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Return-path: <ota+space.mail-errors@andrew.cmu.edu> X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from hogtown.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID </afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/Mailbox/gcFna4e00WBwQ4TE4M>; Sat, 1 Jun 91 02:07:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <ocFnZyi00WBwM4RU4W@andrew.cmu.edu> Precedence: junk Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Sat, 1 Jun 91 02:06:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V13 #585 SPACE Digest Volume 13 : Issue 585 Today's Topics: USF, INC. STRUCTURE & AGENDA/GOALS Administrivia: Submissions to the SPACE Digest/sci.space should be mailed to space+@andrew.cmu.edu. Other mail, esp. [un]subscription requests, should be sent to space-request+@andrew.cmu.edu, or, if urgent, to tm2b+@andrew.cmu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 17 May 91 07:34:09 GMT From: vax5.cit.cornell.edu!usf@cu-arpa.cs.cornell.edu Subject: USF, INC. STRUCTURE & AGENDA/GOALS WHAT IS THE UNITED SPACE FEDERATION The United Space Federation (USF) will be a non-military, non-governmental, international space agency which promotes and undertakes civil space projects and missions for industry, commerce and science, for exclusively peaceful purposes. FUTURE GOALS OF THE USF 1) To create an office and staff to handle administrative matters. This office will evolve in time into the international headquarters of the USF. 2) To create the Space Planning Commission (SPC) and the Space Regulation Commission (SRC). These two commissions will propose, debate, and plan international space projects and draft and enforce international space law documents. The SPC and SRC will mandate all USF operations. 3) To create the Elected Board of Directors, the executive body of the USF, which will implement the programs approved by the SRC. 4) To achieve direct communications with the United Nations and, therefore, the international community, in order to gain critical insight into world events that may affect USF operations or agreements, and to allow non-member nations an alternate, neutral forum in which to communicate with the USF. FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE USF 1) To build an international headquarters to conduct all USF administration, operations, and planning and to accommodate the personnel and diplomats of the SRC, SPC, EBOD and the VIP's participating in international conferences, lectures and debates related to USF operations or other space-related topics. 2) To build a central space operations and research complex to support USF projects. 3) To create an international commission and support facility for monitoring weather, atmospheric conditions, and oceanography, in order to improve global capabilities in these fields, and to permit international cooperative study. 4) To create a network of orbital refueling, staging and supply facilities to support USF operations and to provide emergency and rescue capabilities in support of manned space missions and facilities, not only for the USF, but also for other space agencies around the globe. 5) To plan, establish, and operate an international earth moon base for industrial and scientific purposes. This moon base would support future international space projects, research, spacecraft refueling and resupply, and space resources retrieval and processing. The base will be instrumental in supporting the construction of large space structures and space craft for exploration of the solar system and future international space projects as needed. The USF will create and operate a communications center and navigation beacons to support operations and transportation to and from the moon. 6) The USF will construct and support a lunar optical/radio observatory for international use. 7) To undertake manned missions to Mars and to establish a base on Mars similar in form and purpose to the above-mentioned moon base. Eventually, additional bases and even industrial facilities may be established for exploring and charting Martian terrain and identifying and retrieving natural resources. The base will support future international space projects as needed 8) To promote, build, operate, and support at least one of a special kind of manned spacecraft called "solar cruisers" to explore the solar system. These solar cruisers will accomodate a crew of roughly 10-20 people, made up of scientists and engineers from varying specialities and backgrounds and a permanent USF crew assigned to the cruiser. The cruiser will use liquid fuels for orbital operations, fission or fusion fuels for interplanetary operations, and electric propulsion for maneuvering. The solar cruiser will be constructed to provide both gravity and non-gravity working and living space for the crew. The solar cruiser must be able to operate for roughly three years independently and five years with resupply of food and life supporting elements. The craft in its entirety will be reusable upon completion of each mission, after being reconditioned in earth or moon orbit and then resupplied for the next mission. 