Ken Murphy / 8:19 pm May 31st, 2007

Howdy everyone! I’m almost done convalescing after co-chairing the ISDC, and have done a little scouting around the web to see the news that came out of it. Much of which I only got to see bits and pieces of whilst patrolling the conference making sure that everything was going okay. In no particular order:

FlyingSinger - Music of the Spheres
The Carnival of Space #6 - ISDC Edition

Al Fin blog
Carnival of Space #6: ISDC in Dallas

NASA Ames Research Center
Worden Flies High Over Dallas
(includes link to video of presentation)

Jim Plaxco - Artsnova Digital Art and Space
Recovering From ISDC
SEDS Space Art Contest

Ferris Valyn - The Daily Kos
Space Revolution Weekly News for 6-3-07

Federal Computer Week - Buzz of the Week
Geek chic in a virtual world

The Daily Galaxy
NASA’s Plans for Virtual Travel to the Moon

Wyle Labs - Publications and Events
International Space Development Conference 2007

R. Steven Rainwater - Diary
International Space Development Conference

Seattle - We Are All Giant Nuclear Fireball Now Party
Seattle Does Dallas, or What I Learned at the International Space Development Conference of ‘07

ExplorersWeb - K2climb.net
ExWeb Special: 2007 conference report - disciplined visionaries entering the Space stage

Jesse Londin - Space Law Probe
Got immunity?

Jason Silverman - Wired.com
Hollywood FX Pro Hypes Space Travel With Indie Film
Indie Film Set to Make Space Missions Sexy
NSS Chief: Can NASA and Bush Get It Done?

Jeff Foust - Personal SpaceFlight/The Space Review/Space Politics
Space Tourism at ISDC
Do we need another acronym?
New Benson Space Vehicle Design
The next orbital space tourist…
Virgin and Rocketplane notes
More on the Dream Chaser
The importance of Plan B (and Plan C, and Plan D…)
Spudis: what NASA is doing right and wrong with the Vision
Lampson and the HAT

Glenn Reynolds - Instapundit
here, here, here, here, here, here, and here and still more here

Dan Schrimpser - Space Pragmatism
NASA is Looking for Private Partners
Benson to do Redesign of Dream Chaser

Reuters
NASA looks to private sector to help it go lunar

Amanda Gefter - New Scientist Space
Interview: The cosmos as canvas

Keith Cowing - NASAWatch
Pete Worden - and Flat Gorby - at ISDC/Second Life
Flat Gorby - Yuri’s Night 2008 Mascot?
Today’s video: Pete Worden Speaks about CoLab in Second Life

David Orban’s Blog
Pete Worden invites online collaboration with NASA

PressZoom
Wyle and Paragon Announce Comprehensive Human Support Services for Commercial Spaceflight Industry

Clark Lindsay - HobbySpace
here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here

Alan Boyle - Cosmic Log
DUDE, WHERE’S MY SPACESHIP?
SPACE TOURISM GETS DOWN-TO-EARTH
COMING ATTRACTIONS IN SPACE
MARS DRAMA TAKES NEW TURNS
SCARES IN SPACE
VIRTUAL MOON TRIP COMING UP

Leonard David - Space.com/Space News/Ad Astra Online/LiveScience
National Space Society Conference Kicks Off in Dallas
Getting Business Off The Ground
Benson Space Unveils New Dream Chaser Design
NASA Ames’ ‘Second Life’ Blends Cyberspace with Outer Space
For You Extremeophiles: Suit Up for Space Diving!
Ex-Astronaut Says NASA Asteroid Report Flawed
NASA’s Road to Moon, Mars Paved With Budget Woes

Bart Leahy - Ad Astra Online
Pixel Lunar Lander Makes Progress Despite Challenges
For Space Entrepreneurs, Access Equals Economic Growth
When Courting Capital, New Space Companies Should Stress Competence Over Coolness
Space Venture Symposium Highlights Industry Diversity

Esther - Esther Dyson’s Flight School
While you’re waiting for Flight School…

Pegasus News
Legendary Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be at what’s called the premier public space event for the past 26 years

Matt Bowes - Space Liberates Us!
Rick Tumlinson on Orbital Outfitters / Xtreme Space
John Carmack on Armadillo
Liveblogging the ISDC

Paul Spudis - Spudis Lunar Resources
The Vision For Space Exploration - Quo Vadimus?

