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Here are some considerations for the power systems used in our lunar settlement stories.<br />
<br />
The first small scale bases on the Moon will either use [[Solar Power]] or [[Nuclear Power]] (or both). <br />
<br />
==Solar Power==<br />
<br />
This topic is discussed in detail on the [[Solar Power]] page.<br />
<br />
==Dumping Heat==<br />
<br />
One of the hardest things to do on the Moon is to get rid of large amounts of waste heat. In any power generation system you must have both a source power and a sink for waste heat. This is basic thermodynamics and there is no way out of this requirement. <br />
Most space missions simply dump waste heat to deep space. On the surface of the Moon, this is not so simple. Half of your view is exposed to the cold of deep space, with <br />
the other half occupied by the Moon itself which is radiating at a moderately high temperature during the daytime.<br />
<br />
As per spacecraft, shades will be needed to prevent the exposure to the hot spot Sun and a warm spot Earth. <br />
<br />
At the pole the average lunar surface temperature will be around 0 C and does not change drastically during the day. Here simple heat radiators can be used as they only need to avoid exposure to a slow moving Sun.<br />
<br />
At the equator there is a completely different story. The surface of the Moon rises to about 200 C by mid lunar day. It will be very difficult to dump waste heat at this time, so it will be difficult to keep the living areas cool and do major industrial operations. Equatorial housing may need to be buried extra deep for thermal reasons.<br />
<br />
==Power Storage==<br />
<br />
===Flywheels===<br />
<br />
See [[Flywheel]].<br />
<br />
===Big Battery Power===<br />
<br />
Batteries are used for power storage, they are not a primary source of power.<br />
<br />
There are at least three separate technologies promising a times-ten improvement in rechargeable batteries currently demonstrated in the laboratory. They are all based on some version of the super capacitor. The value of such a battery for electric cars on Earth alone will be in the hundreds of billions. The only problem is developing mass production techniques. The race is on.<br />
<br />
By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space. These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers. They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night. They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.<br />
<br />
More convential batteries that can use local materials are iron/air, aluminum/air and iron salts and water. The first two need little imports the last needs more but the bulk is local.<br />
<br />
[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Discharge-curves-of-ALFA-cell-a-Normal-type-Aluminium-air-battery-b-ALFA-cell-c-1_fig2_264858519 AL O]<br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium–air_battery AL O]<br />
[https://formenergy.com/technology/ FE O]<br />
[https://essinc.com FE Salt]<br />
<br />
===Solar Thermal===<br />
<br />
Heat energy collected from the Sun could be stored via molten salts in insulated containers and made available throughout the Lunar night. Salts in a molten state holds tremendous amount of energy which could be converted to both mechanical and electrical power through the use of a steam turbine or Stirling cycle engine.<br />
<br />
Reflectors, salts and insulating containers could all be fabricated from materials on Luna, requiring little or no supplies to be shipped from Earth. <br />
<br />
==Nuclear Power==<br />
<br />
Two common type of nuclear power, [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]] reactors, or [[RTG]]s.<br />
<br />
During early stages of lunar exploration, some instruments can be powered by [[Radioisotope Thermal Generators]] ([[RTG]]). The [[radioisotopes]] needed to make them are manufactured at only a few places on Earth and only in small amounts.<br />
<br />
In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations. These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]]. Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]]. They will be expensive to build. [[Solar Power Satellites|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.<br />
<br />
There has been a suggestion that Low Energy Nuclear Reactions [http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html LENR] could be a solution to energy problems on the moon and on Earth. If this technology develops confirmed positive results, use on the moon would be enhanced if the necessary elements are found to be common in regolith.<br />
<br />
==Story Power==<br />
<br />
In our stories, solar will be the major power source. RTGs can be used for small science stations. Big batteries may be used for electronics and life support.<br />
<br />
Stories set some what farther in the future, may have nuclear power stations. It is reasonable to assume that if Helium 3 from the Moon is an important element of Earth side power generation, then small safe lunar nuclear power plants are a likely possibility.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://climateprogress.org/2009/04/23/arizona-csp-solar-thermal-storage/ Solar Thermal Energy Storage]<br />
<br />
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<br />
[[Category:Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Power Supply]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Power_for_Settlements&diff=116760Power for Settlements2022-06-11T08:23:13Z<p>Dcarson: /* Big Battery Power */</p>
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<div>{|align=right<br />
|__TOC__<br />
|}<br />
{{Fork2sf}}<br />
<br />
Here are some considerations for the power systems used in our lunar settlement stories.<br />
<br />
The first small scale bases on the Moon will either use [[Solar Power]] or [[Nuclear Power]] (or both). <br />
<br />
==Solar Power==<br />
<br />
This topic is discussed in detail on the [[Solar Power]] page.<br />
<br />
==Dumping Heat==<br />
<br />
One of the hardest things to do on the Moon is to get rid of large amounts of waste heat. In any power generation system you must have both a source power and a sink for waste heat. This is basic thermodynamics and there is no way out of this requirement. <br />
Most space missions simply dump waste heat to deep space. On the surface of the Moon, this is not so simple. Half of your view is exposed to the cold of deep space, with <br />
the other half occupied by the Moon itself which is radiating at a moderately high temperature during the daytime.<br />
<br />
As per spacecraft, shades will be needed to prevent the exposure to the hot spot Sun and a warm spot Earth. <br />
<br />
At the pole the average lunar surface temperature will be around 0 C and does not change drastically during the day. Here simple heat radiators can be used as they only need to avoid exposure to a slow moving Sun.<br />
<br />
At the equator there is a completely different story. The surface of the Moon rises to about 200 C by mid lunar day. It will be very difficult to dump waste heat at this time, so it will be difficult to keep the living areas cool and do major industrial operations. Equatorial housing may need to be buried extra deep for thermal reasons.<br />
<br />
==Power Storage==<br />
<br />
===Flywheels===<br />
<br />
See [[Flywheel]].<br />
<br />
===Big Battery Power===<br />
<br />
Batteries are used for power storage, they are not a primary source of power.<br />
<br />
There are at least three separate technologies promising a times-ten improvement in rechargeable batteries currently demonstrated in the laboratory. They are all based on some version of the super capacitor. The value of such a battery for electric cars on Earth alone will be in the hundreds of billions. The only problem is developing mass production techniques. The race is on.<br />
<br />
By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space. These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers. They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night. They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.<br />
<br />
More convential batteries that can use local materials are iron/air, aluminum/air and iron salts and water. The first two need little imports the last needs more but the bulk is local.<br />
<br />
[[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Discharge-curves-of-ALFA-cell-a-Normal-type-Aluminium-air-battery-b-ALFA-cell-c-1_fig2_264858519| AL O]]<br />
[[https://formenergy.com/technology/| FE O]]<br />
[[https://essinc.com| FE Salt]]<br />
<br />
===Solar Thermal===<br />
<br />
Heat energy collected from the Sun could be stored via molten salts in insulated containers and made available throughout the Lunar night. Salts in a molten state holds tremendous amount of energy which could be converted to both mechanical and electrical power through the use of a steam turbine or Stirling cycle engine.<br />
<br />
Reflectors, salts and insulating containers could all be fabricated from materials on Luna, requiring little or no supplies to be shipped from Earth. <br />
<br />
==Nuclear Power==<br />
<br />
Two common type of nuclear power, [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]] reactors, or [[RTG]]s.<br />
<br />
During early stages of lunar exploration, some instruments can be powered by [[Radioisotope Thermal Generators]] ([[RTG]]). The [[radioisotopes]] needed to make them are manufactured at only a few places on Earth and only in small amounts.<br />
<br />
In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations. These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]]. Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]]. They will be expensive to build. [[Solar Power Satellites|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.<br />
<br />
There has been a suggestion that Low Energy Nuclear Reactions [http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html LENR] could be a solution to energy problems on the moon and on Earth. If this technology develops confirmed positive results, use on the moon would be enhanced if the necessary elements are found to be common in regolith.<br />
<br />
==Story Power==<br />
<br />
In our stories, solar will be the major power source. RTGs can be used for small science stations. Big batteries may be used for electronics and life support.<br />
<br />
Stories set some what farther in the future, may have nuclear power stations. It is reasonable to assume that if Helium 3 from the Moon is an important element of Earth side power generation, then small safe lunar nuclear power plants are a likely possibility.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://climateprogress.org/2009/04/23/arizona-csp-solar-thermal-storage/ Solar Thermal Energy Storage]<br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
[[Category:Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Power Supply]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Talk:Architecture_in_Field_Stone&diff=115052Talk:Architecture in Field Stone2019-03-28T02:02:35Z<p>Dcarson: /* Last Stage */</p>
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<div>Some ideas we need to work through even if they are preposterous. Such ideas may contain bits and pieces we can use elsewhere.<br />