9) To support and undertake other, more ambitious, civil space projects, both manned and unmanned, in accordance with the charter, as the need arises and the technology becomes available. Organizational Chart USF Phase 3 A B C D E F G I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ----------ADMINASTRATION HQ---------- I BOR--------------I----------------IST I FPPT------EBOD------PCT I I I -SPC----------------------------SRC----SPSC I I I--SSC I--SCOR I--SIC I--COSPAR I--SAC I--ISLARC I--STC I--Sec. Gen U.N. I--SETI GROUP United Space Federation, Inc. Phase 3 Organizational Strucure SPACE REGULATION COMMISSION (SRC) GROUP DESCRIPTIONS The SRC is made up of SCOR, COSPAR, ISLARC and the Secretary General of the United Nations. The purpose of the SRC is to create, draft, debate, enact, and enforce all United Space Federation international programs, projects and missions, and their related, agreements, policies, guidelines, and laws, in cooperation with recommendations made by the SPC and EBOD. SPACE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES(SCOR) Every country participating in the USF its projects, programs or missions may send one representative to represent the space related national interests of that country. This representative will have Diplomatic status and must provide their own support staff. The purpose of this council is to create, draft and enact, uniform international policies and procedures; to stimulate, peaceful, coopertive, civil space projects and missions, through international mediation and debate. SCOR will be involved in all SRC activities, and is empowered to aprove or disaprove all USF programs, projects or missions in cooperation with the recommendations made by the SPC, COSPAR, ISLARC, the EBOD and the Secratery General of the U.N.. COUCIL OF SPACE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES (COSPAR) High level administrators, scientists, and engineers from the many space agencies and organizations from around the world, will participate on this council to coordinate all large USF projects and missions, through interagency cooperation, planning and agreement. COSPAR shall remain in consaultive status with SCOR, SPC and the EBOD at all times, and will participate in all SRC activities. INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW ADVISORY AND REVIEW COUNCIL(ISLARC) Legal specialists from around the world will participate on this council in order to draft USF space law documents of a uniform nature, so as to be tailored to meet the many changing conditions and trends of the international scene. Inorder to provide legal documants that are not only drafted by the international community, but are also recoginzed, understood and supported by the international community, as fair and meaningful space law documeents and agreements. ISLARC shall remain in consaultive status with SCOR, SPC and EBOD, and will participate in all SRC activities. UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) SECRETARY GENERAL The Secretary General of the United Nations will have honorary status with the SRC at all times. This will provide an alternate and neutral form of communication with the world community, and provide important insight to world events, which could effect USF operations and agreements. SPACE PLANNING COMMISSION (SPC) GROUP DESCRIPTIONS The SPC will consist of SSC, SIC, STC, SAC, and a SETI group. The SPC will be charged to work with the FPPT in planning prospective USF projects or missions, which will go before the SRC to be either approved or disapproved. SPACE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (SSC) The purpose of the SSC is to draft and debate potental international scientific projects or missions to be carried out by the USF, and to paticipate in SPC activities. USF member countries may send one scientist each, from any field, to represent the scientific interests of that country. The USA, USSR, and the European community may send three scientists each because of thier particular contributions to space research. Established international scientific socities and groups may also send representives to participate in SSC activities and debates, but may not be voting members. SPACE INDUSTRIAL COUNCEL (SIC) Any member country, company or industrial facility may send an industrial represenitive to partisipate on this board to represent thier interests and partisipation in USF projects or missions. The purpose of the SIC is to combine the efforts of industry from around the world, in support of USF programs, the SIC will participate in all SPC activities. Companies wishing to participate on this council, must maintain a representitive for at least one year. SPACE TRADE COUNCIL (STC) Any member country which is dependent on trade or commerce based on space technology, space research or space exploration related to USF projects or missions, may send a repesenitive to participate on this council. The purpose of this council is to draft international trade agreements or laws which will go before the SRC for review, to be either approved or disiproved. The STC will also paticipate in all SPC activities. SPACE ACADEMIC COUNCIL (SAC) The purpose of SAC is to allow representives from universities and colleges from around the world to participate in USF activities and research. SAC will partcipate in all SPC activities. SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP (SETI) Will be commissioned to draft a formal document, which will establish international guidelines, to deal logically with the possibility of other intelligent beings outside our solorsystem, and to deal with any future extraterrestrial contact or the research on this possibility, as an international project only. The SETI group will be assigned special USF research projects to pursue ambitious SETI programs, and will participate in all SPC activities. ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EBOD) Tasked with implementing all mandated projects and missions set forth by the SRC and the SPC, the EBOD will also be the head administrative body in charge of all USF property and personnel, and the operation of such assets. The EBOD will consist of 12 members: three will be elected and apointed from the SRC and Three from the SPC. Three will be selected from outside the USF through an open selection and elective process based on an individuals personal contributions to humanity and personal merits. Lastly three individuals will be selected from within the USF based on their performance of duties and personal merits. One Director will be chosen to be First Director, this selectee, must be a USF officer serving actively with the USF at the time of appointment. UNITED SPACE FEDERATION HEADQUARTERS Under the direction of the EBOD, and is the main center of personnel and administrative activities for all USF projects and missions. SRC and SPC members will also be located here. A) USF INTERNATIONAL SPACE CREWS AND SPACE BASED PERSONNEL B) USF DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL C) USF SCIENTIFIC TEAM D) USF INDUSTRY RELATIONS TEAM E) USF PROJECT OBSERVERS TEAM F) USF SPACE RESOURCES UTILIZATION TEAM G) USF TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND TROUBLE SHOOTNG TEAM BOARD OF REVIEW (BOR) The internal judicial system of the USF, its personnel and officers and is under the direction of the EBOD. INTERNAL SECURITY TEAM (IST) Under the direction of the EBOD and BOR to maintain personnel files and to oversee general security of all USF facilities, property and projects. FUTURE PROJECTS PLANNING TEAM (FPPT) The FPPT will consists of 12 appointed representatives which are appointed the task of communicating with the SPC in order to draft proposed ideas for beneficial future international space projects and missions, which will be forwarded to the SRC for debate and consideration, for potential USF projects or missions. PROJECTS COMPLIANCE TEAM (PCT) The PCT will consists of 12 appoointed representatives which are appointed the task of working directly with the SRC and EBOD to insure all USF projects are being conducted in a proper and timely manner as mandated by the SRC, and to inform the SRC and EBOD of any problems, discrepancies, or delays in reference to mandeted USF projects or missions. UNITED SPACE FEDERATION CHARTER The United Space Federation's goal is to serve the nations and peoples of Earth, equally and without bias, in a crucial way, by combining the aspirations, and resources of the nations of Earth through cooperation, to implement ambitious, non-military, non-governmental civil space projects, ventures and missions, for the benefit of, and stimulation of, increased activities in, industry,commerce and science, which would not have been feasible for individual nations or organizations. USF member nations agree to insure, that such cooperative activities will be for exclusively peaceful purposes. Our dream is to carry the precious and wonderful miracle of human life outward and onward to new frontiers and worlds, and hopefully, to abandon the heritage of war, and to tap the vast resources and raw materials which await us in space. All personnel of the United Space Federation will be selected according to their belief in this vision and goal and will ensur that it is preserved in all aspects of United Space Federation undertakings. All personnel of the United Space Federation must take the oath of universal acceptance to serve the higher interests of humanity in the performance of their duties. The United Space Federation will maintain a neutral international status at all times. Personnel of the United Space Federation will not, under any circumstances, carry any form of weapon designed to take a human life. Should hostile forces attempt to sieze United Space Federation property, it will be destroyed, or otherwise rendered useless, so that it may not be used for other than peaceful purposes. This policy will render such an act futile, regardless of the source of the anxieties surrounding the facilities, property, and personnel of the United Space Federation. Furthermore, such an attempt will be considered an act of war against the member nations of the USF and the international community . The United Space Federation will consist of three main bodies: the Space Regulation Commission (SRC), the Space Planning Commission (SPC), and the Elected Board of Directors (EBOD). The SRC will consist of the following: the Space Council of Representatives (SCOR), the Council of Space Agency Representatives (COSPAR), and the International Space Law Advisory and Review Council (ISLARC). The Secretary General of the United Nations will have honorary status on the SRC. The SPC will consist of the following: the Space Scientific Council (SSC), the Space Industrial Council (SIC), the Space Trade Council (STC), the Space Academic Council (SAC), and a SETI group (Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence). The Elected Board of Directors will consist of twelve members: three appointed by the SRC, three appointed by the SPC, three selected from open elections outside the United Space Federation based on the merits of their service to humanity, and three selected from within the officer core of the USF based on their performance and personal merits. A board member will be designated First Director. This member must be an active USF officer, or have served as an active officer in the past for at least four consecutive years and been released honorably. The SPC and SRC will, through international mediation and agreement, draft all USF projects according to the provisions of this charter. They are subject to final approval by the SRC, and, when approved, the EBOD will carry them out. All USF officers and personnel will be charged with carrying out these agreements, and defending the ideals in this charter. Future amendments and articles added to this charter must be approved by a majority vote of the SRC and upheld by the EBOD. ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V13 #585 *******************