Ed - Robot Guy
Why do space at all?

CBS Channel 11 Dallas,Fort Worth Star Telegram, CNN/AP Newswire
Space Tourism Industry: We Can Survive Crash

Sam Coniglio - Space Channel
Newsroom Transcript: NASA in Second Life

Mars Foundation
Mars Foundation™ to Present New Design Concept at NSS ISDC

William Atkins - iTWire
Benson Space announces Dream Chaser tourism spaceship at 2007 space conference
World of space highlighted at 2007 Space Conference

Rand Simberg - Transterrestrial Musings
Flexibility
Engaging the Public
Au Revoir
It’s Alive!

FlyingSinger - Music of the Spheres
ISDC 2007 in Dallas
ISDC Rocks!
ISDC Wrap-up
Carnival of Space #5: Amazing Space
New LAUNCH Magazine
ISDC Video Interviews

AstroProf - AstroProf’s Page
2007 International Space Development Conference
Suborbital Space Tourism
A virtual presentation
Blogging about space blogging
Going straight to Mars?

Eric Collins - Spaceflight Sandbox
ISDC 2007 - Day One

Ken Murphy - Selenian Boondocks
Notes from the 2007 ISDC
More ISDC Notes
Reflections on the ISDC

Ken Murphy - Lunar Library
Conference goodies for the Lunar Library

Feiruz - tribe.net/My Soapbox
Review of the ISDC

M. Simon - Power and Control
Latest Fusion News

Louise Riofrio - A Babe in the Universe (ain’t that the truth…)
ISDC Announcement
More from ISDC
ISDC Scoop: Going to Moon Soon

Ray - Space Prizes
ISDC 2007 Started
Wernher Von Braun Award
NSS Space Finance Award
Space Liberates Us! and the Lunar Lander Challenge
More on Armadillo at ISDC 2007
Paul Spudis at the ISDC
James Patrick Baen Memorial Writing Contest Winners
Videos from ISDC 2007
June 2007 Centennial Challenges Listserv Message

Walt Boyes - NZPCS Science
British Writer Wins First Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest

Xeni Jardin - BoingBoing
Int’l. Space Development con: Glenn Reynolds liveblogs it

FenCon
ISDC Update

China View/XinhuaNet
Space: Branson, Bigelow talking orbiting hotels

Adam McGill - D Magazine
Space Place
Re:Space Place

Robert Wilonsky - Dallas Observer
Spaced Out in North Dallas

SpaceBloggers.com
Blogger Summit Prep Notes & Resources

Tim & Jen - Where in the Universe are Tim and Jen?
A space roundup in Dallas: Yeeee-haw!
ISDC Photos

AstroRoach
NASA Island In Second Life

Tie-dyed Tehuti - Tie-Dyed Brain Rays
Catching a Buzz

Audio:

Krys Boyd - Kera 90.1’s ‘Think‘ - 05/23/2007
National Space Society International Space Development Conference
(CD available for purchase - Thank you PBS!)