<br />
--[[User:Jriley|Jriley]] 13:19, 28 July 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== Rocket stage ==<br />
<br />
The rocket stage at the base of the hab looks far to small to do an apollo style Translunar injection.<br />
Executing an injection burn for a weak stability boundary transfer, ''maybe''. [[User:T.Neo|T.Neo]] 09:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
=== Last Stage ===<br />
What is pictured may be intended as only the last stage of a multi-stage vehicle. It may have been responsible only for the lunar descent. In any case, I would not count upon such illustrations to be to scale. --[[User:Farred|Farred]] 18:57, 21 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
<br />
The text states that the rocket stage is intended to do all the burns. I think that the arrangment here needs an EDS. [[User:T.Neo|T.Neo]] 07:42, 22 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
<br />
You thought I thought that the rocket stage was for liftoff from Earth? Of course not, it is too small. [[User:T.Neo|T.Neo]] 07:51, 25 August 2008 (UTC)<br />
<br />
=== Do you need cement===<br />
<br />
Can you build all or most with dry stoen stacking. Dry stone walls can be pretty stable. Or use a solar mirror to sinter slightly.</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=List_of_Books&diff=115051List of Books2019-03-28T01:48:22Z<p>Dcarson: Dumped a list of books. Will edit neatly later.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Bootstrap}}<br />
<br />
<br />
[[The High Frontier]], Third Edition<br />
by [[Gerard K. O'Neill]] (2000) (ISBN 0962237906)<BR><br />
http://ssi.org/?page_id=12<br />
<br />
[[NASA TM-2004-212743]] - "Reinventing the Solar Power Satellite" and "Peak Power Markets <br />
for Satellite Solar Power" from the Houston IAF Congress. <br />
Author: "[[Geoffrey A. Landis]]" <br />
<br />
[[Apollo 13: Lost Moon]]. <br />
by Jim Lovell. Pocket, 1995. (ISBN 0671534645)<br><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Hardware Plans]]<br />
[[Category:History]]<br />
<br />
[[Atlas of the Moon]], Revised Edition<br />
by [[Antonin Rukl]] (2004) (ISBN 1931559074)<BR><br />
<br />
[[Evolution's Child, Republic of Luna]], Fiction<br />
by [[Charles Lee Lesher]] (2007) (ISBN 097772350X)<BR><br />
<br />
<br />
America's Hangar: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Staff of National Air and Space Museum<br />
Paperback 71 0974511307<br />
Release: Jan 2003<br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
American Space Digest by <br />
Paperback 64 <br />
Release: Dec 1963<br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Apollo 13 : Lost Moon by Jim Lovell<br />
Mass Paperback 418 0671534645<br />
Release: Jul 1995<br />
$7.99<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Apollo 17: The NASA Mission Reports Volume One by Robert Godwin<br />
Paperback 239 1896522599<br />
Release: Nov 2002<br />
$19.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Apollo At Go by Jeff Sutton<br />
Hardcover 183 <br />
Release: Dec 1963<br />
$1.20<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys by Michael Collins<br />
Mass Paperback 494 0345245601<br />
Release: Aug 1975<br />
$1.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Colonies in Space: Take An Expedition to Dream Cities in the Stars by T. A. Heppenheimer<br />
Mass Paperback 321 9780446815819<br />
Release: Jan 1978<br />
$2.50<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Comets: Creators and Destroyers by David H. Levy<br />
Paperback 256 0684852551<br />
Release: May 1998<br />
$16.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Designing for Human Presence in Space by <br />
Paperback 348 <br />
Release: Dec 1994<br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Dragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir by Bryan Burrough<br />
Hardcover 528 0887307833<br />
Release: Dec 1998<br />
$26.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Dyna-Soar : Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System: Apogee Books Space Series 35 (Apogee Books Space Series) by Robert Godwin<br />
Paperback 464 1896522955<br />
Release: Jul 2003<br />
$32.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
ELV Payload Environment by NASA<br />
Hardcover 408 <br />
Release: <br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
First on the Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins [And] Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.<br />
Hardcover 511 <br />
Release: Jun 1970<br />
$11.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Fly Me to the Moon and Other Stories by Marianne J. Dyson<br />
Kindle 92 <br />
Release: Sep 2015<br />
$0.99<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Habitable Planets for Man by Stephen H. Dole<br />
PDF 160 <br />
Release: <br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Halfway to Anywhere: The Coming Age of Commercial Space by G. Harry Stine<br />
Hardcover 304 0871318059<br />
Release: Jan 1996<br />
$21.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space by Gerard O'Neill<br />
Paperback 346 0962237906<br />
Release: May 1989<br />
$9.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience by Ben R. Finney, Eric M. Jones<br />
Hardcover 354 0520053494<br />
Release: Aug 1985<br />
$39.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Interstellar Travel & Multi-Generational Space Ships: Apogee Books Space Series 34 by Yoji Kondo, Frederick C. Bruhweiler, John Moore, Charles Sheffield<br />
Hardcover 128 18965229998<br />
Release: Jun 2003<br />
$24.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
John Glenn: A Memoir by John Glenn, Nick Taylor<br />
Paperback 0553581570<br />
Release: Oct 2000<br />
$7.99<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Jupiter: The Largest Planet by Isaac Asimov<br />
Hardcover 224 9780688400446<br />
Release: Apr 1973<br />
$5.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Life Among the Asteroids by Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr<br />
Mass Paperback 273 0441482325<br />
Release: Oct 1992<br />
$4.99<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Life as We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for by Peter Ward<br />
Hardcover 292 0670034584<br />
Release: Nov 2005<br />
$25.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
"Live from Cape Canaveral": Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today by Jay Barbree<br />
Hardcover 321 9780061233920<br />
Release: Sep 2007<br />
$26.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century by W. W. Mendell<br />
Paperback 865 9780942862027<br />
Release: Jan 1986<br />
$15.00<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Man into Orbit by Joseph N Bell<br />
Mass Paperback 126 B0007EF3WO<br />
Release: Feb 1960<br />
.50<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin<br />
Paperback 670 0140097066<br />
Release: May 1995<br />
$15.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Men from Earth by Buzz Aldrin<br />
Hardcover 312 0553053744<br />
Release: Jun 1989<br />
$19.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Mission to Mars by Michael Collins<br />
Hardcover 307 0802111602<br />
Release: Nov 1990<br />
$22.50<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton<br />
Paperback 383 1570361673<br />
Release: Mar 1995<br />
$12.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Moonrush : Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources by Dennis Wingo<br />
Paperback 260 1894959108<br />
Release: Jul 2004<br />
$24.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Red giants and white dwarfs;: The evolution of stars, planets, and life by Robert Jastrow<br />
Hardcover B0006BO9H8<br />
Release: Feb 1967<br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Return to Earth by Edwin E Aldrin<br />
Mass Paperback 342 <br />
Release: Oct 1974<br />
1.75<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Return to the Moon II: Proceedings of the 2000 Lunar Development Conference by NASA<br />
Hardcover 305 0970127804<br />
Release: Jul 2000<br />
<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe<br />
Mass Paperback 368 0553240633<br />
Release: Sep 1983<br />
$3.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.<br />
Paperback 368 0385333218<br />
Release: Jan 2000<br />
$14.00<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
The Rocket Team by Frederick I. Ordway III, Mitchell Sharpe<br />
Paperback 328 9781894959827<br />
Release: Sep 2008<br />
$25.00<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Rockets Through Space by Lester Del Rey<br />
Mass Paperback 192 <br />
Release: Sep 1960<br />
$.50<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Schirra's Space by Walter M. Schirra, Richard N. Billings<br />
Hardcover 227 1557700346<br />
Release: May 1989<br />
$16.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Space Exploration by J. K. Davies<br />
Paperback 275 0550170138<br />
Release: Apr 1992<br />
$9.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Space Trivia by William Pogue<br />
Paperback 160 189652298X<br />
Release: May 2003<br />
$19.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Spaceship Handbook by Jack Hagerty, Jon C. Rogers<br />
Hardcover 097076040X<br />
Release: Oct 2001<br />
$59.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Spaceships : an illustrated history of the real and the imagined by Ron Miller<br />
Hardcover 256 9781588345776<br />
Release: Jan 2016<br />
$34.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
Target Earth!: Asteroid Collisions Past and Future by Jon Erickson<br />
Hardcover 176 0830686738<br />
Release: Apr 1991<br />
$23.95<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
The Third Industrial Revolution by G. Harry Stine<br />
Mass Paperback 234 0441806643<br />
Release: May 1979<br />
$2.25<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
We Reach the Moon; the New York times story of man's greatest adventure by John Noble Wilford<br />
Mass Paperback 332 B00005X54B<br />
Release: Feb 1969<br />
1.25<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
What If the Moon Didn't Exist?: Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been by Neil F. Comins<br />
Paperback 315 0060925566<br />
Release: Jan 1995<br />
$13.50<br />
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Power_for_Settlements&diff=23467Power for Settlements2013-02-23T05:41:59Z<p>Dcarson: /* Nuclear Power */</p>
<hr />
<div>{|align=right<br />
|__TOC__<br />
|}<br />
{{Fork2sf}}<br />
<br />
Here are some considerations for the power systems used in our lunar settlement stories.<br />
<br />
The first small scale bases on the Moon will either use [[Solar Power]] or [[Nuclear Power]] (or both). <br />
<br />
==Solar Power==<br />
<br />
This topic is discussed in detail on the [[Solar Power]] page.<br />
<br />
==Dumping Heat==<br />
<br />
One of the hardest things to do on the Moon is to get rid of large amounts of waste heat. In any power generation system you must have both a source power and a sink for waste heat. This is basic thermodynamics and there is no way out of this requirement. <br />
