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We All Yearn to Explore Space, Not Only with Unmanned Probes, but with Human Pioneers ATTSIQ #10 page 1 JANUARY 2015 We all yearn to explore space, not only with unmanned probes, but with human pioneers. Meanwhile, we are quite busy creating a debris shield that could imprison us on our home world, Let’s reverse course! INDEX 2 Co-sponsoring Organizations NEWS SECTION pp. 3-119 3-26 Earth Orbit and Mission to Planet Earth 27-29 Space Tourism 30-48 Cislunar Space and the Moon 49-75 Mars 76-89 Asteroids & Comets 90-107 Other Planets & their moons 108-119 Starbound ARTICLES, ESSAYS pp 120-160 120 Are we ever going to Settle the Moon? - Peter Kokh A fresh look at the idea of “Spinning-up” Industries Needed on the Moon - Peter Kokh 122 Exports to Earth need to be greater in value than imports from Earth; The “MUS/cle.” Equation 123 Biospheric Technologies needed on the Moon - and on Earth - Peter Kokh 124 We Need More Good & Realistic Moon & Mars Outpost & Settlement Art - Peter Kokh 125 SHIELDING: “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” > ”The Drab, the Nice, the Beautiful“- Peter Kokh 127 Fun Time About Names: “Sun” “Earth” “Moon” - Peter Kokh 128 Meeting the Threat of Orbital Debris Authors - Al Anzaldua and David Dunlop 151 From Power Beaming at the International Space Station to Tethered Balloons, Proposed Cubesats and a Growing Network of First Nations° Connected Organizations - Dave Dunlop, 158 The Emerging Lunar Reconvergence - Dave Dunlop 162 Online Op-Ed Articles from other writers worth reading STUDENTS & TEACHERS pp 161-164 165 NASA Launches Student Contest for 3D-Printed Astronaut Tools 166 Contestant gets to name new ISS “Droid”; 167 PISCES to host winning mooniest team; The “Cities at Night Project” is asking for your help. 167 NASA Selects student teams for High Powered Rocket Challenge 169 Feature Articles and Essays in our sister publications: Ad Astra and Moon Miners’ Manifesto Past TTSIQ issues are online at: www.moonsociety.org/international/ttsiq/ and at: www.nss.org/tothestars/ ATTSIQ #10 page 2 JANUARY 2015 TTSIQ Sponsor Organizations 1. bout The National Space Society - http://www.nss.org/ The National Space Society was formed in March, 1987 by the merger of the L5 Society and National Space insti- tute. NSS has an extensive chapter network in the United States and a number of international chapters in Europe, Asia, and Australia. NSS hosts the International Space Development Conference in May each year at varying locations. NSS publishes Ad Astra magazine quarterly. NSS actively tries to influence US Space Policy. About The Moon Society - http://www.moonsociety.org The Moon Society was formed in 2000 and seeks to inspire and involve people everywhere in exploration of the Moon with the establishment of civilian settlements, using local resources through private enterprise both to support themselves and to help alleviate Earth's stubborn energy and environmental problems. The Society has a network of chapters in the US and has been an afliate of NSS since 2005. About Space Renaissance Initiative - http://www.spacerenaissance.org/ SRI’s focus is on use of space resources to address the challenges of runaway population growth and increasing use of Earth resources at a non-sustainable pace. “The settlement of space would benefit all of humanity by opening a new frontier, energizing society, providing room and resources for the growth of the human race without despoiling Earth, creating a lifeboat for humanity that could survive even a planet-wide catastrophe.” About The Mars Foundation - http://marsfoundation.org/ - http://marshome.org/ The Foundation seeks to involved interested persons in the design of Mars outposts and settlements, maximizing use of building materials that can be produced on Mars, to illustrate the near-term feasibility of establishing a permanent human presence on Mars. About Open Luna Foundation - http://openluna.org/missions The OpenLuna Foundation aims to return to the moon through private enterprise. A stepped program of robotic missions, then a short series of manned missions to construct a small, approximately 8 person outpost . About SEDS: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - http://www.seds.org/ SEDS is an independent, student-based organization promoting the exploration and development of space by educating people about the benefits of space, via a network of interested students, providing an opportunity About Moon Miners’ Manifesto - http:www.MMM-MoonMinersManifesto.com MMM, has been published 10 times a year since issue #1 December 1986 by the Milwaukee Lunar Reclamation Society chapter of the National Space Society. It has also served the Moon Society and its predecessor, Ar- temis Society International, since October 1995. Most issues deal with the opening of the Lunar frontier, suggesting how pioneers can make best use of local resources and learn to make themselves at home. This will involve psychological, social, and physiological adjustment. Much of what will hold for the Moon, will also hold true for Mars and for space in general. There