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Section: MoonbasesAstronomy Magazine Special Report: “Countdown to 2020 - Return to the Moon”Ken Murphy / 11:44 pm June 19th, 2009  Astronomy Magazine “Essential Space Collection” (DVD)Ken Murphy / 3:53 am June 9th, 2009 Science Channel Librarian’s Note: Includes the up-to-date documentary “Base Camp Moon”, as well as five others, making this one a good educational value for the money. “Icy Moon Shadows” (video)Ken Murphy / 9:45 pm May 21st, 2009 SpaceRip Librarian’s Note: A nice introduction to the hydrogen deposits at the South Lunar Pole, and why they are there. “Futuropolis”Ken Murphy / 12:07 am May 9th, 2009  Carroll, Michael adAstra Magazine Winter 2008Ken Murphy / 1:22 am February 26th, 2009  adAstra: The Magazine of the National Space Society “Who Owns the Moon? Extraterrestrial Aspects of Land and Mineral Resources Ownership”Ken Murphy / 1:21 am January 21st, 2009 Pop, Virgiliu Librarian’s Note: First met Virg at the Space Generation Forum, almost a decade ago at UNISPACE III. I was a U.S. delegate, he was a Romanian delegate. There were young delegates from all of the world and it was a terrific two weeks that I still remember vividly (especially the crush I had on Marlene). Back to the law stuff, Virgil has significantly expanded the work done for his previous book, “Unreal Estate“. The only thing that still seems to be missing is a discussion of dispute resolution mechanisms. In my view ‘property rights’ are pointless if you don’t have a means of adjudicating disputes and then enforcing those judgments. When you do have such a mechanism for resolving disputes, the niceties of how the stuff gets divvied up amongst those who actually go out there and do stuff with it will sort itself out in the way that works best for space. … Hopefully. Sci-Trek: Mining the MoonKen Murphy / 12:37 am January 5th, 2009  Discovery Channel Librarian’s Note: This was originally scheduled to air in December, but was delayed. Word came through the grapevine today that it was back on the schedule. “Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon”Ken Murphy / 12:31 am January 3rd, 2009 Seedhouse, Erik “US Spacesuits”Ken Murphy / 1:15 am November 11th, 2008 Thomas, Kenneth S. & Harold J. McMann Moon Miner’s ManifestoKen Murphy / 11:40 pm October 14th, 2008  Kokh, Peter (ed.) Librarian’s Note: Another terrific issue from the Moon Society. Whenever I learn something new (in this case the pole stars of the Moon), I’m always impressed. Lots of coverage of the recent Chinese spacewalk and some of their ambitions, as well as some background on the old Lunar Prospector mission that heightened the mystery of water at the Moon’s poles. There’s also a look at the Kindle electronic book, something I had noted in my last Lunar Library update in the form of a LunaKindle loaded with Moon reference books. If you’re not a member of the Moon Society, why not? Moon Tools for Moon TasksKen Murphy / 2:25 am October 10th, 2008  Moontasks University Design Contest Student Challenge: Design tools and instrumentation packages for the next generation manned moon rover: Awards to be won! Fame and Glory! Make your mark on the Future! Best of the Moon 2008 - Moonbases Librarian’s Note: If it’s supposed to be the south Lunar pole, then the Earth should be a lot closer to the horizon, if visible. Air & Space Vol. 23 #4Ken Murphy / 12:24 am September 23rd, 2008  Air & Space Magazine Librarian’s Note: A nice article on some of the Moonwalker wannabes following the NASA path to the Moon. Others are trying to pathfind new ways to the Moon, and I wouldn’t mind being one of the folks that says hi to the NASA guys when they finally arrive. The Top 50 NASA photos is nice also, and there are a couple more space articles as well. Well worth a look! 16.89J / ESD.352J Space Systems EngineeringKen Murphy / 1:05 am August 25th, 2008  MIT Open CourseWare (OCW) Librarian’s Note: Hat tip to Flying Singer over at Music of the Spheres for pointing this one out. I recognize all three of the texts for the course as top-notch reference books in the field. Kudos to MIT for putting this one out there. adAstra Special Report: “Back