Most space missions simply dump waste heat to deep space. On the surface of the Moon, this is not so simple. Half of your view is exposed to the cold of deep space, with <br />
the other half occupied by the Moon itself which is radiating at a moderately high temperature during the daytime.<br />
<br />
As per spacecraft, shades will be needed to prevent the exposure to the hot spot Sun and a warm spot Earth. <br />
<br />
At the pole the average lunar surface temperature will be around 0 C and does not change drastically during the day. Here simple heat radiators can be used as they only need to avoid exposure to a slow moving Sun.<br />
<br />
At the equator there is a completely different story. The surface of the Moon rises to about 200 C by mid lunar day. It will be very difficult to dump waste heat at this time, so it will be difficult to keep the living areas cool and do major industrial operations. Equatorial housing may need to be buried extra deep for thermal reasons.<br />
<br />
==Power Storage==<br />
<br />
===Flywheels===<br />
<br />
See [[Flywheel]].<br />
<br />
===Big Battery Power===<br />
<br />
Batteries are used for power storage, they are not a primary source of power.<br />
<br />
There are at least three separate technologies promising a times-ten improvement in rechargeable batteries currently demonstrated in the laboratory. They are all based on some version of the super capacitor. The value of such a battery for electric cars on Earth alone will be in the hundreds of billions. The only problem is developing mass production techniques. The race is on.<br />
<br />
By the time of our stories, it is reasonable to expect really good batteries will be available for use in space. These will give a lunar rover a range of at least 500 kilometers. They will also be able to power reasonable amounts of electronics and modest life support equipment through a 14 Earth day lunar night. They will not allow large industrial operations for this length of time.<br />
<br />
===Solar Thermal===<br />
<br />
Heat energy collected from the Sun could be stored via molten salts in insulated containers and made available throughout the Lunar night. Salts in a molten state holds tremendous amount of energy which could be converted to both mechanical and electrical power through the use of a steam turbine or Stirling cycle engine.<br />
<br />
Reflectors, salts and insulating containers could all be fabricated from materials on Luna, requiring little or no supplies to be shipped from Earth. <br />
<br />
==Nuclear Power==<br />
<br />
Two common type of nuclear power, [[Nuclear Fission|nuclear fission]] reactors, or [[RTG]]s.<br />
<br />
During early stages of lunar exploration, some instruments can be powered by [[Radioisotope Thermal Generators]] ([[RTG]]). The [[radioisotopes]] needed to make them are manufactured at only a few places on Earth and only in small amounts.<br />
<br />
In the longer term it may be useful to establish small [[Nuclear Power|nuclear power]] stations on the Moon, particularly in non-polar locations. These will mainly provide power during the long [[lunar night]]. Their daylight operation will be limited by their ability to dump [[Lunar Radiator|waste heat]]. They will be expensive to build. [[Solar Power Satellites|SPS]] [[rectennas]] would probably be cheaper for larger power requirements.<br />
<br />
LENR http://futureinnovation.larc.nasa.gov/view/articles/futurism/bushnell/low-energy-nuclear-reactions.html"<br />
research, are any of the potential elements used reasonably common in regolith?"<br />
<br />
==Story Power==<br />
<br />
In our stories, solar will be the major power source. RTGs can be used for small science stations. Big batteries may be used for electronics and life support.<br />
<br />
Stories set some what farther in the future, may have nuclear power stations. It is reasonable to assume that if Helium 3 from the Moon is an important element of Earth side power generation, then small safe lunar nuclear power plants are a likely possibility.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://climateprogress.org/2009/04/23/arizona-csp-solar-thermal-storage/ Solar Thermal Energy Storage]<br />
<br />
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=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/PRELUDE|PRELUDE]]=<br />
=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/WHERE TO|WHERE TO]]=<br />
=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/THE RETURN|THE RETURN]]=<br />
=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/BREAKOUT AGENDA|BREAKOUT AGENDA]]=<br />
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=SETTLEMENT GROWTH=<br />
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==Lunar Industry==<br />
===Modular Factories from Earth===<br />
===Building & Manufacturing Materials===<br />
*Metal Alloys<br />
*Glass Composites<br />
*Sulfur Composites<br />
===Habitat & Connector Modules===<br />
===Outfitting Products===<br />
*Interior dividers<br />
*Interior surfaces<br />
*Furnishing Products<br />
===Agricultural & Horticultural Products===<br />
===Arts & Crafts===<br />
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==Industrial Diversification Strategies==<br />
===The "MUS/cle" guide to industrial priorities===<br />
===Institute of Lunar-Appropriate industrial design===<br />
===Prerequisites Outline===<br />
===Building & Manufacturing materials===<br />
===Habitat expansion modules===<br />
===Interior building systems===<br />
===Furniture & furnishings===<br />
===Fabrics & apparel===<br />
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===Food Processing===<br />
===Utility systems===<br />
===Power generation & storage systems===<br />
===Transportation components===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Manufacturing Protocols==<br />
===Recycling Needs===<br />
*Assembled for ease of disassembly to enable recycling by material<br />
*Alternatives to use of bonding adhesivesl<br />
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===Small Market Challenges===<br />
*Finished goods lines<br />
*Customer-finish lines<br />
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==Lunar Architecture==<br />
===A modular "language"===<br />
===Ease of assembly===<br />
===Varied plans===<br />
===Integrated modular biospherics===<br />
===Special structures===<br />
*Lunar hi-rises and skyscrapers<br />
*Observation towers<br />
*other<br />
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==Urban Systems==<br />
===City planning===<br />
===Transit systems===<br />
===Air-circulation systems===<br />
===Drainage systems===<br />
===Farm areas===<br />
===Park areas===<br />
===Wild areas===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Surface transport==<br />
===Frogs & Toads - converted lunar ferry crew cabins===<br />
*Passenger coaches<br />
*Construction shacks<br />
*Private coaches<br />
===Railroads===<br />
*Market<br />
:Passengers<br />
:Freight<br />
:Bulk<br />
*Tracks<br />
:Thermal expansion issue<br />
:Switching issue<br />
:Derailment avoidance issue<br />
:Vestibulation issue<br />
:Gauge<br />
*Motive power<br />
:Solar electric network<br />
::Polar power tower network<br />
::Maglev<br />
::Conventional<br />
:Nuclear<br />
:Fuel cell<br />
:Lunar fuels<br />
*Right of way<br />
:Real estate grants<br />
:Siding-based starter settlements<br />
:Pipelines<br />
:Roads<br />
===Roads===<br />
*Construction<br />
*Route definition<br />
*Junctions<br />
*Bridges<br />
*Tunnels<br />
*Mare vs. highlands<br />
*Solar flare sheds<br />
*Self-service stations<br />
*Signage protocols<br />
*Toll roads<br />
===Cableways===<br />
===High volume shielded roadways===<br />
===High volume pressurized roadways===<br />
===Vehicle motive power===<br />
*Local power beaming nets<br />
*Solar power recharging<br />
*Fuel cells<br />
*Lunar fuels development<br />
*Lunar fueled engine development<br />
*Nuclear<br />
*Solar<br />
===Mass driver suborbital launchers & catchers===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Cottage Industries==<br />
===Custom finishing of unfinished manufactured items===<br />
===Horticulture-based products===<br />
===Farm products packaging===<br />
===Farm products processing===<br />
===Arts & crafts items from home-safe materials and media===<br />
===Recycling based products===<br />
===Home Services: decorating, cleaning; garden maintenance, etc.===<br />
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==Biosphere technologies==<br />
===Water recycling systems===<br />
===Air purification systems===<br />
===Humidity control===<br />
===Modular biospherics===<br />
===Growing seasons===<br />
===Climates===<br />
*Temperate plants<br />
*Subtropical plants<br />
*Tropical plants<br />
*Arid zone plants<br />
===Biodiversity===<br />
===Wild zone plants & flowers===<br />
===Settlement wildlife===<br />
===Green zones, parks, parkways===<br />
===House plants===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Agricultural technologies==<br />
===The nightspan lighting challenge===<br />
===Soil from regolith===<br />
===Nutrient solutions from regolith===<br />
===Soil enrichment===<br />
===Hydroponics===<br />
===Waste biomass recycling===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Horticulture - homestead gardening==<br />
===Architectural considerations===<br />
*Lighting<br />
*Watering systems<br />
*Gardenscaping<br />
===Ornamentals===<br />
===Food plants===<br />
===Canning & preserving===<br />
===Garden-based enterprises===<br />
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==Agricultural Products==<br />
===Food products===<br />
*Fruits<br />
*Vegetables<br />
*Herbs & spices<br />
*Fiber sources<br />
*Protein sources<br />
*Nutrition supplement sources<br />
*Menu variety and diversity<br />
*Supported cuisines<br />
*Food processing<br />
*Local marketing specialties<br />
*Later developments<br />
:Small livestock<br />
===Fibers===<br />
===Pharmaceuticals===<br />
===George Washington Carver style processing suites===<br />
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===Jewelry woods===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Substitutions for organics, synthetics==<br />
===Paper substitutes===<br />
===Plastic substitutes===<br />
===Wood substitutes===<br />
===Lubricants===<br />
===Adhesives===<br />
===other===<br />
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==Lunar Service Satellite systems==<br />
===Stable orbits===<br />
===Ground positioning===<br />
===Search & rescue===<br />
===Solar weather monitors===<br />
===other===<br />
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=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/HEALTHY CITIZENS|HEALTHY CITIZENS]]=<br />
=[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/UNIVERSITY OF LUNA|UNIVERSITY OF LUNA]]=<br />
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<div>==Cartography==<br />
Noting that the typeface I picked for the N to point North was something called UnPilgi Bold... -- [[User:Strangelv|Strangelv]] 12:55, 12 May 2008 (UTC)<br />
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==Proposed response to attacks==<br />
