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Lunar Plans in Question

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Econominst.com is sponsoring a debate on the question of whether we should return to the Moon, Returning to the moon- This house believes that NASA should not send humans back to the moon. Michael N. Gold is defending, Gregg Maryniak is against.

Florida Today reports Panel: Moon within NASA budget’s reach

The United States cannot afford to return American astronauts to the moon under the NASA budget currently proposed by the Obama administration, a presidential panel said Wednesday.

“Your budget problems are bigger than your technical problems,” he said.

The Obama administration’s 2010 budget for NASA represents a $26.5 billion cut from previous projections.

Gary Pullium, a vice president with The Aerospace Corp., said NASA won’t be able to return to the moon by 2020 under those constraints. “Given our assessment of the 2010 budget and what we believe about cost and schedule, we just simply said there is not enough money in this budget in the near term to do the human lunar return,” he said.

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Mars Society Conference

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The Mars Society Conference is off to a great start.  I was in the neighborhood so I dropped by this evening, they had a lovely reception.  Chris Carberry said that the Legislative Blitz had been a great success.

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the conference just as much.

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The Canadian Space Movement

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

How do we get young Canadians to reach for the stars? by Sumitra Rajagopalan

Forty years later, the sequel is being written as the US and many other countries, including Canada, gear up for the next Moon shot. Like the Sputnik and Apollo programs, this new space race is a golden opportunity to inspire the next generation of space explorers and enthusiasts. But, first, they need this generation to tune in.

Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk is to undertake in the months ahead aboard the International Space Station, where he will remotely control and drive a robot parked at CSA’s offices near Montreal. Open-source coding could allow participants to program lunar robots in real time, with all the excitement streamed live over the Internet.


From the Canadian Space Society

The CSS connected with the Hamilton Police Pipes and Drums to record a tune to honour Bob Thirsk and Julie Payette currently in orbit. The tune of choice?  “The Maple Leaf Forever”, a tune that dates back to Canadian confederation and has been played for dignitaries at official functions at home and around the world. To download and listen to the recording sent to the astronauts, click here.


and

Canadian Space Summit 2009
Dual Use: Opportunities for collaboration on space technologies
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada,
November 20-22, 2009
Organized by the Canadian Space Society, Kingston Chapter
Confirmed Session Chairs

Nadeem Ghafoor MDA Corporation Planetary Exploration
Brian Weeden Secure World Foundation Earth Orbit
Jessica West Project Ploughshares Law and Policy
John Hutchings Herzberg Institute for Astrophysics Astronomy
David Loop Herzberg Institute for Astrophysics Astronomy
Shawna Pandya University of Alberta Life Sciences
Chuck Black Canadian Space Commerce Association Space Commercialization

Fees:

Regular Early Bird (Close 15 Sept)
CSS Member $125 $75
Non member $200 $150
Student Member $75 $25
Banquet Ticket $75 $75



SPACE Cananda and the International Academy of Astronautics are sponsering
“FROM THE SUN TO THE EARTH” An International Symposium on Solar Energy from Space

September 8-10, 2009
Ontario Science Centre
Toronto, Canada

Overall Goals

  • To determine what role solar energy from space might play in meeting the rapidly growing need for abundant and sustainable energy during the coming decades
  • To assess the technological readiness and risks associated with the space-based solar power concept
  • To frame a notional international roadmap that could lead to the realization of the concept

Master of Ceremonies
Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald National Science Correspondent for CBC and Host of CBC Radio One’s “Quirks and Quarks”

Day 1: Space Canada International Policy Forum

Keynote Speaker - Dan Fortin
Dan FortinWe are delighted to have Dan Fortin, president of IBM Canada, delivering the keynote address. Dan is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of IBM’s Canadian division. Dan leads a team of 20,000 professionals in providing industry-leading solutions to help IBM clients address today’s most pressing business challenges.