to the Moon”Ken Murphy / 2:17 am June 20th, 2008  adAstra: The Magazine of the National Space Society Librarian’s Note: Special congrats to the winners of the ISU Scholarships! Lots of great Moon coverage in this issue. Moon Miner’s Manifesto #216Ken Murphy / 6:37 pm June 14th, 2008  Kokh, Peter (ed.) Librarian’s Note: More ISDC updates, including the Moon Society’s Solar Power Sat demo. For Moon Society Members only. ESMD Lunar Surface Systems Concept Studies Broad Agency AnnouncementKen Murphy / 1:10 am June 10th, 2008  ESMD Lunar Surface Systems Concept Studies Broad Agency Announcement Librarian’s Note: NASA’s asking everyone to test their Yankee ingenuity and come up with solutions in six topic areas: Topic 1: Alternative Packaging Options The most promising ideas will receive contracts up to $250,000 to develop the idea. This is open to all non-NASA U.S. institutions. Companies, universities, what have you. Let’s see what the folks outside of NASA can do on a short lead-time! “Scientists to Set Lunar Health Standards”Ken Murphy / 12:35 am June 10th, 2008  Hsu, Jeremy “Life and Work on the Moon” Art Contest now Won!Ken Murphy / 5:13 pm May 31st, 2008  “Life and Work on the Moon” Art Contest now open!  -Open to college students from the arts, including industrial design, architecture, computer design, and the fine arts Update - Winners Announced!  NASA Langley has posted the list of winners of the art contest. My favorites were ‘Pole Colony’ and ‘Enabling Exploration’. Congratulations are in order for everyone who participated. ISDC 2008: Day 1Ken Murphy / 1:39 am May 30th, 2008  Liveblogging Morning Afternoon Space Elevator Blog Glenn Reynolds notes the gender ratio at the conference (here’s Cassie at my conference, flirting with Pixel), and the winners of the Space Settlements competition. and my favorite Babe…in the Universe had the good sense to entitle her post on the Space Investment Summit as “Fly Me to the Moon” (and I couldn’t agree more with her sentiment). Librarian’s Note: Unfortunately I can’t make this year’s ISDC, but if it’s as good as the one I co-chaired last year, it should be a great success! “Tackling Moondust for Future Lunar Living”Ken Murphy / 3:57 am May 28th, 2008  Hsu, Jeremy “To ISRU or Not to ISRU, This is the Dumbest Question”Ken Murphy / 3:07 am May 20th, 2008  Wingo, Dennis Librarian’s Note: Dennis continues to outline a reasoned and straightforward approach to Lunar development using materials found on-site. He makes a good case for the North Lunar Pole region, though I’m still biased towards South Pole/Aitken Basin (SPAB) because of the scientific interest of the biggest smack in the Solar system, and the fact that the deepest parts of the Basin exhibit some scant mare-ish characteristics. He outlines a 1 MW power supply structure using power towers that rotate to follow the Sun around the horizon. He also suggests a sinter-dozer that microwaves regolith until it melts and which then cools quickly to form glass, which helps minimize the dust kicked up by landings and take-offs. Well worth a read! “How to Win the Lunar X-Prize”Ken Murphy / 9:34 pm May 18th, 2008  Noland, David Librarian’s Note: A nice overview of the Lunar X-Prize and the teams competing, there’s also an article by Instapundit Glenn Reynolds on the fight for land rights on the Moon. (The real issue is not deeds and claims, but rather the lack of a dispute resolution mechanism. Anyone is free to go to the Moon and set up shop, with the expectation of peaceful, unimpeded use of whatever area is necessary for whatever operations are established. The problem is that when someone goes mucking around and messes up someone else’s operations, there’s no consequence because there’s no mechanism for resolving the dispute or enforcing the judgements) “Space Settlements, Property Rights, and International Law: Could a Lunar Settlement Claim the Lunar Real Estate it Needs to Survive?”Ken Murphy / 2:31 am May 8th, 2008  Wasser, Alan and Douglas Jobes “Bootstrapping the Moon”Ken Murphy / 2:29 am May 8th, 2008  Wingo, Dennis Lunar Ventures 2008Ken Murphy / 3:26 am March 28th, 2008
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