People on Earth

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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