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To Intercontinental to Interplanetary to Intersolar Why Editorials? Why some, not all? In compiling the MMM Classics volumes, with precious few exceptions, editorials were not included. Why? Yes, some addressed temporary conditions, and are of no lasting interest. But indeed, many MMM editorials through the years have addressed concerns that remain pertinent today, if indeed they are not timeless. So we have taken another look and here reprint those “In Focus” editorials that, we think, speak to conditions and issues still very relevant today. These pieces represent the editor’s opinions alone, and have never been presented as the opin- ions or policies of the Lunar Reclamation Society, the National Space Society, the Artemis Society, or the Moon Society. There are none for the first year, as we didn’t start writing editorials until MMM #11. The Topics: The relation between the Moon and Mars in Manned Space Exploration Policy is clearly the num- ber one issue addressed. What we mean by “space” difers widely among “space proponents.” This is a critical issue. Space is more than the boundary layer of Earth, a place for space stations and satellites. This is a realm already part of Earth’s “econosphere” and will take care of itself. It is the endless fron- tier, beyond that needs our attention. The endless hiatus between Apollo 17 and what we all want to come next is a key topic. There is much we can do to make the next human lunar opening a stronger and more lasting one. Asteroids, promise and threat, are looked at and put in perspective with a nearer term threat: space debris, which could end up confining humans forever on our home world. Lunar Frontier Life will be both much more difcult and more rewarding both at the same time than many Science-Fiction-bred enthusiasts imagine. The Shuttle is both a remarkable piece of engineering and a chimera designed by committee to be everything but what it was supposed to be, designed for clearly misunderstood goals. Biosphere and environmental research, space tourism, the incentive of prize money, the search for “life” and other topics are addressed. But at the top is the mistaken belief that anything rational can possibly come from the political process. PK From “Out of Africa” to InterContinental to InterPlanetary to InterSolar NOTE: The opinions expressed in these essays and editorials are those of the writer, and should not be construed as views or policies of the Milwaukee Lunar Reclamation Society (the publisher), of the Na- tional Space Society, or of any of its participating chapters, or of the Moon Society. They are meant to be food for thought and to encourage discussion, in the hopes of encouraging more well-thought out decisions and policies. PK CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX MMM THEMES: SELECT EDITORIALS MMM #11 Space Oases and Lunar Culture MMM #12 A Pro-Breakeven Policy MMM #13 Importance of the Long View MMM #14 Opening the Space Frontier: Goal of our Society MMM #15 Without Strategic New Projects, We Must Fail MMM #16 Frontiers Have Rough Edges MMM #17 NSS and Chapter Polycentrism MMM #19 Seizing the Reins of the Mars Bandwagon MMM #20 Wooing the Astronomical Community MMM #21 Space Debris: Our Silence Betrays Us MMM #23 Of Milestones and Goals MMM #24 A Banner-worthy Goal! MMM #27 Apollo 11 plus 40: A Look 20 Years Ahead to July 2009 MMM #28 The "I-Word" and a Timely Vow MMM #34 Earth Day 1990: The Space Benefit MMM #36 Biospherics Research Lags Behind Hardware R&D MMM #37 Paradigm Shift: Cancellation of Moon-Mars Plans, a criss brought pun Ourselves! MMM #38 Sometimes you have to look a fit-horse in the mouth MMM #39 Wanted: Commercial Manned Access MMM #40 The Siren Trap of "Intransitive Space" MMM #42 An Outbound Tabula Rasa - "LEO RASA" MMM #49 Biosphere II, and III, and IV. and … MMM #54 Mars: Plenty of time to wait, But none to waste MMM #60 The Delta Clipper & Access to Space MMM #61 Nasa's new old Logo, and its new old Mission MMM #62 Convincing Case for Mars has yet to be made MMM #64 We need a Pro-Space "Terrestrial Policy" MMM #65 Career Choices in Spin-up Technologies MMM #66 Towards a Definition of "Spacefaring" MMM #70 Time for a Space Transportation System Sunset Act MMM #72 Escape form the "Retreat from the Moon" MMM #75 Successive Word views: Space as a "Face, Race, Bade, Place" MMM #86 "NEO" Strategy Touches Tabloid Nerves MMM #87 Apollo 13 and Risk Acceptance, endangered American Virtue MMM #88 Lessons for the Space Station form the film "Apollo 13" MMM #93 Mars will Require a Hardier Breed of Pioneers MMM #94 "Alien Shores" - We've been this way before MMM #102 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and Space MMM #103 The Moon's Role in the "Opening" of Mars MMM #104 ICE on the Moon: Strategic Reserve, Strategic Choices MMM #105 The "Man in the Mirror" Strategy for Opening Space MMM #106 Failures are the Stuf out of which Success is Made MMM #108 The Moon? "Been there, done that!" -- Not!!! MMM #109 We need an "X-Prize" for in-orbit Artificial Gravity MMM #113 In one word - Marsandback, No! Marstostay, Tes! MMM #114 Earthday 28: Lessons that will only be learned in Space MMM #115 "Spin-Ofs": the