Is Japan Giving Up On The Moon?
Despite being known as a tech savy nation, it looks as if the land of the rising sun is giving up on visiting the lunar surface in person.
(MSNBC) Japan’s space agency has recommended scrapping its first moon mission after more than a decade of delays, a spokeswoman said Monday, in the latest blow to the country’s beleaguered space program.
The Lunar-A probe was envisioned as planting two seismic sensors on the lunar surface to gather information about the moon’s core and learn more about the origins of the Earth’s only natural satellite.
But development of the so-called penetrator probes has taken so long that the mission’s mother ship, which was built 10 years ago, has fallen into disrepair and would require too much money to fix, said Satoko Kanazawa, a spokeswoman for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
Although the Japanese are still planning on launching satellites to observe the moon from afar, this lacks the same intimacy of sending a robot or human upon the surface. While Japan hesitates to actually visit the cosmos, China is taking ownership of it, with plans to even build a space station next year.
If Japan does not figure out a way to reignite their passion for exploring the universe, they may have to accept playing second fiddle to their Chinese neighbors.
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NASA Purchasing Four Russian Space Craft
With the latest round of budget cuts for NASA, it looks as if the American space agency is seeking Russian technology in order to help service the International Space Station (when the shuttle fleet).
(Mos News) NASA is to buy four Russian ships including two Soyuz and two Progress spacecrafts.
“NASA wishes to retire its Shuttles as soon as possible to ensure funds for the construction of their new craft,” the head of Russia’s manned flight programs Alexie Krasnov said. ‘We are happy to help with the availability of our reliable vehicles.”
Although the shuttle served America fairly well in the past, its dangers (and expense) were quickly making it an unrealistic approach to space. Russia seems to have an ability to launch vehicles at low cost, which may help NASA keep its sanity while counting the pennies from Congress to keep the space agency alive.
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Portable Solar Panels Anyone?
Despite being a spin off from space technology, solar panels are becoming increasingly popular alternative to what the energy companies have to offer through power lines.
Although these are mostly being used by corporations and homes, this technology would compliment future space colonies on the Moon, Mars and beyond.
(Energy Daily) The SpaceX solar system uses unique patented hardware, which mounts quickly and requires no roof penetration. Dennis Jones, facility manager of SpaceX, said that the SolarCity solar system is a practical, forward-thinking measure to help offset the company’s power load.
“Solar power is a clean, responsible and cost-efficient way for SpaceX to conduct operations,” said Mr. Jones. “SolarCity’s quality, low- impact installation quickly provided a return on our energy consumption, and reserved us the ability to scale-up afterwards,” he said.
By having solar panels easily attach/detach, future colonists will spend less time repairing or upgrading their current panels and more time exploring the worlds they are walking upon.
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Black Line Ascension (A Space Elevator Company)
(Hat Tip: LiftPort Staff Blog)
A new space elevator has emerged from the shadows, and from the looks of it they seemed to be determined to construct a space elevator in the near term future.
Black Line Ascension is the culmination of work by various entities and individuals pushing the technology required for eventual construction of the space elevator. The new public outreach of Black Line Ascension is the result of a desperate need by the community for a full-fledged effort to lead development of the technology and infrastructure that will be required to build the space elevator. Black Line Ascension is an umbrella LLC with sub entities working on materials development and basic engineering and research. On this site you will find information on the space elevator and on some of the sub entities of Black Line Ascension.
Black Line Ascension boasts an impressive list of individuals working within the company, including:
- Dr. Brian Laubscher (of Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- J. Barry Thompson (of UBS Capital and Member of the X-Prize Board)
- Dr. Bradley C. Edwards (Modern Father of the Space Elevator)
- Leland Nolan (former CEO of Orange Entertainment and Vice Chairman of Pay-Per-View)
The company is based in New York and still in its infancy, and they seem to be looking for sharp individuals to join their team. Although they have not released a road map detailing when they plan on constructing a space elevator, it will probably be within 10 to 15 years (that is if Dr. Edwards has his way).
Black Line Ascension is one of three companies currently pursuing the full construction of a space elevator, with the other two being LiftPort and Lockheed Martin.
Note: Don’t forget to check out Edwards space elevator video.
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Europe Considering Human Space Flight?
With their American friends (via NASA) getting most of the glory for exploring the cosmos, it looks as if our European brethren are starting to gain the courage to explore space for themselves.
(New Scientist Space) Digging on Mars and drilling on the Moon could become the main aims of Europe’s space effort. These were the enticing prospects discussed at a meeting this week in Edinburgh, Scotland, about the European Space Agency’s Aurora exploration programme. [...]