George Schellenger & Tim Bailey - Space Task Force
Deep in the heart of Texas…
ISDC: Back from Dallas
ISDC: Ken Davidian: NASA Centennial Challenges
ISDC: Robert Pearlman, collectSPACE
ISDC: Dr. Robert Zubrin; Founder and President of the Mars Society
ISDC: Michael Mealing, Masten Space Systems
Back from Dallas with Episode 7

Dr. David Livingston - The Space Show
Esther Dyson
Dr. Burton Lee
Dr. Ken Cox & Bruce Pittman (ATWG)

!!!Upcoming!!!
The Space Show
06/05/2007 - Tom Olsen to discuss the recent ISDC conference, 19-20:30 PST
06/06/2007 - Alex Howerton (was at ISDC), 19-20:30 PST
06/08/2007 - Gwynne Shotwell (was at ISDC), 21:30-23:30 PST
06/10/2007 - Dr. Burton Lee to update on the recent Financial Symposium at the ISDC conference, 12-13:30 PST
06/11/2007 - Dr. Pascal Lee (was at ISDC)
06/12/2007 - Andrew Hoppin (was at ISDC)

Video:

Krys Boyd - Kera TV’s ‘Think‘ - 06/01/2007, 06/03/2007
Shielding the Earth from Space w/Rusty Schweickart
(Did I mention “Thank you PBS!”)

View From The Top (VFTT) - tkholmes1951
A Quick Look around the Exhibitor’s Room
Video Blog Part 1
VFTT Looks at Armadillo Aerospace
Space Settlement Contest Winners
Interviews:
Greg Allison
Timothy Bendel
Ben Bova
Leonard David
Robert Jacobson
Lon Levin
The Levinsons
Michael Mealing
Tim Pickens
Carol Redfield
Bennett Rutledge
Robin Snelson
Rick Tumlinson
Dr. Lee Valentine
Loretta Whitesides
Dr. Robert Zubrin

Chip Proser
Ester Dyson at the Space Venture Finance Symposium

Please note that Media Archives will soon have a full set of archive DVDs available. Keep checking back.

More as it becomes available…

Of note is that there has really been nothing in the local Dallas Media about the conference. The Dallas Morning News hasn’t had any stories, and one cameraperson showed up late on Saturday afternoon when everyone was in sessions, and two showed up Sunday afternoon when things were winding down. I was livid at that point, and incapable of dealing with them rationally as the first question out of my mouth would have been “Where in tarnation were y’all three days ago when we needed you?” The news was already history. Talk about a day late and a dollar short. Yet another example of how traditional corporate media is a step behind the evolution of how people get their information.

Time for another nap…

Ken Murphy / 7:41 pm May 31st, 2007

NASA Ames Director General Simon ‘Pete’ Worden
“Space Development Opportunities for the Private Sector”
Media Archives
05/26/2007
ISDC-2548D
UPC 8-82917-15639-7
Publisher’s Website

Librarian’s Note: The guys/gals who documented the conference should have the DVDs up on their website soon. I got a production goof that also contains the Leshin & Spudis talks. I can see why Dr. Spudis’ talk may have ruffled a few feathers, as noted over at Space Politics.

Don’t you wish you’d been there? Make sure to register early for the best rates for next year’s conference in DC!

Ken Murphy / 7:09 pm May 31st, 2007

Moon Phases T-shirt
Cotton Expressions, Ltd.
2002
Publisher’s Website

Librarian’s Note: Pegasus Publishing was our t-shirt vendor during the ISDC and they had a lot of really cool shirts to choose from. Be sure to check out their great line of Math & Science t-shirts. My favorite:
Give a person a relativistic rock, and they will shatter a planet today.
Teach them to do the math themselves, and they will shatter planets for the rest of their lives.

Ken Murphy / 6:25 pm May 31st, 2007

Artemis Society
“Artemis Project Reference Mission Poster”
24″x36″
Publisher’s Website

Librarian’s Note: The Moon Society was handing these out at their display table and in their hospitality suite at the ISDC.

Ken Murphy / 5:35 am May 31st, 2007

MarsDrive Consortium
Yuri’s Night 2007 Resource Disc

Librarian’s Note: This is a compilation of the images, video, music, and software found at the Yuri’s Night website, which was distributed by the MarsDrive Consortium at ISDC.

