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AIAA Recommends Actions For Implementation Of Lunar Settlements
Reston VA (SPX) Feb 15, 2007 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space Colonization Technical Committee (SCTC) has developed a position statement which recommends specific research, development, technology and engineering goals be implemented in order to establish a Moon base by 2015 and open new frontiers to human space exploration. The AIAA/SCTC paper emphasizes human settlement of the Moon; development of lunar observatories, energy and resources uses; and sustained, active encouragement of private and international enterprise. It recommends the establishment of the scientific and industrial capabilities of a permanent lunar settlement and development of the commercial revenue sources on the Moon. Recommendations in the paper cover the early period (present - 2015), mid-period (2015-2025) and far period (2025-2050). The SCTC also calls for the United States to work with international partners to pursue free-market rules to the development of space; international conventions on property and mineral rights; and land management conventions to include provisions for homesteading. The AIAA/SCTC supports a strengthened space program through robust implementation of lunar settlements with commercial and international enterprises. Related Links Robust Implementations of Lunar Settlements American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Lunar Dreams and more Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com Lunar Dreams and more
The Moon Is A School For Exploration
Huntsville AL (MSFC) Feb 15, 2007NASA has been exploring space for nearly half a century, often with stupendous success. Yet "there's one thing we really don't know: what is the best way to explore a planet?" declares Paul D. Spudis, a senior planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. |
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