Sentiment is shifting in favour of human spaceflight, as some scientific goals might be all but impossible without people.
“Someone at the meeting pointed out that what a rover can survey in a year, a geologist could do in 20 seconds,” says space scientist John Zarnecki of the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. “A 20-second mission to the Moon might not be cost effective, but if you can ask enough 20-second questions, it might be worth it.”
Although England is mulling about whether or not to send up humans to the stars, it looks like the rest of Europe is for the challenge. Despite the fact that America is leading the way towards the stars, the United States can not do this alone.
Space is for everyone and requires a global effort in order to not only be successful, but also peaceful. Europe’s involvement is critical, as it will give more voices a chance to decide the future fate of the human species.
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Review: NOVA And The Space Elevator
Despite being fashionably late (okay 15 minuets late) I was able to catch a glimpse of the NOVA ScienceNow that was mentioned previously.
The show will be posted online for those who missed it, and should be mildly entertaining at best. After watching the shows presentation of the space elevator, here is the good, the bad and the ugly.
For the Optimist: The show did a great job at explaining the overall concept of a space elevator by comparing it with a yo-yo, not to mention explaining in layman’s terms how carbon nanotubes are created in the first place.
The show also highlighted Dr. Edwards, as well as mentioning an interesting fact about Arthur C. Clark conceiving of the idea of communication satellites before there time (and linking that with the space elevator idea now).
A large portion of time was given towards the X-Prize Cup SE teams, which made up for them being overshadowed by their rocket neighbors on camera.
For the Pessimist: Dr. Edwards was only given eight seconds (or was that ten?) of air time, although the MIT student’s explanation made up for his loss. Also, there was no mention of LiftPort in the entire show (that I saw).
It also seemed as if the show removed all criticism about the SE project, (a reason why LiftPort may have been removed) in order to create a positive spin. Although this may help out the SE in the short term, such criticism is necessary as it demonstrates how hard of a project this is (which helps eliminate frustration over the apparent slowness in building this project).
For the Realist: The show was very well balanced with imagery as well as breaking the whole concept into “child-like bites.” This presentation is something you could show in front of most audiences, and they would come away with the general grasp of the project.
Unfortunately it looked as if the Space Elevator was a “loss leader” segment, whose main aim was to drive traffic to the other three discussions on the show (aging, mayan ruins via satellite, and the language of bacteria organisms).
Perhaps next time they feature a segment about space, they could go more in depth about the SE, which means:
- Highlighting the potential problems and payoff’s of constructing a real space elevator
- Giving Dr. Brad Edwards five minuets of air time as well as Michael Laine of LiftPort
- Give the public a time frame of when to expect one in their lifetime (i.e. Edwards says 2018, while LiftPort plans one in 2031).
Overall Opinion: B+ (it’s a great start, but lets make the sequel to this even better) I’m definitely looking forward towards another show.
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NOVA To Interview The Space Elevator Geeks
(Hat Tip: Brian via LiftPort Staff Blog)
It looks like the NOVA ScienceNOW team will be interviewing the LiftPort Corporation (Michael Laine and Tom Nugent) as well as the father of the modern day space elevator, Brad Edwards of Carbon Designs.
Brad Edwards is volunteering his time to answer any questions users may have regarding the feasibility of this project, although you can browse through some of the common questions over here.
The show is suppose to air on January 9th or 10th, depending on who you talk to.
Note: Does anybody by any chance know the exact time?
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LiftPort Energy Debuts
LiftPort, one of two companies seeking to build a working space elevator is launching LiftPort Energy, a site dedicated towards providing clean fuel for planet Earth.
(LiftPort Blog) As some of you may have heard we are attempting to launch a division of LiftPort targeted at Energy called LiftPort Energy. Our goal is to bring clean energy to planet Earth using the abundant resources of space & encourage sustainable energy supplies like those available in space. Our first effort is the webstore at www.liftportenergy.com.
I encourage you to visit, order something (we’ve got about 10 products currently), and let me know your feedback on what you liked or did not like.
We plan a more formal, official release by LiftPort Group in a few weeks once we know we are ready for a larger audience.
LiftPort also seems to have to have a research site called LiftPort Energy Research, although it is not quite clear whether it is an R & D page or just another random site hosted on Yahoo! (although they may be the ones responsible for this previous video).
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Is NASA Too Worried About Young People?
In an ironic twist of fate, NASA seems to be worried that its plans to build a space base on the moon for the next generation will fall on deaf ears.