Dan will be followed by a full complement of outstanding speakers including:

  • Dr. Andrew Weaver, Nobel Laureate, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • Dr. Bryan Erb, Pioneer in Space-Based Solar Power
  • Dr. Ram Jakhu, Associate Professor, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University
  • Jessica West, Program Associate at Project Ploughshares and Manager of the Space Security Index
  • Dr. Robert (Bob) Richards, Founder and CEO, Odyssey Moon enterprise
  • Iain Carson, European Business Editor, The Economist

Co-Chairs, IAA Study:
John Mankins & Nobu Kaya

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Posts on Space Settlement Blog Day

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

I want to thank everyone who particapated in Space Settlement Blog Day. It was very successful.  There were several very interesting essays written for the occasion.

Space Settlement Blog Day by Douglas Mallette on The Space Advocate

Settle the Final Frontier by Elizabeth Barrette on Gaiatribe

Can We Afford to Settle Space? by David Brandt-Erichsen on National Space Society Blog

Celebrate the First Steps By Marianne Dyson on Mission Blog

40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing! by
Shanksow on Aerospace, Technology, Paranormal and Ufos News

Exploration, Development and Settlement of Space by Karen Cramer Shea on The Space Movement

July the 20th: Space Exploration Day/Space Settlement Day on Day of X

Stumping for Space: Three Vignettes from a Layman by Jake Christensen CHILDE JAKE’S PILGRIMAGE

From Olduvai Gorge to the Sea of Tranquility by  Alex Michael Bonnic on The Discovery Enterprise

Space Settlement post by David Riseborough on Earth Space Continuum Earth Space Continuum

Space Settlement, Social Media and Blogging by Aron Sora on
Habitation Intention

Intentional Communities in Outer Space by Bob Steinke on  The Liber(al)tarian Network

More on Apollo 11 anniversary By Andy Janes on Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Catgirls

Moon Colonization: An American Historical Perspective Nick Azer on Luna C/I: Moon Colonization and Integration

Plasma Wind’s Contribution to the Space Settlement Blog Day -Plasma Wind

How will it really happen? by Dale Amon on Samizdata

Space Settlement Blog Day by SpaceCrazed on SpaceCrazed

Opening The Way Out By Gregory Anderson on The Way Out

“Benevolent Science Fiction” on The Scattering

Step by step to space settlement and More about space settlement day Clark S. Lindsey Space Transport News

you can Reach the MOON NOW By Mark on Moonbounce by KB9RQZ

Moon-Mine News by Niklas Järvstråt

Moon Business (Twitter)

Happy Space Settlement Blog Day! By Charles Radley on The Moon Society Blog

Sponsored by the National Space Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, the Space Movement, the Moon Society, and Space Renaissance Initiative.

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Apollo 11 Fortieth Anniversary Events

Friday, July 17th, 2009

This week there is a lot going on to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.


The Apollo Legacy: The Moon and Beyond:
Monday, July 20, 2009
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater, Level 1
12:30 p.m.
Newseum
Washington DC

 

 
 Annual John H. Glenn Lecture - 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Sunday, July 19
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
National Mall Building
Washington DC
On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11’s first human landing on the Moon, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes the Apollo 11 crew, as well as Mission Control creator and former Johnson Space Center director Chris Kraft as the speakers for the Museum’s 2009 John H. Glenn lecture in space history.
This event is sold out.
Watch the live webcast on NASA TV

 

We Choose The Moon The Kennedy Presidential Library Web Site

Book Signing for We Came in Peace for all Mankind
Tahir Rahman
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 10:00am- Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 5:00pm
Smithsonian Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Museum
Air and Space Pkwy
Chantilly, VA
info@silicondisc.com
Facebook event listing

 

 
40th Anniversary of Landing on the Moon
Moonfest 2009: From Apollo to LCROSS, and Beyond!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00pm - 6:00pm
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA

 

Moon Day at Frontiers of Flight Museum- Celebrate 40th anniversary of Apollo 11
Sunday, July 19, 2009
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Dallas Love Field Airport
6911 Lemmon Ave
Dallas, TX
Phone 214-350-1651

The Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas host presentations and book signings by Marianne Dyson (flight controller/author), Craig Nelson (author), Ron DiIulio (astronomer), Richard Jeffries (Star Trek), Dallas Area Rocket Society, Chaz Hafey (lunar scientist), exhibits (Apollo 7 command module), DOOR PRIZES—all in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11.

