J. & Niehoff, John C. Merits of A Lunar Polar Base Location 77 Burke, James D. Nuclear Energy-Key to Lunar Development 85 Buden, David & Angelo, Joseph A., Jr. Nuclear Powerplants for Lunar Bases 99 French, J. R. TRANSPORTATION ISSUES 109 Mission and Operations Modes for Lunar Basing 111 Woodcock, Gordon R. Impact of Lunar and Planetary Missions on the Space Station 125 Babb, G. R., Davis, H. P., Phillips, P. G. & Stump, W. R. A Moon Base/Mars Base Transportation Depot 141 Keaton, Paul W. Achromatic Trajectories and the Industrial-Scale Transport of Lunar Resources 155 Heppenheimer, T. A. A Lunar-Based Propulsion System 169 Rosenberg, Sanders D. Launching Rockets and Small Satellites from the Lunar Surface 177 Anderson, K. A., Dougherty, W. M. & Pankow, D. H. LUNAR SCIENCE 187 The need for a lunar base - Answering basic questions about planetary science 189 Taylor, G. J. Geochemical and petrological sampling and studies at the first moon base 199 Haskin, L. A., Korotev, R. L., Lindstrom, D. J. & Lindstrom, M. M. A Closer Look at Lunar Volcanism from a Base on the Moon 211 Vaniman, D. T., Heiken, G. & Taylor, G. J. Advanced geologic exploration supported by a lunar base - A traverse across the Imbrium-Procellarum region of the moon 223 Cintala, M. J., Spudis, P. D. & Hawke, B. R. Search for volatiles and geologic activity from a lunar base 239 Friesen, L. J. Unmanned spaceflights needed as scientific preparation for a manned lunar base 245 Wilhelms, D. E. The next generation geophysical investigation of the moon 253 Hood, L. L., Sonett, C. P. & Rusell, C. T. Geophysics and lunar resources 265 Strangway, D. Surface Electromagnetic Exploration Geophysics Applied to the Moon 271 Ander, Mark E. SCIENCE ON THE MOON 279 Astronomical interferometry on the moon 281 Burke, B. F. A moon-earth radio interferometer 293 Burns, J. O. A very low frequency radio astronomy observatory on the moon 301 Douglas, J. N. & Smith, H. J. Lunar based gamma ray astronomy 307 Haymes, R. C. Irradiation of the moon by galactic cosmic rays and other particles 315 Adams, J. H., Jr. & Shapiro, M. M. Celestial sources of high-energy neutrinos as viewed from a lunar observatory 329 Shapiro, M. M. & Silberberg, R. A lunar neutrino detector 335 Cherry, M. & Lande, K. Neutrino Measurements on the Moon 345 Petschek, Albert G. Mass extinctions and cosmic collisions - A lunar test 349 Horz, F. LUNAR CONSTRUCTION 361 Lunar Base Design 363 Land, Peter A Surface-Assembled Superstructure Envelope System to Support Regolith Mass- Shielding for an Initial-Operational-Capability Lunar Base 375 Kaplicky, Jan & Nixon, David Concrete for Lunar Base Construction 381 Lin, T. D. Concrete and Other Cement-Based Composites for Lunar Base Construction 391 Young, J. Francis Magma, Ceramic, and Fused Adobe Structures Generated In-Situ 399 Khalili, E. Nader Lava tubes - Potential shelters for habitats 405 Horz, F. Design of Lunar-Based Facilities: The Challenge of a Lunar Observatory 413 Johnson, Stewart W. & Leonard, Ray S. Environmental Considerations and Waste Planning on the Lunar Surface 423 Briggs, Randall & Sacco, Albert, Jr. LUNAR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES 433 Toward a Spartan Scenario for Use of Lunar Materials 435 Haskin, Larry A. Mining for Lunar Base Support 445 Podnieks, E. R. & Roepke, W. W. Electrostatic Concentration of Lunar Soil Minerals 453 Agosto, William N. In Situ Rock Melting Applied to Lunar Base Construction and for Exploration Drilling and Coring on the Moon 465 Rowley, John C. & Neudecker, Joseph W. Microwave Processing of Lunar Materials: Potential Applications 479 Meek, Thomas T., Vaniman, David T., Cocks, Franklin H. & Wright, Robin A. Mechanical Properties of Lunar Materials Under Anhydrous, Hard Vacuum Conditions: Applications of Lunar Glass Structural Components 487 Blacic, James D. Guide to using lunar soil and simulants for experimentation 497 Allton, J. H., Galindo, C., Jr. & Watts, L. A. Fractional Distillation in a Lunar Environment 507 Pettit, Donald R. Lunar Machining 519 Lewis, William OXYGEN: PRELUDE TO LUNAR INDUSTRIALIZATION 529 A Parametric Analysis of Lunar Oxygen Production 531 Simon, Michael C. Lunar Oxygen Production from Ilmenite 543 Gibson, Michael A. & Knudsen, Christian W. Oxygen Extraction from Lunar Materials: An Experimental Test of an Ilmenite Reduction Process 551 Williams, Richard J. A Carbothermal Scheme for Lunar Oxygen Production 559 Cutler, Andrew Hall & Krag, Peter Lunar regolith fines - A source of hydrogen 571 Carter, J. L. Hydrogen Recovery From Extraterrestrial Materials Using Microwave Energy 583 