Space Forum / Shuttle / February 2007

As it turns out, I'm not the one and only village idiot that's thinking
we should have been accomplishing something constructive about our
moon.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/moon_next_020923-2.html
Lunar gateway; "Spudis said that buried within NASA is a progressive
plan for placing humans back onto the Moon. NASA Exploration Team
(NExT) members at the Johnson Space Center, he said, have scripted a
breakthrough strategy."

http://www.ssi.org/body_research_update.html
"Can we discover a path that allows us to defend the Earth, as we must
do, against asteroid and comet impacts and allows us to provide
unlimited clean energy to improve our quality of life and the
environment of our planet and also allows us to settle the solar system
and begin our exploration of the rest of the universe?"

http://www.gg.caltech.edu/~mwl/publications/publications2.htm
THE INTERPLANETARY SUPERHIGHWAY; "Lunar L1 is an ideal and logical next
step for extended human presence in space beyond LEO (Low Earth Orbit).
To first order, from energy considerations, it requires only a .V of
3150 m/s to reach LL1 from a 200 km parking orbit around Earth."

This "Cal tech" site has certainly become absolutely chuck full of
proper notions associated with our moon, or at least the gravity
thereof, of what's possible to obtain in the way of achieving
short-term as well as long-term goals based upon utilizing the moon and
of its' LL1 as a gateway. This is ongoing in spite of what I've been
arguing for five years and counting that the moon needs to be fully
utilized for itself as well as per accomplishing absolutely terrific
Earth science and future moon pillaging as well as for our going to
other planets with sufficient fuel and necessary physical shielding
that can be efficiently accommodated from what the moon has to offer.

Unfortunately, before we go about obtaining any pot of lunar gold
(He3), take notice how there's still an absolute void of specific
information as to the lunar surface environment, even as to the
physical aspects of incoming space debris, and of whatever primary plus
lunar secondary contributed radiation is on behalf of impacting the LL1
zone remains as somewhat nondisclosure/taboo, as well as per the simple
knowledge of ice-melt in space (no liquid phase), and of the daunting
task and thereby knowledge base as to deploying whatever onto the moon
from any given altitude is oddly obscure if not entirely illusive, as
seemingly this gravity influence of acceleration without any
significant atmosphere as based solely upon a lunar 1r influence being
1.623 m/s/s simply hasn't been given the most basic worth of
physics-101, especially as to what such an unobstructed gravity
potential can otherwise accomplish on behalf of terraforming the moon
into sustaining an atmosphere.

Clearly my LSE-CM/ISS (Lunar Space Elevator) topic that I've been
posting ideas and questions upon for more than 4 years, and of the most
recent notions and arguments of our relocating ISS into the ME-L1 (LL1)
zone for somewhat safe-keeping, as in station-keeping on behalf of
mostly robotic intentions of establishing the one and only LSE, this
can't remain all that top-secret. Then as for creating our initial
tethered lunar LSE that's to secure our first outpost gateway/depot
that may eventually become the essential core of the Cal Tech
interplanetary superhighway as clearly being on the great minds of
smart folks that I believe are capable of seeing the imperative needs
as for going beyond their mere trajectory boosted benefits of lunar
gravity, by way of subsequently establishing a permanent moon-based
infrastructure (most likely deep underground), and then of the fully
operational LSE-CM/ISS that can't be far behind.

Residing deep underground is a multitasking assignment, as for the
necessary radiation shielding is only a fairly minor aspect (unless the
ground itself is excessively radioactive), since 3 meters affords 10
tonnes/m2 between yourself and whatever's radiating the moon is
certainly good enough. However, physically shielding yourself and
instruments from relatively slight impacts arriving at 30+km/s will
likely require 100+ meters of solid basalt, that is if there's to be a
reasonable margin of structural integrity should a 100 kg worth of
something decide to join your lunar abode, or even from a displaced
secondary shard could be worth an array of 10+ meter impressions
depending on secondary trajectories that'll have nearly the fullest
average of 1.6 m/s/s as to accelerating upon their return to the
surface, thus it doesn't require all that great of impact
bounced/deflected item obtaining sufficient altitude in order to impose
a significant death sentence to whomever's not well shielded by
sufficient mass.

