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SPACE Digest                                     Volume 13 : Issue 587

Today's Topics:
          Ground to Space Tether! WHY NOT!?!
        United Space Federation, Inc. Update 8
         POTENTIAL GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING
               * SpaceNews  13-May-91 *
      Re: Fred vs. Exploration: head-to-head competition
               Re: HLLV Lives?

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Date: 17 May 91 04:24:02 GMT
From: vax5.cit.cornell.edu![e-mail]
Subject: Ground to Space Tether! WHY NOT!?!

A ground to space tether why not?

   A ground to space tether could have helium lifting bags every 1000 feet
or so to take some of the load stress off the tether.  This then could
bring the requirments, as far as vertical requirements go, well with in the
range of present materials.  As far as horizontal stresses from wind shear
goes, I do not know if stabilizing thrusters spaced out along the tether
could compensate for these forces, as I am not familiar with upper
atmosphere dynamics, maybe one of you out there does?


 These comments are my own.

                 Rick

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Date: 17 May 91 05:40:49 GMT
From: vax5.cit.cornell.edu![e-mail]
Subject: United Space Federation, Inc. Update 8

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*UNITED SPACE FEDERATION,INC. UPDATE 16th of MAY 1991*
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                COMMENTS FROM THE FOUNDER

         WHY IS A WORLD SPACE ORGANIZATION NEEDED ?!?

In 1986 I had a very strong dream, or vision if you may!,
about the creation of an international civil space agency
( a United Space Federation ).  Since 1986 I have pursued my
vision with much critixizim and ridicule,  But all I have
envisioned is coming into being at quite a rapid rate.  First,
I must state three important insights that give urgency to
my efforts :


One -  Companies, Industries and Economies that where
created and supported by the now crumbling era of war
economies, are coming apart at the seams.  This is creating
large amounts of unemployed and HUNGRY! people around the
world.   A new  type of economy is needed to replace this
old form; or industrial and technological nations will have
no choice but to create new and imaginary threats, to
satisfy their hunger and need to expand.  What better way to
do this than move technology and industry away from the
finite resources of earth to the infinite realm of space.
There by utilizing this vast new resource, that could create
an unlimited potential for new and thriving economies for
the world.  This would replace or at least offer a viable
alternative to the now faltering war economies, with what
we might call a peace economy, that all countries could be
involved in and benefit from greatly.  Space stations, moon
bases, missions to mars, bases on mars and an infinite of
other possibilities would fill the gap that in the past was
dominated by military build ups. If a peace economy through
utilization and exploration of this new frontier of space is
not realized, the only alternative is a war.


Secondly - The growth and affects of technological
civilizations is damaging our planets environment.  This is
threatening our existence along with every other living
thing on the planet.  Our world is a closed ecological
system, so industry and other technological projects cause
harm to that closed system because they are inside it.
Environmentalist are not going to succeed in stopping this
damage to the environment unless they stop the cause, that
is humankind reverts to cave dwelling or living under trees.
The other alternative and the most logical one ,is to remove
many of these afflicting causes out side the closed
ecological system of the Earth.  This would consist of
moving industry and many other damaging environmental
technologies, and any future industrial activities, in to
space.  The first reply by finite earth bound thinkers is to
say, why pollute space!!  The fact of the matter is earth is a
closed ecological system, which is now under great strain
by technological civilizations.  If you think humankind will
give up their curiosity and drive to expand their minds and
surroundings and live in caves, this would not only be
absurd but a very nieve thought indeed.  Earth is finite were
as space is infinite, so by moving many these harmful
technological projects into space, where they would have
little if no impact on its infinite vastness; would to me,
seem to be the most practical goal for future expansion and
continuation of industrial activities, for which present and
future civilizations are, and will be, greatly dependent on
for there survival.

Thirdly - We as a human existence on this planet are now
faced with either adapting or perishing.  One of those
decisions is that if nations of the world are going to
coexist with each other peacefully into the future.  There is
going to have to be some endeavor which unites the
ambitions and desires of these nations for peaceful,
constructive and meaningful cooperative activities.  I am by
no means preaching would peace tomorrow or
demiliterization in any way.  For as long as humans have
emotions and differences, there will be military's and no
matter how small or unnoticible they may be there will be
wars.  I am saying that the bright  and ambitious minds of
the world need to reach out, if not for reasons of peaceful
challenges, it will be for destruction and war.