# We will deploy as _our_ _needs_ require, including but not limited to<br />
## defending,<br />
## liberating,<br />
## occupying, or<br />
## garrisoning towns of our choice.<br />
# Once the original attacker attacks another member of our alliance, that second member is free to counter attack as well.<br />
# If you have a problem with a certain member of our alliance,<br />
## make yourself a non-target and<br />
## feel free to counter attack. <br />
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Please comment and put <pre>~~~~</pre> at the end to "sign" with your username.<br />
[[User:Miros1|Rose/Miros]] 23:57, 7 July 2010 (UTC)<br />
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:Seems reasonable to me. [[User:Dcarson|Dcarson]] 00:01, 8 July 2010 (UTC)</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=File:MOONGEOs.jpg&diff=15100File:MOONGEOs.jpg2009-05-09T03:41:08Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>Don Davis 1970 geological map of the moon. Done for U.S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies and in the public domain.</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Geological_map&diff=15099Geological map2009-05-09T03:39:25Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>Geologic map of the Earth facing side of the Moon done by Don Davis for U.S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies <br />
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[[Image:MOONGEOs.jpg|thumb|left|500px|Geological Map]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=File:MOONGEOs.jpg&diff=15098File:MOONGEOs.jpg2009-05-09T03:31:57Z<p>Dcarson: Don Davis 1970 geological map of the moon.</p>
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<div>Don Davis 1970 geological map of the moon.</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Geological_map&diff=15097Geological map2009-05-09T03:29:20Z<p>Dcarson: New page: Geologic map of the Earth facing side of the Moon done by Don Davis for U.S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies [http://www.donaldedavis.com/BIGPUB/MOONGEOs.jpg| Geologica...</p>
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<div>Geologic map of the Earth facing side of the Moon done by Don Davis for U.S. Geological Survey's branch of Astrogeologic Studies [http://www.donaldedavis.com/BIGPUB/MOONGEOs.jpg| Geological map]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Electrical_Conductors&diff=9200Electrical Conductors2007-05-10T00:05:41Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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{| style="background:#C0C0C0;"<br />
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-weight:bold"<br />
| Element || Electrical resistivity @ 20°C || Density (near r.t.)<br />
|- style="background:#FFCCCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Silver || align=center | 15.87 nΩ·m || align=right | 10.49 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#FFCCCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Copper || align=center | 16.78 nΩ·m || align=right | 8.96 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#FFCCCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Gold || align=center | 22.14 nΩ·m || align=right | 19.3 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Aluminum || align=center | 26.50 nΩ·m || align=right | 2.70 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Magnesium || align=center | 43.9 nΩ·m || align=right | 1.738 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Iron || align=center | 96.1 nΩ·m || align=right | 7.15 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Chromium || align=center | 125.0 nΩ·m || align=right | 7.86 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Titanium || align=center | 420.0 nΩ·m || align=right | 4.506 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#CCFFCC;color:#000000"<br />
| Manganese || align=center | 1440.0 nΩ·m || align=right | 7.21 g·cm−3<br />
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000"<br />
| || align=center | <small>''Lower number => better conductor''</small> || align=center | <small>''r.t. = room temperature''</small><br />
|- style="background:#FFCCCC;color:#000000"<br />
| || align=center | Red indicates not available on the Moon ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Silver== <br />
[[Silver]] is the best ''known'' conductor, but in an oxygen rich environment it tarnishes. Silver is used in specialized equipment, such as satellites, and as a thin plating to mitigate skin effect losses at high frequencies.<br />
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In the Lunar outdoors, (in a vacuum where it can't tarnish), silver would be a marginally better, if heavier, conductor than copper, and a way better, but much heavier, conductor than aluminum.<br />
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Silver is not readily available on the Moon.<br />
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==Copper==<br />
As a general conductor [[copper]] is the most commonly used on Earth because it's cheap, reasonably flexible, reasonably light and the 2nd best conductor and the best per unit weight. Copper allows for ease of soldered and crimped/clamped connections. It corrodes worse than silver, this is usually seen in older wires that have turned green.<br />
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Copper is not readily available on the Moon.<br />
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==Gold==<br />
[[Gold]] is is not an especially good conductor at all, though it is better than aluminum but not per unit weight due to it's much higher density. It is very expensive, but compared to the cost of transport to the Moon from Earth, the cost is not significant. Gold is usually only used as a conductor in very specialized applications such as very fine wires like those used to wire bond integrated circuits to their lead frames.<br />
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A more important everyday use of Gold is in [[Electrical Connectors|connectors]]<br />
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For connectors gold reigns supreme for several reasons<br><br />
:1. It doesn't tarnish (important on Earth, important indoors on Luna)<br />
:2. It's soft, so you can make the connectors tight and they dig into each other forming a good connection.<br />
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Gold is not readily available on the Moon.<br />
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==Aluminum== <br />
[[Aluminum]] is commonly used as a conductor here on earth, in fact you use it every day without realizing it. High Tension cables have a steel core and an aluminum outer layer. It's used because losses are fairly low at 110kV and the weight of the cable and cost of the towers is important. Steel cored aluminum cable allows a longer span and is the most common form of aluminum wire used for HT lines on Earth.<br />
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One major disadvantage of Aluminum on Earth is that it corrodes rapidly in an oxygen atmosphere. The corrosion does not go right through however, only forming a thin layer on the surfaces exposed to oxygen. On the moon, in a vacuum environment, it would be an excellent material to use.<br />
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As a general purpose electrical conductor it's not great, but considering that copper is not readily available on the Moon there appears to be no choice but to use aluminum. This means regular supply voltages higher than 110V would probably be better. In some places on Earth it is illegal to use aluminum for general wiring mostly as a result of fire risk caused by contractors using too light a gauge in the past.<br />
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Aluminum is abundant on the Moon.<br />
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== Magnesium ==<br />
Magnesium is not an especially good conductor, being less conductive than aluminum but it is lighter. It has some other major drawbacks which make it completely unsuitable for use in electrical installations. This metal burns in oxygen, or nitrogen (forming magnesium nitride) or even carbon-dioxide (forming magnesium oxide and carbon). Once burning, it's very difficult to extinguish. Magnesium also reacts with water.<br />
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This is a highly flammable metal, but while it is easy to ignite when powdered or shaved into thin strips, it is difficult to ignite in mass or bulk.<br />
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There are many other uses for magnesium but it is completely unsuitable for electrical wiring.<br />
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Magnesium is readily available on the Moon.<br />
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== Iron ==<br />
Widely used in many applications, not an especially good conductor, very prone to corrosion in a oxygen atmosphere.<br />
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Iron is rarely used in it's pure form for anything. Even railroads use steel, an iron alloy, for their tracks. Not suitable for flexible wiring, too brittle. The lower gravity on Luna may make it usable for some outdoor electric railroad applications.<br />
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Iron is abundant on the Moon.<br />
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== Chromium ==<br />
Not a very good electrical conductor by any means, but it does have it's uses in this field. Chromium Boride (CrB) is used as a high temperature electrical conductor.<br />
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There are many other uses for this metal.<br />
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Chromium is readily available on the Moon. (Boron is not known to be available)<br />
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== Titanium ==<br />
Titanium's properties as an electrical conductor can best be described as ''hopeless''.<br />
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There are many far more suitable uses for this metal.<br />
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Titanium is readily available on the Moon.<br />
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== Manganese ==<br />
Manganese is an even more hopeless electrical conductor than titanium.<br />
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There are many far more suitable uses for this metal.<br />
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Manganese is readily available on the Moon.<br />
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==External References==<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_conductor#Conductor_materials Electrical_conductor#Conductor_materials]<br />
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[[Category:Hardware Plans]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Dryer_Exhaust&diff=9072Dryer Exhaust2007-05-07T09:47:03Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>There are two components to Dryer Exhaust: lint and moisture. <br />
