...n story or computer game, reviewing key historic and scientific locations, or scouting a destination for a mission you would like to lead.
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''LEPAG'', or the ''Lunar Exploration Program Working Group,'' is an ad-hoc organization
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...les) surface through a process sometimes referred to as "impact gardening" or "space weathering." It is estimated that the regolith varies in thickness
...rchangeably. The dusty, abrasive portion is referred to as [[Lunar Dust]] or "Fines."
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...location. The phrase is from the Latin ''in situ'', meaning "at the site", or "in place." ISRU can be categorized into production of materials useful at
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'''In-Situ Propellant Production''', or ''ISPP'', refers to manufacture of rocket fuel from local resources, a subs
...the substances used in the manufacture of terrestrial propellants are rare or nonexistent in the lunar environment. Hence, this issue has produced a numb
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...t. If remedies are found to allow a rover to be fully functional for four or more months, it will have been learned that not only are such remedies effe
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...mple 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
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...on at one end. Connected to this is a long tent like hall running in more or less a straight line for up to 100 meters. The hall is covered with 2.5 me
One end or the other usually has an airlock assembly with a ramp leading down to the d
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...cellent corrosion resistance and durability. Measured either in quantity or value, aluminum's use exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and it i
...lle process. Alternatives include ion-sputtering, carbothermal reduction, or an adaptation of the [[FFC Cambridge Process]].
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...sparent solid which may be found in crystalline or amorphous form. Silica or silicate is the primary constituent of [[glass]]. While a form of glass ca
...constitutes more than 25% of the Earth's crust. Silica (SiO2) as quartz or quartzite is used to produce silicon ferroalloys and silicon metal. Deman
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...soybeans and other legumes, recover nitrogen directly from the atmosphere or from the soil in a process know as "fixation," whereby the plant incorporat
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...le by entering the name “Google moon”. (“moon” alone will not work well.) Or your can enter the address directly. It is: http://www.google.com/moon/
Select zoom level 4. The seas or mares are clearly visible as are the rayed craters. Now click the elevatio
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...'' will be important as industrial sites become active and colonies become or begin to work towards independence.
Whether it is a nation, a group of nations, or commercial interests that finance a lunar colony; the source of the money w
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...pure Chromium, or could be used directly for production of stainless steel or other iron alloys.
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...ity that produces dark glass; glass containing iron will be yellow, brown, or black depending on the iron content. (For example, obsidian, a naturally-fo
[[Silicon | Silica]] or [[silicate]] is the primary constituent of glass, which is abundant on the
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...process chemistry does not require finding any particular mineral source, or beneficiation of the soil to enhance the content of a particular mineral.
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The official process may be constrained by political or bureaucratic limitations and therefore unable to address some of the hard q
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[[Water Conserving Manufacturing Processes]] that need little or no water or which recycle them<BR/>
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...ite flowers. I use it fresh in salads, as a garnish in a glass of sambvca or tea, and When finely diced it is an excellent addition to steamed and butte
...erbed veloute (stock or fumet based white sauce) which is served over fish or poultry.
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...the bottom of the blimp serving to anchor the blimp and allowing the pilot or pilot and copilot could enter. The blimp door and access area door would b
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**12.33 year half life. Undergoes Beta Decay to become [[Helium 3]]([[He3]] or [[He3|<sup>3</sup>He]])
...for any volatiles that happen to pass into them, whether from comet impact or ongoing creation via the solar wind. As a result, they contain significant
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...rough or paved surface in a vehicle or to mix your material with a liquid or gas and send it through a pipe.
...mping the track. All materials would be securely fastened with either lids or binding clamps.
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...y very near the horizon. Occasionally, it may be blocked by mountain tops or local installations such as other power collectors. During the dark local
...or or dynamo. Two popular cycles for Solar Dynamic are [[Brayton Cycle]] or [[Stirling Cycle]]. Solar Dynamic systems employ a large reflector to f
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cryst=Hexagonal or<BR/>body centered cubic...
...on 2007-03-04]</ref>, however the reactor has not achieved energy balance or "break even". So far, <sup>2</sup>H-<sup>3</sup>He fusion has not yet demo
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...get ever colder. [[Venus]] was imagined to be a hot, steamy jungle planet, or perhaps a planet covered completely with a hot global ocean. His keen inter
...’s rocks: it literally means (in Greek and German, respectively) Rock Cook or Rock Chef!
