Fwd: ATBTC's CHAIN LETTER 4 (Updated and Expanded)

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Citizen Journalist for President. More proposals than Obama and other Republican

candidates combined. Here he offers Proposal Original and Proposal Endorsed.

We propose using future operational-version of AF X-37B coupled with future Ares 5-based heavy-

lifter to back-up and, eventually, replace aging GPS (Geo Positioning Satellites) System.

Mining the moon for silicon and He-3 would go a long way toward solving our energy crisis.

Energy generated would far FAR exceed the cost of missions. This constitutes a highly cost

effective proposal.

Originally published Tues, Nov 23, 2010; it has been updated, expanded and improved.

                               

                                               ACTION CHAIN LETTER 4:

                                    MOON MINING/ELECTRICITY EARTH

                                            Or, SUPPLEMENT to ACL 11

                                                 - - - Reader's Choice - - -

                            (Formerly titled: EXPLORATION and ENERGY)

                               by Richard DePersio (Preservatives Added)

 

Hours and hours (ad nauseam) of coverage to a British wedding and a

week later little coverage in memory of a late American hero and

the two national/historic events associated with him. Networks would

say: "We are giving people what they want." We can't believe

that Americans are that shallow. They would have forfeited

an hour or more of a prince for an Al. If you wouldn't or if

you don't know what we are talking about - you are shallow!!!

 

 

The recent announcement by LEXUS of a 3D Carbon Fiber Loom

which will make future cars stronger and lighter is most

disconcerting. Why? We saw numerous stories regarding

this major technological advance but they failed to mention

that Lexus is owned by the Japanese company, Toyota.

      America went from being a minor industrial power in 1870

to being number three in 1900 and number one by 1920 - a

meteoric rise. By 1975, we were number one in virtually all

technological areas due in large part to the NASA of 1958-1970.

NASA's budget which rose throughout the 1960's due to

Moon Race plummeted (adjusting for inflation) since the

early '70's in parallel with America loosing its technological

edge in one area after another. While NASA is still the

main scientific/technological engine of our economy, it

isn't what it once was. We explained that NASA should

see its budget rise from $ 17 billion to 30 billion over 10

years and then frozen for 10 years except for a

full annual inflationary increase. While virtually all other

components of fed gov must be frozen in some cases

and reduced modestly or moderately or big time or

abolished to reduce $16 trillion debt by November. Why?

NASA's prime directive: Manned space flight. Collateral

benefits: NASA in you home, car, factory, office, farm,

hospital. NASA benefits fields ranging from astronomy

to electronics to medicine to microminiaturizing to

zoology. Presently, NASA receives one-half of 1% of

fed budget; for every $1 budgeted NASA, we get a $7

return in pure science and technology. Other gov

components are limited to one area and loose money.

NASA is unique.

We face an energy crisis. NASA can play a major

role in making America energy independent and

substantially reducing the cost of electricity. NASA to

the rescue. (Recently, we told you about a 27 year old

mother of three who was saved with a heart pump with parts

originally designed for manned space flight).

Here's how:

PROPOSAL 10:
Mining the Moon for Silicon and Helium-3 for the purpose

 of taking a major step toward energy independence and generating

affordable energy while our demand for energy more

then doubles over the next two decades.

      We have taken many factors into consideration in endorsing

 these proposals, including, real climatology as opposed to

 U.N.-Cattle Fart-Hockey Stick Pseudo-climatology.

      It is extremely expensive and difficult to mine for silicon and Helium-3

on earth. The price tag might even be prohibitive on a massive

 scale. Silicon is employed in producing solar cells for solar panels

which we want in earth orbit generating electricity. Helium-3 would

be used for fusion plants to generate electricity. We presently have fission

 plants. Fusion  plants would be less expensive, even safer and more

 environmentally-friendly (for the benefit of Cattle-Farters) than fission plants.

     Let's put the subject in perspective. Coal generates 15-20% as

much energy as put into the energy of mining and processing. Mining on

the moon is much less expensive because of lower gravity and no air

resistance. "Mass Drivers" powered by concentrated

sunlight would scrape helium-3 and silicon from the surface and would deliver the

material to earth (He-3) and orbit (silicon). It would cost only 5% to send

 silicon from moon to earth orbit then it would from earth to earth orbit.

Such mining would retrieve 300x more energy  from He-3 then put in, including,

 the energy   of going to the moon and shipping material to earth! Cost-effective:

It would be less expensive to use He-3 from moon than from earth in nuclear

fusion plants; it would be cheaper and more effective (above weather) to have

 orbiting solar panel satellites as opposed to solar panel stations on earth.So,

Why did Obama cancel moon program? Same reason that he loaned Mexican

Oil  to drill in Gulf of Mexico during moratorium on U.S. drilling, in spite of the

fact that they have much lower safety and environmental standards?

