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| − | ===Analog Research Stations | + | =PRELUDE= |
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| + | ==Analog Research Stations== | ||
| + | ===Past, Present, Planned analog activities=== | ||
*Oregon Moonbase | *Oregon Moonbase | ||
*Drumheller Badlands/Calgary Space Workers Habitat | *Drumheller Badlands/Calgary Space Workers Habitat | ||
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*NASA mockups | *NASA mockups | ||
*Seabed stations as an analog of isolation | *Seabed stations as an analog of isolation | ||
| − | + | ===Architecture Options=== | |
| − | + | ===Biological support Options=== | |
| − | + | ===Utility Options=== | |
| − | + | ===Simulant Options=== | |
| − | + | ===Research Priorities=== | |
| − | + | ===other=== | |
| − | + | ==Lunar Tourism== | |
| − | + | ===Tourism from orbit=== | |
*Loop-the-Moon tours | *Loop-the-Moon tours | ||
*Self-contained butterfly landers | *Self-contained butterfly landers | ||
| − | + | ===Surface tourism=== | |
*Early land facilities, excursion support | *Early land facilities, excursion support | ||
*Early land excursions | *Early land excursions | ||
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*other | *other | ||
| − | + | ==Economic Geography: chemical, mineralogical, and topographic resources== | |
| − | + | ===Unfinished Robotic "Prospecting"=== | |
*Elements mapped at medium resolution to date: iron, thorium, hydrogen, calcium | *Elements mapped at medium resolution to date: iron, thorium, hydrogen, calcium | ||
*Need to map all major elements at higher resolution | *Need to map all major elements at higher resolution | ||
| − | + | ===Unfinished Robotic "Exploration"=== | |
*High resolution topographic contour map from which to identify contiguous areas of easy transit and most logical corridors linking them | *High resolution topographic contour map from which to identify contiguous areas of easy transit and most logical corridors linking them | ||
:Prerequisite for a global map of potential highway and railway corridors | :Prerequisite for a global map of potential highway and railway corridors | ||
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:Local and irregular voids; possible gas pockets | :Local and irregular voids; possible gas pockets | ||
:Meandering linear voids: lavatubes | :Meandering linear voids: lavatubes | ||
| − | + | ===Surface ground truth probes=== | |
*Verify, quantify, qualify. and assess expected polar ice deposits in various crater permashade areas around both poles | *Verify, quantify, qualify. and assess expected polar ice deposits in various crater permashade areas around both poles | ||
*Explore suspected openings into lavatubes | *Explore suspected openings into lavatubes | ||
*Final exploration of sites on the short list for an outpost installation | *Final exploration of sites on the short list for an outpost installation | ||
*Crater central peak sampling | *Crater central peak sampling | ||
| − | + | ===Typography Assets=== | |
*Using Lavatubes | *Using Lavatubes | ||
*Inflatables, factories, warehousing, agriculture, archiving | *Inflatables, factories, warehousing, agriculture, archiving | ||
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*other | *other | ||
| − | + | ==Planned Lunar Orbiters, Landers, impactors & their science goals== | |
| − | + | ===Chang'e I (China)=== | |
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| − | + | ===Chandrayaan I (India)=== | |
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| − | === | + | ===Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (US-NASA)=== |
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| − | === | + | ===LCROSS (US-NASA)=== |
| − | ===Predevelopment of Needed Technologies | + | ===Russian Impactor fleet=== |
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| − | + | ==Unaddressed Prospecting and Exploration goals== | |
| − | + | ===Unadressed prospecting goals=== | |
| + | ===Unadressed exploration goals=== | ||
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| + | ==Predevelopment of Needed Technologies== | ||
| + | ===Special R&D-focused curricula=== | ||
| + | ===Masters & doctoral theses topics listings in various disciplines=== | ||
| + | ===Spin-up entrepreneurial opportunities=== | ||
*Development of draft spin-up business plans | *Development of draft spin-up business plans | ||
| − | + | ===Design contests=== | |
| − | + | ===College level engineering competitions=== | |
| − | + | ===Cutting-edge workshops=== | |
| − | + | ===Hosting specific R&D challenge courses=== | |
| − | + | ==Getting Familiar with the Moon== | |
| − | + | ===Lunar Maps=== | |
*History of lunar mapmaking | *History of lunar mapmaking | ||
*Online Atlases | *Online Atlases | ||
| + | :[[Lunar Map (266 Sector)]] | ||
*Hardcopy Atlases | *Hardcopy Atlases | ||
*Lunar Nomenclature | *Lunar Nomenclature | ||
*The persons after which craters have been named | *The persons after which craters have been named | ||
| − | + | ===Lunar Surface Features=== | |
*List of lunar mare (sea), oceanus (ocean), lacus (lake), sinus (bay), palus (swamp) lava flooded areas | *List of lunar mare (sea), oceanus (ocean), lacus (lake), sinus (bay), palus (swamp) lava flooded areas | ||
*Lunar Craters | *Lunar Craters | ||
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*Lunar domes | *Lunar domes | ||
*Other features | *Other features | ||