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...recruited into the Libertarian Party by the late Ron Crickenburger in 1989 or 1990 while at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
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...daytime temperatures get higher than the melting point of sodium, an iron or aluminum pipe filled with sodium would make a good electrical conductor.
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...comes from radioactive decay of Potassium-40 deep within the lunar mantle or core, and that the Argon-40 seeps out to the surface via fissures. This [
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...e with oxygen, any use in this manner would be limited to the lunar vacuum or areas containing an inert atmosphere.
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...on. As it is one of the main industrial metal, it will either be imported or replaced by [[aluminum]]. Replacement of copper by aluminum on Earth has b
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...tope (<sup>209</sup>Bi) has a half-life of about 1.9*10<sup>19</sup> years or ten-thousand-million-billion years. That is a time so long that only a sma
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...]]. Deep penetrating impact basins away from this region show only modest or no KREEP concentrations in their ejecta and rims.
...icked up in the ejecta or "splash out" produced in impacts taking place on or in close proximity to [[basalt|basaltic]] lava flows, as well as in major i
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...ning serious revenue to begin defraying the costs. Eventually, 100 miners or more would be desirable to begin turning a healthy profit. As with most th
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...injury. An [[accident]] is an example of a mishap, so are [[infection]]s, or chronic exposure to toxic agents.
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...o be insulating [[conduits]]. Such conduits could be made from ceramics, or [[silicon polymers]]. There is unlimited [[Silicon|silicon]] on the Moon.
...s, or [[sleeving]] material, then via a process such as [[heat-shrinking]] or [[extrusion]], attach the Earth-made insulation to lunar-made wires.
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...s, or [[sleeving]] material, then via a process such as [[heat-shrinking]] or [[extrusion]], attach the Earth-made insulation to lunar-made wires.
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...raining. Others will go to the Moon with specific intentions, like mining or settlement.
They may be called "Mooners" or "Luners".
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A fluid (liquid or gas) is circulated through serpentine plumbing in metal panels which face t
...o maintain the temperature of electronic equipment. These may need shades or louvers.
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*Many may be cranes or other construction equipment
*Some robots are stationed at (or are built into) the air lock doors
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...t is ingested into the human body, the particles will lay directly on lung or intestine tissue and are carcinogenic. Ingestion of the dust must therefor
...ire high KREEP region is not acceptable for any long-term human settlement or manned mining operation.
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We are looking for technologies that are currently available or can be developed with a reasonable effort for the first generation of lunar
...nit is too unwieldy to be practical, the output can be reduced so that two or three units are needed for this output.
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..., or lunar settlement, is a proposed establishment of human settlements in or on the Moon's surface. Habitation of lunar land could potentially benefit
...d also allow emergency supplies to quickly reach a Moon colony from Earth, or allow a human crew to evacuate relatively quickly from the Moon to Earth in
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...istance, making each grain fall at the same rate regardless of its density or size.
...charged material is then separated using a charged plate, either as a drum or in a gravitationally assisted separation chamber, as is done in magnetic be
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...inverting the equation gives the maximum day-time high on the Moon: 394 K or about 120 degrees C.
...er you are at the equator during lunar morning or evening, near the poles, or looking at a rock face sharply angled to the horizontal, the surface temper
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...or not the final NMR imaging will be worth the extra cost of the helium-3 or if it will make it too expensive to be competitive with a regular MRI. Wit
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* Reject, handle, or avoid large rocks and craters
* Be controlled from Earth, Moon, or by itself
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* Customize the station or buy it customized
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...and astronauts does not hit the inflatable walls. There can be a ramp and/or ladder up to the airlock, which is on the rotational axis.
Doing some of the experiments while sitting down or lying down (eg. the daily 8 hours of sleep) could reduce this effect and ma
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* Is the 7 passenger Dragon spacecraft big enough to ship up a 2 or 3 person crew plus several months worth of supplies?
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...ge. A rotating space station needs to be of a sufficiently large diameter or consist of components mounted in a "dumbbell" arrangement.
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