Tucker, D. S., Vaniman, D. T., Anderson, J. L., Clinard, F. W., Feber, R. C., Jr., Frost, H. M., Meek, T. T., Jr. & Wallace, T. C. Microbial Extraction of Hydrogen from Lunar Dust 591 White, David C. & Hirsch, Peter Hydrogen and Water Desorption on the Moon: Approximate On-Line Simulations 603 Blanford, G. E., Borgesen, P., Maurette, M., Moller, W. & Monart, B. An Analysis of Alternate Hydrogen Sources for Lunar Manufacture 611 Friedlander, Herbert N. LIFE SUPPORT AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE 621 The Evolution of CELSS for Lunar Bases 623 Macelroy, R. D., Klein, Harold P. & Averner, M. M. Wheat Farming in a Lunar Base 635 Salisbury, Frank B. & Bugbee, Bruce G. Metabolic Support for a Lunar Base 647 Sauer, R. L. Implementing Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology in a Lunar Base Environmental Control/Life Support System 653 Sedej, Melaine Meyer Radiation Transport of Cosmic Ray Nuclei in Lunar Material and Radiation Doses 663 Silberberg, R., Tsao, C. H., Adams, J. H., Jr. & Letaw, John R. Aerosol Deposition Along the Respiratory Tract at Zero Gravity: A Theoretical Study 671 Lehnert, B. E., Smith, D. M., Holland, L. M., Tillery, M. I. & Thomas, R. G. Toward the Development of a Recombinant DNA Assay System for the Detection of Genetic Change in Astronauts' Cells 679 Atchley, Susan V., Chen, David J.-C., Strniste, Gary F., Walters, Ronald A. & Moyzis, Robert K. Flow Cytometry for Health Monitoring in Space 687 Jett, James H., Martin, John C., Saunders, George C. & Stewart, Carleton C. SOCIETAL ISSUES 699 Dreams and Realities: The Future in Space 701 Logsdon, John The Budgetary Feasibility of a Lunar Base 711 Sellers, Wallace O. & Keaton, Paul W. Lunar Stations: Prospects for International Cooperation 717 Smith, Phillip M. Soviet lunar exploration - Past and future 725 Oberg, J. E. Legal Responses for Lunar Bases and Space Activities in the 21st Century 735 Moore, Amanda Lee Extraterrestrial Law and Lunar Bases: General Legal Principles and a Particular Regime Proposal (INTERLUNE) 741 Joyner, Christopher C. & Schmitt, Harrison H. Lunar Base: Learning to Live in Space 751 Finney, Ben Lessons from the Past: Toward a Long-Term Space Policy 757 Lawler, Andrew Historical Perspectives on the Moon Base-Cook and Australia 765 Jones, Eric M. & Finney, Ben R. Space Poems: Close Encounters Between the Lyric Imagination and 25 Years of NASA Space Exploration 771 Knox, Helene MARS 785 A Millennium Project-Mars 2000 787 Schmitt, Harrison H. Mars: The Next Major Goal? 795 King, Elbert A. Rationales for Early Human Missions to Phobos and Deimos 801 O'Leary, Brian The Moons of Mars: A Source of Water for Lunar Bases and LEO 809 Cordell, Bruce M. The problem of water on Mars 817 Squyres, S. W. A VISION OF LUNAR SETTLEMENT 825 Lunar Industrialization and Settlement-Birth of Polyglobal Civilization 827 Ehricke, Krafft A. EPILOGUE: Address Given at The centennial Celebration, 4 July 2076, By Leonard Vincennes, Official Historian of Luna City 857 Bova, Ben Index 863 865 pages ============================================================== If you know of someone that would like to look up with you, and join the lunar-update list, have them send an e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of their message, put: subscribe lunar-update or just have them drop me a line and I will add them. mailto:larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Larry http://kelloggserialreports.blogspot.com/ - This list was forwarded using Majordomo at Altair Engineering, Inc. To unsubscribe from this list, please send e-mail to majordomo at altair.com. In the body of your message, put: unsubscribe lunar-update -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://news.altair.com/pipermail/lunar-update/attachments/20040917/9e19bfa4/attachment.htm From larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net Thu Sep 16 02:26:31 2004 From: larry.kellogg at sbcglobal.net (larry.kellogg) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 01:26:31 -0500 Subject: [lunar-update] Teets: America must reach for space dominance Message-ID: Good evening. When you read the history of NASA and the history of the USA efforts to go to the Moon to beat the Russians in putting a crew on the Moon, you sometimes forget that the Russians had already landed (crashed) a spacecraft on the Moon. A number of other firsts too. Now who will be first to go back? - LRK - ------------------------------------------------------------ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/lunarussr.html Soviet Lunar Missions ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/cover.html Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft By Courtney G. Brooks. James M. Grimwood and Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------------ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/moonpage.html Missions to the Moon ------------------------------------------------------------ Our first attempts used Air Force, Army, and JPL rockets. A lot of fireworks at first. - LRK - You can read an Air Force reflection about this high ground, the Moon above. See below. :-) Who will be next to land and explore? This high ground. :-) Will there be a free trade zone there? http://lifesci3.arc.nasa.gov/SpaceSettlement/spaceresvol4/spacelaw.html Will there be a black obelisk there? http://www.kinocite.co.uk/1/119.php 2001: A Space Odyssey http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2002/id1937.htm 2001 A Space Odyssey Will tools be in control? http://www.kubrick2001.com/2001.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/moon.html "Open the pod bay doors please Hal." "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/2001_space_oddity_991216.html http://www.sciflicks.com/2001/sounds.html So there you are. The Russians, America, and Japan have been to the Moon with spacecraft. Others are now on the way. Soon there will be monthly traffic. Will barb wire and Winchester rifles be needed to secure an illegal claim? (well LASER mapped sites with magnetic impulse weapons) - LRK - Are you ready? Who is paying for THIS trip? What is in the black briefcase? - LRK - Larry Russell Kellogg http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/index.html http://www.larryrussellkellogg.net/links.html ============================================================== http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008652 http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?storyID=123008652 Teets: America must reach for space dominance by Master Sgt. Scott Elliott Air Force Print News 9/15/2004 - WASHINGTON -- On the anniversary of the first man-made object reaching the moon, the Department of Defense's executive agent for space urged America to strive for dominance in space. Undersecretary of the Air Force Peter B. Teets, who also serves as the director of the National Reconnaissance Office, used the occasion of a Soviet Union mission to highlight what he believes to be the three keys for the United States to achieve space dominance. "I believe that, today, it is fair to say the United States is the leading space nation in the world, but it certainly hasn't always been that way," he said Sept. 14 at the Air Force Association's 2004 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. "Forty-five years ago today, the Soviet probe Luna 2 reached the moon. It didn't land on the moon; it (crashed). But, it was still the first man-made object to touch the surface of another world," Mr. Teets said. That probe, launched Sept. 12, 1959, hit the moon near the Sea of Serenity, where Apollo 15 touched down 15 years later. The relation between that Soviet probe and current U.S. space supremacy lies in America's approach to space research and technology, Mr. Teets said. "At the time, the United States and the Soviet Union were taking their first faltering steps on the road to space," he said. "We called it the 'Space Race,' and it was not a foregone conclusion that we would win." The Soviets chose to "take the low road," in terms of technology, while the Americans opted for the "high road," Mr. Teets said. The United States used finely tuned, one-of-a-kind spacecraft and rockets that performed very well, but were extremely delicate, he said. "(The Soviets) took a lower-tech road ... in some ways it was like a brute-force road, with mass-produced spacecraft and rockets that were less sophisticated but were very much more operationally responsive," he said. Mr. Teets said it is a mistake to assume that one approach is always better than the other. "Even though we have superiority in many aspects of space capability, we don 't have space dominance, and we don't have space supremacy," he said. "The fact is, we need to reach for that goal. It is the ultimate high ground." Mr. Teets said the United States needs strong and enduring commitments in three areas to meet that goal: developing a professional space cadre, having a strong and well-funded industrial base, and maintaining a position at the leading edge of space technology. "The first, and unquestionably the most important, is the development and maintenance of a strong professional cadre of military and civilian