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A research and demonstration program dealing with the avoidance of physical conflict, Moon governance, and Moon-Earth interrelation should be planned and conducted by NASA and others.
'''B. Interim Use of ... , energy, financial investment and perseverance in technology development, city design and construction, space and Moon operations, and Moon-related economic development. Unusually wide and continuing Federal Government involvement and support will be ...
... sections dealing with (1) imaginary voyages to the Moon, (2) the Moon in modern astronomy, (3) the trip to the Moon, (4) life on the Moon, together with a section (5) on suggestions for ... Fact," "The Journey to the Moon," "The Principles of Interplanetary Flight," "Landing on the Moon," "Mining on the Moon," "Power on the Moon," "Lunar Agriculture," and "Building on the Moon."
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... large domes. All kinds of new games can be invented on the Moon. Instead of snowboarding, folks on the Moon might have regoboarding which would involve sliding down the regolith on the ... , just as extreme sports have driven clothing design on Earth. In the vacuum of the Moon bicycles could get up to 150 mph, but would need special tracks designed to minimize ... be cherished and well-cared for, and would probably never be allowed to leave the Moon. This kid-friendly website has more detailed information: http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p802.htm ...
... can only have weight in a gravity field, like on the Earth or on the Moon. The Moon is in the gravitational sphere of influence of the Earth (which is why it ... in your velocity vector. Remember that when you go running down the moonbase corridors The Moon's mass, or amount of matter, is much smaller than Earth's, and is calculated ... out as 810 followed by 17 zeroes. Earth is about 81 times that massive. The Moon's density (mass divided by volume) is about 208 pounds per cubic foot, roughly 60 ...
... ancient Europe, it was mena, providing the link to the ancient Greek word for the Moon, mene. It has even deeper Indo- European linguistic roots in pre-history. Historians studying ancient ... . For the Romans, this period was the mensis, the same word they used for the Moon. This was also true for the Greek word, mene, from which it was derived. Luna, a word that also came from the Romans, refers to the goddess of the Moon, not the Moon itself, though through the course of history that distinction has mostly been lost and ...
... see from the Moon is either sunlight bouncing off the Moon and into our eyes (the bright part of a crescent Moon), or sunlight bouncing off the Earth, then the Moon and back into our eyes (the dim part of a crescent Moon). Earthlight, the light during the lunar night reflected from the Earth, is significantly brighter than the light of a full Moon at night on Earth. No human has seen this yet.
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... sense of how much fun it is to walk on the Moon is to attend Space Camp, where they have a Moon seat that makes you weigh only one-sixth as much ... an even more fun way to experience the Moon's level of gravity. The moon is rich in resources and energy. Humans will use the Moon to generate clean safe energy for the Earth. Humans will also mine metals and other materials on the Moon that will be used to reduce the level of mining activities on Earth. This will ...
... , and its shape is technically known as a triaxial ellipsoid. As you look at the Moon, there is an axis that runs straight through it at the center pointing towards Earth ... other, but very close. The differences in the lengths of these three axes give the Moon a sort of egg shape (but not very much), with the fat end pointing to ... a bit more than its height. We don't have adequate maps yet of the Moon to have an exact number for the diameters noted above, but on average the diameter ...
... the colors are now getting through the atmosphere, to our eyes the Moon appears white. The colors of the Moon as seen from the Earth's surface are also determined by the ... found in the atmosphere. Dust also absorbs the shorter (blue) wavelengths of light making the Moon redder in color. For example, the orange color often associated with the harvest, or fall ... them for winter. This dust stops the shorter (blue) waves from getting through making the Moon appear redder in color. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/971021d.html ...
... parties with overwhelming majority votes) was the original purpose of his The Once and Future Moon blog, historic events intervened. As our direction in space became more uncertain, the space community ... and move humanity off planet. These essays and reader comments are compiled in Blogging the Moon.Image:9781926837178.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeeprime.com/prime/bookpages ...
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