Author: The Moon Society

Introducing the first members of the Society’s new Board of Advisors November 28, 2004 — We are building a new Board of Advisors to help us shape ambitious projects, review proposed position papers, organize breakthrough workshops, and choose collaboration partners. A second round of invitations is in process. A brief look at the first fifteen […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waypaver Foundation and the Moon Society Support Returning to the Moon ATLANTA, OCTOBER 5, 2017 — The Waypaver Foundation and the Moon Society, two organizations dedicated to the exploration, development, and eventual settlement of the Moon, enthusiastically support the Administration’s goal of returning to the moon. Both organizations agree with Vice President […]

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Click here to visit the Kickstarter There are any number of plans for the exploration of space out there in the marketplace of ideas.  In the absence of much real-world progress, there is an inclination to plan for when there might be progress in the future.  This often becomes a competition in the marketplace of […]

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May 22, 2013 The past few years, the Moon Society has been hosting the Moon Track at the annual International Space Development Conference sponsored by the National Space Society. This years ISDC is being held in San Diego, CA May 23-27th over the Memorial Day Weekend. This Track will be on Thursday May 23, 2013, […]

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Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23helium.html?_r=1&hpw Helium-3 Crisis! Demand now exceeds supply by a factor of ten. The price has jumped to $2,000 a liter from $100 in the last few years The NYT article fails to mention that Helium-3 is relatively abundant on the Moon. […]

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<p class=”post_link”>Link: <a href=”http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html”>http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html</a></p><p>This discovery, made by the ESA-ISRO instrument “Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer” (SARA)  onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, suggests how water is likely being created on the lunar surface.</p> <p>The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present […]

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Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_space_elevator Lunar Elevator can be built today using commercial Zylon fiber. Lunar Elevator gives cheap access to lunar materials, feedstock for space industries. We can extract oxygen for space tugs delivered to LEO. Click here for Wikipedia article We can build large structures in space, from lunar materials e.g. solar power satellites and space […]

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To many casual observers, the Moon Society and its website may seem to be in a state of suspended animation. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, there are web pages that might need updating, and please do us a favor and call our attention to that so we can promptly correct our […]

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July 20th 2009 is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. July 20th is also Space Exploration Day. After 40 years of space exploration it is time to begin space settlement. In order to honor all who risked their lives for space exploration and all who are dedicated to opening the new era […]

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