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<font size=5> People on the Earth who support People on the Moon </font>
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It will take many types of people on Earth to support a successful lunar settlement.  Many will have specific jobs or most will interact with people and robots on the Moon on a daily basis.  

'''Do you see yourself in this list?'''

===Uses for this list===

A separate list is available of [[People on the Moon]] who will support the lunar settlement and [[Types of Robots]] on the Moon.

This is a discussion of the possible types of people it will take to run a full scale lunar mining settlement such as the one described by [[Harrison Schmitt]] in ''Return to the Moon''.

The growing [[Earth Population]] is a powerful driver for settlement of the Moon and may be a key element to achieving a sustainable Earth.

This list is also intended to help develop characters for stories about settling the Moon.

==People's Jobs on Earth==

It will take many people back on Earth to support the lunar settlement.  They may be called "Earthers".

===The Company managers===

* The Company is a conglomerate of aerospace companies that won the lunar mining contract
** A publicly held company
* The public reports on He-3 production must be accurate
* The Company is both loved and hated by Mooners
* The managers do not tell the Mooners everything
* They are obsessed with He-3 mining
* They do almost all managing from Earth
* They want:
** To make the lunar economy work
** To become wealthy and powerful


===NASA and other National Space Agencies Employees===

* They have a long legacy of space expertise
* They are interested in science 
* Their presence on the Moon is required by law
** Commercial operation is only allowed under a national cover
* They are bureaucratic, political, and promote national interests
* They want to:
** Make their nations look good
** Make their nation's people feel good


===Earth-Side Workers===

* They live and work on Earth
* They are in almost continuous communication with the Moon
** There is a 1.3 second communications delay each way
* Some work for The Company
** These remotely operate mining robots
* Some work for the government
** These support Astronauts
* Many are potential Miners
** This work is a required experience before you can go to the Moon
* A few are potential settlers
* Some of them have physical challenges
** They may work from wheelchairs
** They may be blind and work by sound
* What they want:
** To make a living
** To be part of something big


==Armature Supporters==

Many people on Earth will want to support a lunar settlement.


===Earth-Bound Enthusiasts===

They may be called "Certified Space Cadets" or "Want-to-bes".

* Many are miner want-to-be
* Many are settler want-to-be
* Some run Lunarpedia
* Their participation is important in exercise sports
** Mooners must exercise every day
** Competitive sports on exercise machines make this bearable
** The Mooners and Earth-bound people play together remotely
* Some are amateur astronomers supporting a small scope on Moon
* Some are Ham operators insuring an independent communication link to the Moon
* They are important in maintaining political support for the whole effort
* What they want:
** To be part of something big and exciting
** To go to the Moon


===Disgruntles===

* They applied for space positions and were turned down.
** many for trivial reasons.
* May file legal suits.
* May bad-mouth entire program
* What they want:
** Personal justice


==People with Challenges==

NASA is particularly interested in encouraging participation of people with physical challenges (AKA disabilities) in the back to the Moon mission.

===The Rovers:===

* They are Earth people
* Some are in wheelchairs
* They operate the rover style robots
* Their supervisor is in a wheelchair
* Software was developed to meet their special needs
* They are working hard to get one of their own to the Moon as a miner
* Sometimes others derogatorily referred to them as "Chairs"
* They want to:
** Be a part of something real


===The Sonics:===

* Some are operators of small robots
** that have limited vision but navigate with laser range finding
* Many Sonics are blind 
* They run one class of robots used for house keeping (dust and sanitation)
** A minor but necessary job
* They run one class used in the Cold and the Dark (polar craters)
** They have very important to work at the poles
** They work in total blackness
* Their robots minimally disturb the environment they are in
** Walk on small, cold feet
* They are critical for some science and geology work
* They want to:
** Be part of something real

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