Is Space Tourism To The Moon A Good Idea

Moon phases (Photo courtesy of the Time and Date website)

Recently, aeronautics companies have been publicly stating their intentions to specialize in space tourism. They have made statements that they seek to shuttle people to the moon (and Mars) on a regular basis. Respectfully, I am not in favor of this. The moon should not be anyone's stomping grounds. It is one thing to visit the moon for scientific research purposes, in a controlled and considerate manner, that would mitigate any serious harm to the precious resource. However, having it as a high traffic area for non-scientific purposes can turn catastrophic.

Moon's surface

The moon needs to be preserved and kept free of chronic human harassment and pollution. The moon controls the tides. It is important to our earth. Any damage to the moon will negatively impact life on earth for seven billion people. Moon tourism could endanger it and become downright dangerous with far reaching consequences not yet understood.

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In 2010 the Judiciary Report did articles on space pollution regarding junk left behind by space crews (Space Pollution and Space Pollution - Part 2). Months after the article was published on the Judiciary Report, both Russia and America commissioned studies on the potential impact of space junk. Two years later in 2012, space junk nearly hit a group of astronauts in what could have turned fatal (Space Junk Nearly Hits Astronauts Forcing Them To Flee To Capsules). It is a genuine matter of concern.

Media reports this week indicate space junk is creating other problems. Scientists are stating nations are in danger of mistaking impacting space junk for attacks by other countries on their satellites in space. Russia, who were the first nation in space, are set to publish a report on the subject. The Guardian newspaper in London wrote, "In a report to be published in the journal Acta Astronautica, Vitaly Adushkin at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow writes that impacts from space junk, especially on military satellites, posed a 'special political danger' and 'may provoke political or even armed conflict between space-faring nations. The owner of the impacted and destroyed satellite can hardly quickly determine the real cause of the accident.'"

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Rise in space junk could provoke armed conflict say scientists  

Friday 22 January 2016 13.54 EST - Last modified on Friday 22 January 2016 17.02 EST - The steady rise in space junk that is floating around the planet could provoke a political row and even armed conflict, according to scientists, who warn that even tiny pieces of debris have enough energy to damage or destroy military satellites. Researchers said fragments of spent rockets and other hurtling hardware posed a “special political danger” because of the difficulty in confirming that an operational satellite had been struck by flying debris and had not fallen victim to an intentional attack by another nation.

Space agencies in the US and Russia track more than 23,000 pieces of space junk larger than 10cm, but estimates suggest there could be half a billion fragments ranging from one to 10cm, and trillions of even smaller particles. The junk poses the greatest danger to satellites in low Earth orbit, where debris can slam into spacecraft at a combined speed of more than 30,000mph. This realm of space, which stretches from 100 to 1200 miles above the surface, is where most military satellites are deployed...

Data in the study from the Russian space agency show that the International Space Station took evasive action five times in 2014 to avoid space debris. Even small flecks of paint that have flaked off spacecraft can be hazardous. Nasa’s space shuttle was struck by flying paint several times in orbit, forcing ground staff to replace some of the spaceship’s windows. The report follows a report commissioned by Nasa in 2011 which warned that the level of space junk was rising exponentially, and had reached a “tipping point” in the threat it posed to satellites and the International Space Station.

http://www.theguardian.com

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Virgin Atlantic airlines flight #VS43 from London's Gatwick airport, en route to Las Vegas, Nevada in America, made an abrupt return minutes after take off citing landing gear failure. The airplane circled Gatwick airport burning off fuel before attempting to make a safe landing. All were relieved when the plane safely landed back at Gatwick with all 500 passengers unharmed.

Aviation experts in Britain are currently working to ascertain what went wrong with the aircraft. As a result of the issue with the plane, all flights in and out of Gatwick airport have been cancelled for the day. Thankfully, no one was injured and it is better to proceed out of an abundance of caution.

This marks the second aviation problem Virgin's Richard Branson has experienced in the past few months. Branson's space tourism program suffered a setback when the test spacecraft crashed killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot. Aeronautics is a very complex field and earth is far from where we need to be to successfully launch and maintain the type of dynamic and expansive space programs capable of significant interplanetary travel.

