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Introducing our Table Top Solar Power Beaming Demonstrator Project
by kokhmmm 
Link: http://www.moonsociety.org/projects/images/End-to-End_Roadshow_Model.jpg
the National Space Security Office report, released October 10, 2007, that concluded that erecting a Solar Power Satellite network in GEO could provide the only pathway to true energy independence for the United States, further suggesting that the only affordable way to do that would be to use construction materials made on the Moon, or made in space from lunar materials.
Together with the National Space Society we joined a thirteen member alliance to promote this goal.
To do our part, we have undertaken an ambitious "hands on" "bending metal" project: to design and build a table top demonstration of a solar power satellite beaming microwave power to a rectenna.
We hope to have it ready to demonstrate at ISDC 2008 in Washington DC in late May. We are fortunate to have the critical expertise needed within the society.
We are fortunate that two Society leaders, Chairman of the Board R. Scotty Gammenthaler, and Vice-President Charles F. Radley happen to have much of the knowledge and technical expertise to make this happen. Our team does include, however, some people who are outside the Society.
We are hoping to have half the cost (not yet a firm figure) paid for by member donations.
You can track our progress here.
http://www.moonsociety.org/projects/spb-demo/
02/18/08 09:17:08 pm, 
Moon Society Progress Report & Update 02.15.2008
by kokhmmm
Link: http://www.moonsociety.org/reports/society_update_02-15-2008.html
A fresh Moon Society Progress Report & Update is now online,
both on the Moon Society front page center column society news area
and in the Reports section
Direct Link:
http://www.moonsociety.org/reports/society_update_02-15-2008.html
There are handy links to anchors for each section of the report, as it is
lengthy, and the table at the top will allow you to zip back and forth to the
sections that grab your interest.
I must apologize for not issuing such reports on a more regular basis. The last one, I am embarrassed to say, seems to have been more than a year
ago.
On the good side, this report has a lot of encouraging news. We _are_ making
progress.
The gist of a Draft Strategy Plan for the Society is included.
Quick highlights:
New web pages:
http://www.moonsocieity.org/papers/
http://www.moonsocieity.org/legislative/
http://www.moonsocieity.org/visitors/
& a chapter & outpost map
http://www.moonsocieity.org/chapters/chapter_outpost_map.html
and many updated pages
2 new chapters, Phoenx and Houston
possibly two more NSS Partner chapters
New Internet Portal sites: MySpace, Facebook, Change.org
New Google Group: Railroading on Moon & Mars (cosponsored by MarsDrive.com)
http://groups.google.com/group/railroading-on-the-moon-and-mars/
Solar Power Beaming Demo project is proceeding well
We are gearing up for a major presence at ISDC 2008 in Washington DC
We are on the verge of establishing another key affiliation
Feedback is most welcome. We're all in this together!
Peter Kokh
President, The Moon Society