Southeastern Space Supporter Newsletter of HAL5 – the Huntsville Alabama L5 Society chapter of the National Space Society 3 Volume 8, Number 5 — September–October 1999 S ________________________________________________________________________ The Apollo 11 30th Anniversary Celebration FIRST WORD merger with IBS Interactive, “One Small Step For one of East Coast's foremost Internet Service Providers. Man — One Giant This is the second such merger Leap for Mankind” that IBS has undertaken in (by Ron Lajoie, SSS Editor) Northern Alabama. In February, IBS successfully In our last issue, we covered integrated Renaissance Inter- the NSS events that occured net Services into their during the weekend of July 20. organization.” In this issue, we focus on the non-NSS events, all pertaining Well, fortunately for us, there to the 30th anniversary of the were no changes to the HAL5 first landing of humans on Web site address, nor to our another world, the Moon. storage allocation. That may soon change. On October 20, Celebration events were held I received this email message: both at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and at the U.S. “By the time you receive this Space and Rocket Center. email, you may have already HAL5 members were present heard the news that HiWAAY at both events, and even Information Services has received “Press” passes for the acquired Renaissance Internet Space and Rocket Center Services and ADViCOM in a events. Albeit a bit late, these purchase from IBS Interactive. detailed reports on both We want to assure you that daytime and nighttime events this announcement brings with can be found in no other it a strong commitment to the publication. So enjoy! ¶ future of Internet services in our area. ... There will be no Actors reenact the famous first landing on the Moon. immediate changes of service or billing....” HAL5 Program Night HAL5 Web Site to Change! Wednesday, November 17, 1999 (by Ron Lajoie, HAL5 Web site manager) That sound okay until just a few days 7 to 8:30 p.m. (with social afterwards) later, I received a followup message: Huntsville Public Library Auditorium The famous story of the Trojan horse led to the saying “Beware of Greeks bearing “This weekend we will create a copy of “The Amazing Sights of the gifts.” Well, I have a new saying: all your current user accounts, including Chandra X-Ray Telescope” “Beware email messages from your your web sites, on the HiWAAY user server. ... We will try to use the same Guest speaker will be Ed Clark, retired Internet provider starting with “Good username you have at ADViCOM, but if NASA Marshall Program Manager. News!” On March 12, I received a message from my Internet provider that there is a conflict we will have to try All HAL5 and NSS members are stated: another name....” encouraged to attend, and to bring interested friends and co-workers. “Good News! Effective April 1, 1999, Needless to say, I am very concerned. Open to the public. Free admission. ADViCOM is proud to announce a Stay tuned for updates. ¶ September–October 1999 SOUTHEASTERN SPACE SUPPORTER PROJECT HALO NEWS NSS CHAPTER NEWS Huntsville Alabama L5 Society President — Greg Allison HALO SL-2 Tank Being Tested Superluminal Gravitational and Day: 544-4440, Eve: 859-5538 (by Ronnie Lajoie, HALO team member) Microwave Effects Vice-President — Gladys Young (NSS Atlanta News Release, Oct. 26, 1999) Day: 852-0561, Eve: 852-0561 In September, the HALO Sky Launch 2 Treasurer — Ronnie Lajoie (SL-2) rocket oxidizer tank was taken NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Day: 971-3055, Eve: 721-1083 out of its storage crate for the first time scientists this month released Secretary — Wade Dorland since it was packed in June of last year. information essential to the development Day: 551-0008, Eve: 534-2566 It was finally going to be tested to see if of faster than light communications. Membership — Philomena Grodzka it could be reused for a second launch During the recent total solar eclipse of Day: 536-8638, Eve: 536-8638 attempt. August 11, 1999 that crossed large parts Communications — Ellen Cozelos of Europe and Asia Minor, Dr. David Day: 726-6387, Eve: 883-4873 As the 10-foot long crate was too big to Noever and Ron Koczor decided to ---------------------------------------- fit in Gene Young’s truck, I loaned him check some unexpected results a 4-foot long box used for storing my Southeastern Space Supporter generated by the French Nobel laureate tiny artificial Christmas tree parts. That Maurice Allais (1988, economics) Volume 8, Number 5 was too short, so we duct taped another during a similar eclipse in 1954. The September / October 1999 small box over the top of the oxidizer unexpected displacements of a Foucault The Southeastern Space Supporter is a tank. Dorky, yes, but safe for travel. pendulum during the totality of the bimonthly publication of the