Of somewhat greater velocity afforded by the likes of speedy meteors
having a potential closing speed of advance that can exceed 100 km/s
may involve a rather nasty depth of several km as clearly recorded of
relatively small craters. Doing the KE=.5MV2 formula, and considering
the insignificant atmosphere as to moderate, much less deflect
anything, chances of surviving the surface are not all that terrific
unless there's a great deal of structural integrity situated between
yourself and of whatever is being gathered by the moon.

Even the basalt/silica LSE tether(s) will need to be redundant
(multiple tethers) so that at any given time it'll be unlikely that
more than one tether element will be severed and/or damaged by what's
bound to come along sooner or later, not to mention that little pesky
factor of human error.

Fortunately, there's no shortage of easily available process energy at
ME-L1(LL1), as solar influx energy is ample, especially upon employing
large surface deployed sterling thermal conversions, as in how many
megawatts do you want?. Spare energy is stored effectively within
counter-rotating flywheels that'll operate as being interactively
maintained within nearly the exact nullification point, thus near-zero
gravity and otherwise the least amount of friction insures unlimited
capacity and somewhat extremely efficient energy holding capability
that should not lose more than 0.0001% per year, unless ceramic
bearings are frequently needed as to backup the magnetic bearings. In
other words, storing each terawatt of energy should not lose but a
megawatt per year.

I'm talking big, as in if need be megatonnes worth of flywheel mass,
although whatever size, mass and even shape are almost nonissues, as
are the indications of extracting terawatts from the tether dipole
configuration that's sustaining a large service platform to within
50,000 km of Earth (closer if need be) that's hosting a dozen or so 100
GW laser cannons for transferring such energy to dozens of potential
Earth receiving stations established around the world, as this isn't
without reasonable expectations of achieving the goal of delivering
clean energy to Earth. The beam lethal aspects of somewhat serious
consequence no-fly zones that are continually on the move may be the
only drawback, as otherwise the star-wars potential and NEO defense
aspects are certainly suggesting positive alternatives.

We've been informed for decades of the likely existence of He3 (helium
3) that's supposedly just sitting within the lunar surface, mostly
within the first meter or so of piled high accumulations and/or at most
into the first few meters of solid lunar basalt that simply needs to be
robotically processed on location, robotically transported up to the
LSE-CM/ISS for final packaging and deployment back to Earth, everything
transpiring efficiently within the slight gravity of the moon, as well
as the free energy aspects of gravity and careful timing of package
release so that a given sphere of composite basalt arrives safely onto
Earth (ocean drop zone), as there's really no need of any guidance
systems or even parachute deployments if each containment sphere that's
accommodating processed He3 is that of a robust basalt fiber composite
that'll take the reentry heat and survive the efficient splash-down
format of delivery. As plan-B, the tether dipole element trailing
towards mother Earth could act as a fly-by-wire sort of sphere
guidance, so that if need be the final release point being 50,000 km
isn't leaving all that much error.

Of course, there's much other value as to terraforming the moon into
sustaining an atmosphere. Bombarding the lunar surface with whatever is
going to vaporise lunar basalt by a factor of perhaps 1e6:1, as it
seems this isn't all that complicated nor energy consuming if the lunar
basalt itself were being utilized. Robotically extracting chunks of
basalt that would be transported up the LSE tether, whereas at any
given point deployed by a slight push or perhaps having dual basalt
chunks of equal mass that could push-away against each other, thus
imposing zero influence upon the tether. Whereas the resulting fall
back to the moon (due to nearly zero orbital velocity) would impact at
such absolutely terrific final velocity and subsequently vaporise into
the moon, creating relatively massive crater displacements far to
either side of the LSE installation.