Ken Murphy / 4:49 am May 31st, 2007

“Exploring Meteorite Mysteries: A Teacher’s Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Sciences”
NASA Office of Space Science/Solar System Exploration Division and Office of Human Resources and Education/Education Division
08/1997
EG-1997-08-104-HQ
On-line Text (pdf)

Librarian’s Note: This was distributed to the participants in the Moon Rock certification classes at the ISDC.

Best of the Moon 2007 - Big Rocks from Space Fact

Ken Murphy / 4:33 am May 31st, 2007

“Space News”
Imaginova Corp.
05/21/2007

Librarian’s Note: Space News was handing out free copies of this edition at the ISDC. The value is in the 13-week free subscription form inside each copy. I have several remaining boxes that I can distribute in the metroplex, i.e. to teachers/educators, as well as others.

Ken Murphy / 4:16 am May 31st, 2007

“Our Solar System”
NASA
LS-2005-12-003-HQ
On-line Text

Librarian’s Note: This set was available to those who attended our ISDC Education track put on by the one-man education machine Angelo Casaburri of the NASA Aerospace Education Services Program (AESP). Thanks a million (minor planets), Angelo!

Ken Murphy / 3:15 am May 31st, 2007

“Planet Earth”
BBC Video
2007

Librarian’s Note: This was my thank you gift from the NSS staff. They couldn’t figure out what to get me, until they remembered that I had commented in one of the tracks that “I love my planet”. A beautiful video to remind me why we’re doing all of this space stuff.

Ken Murphy / 12:57 am May 31st, 2007

Farrow, John & Walter Peeters, eds.
“Symposium Proceedings: Why the Moon?”
ESA Publications
2007
ISU Symposium Proceedings

Librarian’s Note: One of my classmates from MSS ‘01, Nassim, was staffing the ISU booth at ISDC and dropped off a copy.

Ken Murphy / 12:14 am May 31st, 2007

“Flight Testing Newton’s Laws”
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
2003
EC-2003-02-001-DFRC
Order Online
On-line Text

Librarian’s Note: Yet another goodie from the Education Track at ISDC.

Ken Murphy / 12:04 am May 31st, 2007

Robinson, Julie et al
“International Space Station Research Summary Through Expedition 10″
NASA
09/2006
TP-2006-213146
On-line Text (pdf)

Librarian’s Note: Yet another of the free handouts from the ISS Science track. A really informative work that shows there has been a good amount of research to date on the station.

Ken Murphy / 11:42 pm May 30th, 2007

Thomas, Donald A. and Julie A. Robinson
“Inspiring the Next Generation: Student Experiments and Educational Activities on the ISS, 2000-2006″
NASA
05/2006
TP-2006-213721
On-line Text (pdf)

Librarian’s Note: This little beauty is another one of the free handouts from the ISS Science track at the ISDC. 95 pages of educational goodness that should at least impress any skeptic of the value of the ISS. Please note that both authors spoke during the track.

Ken Murphy / 5:36 pm May 30th, 2007

NASA
“Exploring the Moon: a Teacher’s Guide with activities for Earth & Space Sciences
12/1997
EG-1997-10-116-HQ
On-Line Text

Librarian’s Note: A copy was distributed to each participant in the Moon Rock certification classes at ISDC.

Best of the Moon 2007 - Selenology

Ken Murphy / 12:29 pm May 30th, 2007

NASA
“Spinoff”
NASA
1982, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
Publisher’s Web Site

Librarian’s Note: There were a few of the current CDs available at the ISDC. Talk about a swagfest!

Ken Murphy / 6:24 am May 30th, 2007

Launch Magazine
Mm Publishing
May/Jun 2007
Publishers’s Website

Librarian’s Note: Launch Magazine had a display at the ISDC and was handing out copies of this issue to visitors. There should be lots of great ISDC stories in the next issue.