         So at present humanity is faced with a decision of
great magnitude.  This will not and should not be decided by
any one government or nation, but as an over all consensus
of survival by our world as a whole.  It is time for the child
of humanity to leave the womb of mother Earth, into the
new and vast domain among the stars.  For if we stay much
longer both mother and child may perish.


So in closing it is my hope that  a United Space Federation (
an international civil space agency ) may offer a solutions to the
present troubles of our world today, by providing a clear and
path for humanity far into the future.  This is my vision, and
my dream is to see it realized within my life time.

                     Thank you for your time and support, Godspeed!
                                                 Sincerely,
                                                 Rick R. Dobson
                                                 Executive Director
                                                 United Space Federation, Inc.

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Date: Fri, 17 May 91 03:01:50 MDT
From: oler <@BITNET.CC.CMU.EDU:[e-mail]> (CARY OLER)
Subject: POTENTIAL GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING
X-St-Vmsmail-To: st%"[e-mail]"

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                     POTENTIAL GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING

                              18 MAY - 19 MAY

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WARNINGS ISSUED:

  - POTENTIAL MAJOR SOLAR FLARE WARNING (in progress)
  - POTENTIAL MINOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING
  - LOW LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WATCH


ATTENTION:

     The major class M8.9/2B flare of 16 May is expected to produce an
increase in geomagnetic and auroral activity on 18 and possibly 19 May.  The
event was associated with major Type II and IV sweeps and was of long
duration (correction from earlier today: duration was 181 minutes).  However,
no protons arrived from this event as was previously expected.  This flare,
combined with already unstable geophysical conditions, is expected to push
geomagnetic activity to minor storm levels over the high and possibly middle
latitudes.  An interplanetary shock is expected to arrive sometime near 12:00
UT on 18 May, which should be followed shortly thereafter by increased
activity.  There is a slight chance for major geomagnetic storming over the
middle and high latitudes on 18 and possibly 19 May.

     A sudden magnetic impulse was observed over middle latitude
observatories earlier on 16 May which has been followed by generally active
to minor storm level geomagnetic conditions.  The additional flare effects
could push geomagnetic activity above minor storm thresholds for the middle
latitudes.

     Auroral activity is expected to become moderate to high over the high
and northerly middle latitudes.  Central middle latitudes may witness
moderate levels of auroral activity, particularly after the moon sets while
lower latitudes are not expected to observe any activity (however, a Watch
has been issued for these regions).

     HF propagation conditions are expected to become increasingly degraded
until 19/20 May, when some improvements are expected.  VHF auroral
backscatter will be possible over many high and middle latitudes.  A slight
chance for limited low-latitude auroral backscatter will also exist on 18 and
possibly 19 May.

     Watch for a possible geomagnetic storm alert on 18 or 19 May.


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Date: 10 May 91 21:31:38 GMT
From: stanford.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!rpi!masscomp!ocpt!tsdiag!ka2qhd![e-mail]  (John Magliacane)
Subject: * SpaceNews  13-May-91 *


SB NEWS @ AMSAT < KD2BD $SPC0513
* SpaceNews  13-May-91 *



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                         MONDAY MAY 13, 1991

SpaceNews originates  at KD2BD  in Wall  Township, New  Jersey,  United
States.  It is published every week and is made available for unlimited
distribution.



* SpaceNews NEWS *
==================
SpaceNews has  not been  published  for  the  past  few  weeks  due  to
lightning induced  damage that  was suffered  by the  computer that  is
usually used  to generate these reports.  Although the defective IC has
not yet  been replaced,  this week's  report is  being generated  on  a
different computer  system at  a different  site.    I  wish  to  thank
everyone who  have sent  messages of  concern to  me for  the past  few
weeks.   Things should  be back  to normal  shortly.    Sorry  for  the
inconvenience!


* U.S. MARS MISSION? *
======================
WWCR's radio  broadcast "For  The People" on 03-May-91 carried a report
by Richard  C. Hoagland,  who believes  the United  States might have a
spacecraft on  its way  to the  planet Mars in order to investigate the
"Cydonia Message" first discovered in photos taken by Viking 1 in 1976.
Hoagland believes  the Mars  observer spacecraft  was deployed  by  the
Space Shuttle  "Atlantis" on  mission STS-38.    According  to official
records, STS-38  carried an  AFP-658 satellite  into orbit.  An AFP-658
satellite measures  65 feet  long and  15 feet  in diameter.   Hoagland
believes this  payload was  actually a  booster  rocket  for  the  Mars
observer spacecraft  which was  later  mated  with  the  Mars  observer
spacecraft on a following STS mission.