Terraforming the moon by using it's own substance and the free-fall
aspects of vaporising the raw elements of basalt into becoming the bulk
of artificial atmosphere which is too heavy to being extracted by the
solar heat and 30 km/s headwinds, or even drawn away by the 600 km/s
solar winds is what make this task potentially so doable. Of released
sodium and lighter atoms are what's going to leave the lunar
environment, and not so much of the O2 and heavier elements. Because of
the solar thermal influx, our moon atmosphere will never become another
Titan, but possibly as great as .027 bar is obtainable if it's laced
with a good amount of CO2/Rn.

As to why I'm even receiving any flak about this notion is beyond good
reason, as for nearly five years I've been receiving the usual
mainstream topic and author bashings as orchestrated efforts by the
status quo cops that are still sucking up to their NASA/Apollo ruse of
the century, and that's no lie.

With your help, what I'll need to accomplish is another overall edit
and/or replacement of what has been internet published, then another go
at promoting this research and discoveries (especially about Venus)
that'll need to become addressed by others unless the mainstream is
willing to risk another 9/11. That's not an idle threat, it's a matter
of fact that if honest folks are not given fair credit and their ideas
a balanced opportunity as to being shared on behalf of benefiting
humanity, the only alternative for the resident the Skull and Bones
cultism is to wag their dogs to death, by inventing whatever WMD or
other perpetrated cold-war crapolla they think the snookered humanity
of mostly Americans and our usually dumbfounded allies will accept.
Last few times it seems to have involved the likes of TWA flight-800,
the shuttle COLUMBIA and of course 9/11, plus all of those stealth WMD
that only our insane resident warlord and of his global energy sucking
partners in crimes against humanity could see, and to think, their fat
lady hasn't even stepped on stage to sing.

I'm never certain if I've gone over the edge, as obviously others in
office have accomplished their dastardly cold-war deeds as well active
war-crimes for profit, whereas my efforts have been somewhat lacking in
collateral damage, and way short of the sorts of carnage upon the
innocent. In several ways I've been proposing the most bang for the
buck/euro, in other ways I'm suggesting the notions of investing a
trillion close to home, upon the LSE-CM/ISS in exchange for the
trillions worth of pillaging our moon for all it's worth, and of
thereby sustaining Earth while efficiently getting whatever and/or
whomever to/from the lunar surface, of also accommodating fairly large
numbers of folks within the relative sanctuary of the CM/ISS abode
that's offering 1e6 m3 worth of usable interior. Then obviously much
like Cal Tech without all the spit and polish, I'm accommodating the
various interplanetary aspects on behalf of communications and
robotics, eventually manned missions that folks can actually survive,
and secondly by way of establishing those few deep underground lunar
habitats within hollow rilles or geode pockets as biological safe-house
environments, essential should any future expedition manage to return
from the likes of Mars or Venus while biologically hosting entirely new
DNA/RNA spores and microbes that need not be tested upon Earth.

Unfortunately, it'll take pages if not volumes addressing all the
positive aspects of what our moon is good for, whereas one page is
perhaps more than enough to outline the negative aspects.

If all of this moon or LSE thinking is too much information to deal
with, as such I do have an ongoing list that's continually building
upon somewhat less complex notions, many of which need to be polished
into a few of those spendy NOVA class infomercials having the sorts of
star-wars 3D animation and custom surround-sound embellishments that'll
knock socks off. For every topic I'll be suggesting upon what's
possible, as it seems I have loads of questions that require your
feedback and hopeful contributions as to resolving a few issues. So,
please help yourself to whatever suits your interest and expertise, as
there's lots more to come.

Sorry about this wordy entro. If need be I'll repost as an abbreviated
entro topic of "The Moon, LSE-CM/ISS, Venus and beyond, w/He3 to burn".

Regards, Brad Guth / GASA-IEIS http://guthvenus.tripod.com/gv-topics.htm