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Philae space probe descending on Comet 67P

The European Space Agency (ESA) grabbed headlines around the world as their historic Philae probe, apart of the Rosetta spacecraft, safely detached and landed on comet 67P yesterday. It is a fantastic project that was many years in the making. As I've stated on Twitter many times, I would love to go into space one day. There's so much to discover. I am a lover of science (see some of my science articles below).

My tweet

However, early yesterday morning before the comet landed, I stated on Twitter that I am of the belief, "There's something rare is in the comet." Several hours after my tweet, an announcement was made by ESA that the probe is having difficulty attaching to the comet, "Instead of harpooning itself to the surface after a seven-hour descent from mothership Rosetta, early radio signals suggest Philae could have settled in a soft surface or gently lifted off and then redescended."

Once again, I reiterate, I am of the belief, "There's something rare is in the comet." The contents thereof could be creating the attachment issues, repelling the probe. Either way, the mere fact the probe landed is a historic success. Congratulations.

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European probe lands on comet, fails to anchor

AFP 2 hours ago - Darmstadt (Germany) (AFP) - Europe made history Wednesday by placing the first-ever lander on a comet -- but the robot failed to anchor itself properly, raising concerns at ground control. The fridge-sized lab dubbed Philae touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in a high-risk manoeuvre more than 510 million kilometres (320 million miles) from Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.

But instead of harpooning itself to the surface after a seven-hour descent from mothership Rosetta, early radio signals suggest Philae could have settled in a soft surface or gently lifted off and then redescended. "So maybe today we didn't once, we even landed twice," Philae lander manager Stephan Ulamec quipped at ground control in Darmstadt, Germany a few hours after touchdown.

"Hopefully, we are sitting there on the surface at a position slightly different to the original landing and can continue our science." Several instruments onboard Philae had already sent back "plenty of data," he said. Engineers have yet to figure out what prevented the 100-kilo (220-pound) lander from shooting its duo of harpoons into the comet's surface to prevent it drifting away from its low-gravity host. Nor is its fate entirely clear. "Did we just land in a soft sandbox and everything is fine even though we are not anchored... or is there something else happening?" said Ulamec.

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This is a follow up to the 2008 articles Space Pollution and Space Pollution - Part 2. Today, space debris nearly took out a group of astronauts, forcing them to see refuge in their space capsules. Talk about a "Maalox moment." Space exploration is a fantastic concept, but each nation involved in said ventures, must do its part to minimize and clean up space junk.

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Putting that kind of pressure on any nation to perform and innovate will lead to trouble. The best innovations are born out of a sincere need or desire, not from President Obama's platform of outdoing the next man ("Sputnik Moment" refers to the time Russia launched "Sputnik 1" into space, becoming the first to enter said domain) .

The President's motives in this regard are wrong and his priorities are not in order. The kind of innovation the President wants is braggadocios and leads to greed, disaster and sometimes, illegal behavior.

The greatest achievements in history did not spring from looking at what one's neighbor is doing and covetously exclaiming "I must outdo them." People who have worked under that motto, have gone to prison for breaking the law, in trying to cut corners and take that which is not theirs, in achieving a goal built from the wrong motive.

The greatest human achievements came from men and women that were personally touched by happiness, tragedy, a loved one being sick or their own disabilities and invented an answer to the problem. Do not let greed, envy or covetousness be your incentive. Turn your happiness or pain into something progressive.

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In the November 30, 2010 article "Space Pollution" the Judiciary Report warned of the ills of pollution and debris in space and the prospect of it worsening, due to commercial space travel. The article was derived from an unpublished item I wrote weeks earlier.

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Hey, knock yourselves out *cough* just don't look for any donations. As I see it, this isn't my mess, because that kite I released could not have gotten that far.

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Title: Star Trek

Year Of Release: 2009

Review Date: August 31, 2010

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 127 minutes

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Site Rating: 5 out of 10 stars

Star Trek is the 2009 reboot of the long running science fiction franchise, which began as a television show, occasionally making leaps onto the big screen. This installment of the movie gave viewers the opportunity to see a young Captain Kirk and Spock. It did fairly well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing Star Trek film to date.

The special efx in this film were good and that caught audiences' attention. However, the script was average and the sensuality in it unnecessary, considering the wide demographic, which includes kids.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (center)

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