Observers reported  seeing Atlantis and its satellite deployment during
mission  STS-38.     Some   observers  reported   seeing  both  objects
illuminated by   a  reddish glow,  which has  yet to  be explained.  On
later orbits, the deployed satellite appeared to have vanished.

Hoagland feels  that if  such a  spacecraft were on its way to Mars, it
should be  transmitting on  X-band using  pseudo-random noise encoding.
Hoagland is  trying to get in touch with scientists who have deep space
X-band receive  capabilities to  see if  signals can be detected coming
from Mars.   The reception of intelligent radio signals from Mars could
indicate that  either the  US or  the Soviet  Union have Mars observers
sending valuable data back to scientists on Earth.

Cydonia is a Martian desert located in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
It contains  a mile-long,  1500 foot  humanoid "face"  and a  system of
five-sided pyramids.   Through images taken by Viking 1, the "face" was
found to  contain such detail as an eye socket, eyeball and pupil, nose
and mouth.  The facial proportions are those of early man.

An investigation  into Cydonia could help to confirm these findings and
shed light into their meaning.


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Date: 17 May 91 20:21:02 GMT
From: haven.umd.edu!uvaarpa!murdoch!sngldsh![e-mail]  (Bob Garwood )
Subject: Re: Fred vs. Exploration: head-to-head competition

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Henry Spencer) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>>>Has it not occurred to you that no space
>>>projects will ever see that funding if Fred dies?
>>
>>Congress said NASA wants X billion this year, we are only going
>>to give them Y.  What do we cut?  SIRTF and AXAF?  Or Fred?  They
>>chose Fred.  So yes, indeed, two quite valuable space projects have
>>gotten their funding due to the death of Fred ...
>
>Nick, one reason why I usually ignore your postings is that any debate
>with you is full of these non-sequiturs and unannounced changes of topic.
>The "funding" to which *you* were referring was the hypothetical $10G
>peak Fred budget.  I stand by my comments:  no space project will ever
>see that money if Fred dies.

Absolutely true.  The problem is that sometime last week, as I understand it,
it became clear that NO ONE in science was going to see that money.
They had other money, however, that was either going to go toward keeping
Fred alive or towards AXAF, SIRTF, and NSF among other things.  I'm not
close enough to what goes on in congress to know which is why the AAS
has people who's job IS to keep an eye on such things and in there judgement
the available money was going to go towards Fred in which case lots of
space science would suffer or it would go towards the space science in which
case Fred would suffer.  I trush their judgement that this was, in fact,
an accurate assessment of the situation.  So, some amount of money was not
available to science, Fred could still be kept alive by killing some space
science projects or the space science could be kept alive by killing Fred.
The AAS came out in support of the space science.  I wish the choice needn't
have been made but, give that the choice WAS going to be made, I agree
with the AAS view that space science is more important.

>--
>And the bean-counter replied,           | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
>"beans are more important".             |  [e-mail]  utzoo!henry


Bob Garwood
National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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Date: 17 May 91 23:07:00 GMT
From: mintaka!think.com!samsung!umich!ox.com!hela![e-mail]  (Allen W. Sherzer)
Subject: Re: HLLV Lives?

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:

>I recently spoke with someone in the know on this NASA budget thing.
>He says the general feeling at NASA is that space station Freedom is
>dead, and what's more, Marshall Space Flight Center is reprogramming
>to dump the station and go ahead with a heavy lift launch vehicle.
>Can anybody out there from Marshall confirm this?

I'm not from Marshall but it makes sense to me. My sources in Congress
say that next year NASA will ask to buy two orbiters and in 93 they
will start on NLDP. Both NASA and the Air Force are in agreement
that NLDP is the way to go and they plan to divert funds from
NASP and SSX to fund it.

This folks will be the Shuttle of the 90's. When it is over we
will be $10+ billion poorer and have an expensive fragile launcher
which doesn't work to show for it.

However, since the start is in 93 we have some time to kill this
one as well. Let's hope we do.

  Allen
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