most impotent of al arguments for Space MMM #119 The Search for Life is Now "the" Hot PUblic Space Policy Button MMM #120 Essence of the Frontier: a Readiness to ReinventEverything MMM #121 Required Beyond Mars: "Cryo-synthetic Materials" MMM #125 Sundials on Mars & Other Hitchhiker Goodies MMM #126 "Disinterest-Proofing" is Long Term "Task One" MMM #130 The Lunar Rock Pile: Behind "Door #1," "Door #2," etc. MMM #132 "Spinning-up" Frontier Enterprises Profitable for both Earth & Space MMM #141 The MIR Station World Space Monument: A Better Option for Decommissioning MMM #148 Thinking OUtside the Box: Lessons from September 11th, 2001 ('9-11") MMM #149 Distributing Risks: Lessons from "9-11" MMM #155 Opening of Space Tourist Era is for Real: Where to from here? MMM #160 Killer Asteroids vs. Killer Debris MMM #161 Vision Must be Defined in Terms of Obstacles & Challenges MMM #164 Our Space Settlement Goal: Let's put the Horse before the Cart! MMM #174 Crew Exploration Vehicle Modularity brings Opportunity MMM #177 Milestone Achievement Prizes: M.A.P.ing Enterprise Pathways to Space MMM #178 How Much can we do to Privatize "Moon to Mars?" MMM #179 The X-Prize Saga Continuers: Can it take us to the Moon? MMM #182 A "Safe House" in Orbit that avoids the "Infrastructure Trap" MMM #183 Economic Case for Mars Requires the Moon as Trading Partner MMM #184 An End to the "Lunar Dark Ages"? Beware of the "Wooden Nickel" Trap! MMM #188 Shuttle Design Choices had undercut success from the outset MMM #190 Politician=Proofing is Moon-Mars Mission Priority #1 MMM #191 Dear Santa: a Moonbase Designed "to Work on Mars" MMM #193 Where we are at & Where we need to go in Mars Exploration MMM #194 "Information" whets the appetite for "Experience" MMM #195 Worrisome Bumps on the Roadway Back to the Moon MMM #201 MMM's 20th Anniversary Issue: Inspiration Sources; Beyond Our First Moonbase MMM #201 NASA Moon Plan gets an "F" as "Preparation for Mars" MMM #209 Moon Lander & Base Design Concepts & Artemis Project™ Influence MMM #211 Easing NASA out of the Space Transportation Business MMM #213 Rocket Science is not enough to get us to Mars and back MMM #215 Earth Day 2008: Taking the Gree Spirit to the Moon MMM #217 Taking the lead in the "Holistic" Environment Movement MMM #219 Using the Green Movement to Advance Technologies Needed on the Lunar Frontier MMM #224 Space Debris" Tragedy of the Commons MMM #231 Zubrin: "Earth is to Moon and Mars as Europe to Greenland and North America" MMM #232 "Flags & Footprinst 2" is Dead - A real Moon efort can now emerge! MMM #233 "Moon Flags & Footprints 2" versus “Mars Flags & Footprints 1" - No to both! MMM #237 The Moon: Time to wait, but no time to waste MMM #238 "In this decade" - 3 words the town us the Moon Race but crippled us ever since MMM #239 Science should NOT be in the driver's seat in Lunar Outpost Establishment MMM #240 "Green" Space-Based Solar Power needs "Green" Rockets MMM #242 Telepresence-operated "Robonauts" will revise all 'Scenarios" MMM #243 Dawn of New Space Age Era: "Human-Robotic Synergy" MMM #244 The Achievements and Excitement of MIR Remain as a Legacy MMM #247 Why it was necessary to end the Space Shuttle Program MMM #248 The Moon: What's in it for Earth? MMM #253 Turning the Detours along the Road to Space into Opportunities MMM #256 The Triway to Space MMM #259 “New Space” and The Moon MMM #260 To the Star - or Back to the Stars? MMM #264 Matching Research needs on Earth to those on the Moon, Mars MMM #267 Radiation Risk on Trips to Mars and Back - so? SUB-THEME INDEX: MMM THEMES: Select Editorials NOTE: There must be many ways to group the many articles listed below. We make no claims that this one is the best, but it may help. EARTH MMM #20 Wooing the Astronomical Community MMM #34 Earth Day 1990: The Space Benefit MMM #64 We need a Pro-Space "Terrestrial Policy" MMM #114 Earthday 28: Lessons that will only be learned in Space MMM #215 Earth Day 2008: Taking the Free Spirit to the Moon MMM #217 Taking the lead in the "Holistic" Environment Movement MMM #219 Using the Green Movement to Advance Technologies Needed on the Lunar Frontier MMM #248 The Moon: What's in it for Earth? MMM #260 To the Stars - or Back to the Stars? MMM #264 Matching Research needs on Earth to those on the Moon, Mars EARTH ORBIT MMM #141 The MIR Station World Space Monument: A Better Option for Decommissioning MMM #155 Opening of Space Tourist Era is for Real: Where to from here? MMM #182 A "Safe House" in Orbit that avoids the "Infrastructure Trap" MMM #224 Space Debris" Tragedy of the Commons MMM #244 The Achievements and Excitement of MIR Remain as a Legacy MMM #247 Why it was necessary to end the Space Shuttle Program MOON MMM #27 Apollo 11 plus 40: A Look 20 Years Ahead to July 2009 MMM #72 Escape form the "Retreat from the Moon" MMM #87 Apollo 13 and Risk Acceptance, endangered American Virtue MMM #88 Lessons for the Space Station form the film "Apollo 13" MMM #103 The Moon's Role in the "Opening" of Mars MMM #104 ICE on the Moon: Strategic Reserve, Strategic Choices MMM #108 The Moon? "Been there, done that!" -- Not!!! MMM #130 The Lunar Rock Pile: Behind "Door #1," "Door #2," etc.
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