Air Force has been testing 'secret' unmanned X-37B which resembles a

space shuttle. A year ago, we were probably the first to propose placing

future operational version near GPSs in order to move them out

of harm's way in the event that an enemy fires a missiles at them

for the purpose of crippling our communications, especially, military.

Further, upgraded GPS should be housed in cargo bay ready to

replace aging GPS when it dies. Unmanned X-37B is more

maneuverable from ground than a regular satellite. In addition, we

proposed calling operational-version "Constitution" to drive libs crazy.

It is suspected that a manned version is in the works. A

declassified-version - notice: new, original proposal coming -

should be employed by NASA to construct framework for

solar energy collecting devices which would transmit

concentrated sunlight to earth for conversion to electricity.

Framework complete, it becomes a private sector endeavor.

 

  Don't touch pristine moon. We'll get to it. Hold your farts. 

    It has been estimated that we will have fusion plants by 3030 give or take

 3 years. NASA could truncate it to 2025 give or take 3 years.

PROPOSAL 11:

Not allowing $9 billion spent on NASA's "Constellation" Program go down

 same presidential black hole as "stimulus package" and Fannie/Freddie.

Combine Orion/Ares 1 and Ares 5

heavy-lifter with nuclear thermal  stage ( aka earth-transfer module to moon

 and Mars)  to      be fired  in low or high earth orbit with it doing double-duty as

 cosmic ray shield for Orion.  If booster rockets are necessary, we should go

with more expensive but safer liquid rather than solid fuel which would

enable astros or ground control to turn off boosters in an emergency;

you can't do that with solid - when ignited it must burn until spent.

We must keep in mind that we are recommending the use of

  nuclear thermal stage would make rocket faster, more powerful and

less expensive. It would also require one or two chemical stages. Project

NERVA (1962-73) would have created a nuclear thermal stage by 1978

for proposed Mars mission - the Saturn 5 third stage would have

been replaced with a nuclear thermal stage and called Saturn S-N.

PROPOSAL 12: 

We should have 5 moon missions - lasting 3 weeks at lunar equatorial

region, mission to lunar 'arctic' region for 5 weeks, flight to lunar 'antarctic'

 circle for 7 weeks, visit to lunar

far side for 4 weeks with comsat in La grange orbit and a return to lunar

north for 3 months

during 2020-21. Four follow-up missions if warranted.

     NASA would establish 3 moon bases where astronauts (Commander, 

pilot, mission specialists - geologists, geophysicists, engineers,

astronomers) for stays of up to 3 months

with private company geologists, geophysicists, metallurgists, engineers

nearby. They would pay NASA to be flown to moon or pay private company.

They might be able to use water at poles to drink, separate out O to breath

and the H for nuclear thermal power plant and for propulsion. Living off the

 land. Mining can't commence until area is thoroughly studied scientifically.

 During that period, private company can determine

viability of site for mining. In the future, it would be in the financial interest

 of a private company to do exploration prior to exploitation without NASA.

 Pure science often leads  to applied science or technology).

The Mars mission would employ the thermal nuclear stage a.k.a. earth

transfer module and what is learned in the process of upgrading

NERVA (nuclear stage development which had been successfully tested)

 and the blueprints of the never built Saturn S-N might be applicable to the

 development of nuclear fusion plants.

Proposals 10, 11 and 12 might enable us to have fusion plants on earth by 2025

 give or take 3 years rather than projected 2030 and we should begin orbiting

solar energy satellites  when the new version Ares   is operational which

should be by or before 2017. Experts estimate  that we can only get up

 to 30% of our electricity from solar and wind by 2035. NASA could guarantee

 it and, perhaps, increase it to 35% less expensively and by 2030.

 Since NASA's inception it has developed cutting-edge technology and

built upon existing technology which has made its way to the private

 sector - free of charge! - after 3 to 5 years.

In acknowledgement of the need to substantially reduce the debt (we have

been recommending $4 trillion over 10 years as a minimum for a year now)

and consideration of what NASA needs to accomplish over the next

quarter century (the sheer beauty of comprehending our place and

destiny in the immense cosmos and practical applications fallout from

the acquisition of knowledge), we hereby modify our proposal for

the purpose of making it more palatable and garnering majority (51%

or more support): Increasing NASA budget from $17 billion to $30 from

2012-1222. And, then, shrinking it from $30 billion to 25 from 1222-1227.

And, then, freezing it for 10 years with a full annual inflationary/cost of

living increase. Rally 'round the Flag on Orion!

 

(As always, we request that you contact your members of congress.

You can call 202-224-3121 for their phone numbers, as well as,

specific members - for example, request name and number of

chairman of house committee on science and technology.

Leave a message at their website: www.name.senate.gov/public/

or www.name.house.gov/public Supply name of your

state to operator if you don't know the names of your members

 of congress. One more thing: check recent Action Chain Letters for

 info on contacting key members of congress and their names).