government personnel," he said. "If we do that right, I believe the rest will fall into place," he said. "If we do that, we'll have professional acquirers, people who have experience in the development of leading-edge high-tech systems, extremely well-qualified and trained military officers who can operate the systems that give us such an edge in our warfighting capabilities. "There can be no doubt that we enjoy the benefits today, in major ways, of our national security space systems," Mr. Teets said. The second area of attention is the space technology industrial base, he said. "We need a strong and consistently funded industrial base able to produce quality space systems and products," Mr. Teets said. "We can't have a rollercoaster effect where we're asking our industrial partners to build up one year only to crater the next year. We can't have them developing the talented work force necessary for production of high-tech space systems, and ... the following year ask them to lay those same people off. "It's important for us to have a certain amount of consistency and constancy in our investments in important space systems," he said. Mr. Teets referred to recent problems with the acquisition system to illustrate his point: "There was a period of time ... when we let some of the industrial base start to wither. At the same [time]," he said, "people who had been involved in the space system for many years started to take retirement, so it kind of [had] a double whammy effect." The final piece needed to achieve space dominance, Mr. Teets said, is continued governmental investment in leading-edge space-system research in technology. "We are at the forefront of space technology. We need to remain there," he said. "I know certain European countries have picked up the challenge and started to invest more heavily in leading-edge technology; certainly China has shown some of the same inclinations. We need to maintain a strong and vital space system research and technology endeavor going forward. That's what will keep us on the leading edge." ============================================================== http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/on-line.html Apollo/Saturn Launius, Roger D., and J.D. Hunley, comps. An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program. Monograph in Aerospace History No. 2, 1994. This monograph is available online. Click here to view monograph. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollobib/cover.html Launius, Roger D. Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994. This monograph is available online. Click here to view monograph. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/cover.html Apollo 13: "Houston, we've got a problem." EP-76. This monograph is available online. Click here to view monograph. Out of print. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/apollo13.pdf Orloff, Richard W. Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference. NASA SP-2000-4029, 2000. To purchase a paperback copy of this book contact the Government Printing Office. Order GPO Stock Number #033-000-01236-5 $40.00 GPO Order Form. This book is also available online. The online version includes all the extensive text and useful tables of the hard copy edition. The author has also made a number of corrections to the data in the hard copy edition. The online version does not include the original photos. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/SP-4029.htm Apollo Expeditions to the Moon. NASA SP-350, 1975. Out of print. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/cover.html Apollo Over the Moon: A View From Orbit (NASA SP-362, 1978) edited by Harold Masursky, G.W. Colton, and Farouk El-Baz. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-362/cover.htm The Apollo Program Summary Report (Document # JSC-09423, April 1975) Ertel, Ivan D., and Mary Louise Morse. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology,Volume I, Through November 7, 1962. NASA SP-4009, 1969. Out of print. Click here to view online version. Morse, Mary Louise, and Jean Kernahan Bays. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume II, November 8, 1962-September 30, 1964. NASA SP-4009, 1973. Out of print. Click here to view online version. http://history.nasa.gov/apsr/apsr.htm Brooks, Courtney G., and Ivan D. Ertel. The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, Volume III, October 1, 1964-January 20, 1966. NASA SP-4009, 1973. Out of print. Click here to view online version. Ertel, Ivan D., and Roland W. Newkirk, with Courtney G. Brooks, The Apollo S