(Red Orbit) The nation’s space program ought not to need any help promoting its dreams of exploration to a coming generation, but apparently (NASA) is having trouble convincing young people to embrace its vision. The agency says there’s much apathy among those who grew up after the moon landings and the first space shuttles. That is nothing short of shocking to “baby boomers” who well remember the fascination they felt once President Kennedy announced America was going to the moon.
Personal Note: This “worrying” seems premature (if not unnecessary). Ask any kid who their favorite Star Wars character is and they will babble on about them (with reasons backing up their choice), not to mention other characters from other shows.
People, especially youth are very interested in space. NASA should simply let Hollywood worry about entertaining our culture about the solar future, and just simply focus on getting humanity there.
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Is The Moon Worth It's Weight In Gold?
As scientists debate on finding out whether or not exploring the moon is worth the expense, one thing is for sure. If we do not find a fiscal reason for visiting the moon, we may never populate its surface with humans.
(Red Orbit) Some boosters of the new moon missions argue that helium-3, an isotope rare on Earth but common on the moon’s surface, could be used to fuel nuclear fusion reactors on Earth. But no one knows if reactors based on helium-3 would be technically or economically feasible.
Even if the moon were made of solid gold, it’s doubtful that exporting lunar resources to Earth would be profitable. Manned missions using the space shuttle cost about $10,000 per pound of payload–about the price of a pound of gold.
If a helium-3 reactor can be feasibly built, humanity may get a financial incentive to explore the cosmos (although that incentive may only come through an oil shortage). Unless we can find an inexpensive way to lift objects into orbit, we may be stuck on this planet for the next century and a half (no joking here).
Update: Added photo.
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Thank You Google!
Not a space related post, but thanks to the Google team for resolving my problem so fast! (less than 24 hours too, is that a record?)
Although I still have several other issues with some of the other weblogs, this one seems to be running at full steam. Will post later on today (as I have some major catching up to do!
Note: My new address is at ColonyWorlds.com or www.ColonyWorlds.com for those subscribing via feed.
Update: It looks like Google is eager to explore the Universe.
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Assimilated By Google (Resistance Is Futile)
It looks as if the boys and girls at Google have done it again!
Basically Blogger is providing free hosting for their blog*spot blogs, although the user has to purchase the domain from someone else.
(Blogger Buzz) The new version of Blogger now supports using a custom domain for serving your blog. If you already own a domain named, say, mysite.com and want your blog to be served at that address instead of at a blogspot.com address, we can host your blog on that domain for you — for free. Your old Blog*Spot address will forward to your new custom domain, so the switch will be seamless for your readers.
There will be no posting here, as well as my other weblogs as I slowly move more of my life onto Google’s servers (it’s creepy yet surreal). Until then, I recommend visiting Space.com, as they generally have some very fascinating stories involving the cosmos above.
Update: It seems I forgot to mention the domain above (thanks Brian for reminding me).
I’ll be migrating over to ColonyWorlds.com, although right now that process may be delayed as Google and I are trying to work out our differences (it was love at first sight…sigh).
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Growing Food On The Moon?
(Hat Tip: Lunar Soil)
If humanity decides to permanently settle our lunar neighbor, then we are going to have to figure out how we are going to grow food on the moon. Although we could always ship food via rockets, doing so would not prepare our species to become “space faring” and would encourage an unhealthy dependence on Earth (for everything).
Despite the lunar visit being nearly a decade and a half way, several scientists are currently designing a way for humans to grow food on the moon–and perhaps make salad part of the future lunar diet.
(AZcentral.com) Arizona researchers have already figured out how to grow fresh, leafy vegetables at the most remote spot on Earth. Now, they want to pursue a new agricultural challenge: the moon.
The research team, which has been growing fruits and vegetables, such as lettuce and cucumbers, at the South Pole for the past 18 months, is building a chamber capable of raising vegetables in space. The inflatable chamber will easily fit into a rocket and run off of sunshine and recycled water. [...]
“You always lust for the things you can’t have,” said Phil Sadler, a Tempe botanist who built the team’s “growth chamber” that produces fruits and vegetables at the South Pole. “When you can’t have fresh produce, it becomes a big issue.”
Although we will probably have to ship our meat to the lunar surface (as we may not be able to raise and slaughter cows, fish, etc. off world) growing food would help cut down the costs of building a colony off world.
Hopefully the scientists will not stop at simply growing food, but move onto other plants like trees, grass, etc. in order to help create an environment for the astronauts to relax in.
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Space Junk: Dangerous To Earthlings And Astronauts
Despite the chances of being hit by an object floating above our heads is slim to none, the very fact that space junk can hit us should be of major concern to everyone on Earth.