Ken Murphy / 5:41 am May 30th, 2007

Kitmacher, Gary (ed.)
“Reference Guide to the International Space Station”
NASA
SP-2006-557
2006
ISBN: 0-971-03272-6
Publisher’s Website
NSS Reading Space Review

Librarian’s Note: NASA gave away several boxes of these really nice ISS references during the ISS Science track at ISDC. Great pictures, readily-understood explanations. NASA needs to give one of these to every high school kid in the country and the editor needs a raise.

Apogee Books, one of the exhibitors at the conference, has a commercial edition available.

Best of the Moon 2007 - High Frontier Facilities/Infrastructure

Ken Murphy / 5:15 am May 30th, 2007

Irving, Bruce (a/k/a Flying Singer on Orbiter forums)
“Orbiter 2006 Collection CD for ISDC 2007″
Orbiter Website

Librarian’s Note: Mr. Irving was kind enough to present an overview of how to use the Orbiter software at the 2007 ISDC and handed out some complimentary CDs. Thank you, Flying Singer!

Ken Murphy / 4:15 pm May 24th, 2007

National Space Society
ISDC 2007 - From Old Frontiers to New
May 24-28, 2007
Intercontinental Hotel Dallas
Addison, TX
Initial Track Guide
Registration
Call for Papers

Librarian’s Note: Space Cowboy image use courtesy of FreeSpaceShot.com. ISDC 2007 logo courtesy of AnansiSpaceworks.
NB: Your friendly Lunar Librarian is co-chair of the conference.

Ken Murphy / 4:10 pm May 19th, 2007

Colorado School of Mines Center for Space Resources (CSR)
Lunar Ventures Student Business Plan Competition - Finals
Golden, CO
May 19-21, 2007
Press Release
Lunar Ventures Homepage
Finalists:
Artemis Sensor Networks (ASN) - U-CO and CO School of Mines (which I’ll abbreviate CO-X after the famous French mining school known colloquially as X and pronounced ‘eeks’)
Automated Integrated Mission Systems (AIMSense) - MIT
Filament Technologies - GA Tech
Genesis Contrivance - CO-X
Kronos - CO-X
Omega Sensors, Inc. (OSI) - SDSU - Winners!
Space Tethers - MIT
Space Navigation and Communications Corporation (SNACC) - U-CO
Teachable Automation Inc. - MIT
ViraTag LLC - GA Tech

Ken Murphy / 11:37 pm May 18th, 2007

2007 NSS Space Settlement Art Contest
Moon Settlements Winner
“Moonbase Preparations”
Warren Turner (UK)
2007
Gallery of Winners

Librarian’s Note: The latest Ad Astra just arrived. The image is not used with the artist’s permission. I’m not sure of the illumination re: Earth-Moon geometry, but clearly we’ve got some librating going on. If I had to take a guess at a location I’d probably venture somewhere around…Vashakidze (43.6N, 93.3E)

Ken Murphy / 3:35 am May 10th, 2007

Howdy everyone! Regular visitors to the Lunar Library know that yours truly is one of the co-chairs for the International Space Development Conference coming up over the Memorial Day weekend here in Dallas. This is the largest citizen space conference in the world, and gathers together leaders in industry, academia, research, activism and the general public to learn all of the latest goings on in the space field.

This is a conference for the people, and that’s why NSS of North Texas is proud to host it here in the D/FW metroplex. The conference is run by the National Space Society, and moves from city to city each year. Last year it was in Los Angeles; next year will be in Washington, D.C. This gives each conference a unique flavor, and this year’s theme is “From Old Frontiers to New” to reflect the role that Texas has played in so many frontiers - cultural, medical, media, technological, and of course, historical.

We have three main tracks that reflect the priorities of the Vision for Space Exploration: Frontier Transport, Moon & Cislunar Space Development, and The Martian Frontier.

