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Taking on New Projects
11-15-2002
In addition to improving the Moon Society Journal section
of MMM, there are any number of other projects we have
undertaken designed to support the Artemis Project™ and
the goals of the Moon Society. Here is a list of MSMO
Projects completed, underway, or proposed.
A Clearing House
for Moon Society Chapter & Outpost Outreach
Materials on the Space
Chapter Hub website which we host.
- Flyers
& Brochures: producing
them for our own use but available to other chapters also
- In Ocotber, 2002, we began uploading to the Space
Chapter Hub website, flyers
in pdf form that other Moon Society Chapters &
Outposts could use. Also transparencies.
- MMM spin-off Products
e.g. an anthology of articles from past issues of
Moon Miners' Manifesto that deal with for-profit
enterprise, both leading up to a commercial moonbase, and
carrying us from that threshhold into civilian industrial
settlement. Under discussion (October 2002 ff.) by the
Lunar Reclamation Society Board, is a possible project to
scan all past issues (intact) (as image files) onto CDs
and make them available for a price at LunarTraders.com.
- Plans &
Instructions
"how-to-make-your-own-tabletop-moonbase" with item
procurement hints, in both hardcopy and in downloadable
form on this website. Meanwhile, we have uploaded full
illustrated step by step instructions on how to make a
set of Earth>Mars>Moon
Gravity Bricks, and a similar set of instructions for
the easier, cheaper Earth>Mars>Moon
Gravity Jugs.
- See the Outpost
Output News for a current log of our Moon Society
/ Artemeis Project relevant uploads to the Space Chapter
Hub site.
A Sidewalk Astronomy kit including
a small portable telescope, and a collapsible free
standing rack to hold literature about the Artemis Project
and our Moon Society Outpost, sample copies of Artemis
Magazine. with spare
subscription forms, and so on. A 12" globe of the Moon is at
our disposal and would make a nice complement.
- What: all equipment chosen and/or designed to
fit in a car trunk and be taken
out in the field whenever clear skies, a volunteer, and
the Moon were all available.
- Where: busy urban
places are fine as dark skies are not needed to
see the Moon well. A movie theater parking lot (when a
good science fiction film is showing) might be promising.
We should choose safe, busy spots (not secluded
parks!)
- When: the eight day
stretch, from four days before half moon (first quarter)
to about four days after, offers the most satisfying
views, showing craters and mountains in good relief and
contrast in prime time evening hours. The dates will
shift with each calendar month.
- Why: most people have
never looked at the Moon through a telescope and are
amazed to see craters and mountains so clearly. This
drives home the realization that they are looking at more
than a bright light in the sky, at another world.
- How: if room in the
info rack was provided for brochures and flyers of the
Lunar Reclamation Society, LRS would pick up the tab for
all up front costs of the sidewalk astronomy setup.
Lunar-Apropriate
Art Media Pioneers - LAAMP
Check out
our Current
Project Log
Let's hear your
project suggestions!
We are always happy to get fresh insight and input!
Other Moon Society
Chapter & Outpost Websites
- Website
Templates: NOTE:
Chapters without websites are free to use
- Space
Chapter Hub
Website Resources
available
to Moon Society Chapter & Outpost
webmasters
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