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Lint probably contains carbon compounds and might be directly usable as an ingredient in making felt. Current terrestrial dryers trap part of the lint with an internal filter, but some is still present in the exhaust.<br />
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Moisture needs to be removed from the living areas to prevent rot and mold, but reclaimed as valuable water.<br />
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn973<br />
http://www.future.org.au/news/July/selfcleaning.html<br />
http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-03-01/goods_ecoholic.php<br />
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{{Stub}}</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=International_Space_Development_Conference_2008&diff=9070International Space Development Conference 20082007-05-07T06:20:06Z<p>Dcarson: New page: The 2008 International Space Development Conference will be held in Washington, DC, May 29 - June 1, 2008 at the Capital Hilton, Washington, DC. {{Pending}} {{Event Stub}}</p>
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<div>The 2008 [[ISDC|International Space Development Conference]] will be held in Washington, DC, May 29 - June 1, 2008 at the Capital Hilton, Washington, DC.<br />
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Outgassing events in which [[radon]], [[nitrogen]], [[carbon monoxide]], and [[carbon dioxide]] from deep in the lunar interior are vented to the surface may be the result of low level [[lunar volcanism|volcanic]] or [[lunar tectonics|tectonic]] events on the [[moon]], and are hypothesized to be the source of the tenuous [[lunar atmosphere]]. Knowing when and where these events occur may help us understand more about [[lunar tectonics]] and how the moon's atmosphere was formed.<br />
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[[Carbon]] and [[Nitrogen]] are both vital elements which will have to be imported from earth or from [[carbonaceous asteroid|carbonaceous asteroids]]. If outgassing events can be predicted it may be possible to [[ISRU|utilize]] this valuable resource.<br />
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The [[Alpha Particle Spectrometer]] aboard [[Lunar Prospector]] was designed to detect these events by tracking the [[alpha particle|alpha particles]] emitted during the decay of [[radon|radon 222]] and [[polonium|polonium 226]] (two increments immediately preceded by [[radium|Ra226]] in the decay series of [[uranium|U238]]). The APS data was obscured by solar activity during the mission, but may be viewable once the effects of solar activity have been filtered out. This task has not been done.<br />
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[[ground penetrating radar|Ground Penetrating Radar]] studies have been made with wavelengths penetrating 10-20 meters via the [http://www.naic.edu/ Arecibo] and [http://www.gb.nrao.edu/ Green Bank] radio observatories, but deeper and higher resolution scans are likely needed to detect further sub-surface gas pockets. Radar dark areas in the 70cm band, termed "halos", have been detected around many [[impact crater]]s. An especially large halo has been detected around [[Aristarchus crater]] and encompasses much of the [[Aristarchus plateau]]. Aristarchus is the major source of recent outgassing events detected via [[radon|Radon 222]] activity. It has been suggested that the Aristarchus halo may be the result of subsurface ice deposits, but this has not been confirmed.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://lunar.ksc.nasa.gov/science/geologys.html NASA Lunar Prospector Project - Lunar Geology]<br />
*[http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/results/alres.htm NASA Lunar Prospector Project - Alpha Particle Spectrometer Results]<br />
*[http://www.astronautix.com/craft/lunector.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Lunar Prospector]<br />
*[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2007/pdf/2294.pdf Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII (2007) - Probing Lunar Volatiles: Initial Ground-Based Results (PDF file)]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Prospector Wikipedia: Lunar Prospector]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_lunar_phenomenon#Outgassing Wikipedia: Transient lunar phenomenon - Outgassing]<br />
*[http://www.cheec.uiowa.edu/misc/radon_occ.pdf University of Iowa: Radon Occurrence and Health Risk (PDF file)]<br />
*[http://www.atral.com/U2381.html U238 Radioactive Decay]<br />
*[http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/chain.htm US Environmental Protection Agency - Uranium-238 Decay Chain]<br />
[[Category:Selenology]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=International_Space_Development_Conference_2007&diff=9068International Space Development Conference 20072007-05-07T06:15:43Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>The 2007 [[ISDC|International Space Development Conference]] is being held in Addison, Texas, May 24-28, 2007. The theme is 50 Years of Space Flight<br />
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==Speakers and Guests==<br />
*[[Eric Anderson]]<br />
*[[Peter Banks]]<br />
*[[Jim Benson]]<br />
*[[Robert Bigelow]]<br />
*[[Brian Binnie]]<br />
*[[John Carmack]]<br />
*[[Michael Coates]]<br />
*[[Hugh Downs]]<br />
*[[Art Dula]]<br />
*[[Stephen Fleming]]<br />
*[[Lori Garver]]<br />
*[[John Higginbotham]]<br />
*[[Rick Homans]]<br />
*[[Scott Hubbard]]<br />
*[[Gary Hudson]]<br />
*[[Greg Kulka]]<br />
*[[Nick Lampson]]<br />
*[[Laurie Leshin]]<br />
*[[Shannon Lucid]]<br />
*[[Larry Niven]]<br />
*[[Tim Pickens]]<br />
*[[Kim Stanley Robinson]]<br />
*[[Rusty Schweickart]]<br />
*[[Donna Shirley]]<br />
*[[Paul Spudis]]<br />
*[[Steve Squyres]]<br />
*[[Jeff Volosin]]<br />
*[[Stu Witt]]<br />
*[[Pete Worden]]<br />
*[[Robert Zubrin]]<br />
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==Papers==<br />
The call for papers is presently in effect.<br />
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==External Link==<br />
http://isdc.nss.org/2007/<br />
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[[Category:Conferences]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Reduction&diff=9067Reduction2007-05-07T06:14:58Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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Chemical '''reduction''' is the process of lowering the oxidation state of an ion. The canonical example of reduction is that of reducing ore (in the form of a metallic oxide or sulfide) to metal. Chemically, reduction reactions are always paired with oxidation reactions: when one element is reduced, another is oxidized. The paired reactions are together referred to as a ''redox'' reaction. In the case of reduction of ore to metal, while the oxidation state of the metal is reduced, the oxidation state of the oxygen ions increase.<br />
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An example reduction of iron ore:<br />
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2 FeO<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>---->2 Fe + 3 O<SUB>2</SUB> <br />
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In this reaction, the oxidation state of the iron (Fe) is ''reduced'' from +3 in the ore, to 0 in the metal, while the oxidation state of the oxygen (O) ''increases'' from -2 to 0.<br />
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Reduction reactions are used for [[LUNOX | production of oxygen]] from lunar [[regolith]].<br />
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[[Category:Chemistry]]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=Signal_Wires&diff=9066Signal Wires2007-05-07T06:14:17Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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Signal wires are thin and light weight, so unlike power cables, it might be economic to import quantities of complete pre-fabricated [[wire harness]]es from Earth.<br />
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Alternatively, to the maximum extent possible, signal wires could be replaced by [[fiber optic]] data links. There is plenty of silicon on the Moon which can be used to make [[glass fibers]].<br />
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| Chemical Name: || [[Iron]] [[Chromium]] Oxide ||<br />
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| Chemical Formula: || FeCr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> ||<br />
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This is the most important ore of [[chromium]], the element from which chromite derives its name. Chromite is found in ultra-mafic rocks amd forms in deep ultra-mafic magmas where it is one of the first minerals to crystallize. While the magma slowly cools, chromite crystals "snow" into concentrated areas near the bottom due to their higher density. Chromite is resistant to the altering effects of high pressures and tempuratures and is used as a refractory component in the bricks and linings of blast furnaces.<BR/><br />
[[Magnesium]] is present in all natural chromites and sometimes replaces the iron to form the much rarer mineral magnesiochromite. All magnesiochromites contain some iron and both minerals form a series between them.<br />
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TiO<sub>2</sub> , or ''titania''. is one of the products of the [[Ilmenite Reduction|hydrogen reduction of ilmenite]]. Titanium dioxide occurs naturally in the form of three minerals: anatase, brookite, and [[rutile]].<br />
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Titanium dioxide is a transparent, refractory material. Because of its high index of refraction, thin films of titania are sometimes used as an antireflection coating (AR coating) on solar cells. <br />
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TiO<sub>2</sub> , or ''titania''. is one of the products of the [[Ilmenite Reduction|hydrogen reduction of ilmenite]]. Titanium dioxide occurs naturally in the form of three minerals: anatase, brookite, and [[rutile]].<br />
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Titanium dioxide is a transparent, refractory material. Because of its high index of refraction, thin films of titania are sometimes used as an antireflection coating (AR coating) on solar cells. <br />
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TiO<sub>2</sub> , or ''titania''. is one of the products of the [[Ilmenite Reduction|hydrogen reduction of ilmenite]]. Titanium dioxide occurs naturally in the form of three minerals: anatase, brookite, and [[rutile]].<br />
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Titanium dioxide is a transparent, refractory material. Because of its high index of refraction, thin films of titania are sometimes used as an antireflection coating (AR coating) on solar cells. <br />
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* [[Carbon Dioxide]] there is a surprising amount of misinformation about [[CO2]]. It does not cause [[asphyxiation]], it is actually toxic. Asphyxiation is caused by lack of oxygen in the ambient air being inhaled. But even if there is ample oxygen in the air, a high concentration of CO2 is still [[toxic]]. This is because it reduces the ability of [[hemoglobin]] in [[red blood cell]]s to carry [[oxygen]]. On the [[Apollo 13]] lunar mission the crew had to modify CO2 filters from the [[Command Module]] to operate in the [[Lunar Module]]. The filters used [[Lithium Hydroxide]] ([[LiOH]]) to remove the exhaled CO2 from the ambient air.<br />