Huntsville eclipse can best be explained as a faster- Alabama L5 Society (HAL5), a not-for- Non-Destructive Testing at UAH than-light transmission of the effects of profit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to the gravity. The earth accelerates toward a goal of seeing everyday people living in Gene then took the tank to Professor point in front of the visible Sun, where thriving communities beyond the Earth. Gary Workman at the University of the Sun will appear to be in 8.3 minutes. Any opinions expressed in this newsletter Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). With the Thus, the acceleration now is toward the are those of the authors or of the Editor, help of several graduate engineering true, instantaneous direction of the Sun and, unless expressly so stated, are not students, Professor Workman was to now, and is not parallel to the direction necessarily those of HAL5 or the NSS. examine the composite outer skin of the arriving solar photons now. Visit the HAL5 Web Page on Internet via: covering our thin-shelled aluminum oxidizer tank. The examination would Faster Than Light Transmission http://advicom.net/~hal5/ involve taking X-Ray photographs of the ---------------------------------------- composite skin and seeing if fractures In a related development, PBS-TV’s HAL5 encourages its members to speak out had been created due to the impact of Nova aired the week of 10/11/99 a on space-related issues, and welcome the oxidizer tank with the barge deck. segment entitled “Time Travel”. submissions of both fact and opinion Only after getting an OK from Professor German scientists lead by Guenter articles of interest to HAL5 members. Workman could we proceed with a test Nimtz at the University at Cologne were Submit letters or articles to: Ronnie Lajoie to see if it could hold pressurized water. shown transmitting a Mozart symphony 162 Kirby Lane, Madison, AL 35757 at 4.7 times the speed of light, using Day phone/message: 256-971-3055 I telephoned Professor workman today, what appeared to be an upscaled but he had already gone home for the Night/Weekend phone: 256-721-1083 microwave tunnel diode. These day. I will try again and hopefully we breakthroughs are the “proof of concept” FAX number: 256-971-3333 will have a status on our oxidizer tank that scientists and technologists need to Electronic mail address: [email protected] in the next issue of the Southeastern proceed with the practical development Deadline for submittal is the last day of the Space Supporter. ¶ of faster-than-light communications, a following months: February, April, June, highly desirable, if not necessary, means August, October, and December. of communicating with the far-flung space colonies that the National Space Preferred format for plain text is ASCII (text with graphics is MS Word or Society envisions. Development and WordPerfect) either sent by E-mail or on a Quote of the Month promotion of these concepts are PC diskette. Also acceptable are letters and projects of the Far Out Physics Committee of the Atlanta Chapter of articles sent by mail or faxed; however, the “If we can put a man on the more retyping required, the less likely the can’t the NSS, issuers of this news release. acceptance. HAL5 is not responsible for moon, why we put a man on the moon?!” receipt of mailed submissions; none will be HAL5 would like to thank Bill returned unless sent with a SASE. Hand- Gardiner for sending us this news. ¶ delivered diskettes will be hand-returned. — NSS member, July 1999 No compensation is paid for submissions. September–October 1999 2 SOUTHEASTERN SPACE SUPPORTER Apollo 11 30th Anniversary near the Space Shuttle replica. I had Several people then escorted me to the brought the cookies and cans of soda left lunar lander replica where the main Sunday Evening Celebration over from the Summit, with the intent of event would take place. So much for (by Ronnie Lajoie, NSS reporter) providing free food and drink to the having time to find any HAL5 members. HAL5 members. By the time I arrived, As part of research for her article on the the parking lot was so full, I was Waiting for Gadoh new Saturn V replica at the U.S. Space redirected to the old Chrysler parking and Rocket Center (see the May/June lot — on the opposite side of the Some HAL5 members will remember issue), Ellen Lucas contacted USSRC freeway! A shuttle bus would take me to the lunar lander crater area as the site of Media Relations Director Ed Davis. the Center, but obviously the food and our first HALO event, a balloon launch During their conversation, Mr. Davis drinks had to remain alone in my car. to the edge of space. The crater area is kindly offered to grant press passes to several hundred feet across and is two HAL5 members to represent the surrounded by a ring of metal on thin National Space Society during the posts to serve as a fence.