is one Mars theme issue each year, and occasionally other space destinations are discussed: the asteroids, Moon (Jupiter), Titan (Saturn), even the cloud tops of Venus, and interstellar destinations beyond. Past TTSIQ issues are online at: www.moonsociety.org/international/ttsiq/ and at: www.nss.org/tothestars/ ATTSIQ #10 page 3 JANUARY 2015 Most of the “editor’s summaries” of news articles will be in the form of bullet points of the contents. We welcome your comments - Peter Kokh, Editor, [email protected] SPACEPORT & ROCKET NEWS Work completed on Chinese satellite launch center on Hainan Island http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Work_completed_on_satellite_launch_center_in_Hainan_999.html OCT. 21, 2014 - Construction of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan province, China's fourth and most advanced space launch center, has been completed and it will soon become operational. • The center will handle next-generation rockets and space station modules. • Building work began in 2009. • Situated on the northeast coast of Hainan, about 60 km from Haikou, the provincial capital, the center is the country's first coastal satellite launch base. • At, about 19 degrees north of the equator, it is suitable for launching geosynchronous satellites, heavy satellites, large space station components and lunar and interplanetary missions. • To date, the nation's most widely used space facility is the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The other two centers are in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, and in Xichang, Sichuan province. • The location will give Wenchang an unparalleled advantage compared with the other three centers. • A satellite launched from Wenchang will have fuel savings of about 15% compared with launches from the Xichang, as its latitude makes for a shorter time from transitory orbit to geosynchronous orbit • Another significant advantage is that rockets' payloads can be increased, to carry heavier satellites. • As the new center faces the sea to the south and east, there is also no danger of debris from launch vehicles falling into residential areas. Past TTSIQ issues are online at: www.moonsociety.org/international/ttsiq/ and at: www.nss.org/tothestars/ ATTSIQ #10 page 4 JANUARY 2015 • It is an ideal site for the launch of the Long March 5 rocket, China's most powerful, under development and expected to be ready to launch in 2015. • The Long March 5 can be transported to the center by sea, while the other launch centers are in inland areas, requiring transportation by rail. • Chang'e 5, China's fifth lunar probe, expected to return lunar samples,will be launched here in 2017. • The opening of the center may increase tourism in Wenchang, the country's fourth "space city" • The launch center's facilities include a space theme park and tram tours of the launch pads. ## India Successfully Launches its Largest Rocket To Date www.asianscientist.com/2014/12/topnews/india-successfully-launches-largest-rocket-date/ DEC. 16, 2014 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the first test flight of its newest rocket—the GSLV Mk.III—on December 18, conducting a suborbital flight that also demonstrated a prototype crew capsule (CARE) for India’s proposed manned missions. Liftof was from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. The GSLV Mk.III rocket is a completely new 3rd generation vehicle. The two-stage rocket is designed to place around 10 tonnes (11 US tons) of payload into low earth orbit or four tonnes (US tons) to a geosynchronous transfer orbit. ## ANALOG FACILITY TRAINING TO THE EDGE OF SPACE Skydiver Goes Supersonic in Record-Breaking 'Near-Space Dive' OCT. 24, 2014 - http://www.space.com/27536-supersonic-near-space-dive-video.html www.space.com/27534-baumgartner-s-near-space-skydive-record-broken-highlight-video.html http://www.space.com/27537-supersonic-near-space-dive-photos.htmlIn a harrowing plunge from the stratosphere, a Google executive broke the world record for the highest Past TTSIQ issues are online at: www.moonsociety.org/international/ttsiq/ and at: www.nss.org/tothestars/ ATTSIQ #10 page 5 JANUARY 2015 From an altitude of more than 135,000 feet (41,148 meters), Alan Eustace had a view of the curvature of Earth against the blackness of space. Alan Eustace, a senior vice president at Google, hit supersonic speeds as he fell from more than 40 km (25 mi) above New Mexico, smashing the altitude record that Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner set two years ago with his famous Red Bull Stratos “space jump.” Red Bull Stratos "space jump." http://www.space.com/17961-supersonic-skydive-worlds-highest-space-jump.html (Oct. 14, 2012) • Eustace's feat was via the Stratospheric Explorer (StratEx) team at Paragon Space Development Corp. • Eustace, wearing a custom-made pressurized spacesuit, was lifted into the air t by a high-altitude, helium-filled scientific balloon. • After an upwards trip of 2 hours and 9 minutes, he cut himself loose at an unprecedented altitude of 135,890 feet (41,419 meters).
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