(Red Orbit) A spent Russian booster rocket re-entered the atmosphere Thursday over Colorado and Wyoming, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.
NORAD spokesman Sean Kelly said the agency was trying to confirm a report that a piece of the rocket may have hit the ground near Riverton, Wyo., at about 6 a.m. Kelly said military personnel had not yet reached the scene.
No damage was reported and the debris was not believed to be hazardous, NORAD said.
Note: There was also another report of space junk falling through someone’s house. Hopefully we can find a near term solution for removing these objects from space, as they could represent a significant threat, especially since humanity will begin heading into space again.
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Peru Enters The Space Arena
It looks as if another nation is slowly making its way into the space arena. Although very far behind their North American friends, it is a good sign to see another nation in the western hemisphere joining launching rockets towards the stars.
(People’s Daily Online) Peru has launched its first space probe entirely designed and built by Peruvian scientists, an Air Force officer said on Wednesday.
The Paulet I, named after Peruvian aviation pioneer Pedro Paulet, was launched on Tuesday at 3.30 p.m. from the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) base in Punta Lobos, Pucusana, 50 km south of Peru’s capital Lima, said Air Force colonel Wolfgang Dupeyrat. [...]
Dupeyrat, who is also a Conida director, told media that Peru now sought to develop its space program.
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to the Peruvian scientists for finally convincing your government that space is not only our future, but worth funding as well. I wonder how long it will take them to decide to send up one of their own into space?
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Will Our Future On The Moon Be Underground?
If humanity ever does regain the will to revisit the moon, we may have to construct lunar bases underground. With the frequency of raining space rocks from above greater than previously thought, humanity may find the moon to be an unfriendly place.
(New Scientist Space) Two small NASA telescopes with their lenses trained on the Moon spied five, and possibly six, Geminid meteoroids striking the lunar surface early on the morning of 14 December. The observations will help NASA design safe shelters for its future Moon base. [...]
The concern is not really for the softball-sized projectiles hitting the astronauts directly, Cooke says, but rather from the material scattered from the resulting crater. Because of the Moon’s lower gravity and thin atmosphere, material could fly for hundreds of metres. Cooke likens the ejecta to shrapnel from a bomb.
Although more data is being collected, humanity may be limited into how much of the lunar surface we can colonize. According to one study (which has to be refined), the moon could be hit with up to 260 two pound rocks every year, which is enough to cause serious damage to any future moon base.
Unless there is a way to develop some kind of magnetic force field, we may not be going back to the moon en mass anytime soon (at least going there ensured anyways).
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Saturns Lunar Titan May Be Worth Billions
Saturn’s moon Titan may be one of the most valuable worlds in our solar system, after Earth and the Moon. Satellite flyby’s and lunar probes have revealed Titan to be a world with many methane/ethane lakes dotting its surface (at least in the north).
(New York Times) As scientists have predicted but have had a hard time proving, the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, appears to be dotted with lakes of liquid methane. The lakes are more intriguing evidence of the active phenomena at play on the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere. [...]The radar imaging system detected more than 75 dark patches in the landscape near Titan’s northern polar region, the scientists said in a detailed description of the find published today in the journal Nature.
The patches, they said, indicated smooth surfaces in an otherwise rugged topography, suggesting lake beds either partly dry or filled with liquid. These smooth surfaces, more or less circular and with diameters ranging from 2 miles to 40 miles, are associated with channels that appear to have been formed by flowing liquids, presumably tributaries to the lakes.
Despite the fact that conquering Titan is many generations away, the fact that this world harbors fuel resources is a very comforting thought for future colonists. With Saturn orbiting almost a billion miles away from the Sun, solar power may not be an option for those fortunate enough to land on its various moons.
Harvesting Titan’s methane may provide a cheaper alternative to nuclear and hydrogen fuel via ice, and may allow humans to further explore our solar system without breaking the bank.
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England Slowly Consideres Humans In Space
Ever since the UK entered the space race, England has been rather slow about sending humans into the cosmos. Despite the potential of colonizing other worlds (i.e. resources, international focus on exploring instead of war, etc.) Britain seems to have “delegate” this process to their American and Russian friends.
But all of that might change thanks to their brave new science minister who goes by the name of Malcolm Wicks.
(Times Online) “I think we need to think that through,” he said. “I think sometimes our understandable reluctance to fund British men and women going into space has come across wrongly as us being a bit cool about space. I think we should be hot and enthusiastic.
“It’s going to be this millennium’s great adventure. I’m not changing our position on this now, but I think it would be foolish to be dogmatic about these things.”
Successive governments have decided that the benefits of human spaceflight are not worth the heavy financial costs or risk to life.