Frontier Transport ranges from suborbital to experimental technologies. Friday is Transport Day, and we have a number of speakers lined up to fill everyone in on the latest doings. Rockets and tethers and Sky Docks - oh my!

Moon & Cislunar Space Development follows the philosophy espoused by Marburger of the President’s Office of Science Technology Policy - incorporating the Moon into our economy. We’ll explore Cislunar Space, where billions of dollars of commercial and governmental assets already exist, and spend the weekend looking at setting up shop on the Moon. Saturday is Moon Day, as well as the Gala dinner

The Martian Frontier explores how we can accelerate the setting up of a branch office of humanity on Mars, which is celebrated on Sunday. This looks to be an exciting track, and our Sunday dinner speaker is Harrison Schmitt, who I’m sure would love to do some fieldwork on Mars.

These are supported by a large number of tracks covering a broad array of space activities. My co-chair, Carol Johnson, nurtured the ISS Science track which NASA Johnson is supporting with a number of speakers. We’ve got space business and law and astrosociology and education and outreach and settlement and more! A Symposium on Space Venture Finance. The Aerospace Technology Working Group is having an open (registered) work session in the week before the conference, and will be sharing their results with the ISDC.

There are also special events like movies and games, book signings, and we’ll have exhibits from a number of folks, including our affiliates. Local support has been provided particularly by the Dallas Mars Society, Dallas Area Rocket Society, and the Dallas Personal Robotics Group. The young man above has been comped into the Kids Program. His photo is used with the permission of his family (and no, you may not copy it and use it, I don’t have permission for that).

The National Space Society has a goal of people living and working in space. It’s general interest, so we have a lot of cross-memberships with other space-related organizations and no particular favored destination, just…out there [points skyward]. Ours can be a space-faring, not just space-visiting civilization. Be there as we work to make it happen at the ISDC.

Online Registration closes on May 16th!

Special Update!
We’ve just gotten the schedule for the Book Signing area. Many of our speakers are also authors and have made time to autograph copies of their works. Please be advised that Buzz Aldrin is on an exceedingly tight schedule and likely will not be able to sign.

The NSS Space Books Committee reviews quality nonfiction, science fiction, and children’s books about the human exploration, development and future settlement of space. Come by the NSS Reading Space booth for your free NSS book marks, to view copies of books we have reviewed at www.nss.org/resources/books, and to purchase copies of books by authors attending the ISDC. All sales benefit the ISDC.

Friday 2-5 PM: NSS Space Books committee chairman Marianne Dyson will sign Home on the Moon and Space Station Science; Space Books reviewer Brian Enke will sign Shadows of Medusa; NSS Governor Ben Bova will sign The Green Trap, Titan, The Sam Gunn Omnibus, Venus, Jupiter, The Precipice, and Powersat.

Saturday 2-5 PM: Marianne Dyson will sign Home on the Moon and Space Station Science; Brian Enke will sign Shadows of Medusa; HJ (Hilary) Ralles will sign Darok 9 and Darok 10; Paul Spudis will sign Moonwake and The Clementine Atlas of the Moon.

Sunday 2-5 PM: NSS Governor Harrison Schmitt will sign Return to the Moon.

-Any remaining copies of books signed by authors on previous days will be for sale.
-Copies of books by other ISDC speakers will be available for sale including Steve Squyres‘ new book, Roving Mars, NSS Governor Buzz Aldrin’s children’s book, Reaching for the Moon, and Donna Shirley’s Managing Martians.
-Book signing times for these authors will be posted at the booth.

Ken Murphy / 2:25 am May 1st, 2007

Day, Dwayne A.
“Outpost on a desolate land”
Spaceflight Magazine
05/2007
p.172
Publisher’s Web Site

Ken Murphy / 12:34 am May 1st, 2007

Comins, Neil F., Ph.D.
“The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist’s Guide”
Villard Books
05/2007
ISBN: 978-1-400-06597-4
Publisher’s Web Site