 

Free concert celebrating the anniversary of 69 ! - Skyebat
 Wednesday, July 22, 2009
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston between Ave, B & C
New York, NY
Phone 212-673-6270
info@skyebat.com

 

Inauguration of the Moon-Mine Project

Storgruvan, Pershyttan, Sweden, 20th July, 2009.

In addition to speakers and journal films from Nora and from the Moon landing, an exhibition will illustrate the plans for the moon-mine, put in context by historical facts about the mine and the Apollo program, as well as contributions from some of our sponsors.

In breaks between speakers, films from 1969 about the Moon, Nora and Pershyttan will be shown.

Program (preliminary)

 Tema miljö, rymd, Månen jämförd med Jorden. (Moon-Earth environments)
  Konferencier: Carl Fridh  
  Event Talare
1500 Välkomsttal Jan Norlund, Nora kommunchef
1530 Varför Månbas i Storgruvan? Niklas Järvstråt, Moon-Mine
1600 Start av pumparna Anders Olsson, NJOV
1630 I rymden måste allt vara ekologiskt Ulf E Andersson, Ekofisk Rolagen
     
Tema Nora och Månen i forntid - nutid - framtid (Historic view on Nora and the Moon)
  Konferencier: Carl Fridh  
  Event Talare
1900 Välkommen

Lars Östring, Länsråd Örebro län

Åke Wiklund, Hembygdsf. Noraskog
1930(ca) Pershyttan på 60-talet Åke Mossberg, Pershyttans Hembygdscirkel
2000 Gruvdykningar Daniel Karlsson/Mark Dougherty Baggbodykarna
2030 Current moon initiatives Romanian Space Agency (videolänk?)
2100 Nedräkning Mikael Genberg
2117 Markering: månlandningen 40 år -
2130(ca)

Fotspår i FJS-1 (Japanskt mångrus)

Maria Aldrin, släkting till Buzz Aldrin

Lars Östring, Länsråd Örebro län

Niklas Järvstråt, Moon-Mine
2200 Vision, månbas pershyttan Niklas Järvstråt, Moon-Mine
  Diskussion  
2400(ca) Avslutning  

Coffee and snacks will be available throughout. Hopefully also light meals.

Horseback riding for children is being arranged.

 

 

Space Settlement Blog Day is on July 20th. Blog for and about space settlement on July 20th. 33 blogs have signed up already.

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Space Settlement Day Progress Report

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Space Settlement Blog Day is on July 20th.  Sign up now!

I want to thank David Brandt-Erichsen, Charles Radley and Brice Russ for making  Space Settlement Blog Day possible and launching it so well.

So far 18 blogs have signed up to participate.

Participating Blogs:

The Space Settlement Blog  Day is now listed on Bloggers Unite, thanks to Daniel Sims of Habitation Intention.

Blogger Unite has another interesting event International Civil Aviation Day

Objective:
Focusing on those involved in civil aviation especially on those who’ve started and will become aviators of the future!

International Civil Aviation Day was established in 1994 by ICAO, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organization, created on 7 December 1944. The purpose of the global celebration is to generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of the world.

And well, it is a day celebrating us!

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Finalists Selected for the Heinlein NewSpace Business Plan Competition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Finalists Selected for the Heinlein NewSpace Business Plan Competition

After a thorough selection process, the Space Frontier Foundation is pleased to announce the 10 finalists for the Heinlein NewSpace Business Plan Competition. The winner will be announced at the Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala during the NewSpace 2009 Conference.