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<BR>''The percent by volume of those gases found in relatively constant amount in dry air near sea level in very nearly as follows:''<ref>This table is from the 1965 edition of the Aerospace Dictionary.</ref><BR/><br />
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<CENTER><BR/>ELEMENT</P></CENTER></TD><br />
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<CENTER><BR/>%</P></CENTER></TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[nitrogen]] (N<SUB>2</SUB>)</TD><br />
<TD>78.084</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[oxygen]] (O<SUB>2</SUB>)</TD><br />
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<TD>20.9476</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[argon]] (A)</TD><br />
<TD>0.934</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[carbon dioxide]] (CO<SUB>2</SUB>)</TD><br />
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<TD>0.0314 (variable)</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[neon]] (Ne)</TD><br />
<TD>0.001818</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[helium]] (He)</TD><br />
<TD>0.000524</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[methane]] (CH<SUB>4</SUB>)</TD><br />
<TD>0.0002 (variable)</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[krypton]] (Kr)</TD><br />
<TD>0.000114</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>[[hydrogen]] (H<SUB>2</SUB>)</TD><br />
<TD>0.00005</TD></TR><br />
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<TD>nitruous oxide (N<SUB>2</SUB>O)</TD><br />
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<TD>0.00005</TD></TR><br />
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<TR><br />
<TD>[[xenon]] (Xe)</TD><br />
<TD>0.0000087</TD></TR><br />
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''In addition to the above constituents there are many variable constituents. Chief of these is [[water]] vapor, which may vary from zero to volume percentages close to 4 percent. [[Ozone]], [[sulfur dioxide]], [[ammonia]], [[carbon monoxide]], [[iodine]], and other trace [[gases]] occur in small and varying amounts. <BR> The above composition of dry air is true to about 90 kilometers. See [[Upper Atmosphere|upper atmosphere]]. ''<br />
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==References==<br />
''This article is based on NASA's [[NASA SP-7|Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use]]''<br />
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The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[Lunar Regolith | regolith]]. The portion of the regolith of a size less than 1 cm is generally referred to as '''lunar soil'''.<br />
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The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[Lunar Regolith | regolith]]. The portion of the regolith of a size less than 1 cm is generally referred to as '''lunar soil'''.<br />
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[[Image:800px-Moon_VS_Earth_Composition.JPG|thumb|Relative Concentration (in weight ppm) of Various Elements on Lunar Highlands, Lunar Lowlands, and Earth]]<br />
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The layer of debris which blankets most of the moon is commonly refered to as [[exd:Regolith|regolith]]. Billions of years of bombardment from space has created a highly comminuted (this means it has been broken into ever smaller grains and particles) surface through a process sometimes referered to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering." It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness from 3 to 5 meters over the younger "maria" to approximatly 10 to 20 meters thick in the older "highlands." Below the impact regolith is a layer of "mega-regolith" consisting of highly fractered bedrock that is tens of kilometers thick.<br />
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The portion of the regolith of a size less than 1cm is generally referred to as [[Lunar Soil]], and the dusty, abrasive portion is referred to as [[Lunar Dust]] or "Fines."<br />
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Lunar regolith is the focus of many proposed methods of [[LUNOX | oxygen production]] and [[In Situ Resource Utilization | in-situ resource utilization]] including:<br />
*[[Ilmenite Reduction]]<br />
*[[Fluorine reaction]]<br />
*[[Glass Reduction]]<br />
*[[Radiation shielding]]<br />
*[[Volatile scavenging]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*Lunar Soil at Wikipedia.org [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil]<br />
*PERMANENT.com [http://permanent.com/ http://permanent.com/]<br />
*ISRU on the Moon. by Larry Taylor [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar_knowledge/LTaylor.pdf http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar_knowledge/LTaylor.pdf] (PDF)<BR/><br />
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Pyroxene is a [[exd:ferromagnesian|ferromagnesian]] or "[[exd:mafic|mafic]]" mineral which has a high crystallization temperature and is sometimes seen as crystals in [[volcanic glass]].<br />
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Pyroxenes silicates all contain Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> but some have [[Iron]] (FeSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>), [[Magnesium]] (MgSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>), [[Sodium]] (NaSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>), [[Calcium]] (CaSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>) or a combination of the four elements. Other, more rare elements that can replace these include [[zinc]], [[manganese]] and [[lithium]]. Pyroxene minerals are common in meteorites and the [[exd:extrusive|extrusive]] igneous rock called [[basalt]].<br />
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*[[augite]]<br />
*aegrine<br />
*enstatite<br />
*diopside<br />
*[[hedenbergite]]<br />
*hypersthene<br />
*spodumene<br />
*wollastonite<br />
*etc. <br />
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FeTiO<SUB>3</SUB> (Iron titanate, or [[Iron]] [[Titanium]] oxide) <br />
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'''Ilmenite''' is a naturally occurring titanium and iron ore. It is named for the location where it was discovered, Ilmen Lake in the Ural Mountains of Russia. It is present in variable quantities on the surface of the moon. <br />
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Currently Ilmenite is the most important ore of Titanium in the world and its only competition is [[rutile]]. Although rutile has a higher amount of titanium in its makeup, rutile is not concentrated in planet-side igneous deposits like ilmenite and thus is not as useful. <br />
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[[LUNOX | Oxygen]] can be extracted from ilmenite by [[reduction | reducing]] the iron content to metallic form by the process of [[Ilmenite Reduction]]. <br />
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==External Links== <br />
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Detailed information on the lunar oxygen extraction from Ilmenites process can be found at: <br />
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Anthony, J. Colozza, Wayne A. Wong, "Evaluation of a Stirling Solar Dynamic System for Lunar Oxygen Production", NASA/TM -- 2006-214360 [http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/reports/2006/TM-2006-214360.pdf]<BR/> <br />
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Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery [http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/oxides/ilmenite/ilmenite.htm http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/oxides/ilmenite/ilmenite.htm]<BR/> <br />
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Wikipedia - Ilmenite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite]<BR/> <br />
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e-Rocks.com Ilmenite Mineral Data [http://webmineral.com/data/Ilmenite.shtml http://webmineral.com/data/Ilmenite.shtml]<BR/> <br />
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Mindat.org Ilmenite mineral information and data [http://www.mindat.org/min-2013.html http://www.mindat.org/min-2013.html]<BR/> <br />
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Olivine is not officially a mineral, but is actually the name for a series ranging from [[fayalite]] to [[forsterite]]. Fayalite is the iron based member with the formula Fe<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>. Forsterite is the magnesium based member with the formula Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>. Ranging between the two, Iron and Magnesium are substituted for each other with very little effect on the crystalline structure. Almost all naturally occuring samples contain some of both iron and magnesium. Olivine can be found in virtually all [[mafic]] (Ma for magnesium, F for the Latin ferrum) magmas, has a high melting point and is usually the first mineral to solidify.<br />
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Olivine has a gemstone variety called Peridot (rhymes with depot or doe). Peridot is actually the magnesium rich forsterite and it's color is caused by the presense of iron ions. The gem has a green yellow color and is sometimes called "Evening Emerald" by jewelers in an attempt to increase its value.<br />
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As on Earth, long distance [[transmission]] systems often do not employ insulation, instead for hundreds of kilometers they string long bare cables suspended in the air without any [[insulation]], except for [[porcelain]] insulators at the [[pylon]] attach points. Exactly the same approach could be used on the Moon.<br />
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Underground: [[Lunar soil]] is somewhat [[conducting]] because of the high proportion of [[native iron]], therefore we cannot bury bare wire into the soil. Instead there will have to be insulating [[conduits]]. Such conduits could be made from ceramics, or [[silicon polymers]]. There is unlimited [[Silicon]] on the Moon.<br />
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For power wires inside [[habitable]] areas, it is important to prevent [[electric shock]], or [[electrical shorts]] which would drain power or [[short circuit]] power supplies, and cause fires. So we still need insulation. One solution would be to import pre-insulated wires from Earth, but that would be expensive primarily due to the high weight of the metal wire [[conductors]. Another approach might be to import empty insulators sleeves, or [[sleeving]] material, then via a process such as [[heat-shrinking]] or [[extrusion]], attach the Earth-made insulation to lunar-made wires.<br />
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==Aluminum==<br />
[[aluminum]] is also used as a conductor here on earth, in fact you use it every day without realizing it. those HT cables have a steel core and an aluminum outer layer it's used because losses are fairly low at 110kV and the weight of the cable and cost of the towers is important<br />