| − | + | ===Understanding what you see=== | |
*The origin of the Moon | *The origin of the Moon | ||
*The history of lunar bombardment | *The history of lunar bombardment | ||
*The great lava floods | *The great lava floods | ||
| − | + | ===Observing the Moon=== | |
*Observing the Moon's familiar nearside | *Observing the Moon's familiar nearside | ||
*The possibility of observing much of farside via telescopes in the L4 and L5 Lagrange points | *The possibility of observing much of farside via telescopes in the L4 and L5 Lagrange points | ||
*Lunar Observing Certificate Programs | *Lunar Observing Certificate Programs | ||
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| − | + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/THE RETURN|THE RETURN]]= | |
| − | + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/BREAKOUT AGENDA|BREAKOUT AGENDA]]= | |
| − | + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/SETTLEMENT GROWTH|SETTLEMENT GROWTH]]= | |
| − | + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/TRADE AND THE BOTTOM LINE|TRADE AND THE BOTTOM LINE]]= | |
| − | + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/HEALTHY CITIZENS|HEALTHY CITIZENS]]= | |
| + | =[[Lunarpedia:Outline_draft/UNIVERSITY OF LUNA|UNIVERSITY OF LUNA]]= | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 30 October 2011
Back To Main Outline Draft Index
Contents
- 1 PRELUDE
- 1.1 Analog Research Stations
- 1.2 Lunar Tourism
- 1.3 Economic Geography: chemical, mineralogical, and topographic resources
- 1.4 Planned Lunar Orbiters, Landers, impactors & their science goals
- 1.5 Unaddressed Prospecting and Exploration goals
- 1.6 Predevelopment of Needed Technologies
- 1.7 Getting Familiar with the Moon
- 2 WHERE TO
- 3 THE RETURN
- 4 BREAKOUT AGENDA
- 5 SETTLEMENT GROWTH
- 6 TRADE AND THE BOTTOM LINE
- 7 HEALTHY CITIZENS
- 8 UNIVERSITY OF LUNA
PRELUDE
Analog Research Stations
Past, Present, Planned analog activities
- Oregon Moonbase
- Drumheller Badlands/Calgary Space Workers Habitat
- Moon Society exercises at MDRS
- MexLunaHab
- NASA mockups
- Seabed stations as an analog of isolation
Architecture Options
Biological support Options
Utility Options
Simulant Options
Research Priorities
other
Lunar Tourism
Tourism from orbit
- Loop-the-Moon tours
- Self-contained butterfly landers
Surface tourism
- Early land facilities, excursion support
- Early land excursions
- Scenic access
- Geological/scenic preserves & Lunar National Parks
- Scenic cableways
- Scenic roads
- Scenic overlooks
- Observation towers
- Tourist concessions
- Crew/passenger operable facilities
- Historical site access
- Settlement circuit
- Development of diverse architectures
- Development of diverse flora and fauna
- Development of diverse cultures
- Limb "peekaboo" locations
- Farside heavens
- The 7 wonders of the Moon
- Suborbital tours for Lunans
- other
Economic Geography: chemical, mineralogical, and topographic resources
Unfinished Robotic "Prospecting"
- Elements mapped at medium resolution to date: iron, thorium, hydrogen, calcium
- Need to map all major elements at higher resolution
Unfinished Robotic "Exploration"
- High resolution topographic contour map from which to identify contiguous areas of easy transit and most logical corridors linking them
- Prerequisite for a global map of potential highway and railway corridors
- Prerequisite for delisting interesting sites to that are access challenged
- Orbital mapping of subsurface voids
- Local and irregular voids; possible gas pockets
- Meandering linear voids: lavatubes
Surface ground truth probes
- Verify, quantify, qualify. and assess expected polar ice deposits in various crater permashade areas around both poles
- Explore suspected openings into lavatubes
- Final exploration of sites on the short list for an outpost installation
- Crater central peak sampling
Typography Assets
- Using Lavatubes
- Inflatables, factories, warehousing, agriculture, archiving
- Using Rilles
- Using Craters
- Using Catennae
- other
Planned Lunar Orbiters, Landers, impactors & their science goals
Chang'e I (China)
Chandrayaan I (India)
Selene (Japan)
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (US-NASA)
LCROSS (US-NASA)
Russian Impactor fleet
Unaddressed Prospecting and Exploration goals
Unadressed prospecting goals
Unadressed exploration goals
Predevelopment of Needed Technologies
Special R&D-focused curricula
Masters & doctoral theses topics listings in various disciplines
Spin-up entrepreneurial opportunities
- Development of draft spin-up business plans
Design contests
College level engineering competitions
Cutting-edge workshops
Hosting specific R&D challenge courses
Getting Familiar with the Moon
Lunar Maps
- History of lunar mapmaking
- Online Atlases
- Hardcopy Atlases
- Lunar Nomenclature
- The persons after which craters have been named
Lunar Surface Features
- List of lunar mare (sea), oceanus (ocean), lacus (lake), sinus (bay), palus (swamp) lava flooded areas
- Lunar Craters
- Large walled plains
- Craters with central peaks
- Flooded craters
- Ghost craters
- Ray craters
- Crater chains
- Lunar rilles
- Lunar Mountains
- Lunar domes
- Other features
Understanding what you see
- The origin of the Moon
- The history of lunar bombardment
- The great lava floods
Observing the Moon
- Observing the Moon's familiar nearside
- The possibility of observing much of farside via telescopes in the L4 and L5 Lagrange points
- Lunar Observing Certificate Programs