Although England has had several astronauts fly into outer space, most of them have had to become American citizens in order to participate (with one flying under the EU flag).
If England does not seriously consider taking matter into their own hands by either partnering up with the US or EU or building their own space ports, they will have nothing to complain about when the US, Russia, India, China, Japan, South Korea, etc. begin importing minerals, Helium-3 and rare metals for their benefit (not to mention expanding their DNA off world).
It would be good to see the United Kingdom partner with NASA and land an astronaut on the moon. After all, if Canada sees the benefit of doing so, then why not our UK brethren?
Update (7/18): Added source link (which was foolishly left out).
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Korea Building A Space Port?
It looks like Korea (that would be South Korea) is starting to become a little jealous over its Chinese and Japanese “brethren” flying off humans and satellites to the stars and has decided to jump into the action themselves.
(Digital Chosunilbo) In a small village at the tip of the Oe Naro Island, a beachhead for space exploration is under construction by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The Naro Space Center is to launch a rocket made with Korea’s own technology in 2008. Located at the foot of Machi Mountain on Oe Naro Island, there is a 500 million sq. m construction site for the Space Center. Its seven core facilities are now 95 percent complete.
The Naro Space Center will build equipment and conduct test operation by the first half of this year, when the rocket operation system worth W265 billion (US$1=W930) will be complete. With this development, Korea becomes the world’s 13th nation to own a rocket launch station, and the site will be the 26th in the world.
Despite their belated entry into the space arena, Korea seems to be seriously considering establishing itself among the heavens as one can notice by their latest attempt at sending up astronauts into space.
Ironically, the Korean island is remaking itself into a “space center” in order to not only become the main launching point for South Korea, but also increase tourism into the area.
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Terrestrial Space Elevators, A Neccessary Evil?
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
With humanity on the verge of leaving their terrestrial cradle, one can only imagine how far they will go in order to explore, build and conquer other worlds. But whether we choose to enter space via chemical and nuclear rockets, or magnetic sleds, we may have to construct a space elevator, even if the previous methods become cheaper in the future.
Whether or not one acknowledges global warming, most people can agree that air pollution is a major concern for our environment. Although much of it comes from common vehicles such as automobiles, a large portion comes from power plants, especially coal.
Many communities have responded to this by building “clean, safe,” nuclear power plants. Although they do not pollute our atmosphere they can leave a nasty side effect called nuclear waste which can take thousands of years to decay or worse be spun into weapons.
Removing them off our planet would not only ensure that future descendants do not spin them into weapons, but that our environment would not suffer from a dump site leak.
Since most nations would be uncomfortable having a rocket or magnetic sled hurling nuclear materials half way around the planet (especially in their neighborhood), a space elevator could easily solve this problem by moving nuclear waste “slowly” off our planet from a location away from major populations.
The waste could then be disposed of by a robotic shuttle in space and then dumped on Venus (or perhaps even hurled towards the sun).
Although most of humanity is probably fit for space travel, there remains a vast minority who are either unfit physically (as in the case of Stephen Hawking) to travel to the stars. Despite lacking the physical strength to endure the trip, these people may have a lot to offer humanity as far as intellect and our understanding of the universe goes.
Leaving these people behind to observe the universe through others would be nothing more than to deny them the opportunity to explore the universe for themselves. A space elevator would allow those who are disabled or not healthy enough to travel via rocket (or magnetic sled) to join the rest of humanity in our quest to colonize the stars.
But before we can even adequately transport large numbers of people into space, (as well as dangerous materials on Earth) humanity will need to figure out a way to remove nearly 4,800 satellites no longer in use, circling our globe. Although many of these satellites are unusable, they may hold some historical value such as humanities first satellite into space, Sputnik 1.
Unfortunately despite their value, many of these objects can not be brought back towards earth because of the dangers that they would pose to both the shuttle and the crew. A space elevator could enable humanity to get a glimpse of their past by enabling the safe transport of distant satellites from space to Earth (possibly through solar dump trucks).
Not only would scientists and historians enjoy the return of some of the satellites to planet Earth, but also engineers as well (as they could finally figure out what went wrong in the past). A space elevator may even allow us to recycle these satellites and refurbish them for other missions.
Whether we get to space en mass through rockets or magnetic sleds only the future can tell. But regardless on the vehicle chosen to get to the stars and beyond, we may have to construct a ladder to the future to not only resolve problems around and on Earth, but to insure that all may have the opportunity to fully enjoy the cosmos.
(Hat Tip: Space Elevator Journal)
Update: Corrected some grammatical errors.
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