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NSS Supports NewSpace

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The Space Frontier Foundation has extended registration, until July 1st, 2009, for its NewSpace 2009 conference, which will be held at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California from Friday, July 17 through Monday, July 20. See the full Press Release.

William Watson, Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation, states,

“The human settlement of space is a goal shared by both the National Space Society and the Space Frontier Foundation. The pursuit and advocacy of such a lofty ambition requires those who dream together to work together. The Space Frontier Foundation’s annual NewSpace conference focuses on the entrepreneurial space developments that may expedite the day our species permanently occupies heavenly bodies. As a fellow National Space Society member, I invite you to NASA Ames in Mountain View, CA July 17-20th to help us jump the technical, regulatory, and political hurtles remaining for NewSpace.”

Press Release

June 23, 2009

    SUBJECT: Registration for the Space Frontier Foundation’s NewSpace 2009 Conference Extended 
    Nyack, NY, June 22, 2009  - Honor the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by spending 4 days discussing by the latest developments in the NewSpace industry at the NewSpace 2009 Conference. The Space Frontier Foundation has extended registration until July 1st, 2009 for space professionals and enthusiasts everywhere. 
    Attendees at the conference will not only listen to giants in the industry speak, but will also have access to intriguing exhibits ranging from NewSpace media and entertainment to the latest technologies. Network with fellow enthusiasts at the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), Teachers in Space, and the National Space Society (NSS) booths or pick up gear at the SFF Storefront. You will also learn about the launch of the International Space University’s new MBA program at the ISU exhibit. 
    Another of the exciting exhibits is VirtuePlay’s premier of the Lunar Racing Championship game. Attendees will have the opportunity to play “LRC” game on D-Box motion gaming seats, creating the feeling of off-roading on the moon and flying around craters in one-sixth gravity.  
    ““Lunar Racing Championship”, (LRC) was developed using NASA’s lunar topography from the 1994 Clementine mission, to provide immersion racing on the moon in 3D. The software realistically simulates the moon’s low gravity, and lack of atmosphere. Racing vehicles off-road is pedestrian compared to piloting advanced rocket cars off-world in no atmosphere. “LRC” puts you in the cockpit of a futuristic racing machine that is part rally car, part spaceship for high speed competition set within the “magnificent desolation” of Earth’s moon.” Mary Duda, CEO of VirtuePlay Inc. 
    Interested in hosting an exhibit at NS09? Contact exhibit manager Jake Welch for information and exhibit registration at jake.welch@spacefrontier.org. 

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Space Settlement Blog Day

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Space Settlement Blog Day

Blog for and about space settlement on July 20th

July 20th 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. July 20th is also Space Exploration Day. After 40 years of space exploration it is time to begin space settlement. In order to honor all who risked their lives for space exploration and all who are dedicated to opening the new era of space settlement, we ask everyone to blog about space settlement on July 20th. Feel free to write about any aspect of space settlement, and about settlement at any space location — orbital settlements, settlements on the Moon, Mars, asteroids, or any place else. If you want more information or need ideas about space settlement go to the NSS Space Settlement Nexus.

SIGN UP YOUR BLOG HERE so we know which blogs are participating and we can send traffic your way. See list of participating blogs.

Sponsored by the National Space Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, the Space Movement, the Moon Society, and Space Renaissance Initiative.

For more information about this event contact Karen Cramer Shea.

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Mars Society Convention and Blitz

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Twelfth International Mars Society Convention will obe at University of Maryland, College Park on July 30 - August 2, 2009

2009 Great Mars Blitz!

On the afternoon of July 30th, 2009, The Mars Society will be conducting the Great 2009 Mars Blitz. We will be sending over 100 people to Capitol Hill to tell members of Congress and their staff why the United States needs to commit to an ambitious human space flight program that will get us to Mars in the 2020s

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