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aluminum shouldn't be used for domestic wiring, it's crap compared to copper<br />
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==Copper==<br />
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[[Gold]] is not very good for wires, although gold plated tubes could be used for outdoor RF applications.<br />
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Outdoors on Luna, in a vacuum, where it can't tarnish, [[Silver]] is the king of electrical conductors<br />
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in the Lunar outdoors, silver would be way better than gold, copper, or aluminum. <br />
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*[[International Space Station|ISS]] International Space Station<br />
*[[Soyuz]]<br />
*[[Orion (CEV)]]<br />
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<div>We are Building a Habitat that is to simulate what would be needed to live on the moon<br />
Check out this site for more <br />
http://www.calgaryspaceworkers.com/thehabitat.html<br />
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A demonstrator of what a moon habitat interior will need for equipment is what we are doing here. <br />
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This is a demonstrator of what would be the hard shell headquarters or power distribution plant.<br />
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From the trailer a corridor will be built as an inflatable or sectional with materials from the moon’s surface. <br />
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Our members will assist each other to build their own inflatable or sectional habitats in a series of design possibilities.<br />
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All will be connected for a common commute amongst each other and the hard shell habitat.<br />
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All connected habitats will be provided life support, Earth to moon communication power distribution and a hard shell refuge in a crisis.<br />
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A shell can be made of anything (a pressure vessel or tank in our case a trailer) but it is the interior that has the equipment that that would support life. This is a space or moon habitat.<br />
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Remember the three steps<br />
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'''Demonstrator'''<br />
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'''Working Model'''<br />
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You see it is a place to start so we have a place to go. The future in space is so close that it is not even beyond the ability of technology used on earth today. <br />
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It is a matter of only putting them together as needed and not necessarily as they are used now but it is not rocket science anymore<br />
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Michael Bakk<br />
Captain, Calgary Space Workers Society<br />
[www.calgaryspaceworkers.com]<br />
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This stub is ripped out of Peter's Outline.<br />
<br />
* Fruits<BR/><br />
:[[Micro-Tina Tomato]] -- see [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_tom1.htm here]<br />
:[[Paw Paw]]<br />
<br />
* Vegetables<BR/><br />
:[[Broccoli]]<br />
:[[Buttercup Lettuce]]<br />
:[[Cauliflower]]<br />
:[[Chinese Broccoli]]<br />
:[[Earligreen Peas]] -- see [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_pea1.htm here]<br />
:[[Japanese Greens]]<br />
:[[Lollo Rosso Lettuce]]<br />
<br />
*Grains<br />
:[[Dwarf Wheat]] -- USU Apogee and Perigee; see [http://www.asi.org/adb/04/03/05/nasa-space-wheat.html here] and [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_wheat.htm here]<br />
:[[Dwarf Rice]] -- see [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_rice.htm here]<br />
<br />
* Herbs & spices<BR/><br />
:[[Chervil]]<br />
:[[Coriander]]<br />
:[[Fijian Chilies]]<br />
:[[Habañero Chilies]]<br />
:[[Parsley]]<br />
:[[Triton Pepper]] -- see [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_pep1.htm here]<br />
<br />
* Fiber sources<br />
:[[Flax]] is a textile crop as well as a source of [[Essential Fatty Acids]].<br />
<br />
* Protein sources<BR/><br />
:[[Broad Beans]]<br />
:[[Hoyt Soybeans]] -- see [http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_dwarf_hoyt.htm here]<br />
:[[Runner Beans]]<br />
<br />
* Nutrition supplement sources<BR/><br />
:[[Spirulina]]<br />
<br />
* Menu variety and diversity<BR/><br />
* Supported cuisines<BR/><br />
* Food processing<BR/><br />
* Local marketing specialties <BR/><br />
<br />
==Related Articles==<br />
*[[List of Agricultural Products]]<br />
<br />
==Additional References==<br />
*[http://www.asi.org/adb/02/12/01/01/lhydro.html http://www.asi.org/adb/02/12/01/01/lhydro.html]<br />
*[http://olliver.family.gen.nz/launchpad/lhydro.html http://olliver.family.gen.nz/launchpad/lhydro.html] - Alternative version of above<br />
*[http://olliver.family.gen.nz/launchpad/homehydro.html http://olliver.family.gen.nz/launchpad/homehydro.html]<br />
*[http://www.usu.edu/cpl/research_failure.htm LUNAR CROP PRODUCTION & FAILURE ANALYSIS]<br />
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[[Category:Agriculture]]<br />
[[Category:Urban Planning]]<br />
[[Category:Food]]<br />
[[Category:Life Support]]<br />
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<div>[[Image:Apollo_05_LM1_embr_original.jpg|thumb|140px|Apollo 5 Mission Patch]]<br />
'''Apollo 5''' was the first flight test of the [[Lunar Module]].<br />
<br />
This flight tested the propulsion components of the [[LM]] for both the ascent and descent modules, including the "fire in the hole" landing abort senario, and tested the spacecraft's structure and mechanical systems.<br />
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==References==<br />
<br />
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-007A<br />
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[http://www.sudval.org/~sdg/doc/MOO/ Index of /~sdg/doc/MOO]<br />
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* [[:Category:Chemistry]] -- Chemical reactions and composition of lunar resources<br />
* [[:Category:Components]] -- What you can expect to find to be able to put something together with, and what may be in the works<br />
* [[:Category:Help]] -- Help<br />
* [[:Category:Hardware Plans]] -- From how to build a cheap space telescope you can stick on a shared Dnepr launch, to O'Neil Colonies<br />
* [[:Category:Life Support (Overall)]] -- Life Support master category, sub categories should go in here. Most of these sub categories will eventually be listed as main categories also.<br />
* [[:Category:Locations]] -- [[Mare Crisium]], [[Mare Anguis]], [[Tranquility Base]], etc. Note that location and sector articles are planned to be added in bulk by an automated [[Lunarpedia:Autostub1|script]] that is in development. Any contributions to these topics will be replaced by an automatically generated article stub.<br />
* [[:Category:Missions]] -- This category covers historical missions, from the early Ranger and Lunar missions, through Apollo, and covering recent missions such as SMART.<br />
* [[:Category:Mission Plans]] -- Possible future missions from potentially affordable ones to multibillion dollar exodi <br />
* [[:Category:Organizations]] -- Organizations which support lunar or space colonization.<br />
* [[:Category:People]] -- Who is whom, was whom, or could be and why<br />
* [[:Category:Physics]] -- The equations and other requirements<br />
* [[:Category:Selenology]] -- Lunar geology, composition, features of interest<br />
* [[:Category:Transportation]] -- Transportation to, from, in, on, or over Luna. (Orbital, suborbital, surface or subsurface)<br />
* [[:Category:Urban Planning]] -- Urban planning on Luna, with special regard to closed environments. Some subcategories will also fit under other primary categories such as Life Support and Transportation<br />
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*Our [[List of Lists]] contains links to lists of needed articles and needed lists of such articles.<br />
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=Differences versus Wikipedia=<br />
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There are several differences between Lunarpedia and Wikipedia in both policy and Wiki software capability.<br />
<br />
==Lunarpedia Policies==<br />
<br />
===Original Work is Allowed===<br />
We are more open to material types than Wikipedia, and less interested in deleting material. Specifically, Wikipedia enforces a rule that all entries must NOT be "original work". That rule does not apply for Lunarpedia, we are very happy for you to post original work, provided it is not copyright. Therefore there is not so much duplication between Lunarpedia and Wikpedia as you might expect. For example, the Lunarpedia page on [[Solar Power Satellites]] contains interesting material which under Wikipedia rules would be deleted because it is "original work".<br />
<br />
Note: Once "original work" has been published on Lunarpedia, then anybody could put on Wikpedia a link to the Lunarpedia article, and that might be OK for Wikpedia as it would no longer be original work, and references are usually accepted over there. For those cases where you want to reference it elsewhere, we could arrange for it to become read-only protected.<br />
<br />
===No Need to be Notable===<br />
<br />
Wikipedia enforces a requirement that all articles about people or organizations must demonstrate why the subject is "notable". There is no such requirement on Lunarpedia, although there is a general expectation that it should somehow be related to Lunar Development.<br />
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===No Need to be Neutral===<br />
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You can advocate positions, but expect to be challenged. Conversely, do not just delete material you do not agree with, but feel free to add a rebuttal.<br />
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===Advertising is OK===<br />
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It is perfectly fine to highlight products or services, incluing both your own and those of other persons or companies. Just make sure it is relevent.<br />
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==Software Capabilities==<br />
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We recently added the footnote capability tp Lunarpedia, so that is now the same. <br />
<br />
Other differences: <br />
<br />
* Wikipedia has some cool some citation templates which we might add<br />
* Wikipedia reflist template is not available i.e. {{reflist}}<br />
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| American Space Digest<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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<center> 64 </center><br />
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| Apollo 13 : Lost Moon<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Jim Lovell<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Paperback<br />
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<center> 418 </center><br />
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| Apollo 17: The NASA Mission Reports Volume One<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Robert Godwin<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 239 </center><br />
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| Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Michael Collins<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Paperback<br />
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| Designing for Human Presence in Space<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 348 </center><br />
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| Dragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Bryan Burrough<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 528 </center><br />
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| Dyna-Soar : Hypersonic Strategic Weapons System: Apogee Books Space Series 35 (Apogee Books Space Series)<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Robert Godwin<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 464 </center><br />
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| ELV Payload Environment<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | NASA<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
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| First on the Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins [And] Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
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| High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Gerard O'neill<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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| Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Ben R. Finney, Eric M. Jones<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 354 </center><br />
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| Islands in space;: The challenge of the planetoids<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Dandridge M Cole, Donald W. Cox<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 276 </center><br />
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| John Glenn: A Memoir<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | John Glenn, Nick Taylor<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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| Man into orbit =: Original title, Seven into space<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Joseph N Bell<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 126 </center><br />
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| A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Andrew Chaikin<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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| Men from Earth<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Buzz Aldrin<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 312 </center><br />
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| Mission to Mars<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Michael Collins<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 307 </center><br />
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| Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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| Moonrush : Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Dennis Wingo<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
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<center> 260 </center><br />
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| Red giants and white dwarfs;: The evolution of stars, planets, and life<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Robert Jastrow<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
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| Return to Earth<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Edwin E Aldrin<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Paperback<br />
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| Return to the Moon II: Proceedings of the 2000 Lunar Development Conference<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 305 </center><br />
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| Right Stuff<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Tom Wolfe<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Market Paperback<br />
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| Rocket Boys<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Homer H. Hickam Jr.<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 368 </center><br />
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| Schirra's Space<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Walter M. Schirra, Richard N. Billings<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
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{| width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"<br />
| Space Trivia<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | William Pogue<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Paperback<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 160 </center><br />
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| Spaceship Handbook<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Jack Hagerty, Jon C. Rogers<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
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| Target Earth!: Asteroid Collisions Past and Future<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Jon Erickson<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 176 </center><br />
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| Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | Martyn J. Fogg<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Hardcover<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="50" |<br />
<center> 544 </center><br />
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| The Third Industrial Revolution<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | G. Harry Stine<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Paperback<br />
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<center> 234 </center><br />
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| We reach the moon; the New York times story of man's greatest adventure<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="170" | John Noble Wilford<br />
| nowrap="nowrap" width="80" |<br />
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| nowrap="nowrap" width="110" | Mass Market Paperback<br />
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<div>Prices on Earth circa 2006<br />
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{|<br />
| [[Helium3|HE3]] || U.S.$1.5 MILLION / Kg<br />
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| Rhodium || $200,000 / kg || $5800-$5900 / troy oz, $200 / gram<br />
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| Platinum || $35,000 / kg || $1102-$1108 / troy oz , $35 / gram<br />
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| Gold || $20,000 / kg || $617-624 / troy oz , $20/gram<br />
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| Titanium || $8.50 / kg<br />
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| Yttrium || $5500 / kg || 99.9 % pure yttrium ingot is 229.00 € for 50 g<br />
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| Iridium || $2,000 / kg || $600 / troy oz , $20 / gram<br />
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| Tantalum || $750 / kg || 0.75 cents / gram<br />
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| Copper || $7 / kg || $7000 / tonne<br />
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{{Cleanup}}<br />
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<div>[[Statio Tranquillitatis|Tranquility Base]] (Apollo 11) <BR/><br />
[[Statio Cognitium|Statio Cognitium (Pete's Parking Lot)]] (Apollo 12) <BR/><br />
[[Fra Mauro formation]] (Apollo 14) <BR/><br />
[[Hadley Rille]] (Apollo 15) [http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm ht<B></B>tp://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm] <BR/><br />
[[Descartes Highlands]] (Apollo 16) <BR/><br />
[[Taurus-Littrow]] (Apollo 17) <BR/><br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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*[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_landing_map.jpg Moon Landing Site map]<br />
*[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm Smithsonian Apollo Site]<br />
*[http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Gallery/MapsAndGlobes/moon.html#Globes Make your own Moon globe]<br />
*[http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2769/ USGS Lunar map as PDFs]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=List_of_Apollo_Sites&diff=2453List of Apollo Sites2007-01-04T07:19:13Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>[[Statio Tranquillitatis|Tranquility Base]] (Apollo 11) <BR/><br />
[[Statio Cognitium|Statio Cognitium (Pete's Parking Lot)]] (Apollo 12) <BR/><br />
[[Fra Mauro formation]] (Apollo 14) <BR/><br />
[[Hadley Rille]] (Apollo 15) [http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm ht<B></B>tp://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm] <BR/><br />
[[Descartes Highlands]] (Apollo 16) <BR/><br />
[[Taurus-Littrow]] (Apollo 17) <BR/><br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_landing_map.jpg Moon Landing Site map]<br />
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[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm Smithsonian Apollo Site]<br />
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[http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Gallery/MapsAndGlobes/moon.html#Globes Make your own Moon globe]<br />
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[http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2769/ USGS Lunar map as PDFs]</div>Dcarsonhttps://lunarpedia.org/index.php?title=List_of_Apollo_Sites&diff=2452List of Apollo Sites2007-01-04T07:18:43Z<p>Dcarson: </p>
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<div>[[Statio Tranquillitatis|Tranquility Base]] (Apollo 11) <BR/><br />
[[Statio Cognitium|Statio Cognitium (Pete's Parking Lot)]] (Apollo 12) <BR/><br />
[[Fra Mauro formation]] (Apollo 14) <BR/><br />
[[Hadley Rille]] (Apollo 15) [http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm ht<B></B>tp://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/AS15/a15landsite.htm] <BR/><br />
[[Descartes Highlands]] (Apollo 16) <BR/><br />
[[Taurus-Littrow]] (Apollo 17) <BR/><br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_landing_map.jpg Moon Landing Site map]<br />
[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm Smithsonian Apollo Site]<br />
[http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Gallery/MapsAndGlobes/moon.html#Globes Make your own Moon globe]<br />
[http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2769/ USGS Lunar map as PDFs]</div>Dcarson