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Subject: SPACE Digest V13 #363
SPACE Digest Volume 13 : Issue 363
Today's Topics:
Re: Let's build Freedom on the Moon
Reviews of Planetary Geology Texts for amateurs
Re: Gamma Ray Observatory ready for launch--last milestone reached (Forwarded)
SPACE Digest V13 #356
Re: Space Stations, Money, Startrek
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Subject: Re: Let's build Freedom on the Moon
In article <10256@hub.ucsb.edu> 3001crad@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Charles Frank Radley) writes:
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>
>The NASA 90 day study proposed exactly that .. a lunar base
>composed initially of Freedom modules.
How much redesign would be necessary to adapt a structure
designed to be used in free fall to be useful in 1/6 gravity?
Would it be cheaper to design a structure intended to be used on
the Moon?
James Nicoll
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Date: 4 Apr 91 07:52:28 GMT
From: uokmax!rwmurphr@apple.com (Robert W Murphree)
Subject: Reviews of Planetary Geology Texts for amateurs
In sci.geo.geology, about a month ago, there
was a request for amateur level planetary
science references. Here are mine, a little
tardy, but here, nonetheless. I am more of
an amateur astronomer than geologist.
legend for level of difficulty
1 = non-technical or biginner
2 = amateur with technical background
3 = advanced amateur or professional
1) Time-Life series on Astronomy , just
come out in the past two years. Good
reviews from Sky and Telescope. I liked
What I read of "The Far Planets".
Titles include "The Sun", The Near
Planets, "The Far Planets", "The Third
Planet", "Life Search", "Comets, Asteroids,
and Metereorites". The best in science
journalism. level 1.
2) "The New Solar System" by J.K.Beatty and A. Chaikin
1990. This is a must for the serious amateur
planetologist. It is between a coffee table book
and a textbook. Lots of pictures. Includes Neptune
and Phobos but not Magellan. level 2.
At the back is a bibliography of amateur level articles
that is very comprehensive and covers the 80's.
3) "The Planetary System" by Morrison, T. Owen 1989?
Well reviewed in Sky and Tel. and the critical
Mercury magazine, this low-level textbook appears
to be a very good choice. I haven't read it.
level 2
4) "Planetary Landscapes" By R. Greeley. Mid 80's
second edition includes Uranus. This was the
book to have for the mid-80's. Its focus is
geomorphology-lots of black and white pictures.
An excellant source of references to the geological
literature, It includes, on page 13-14, a list of
special issues of Science, Nature, Icarus for
particular missions, planets, etc. and a complete
list of readable NASA documents you've never
heard of but would love to read. level 2-3.
5) "Planets of Rock and Ice" by Clark Chapman.
Mid 80's. A Scientific American level or
easier of selected essays on topics of interest
about the new planetary sciences. level 1-2.
Very readable. Not encyclopediac.
6) "Earthlike Planets" by Murray, Malin, et al.
Late 70's, too late for Voyager. A good
Book on the terrestrial planets with (I
thought) good discussion of geologic
processes. level 2-3. Textbook.
7) A reviewer in Sky and Tel. suggested that
William K. Hartman's textbook (maybe
Moons and Planets, I'm not sure). mid 80's
was his favorite textbook due to emphasis
on geologic processes.
8) "Orbiting the Sun" by Fred Whipple.
1981 update of a 40's text in the Harvard
Amateur Astronomy series. This post
voyager Saturn book is worth reading
Fred Whipple is a very good writer.
See also, "The Mystery of Comets" by
Fred Whipple -this is a fabulous
introduction to cometary history and
science up to pre-Halley that is not
very dated as far as I can tell.
level 2.
9) "The Planets-A Cosmic Pastorale" by
Diane Ackerman. A mid-70's book
length collection of poems about
the planets-real poetry about real
science. level 1.
10) "Earth, Cosmos and Man"
by Preston Cloud. An encyclopediac
work by a grand old man of Earth
Science. Late 70's. level 1.
11) "The Space Age Solar System"
by Joseph F. Baugher. late 80's
no review.
Books on Specific Planets or Topics.
12) "Mercury-the elusive Planet"
by Robert G. Strom. Mid 80's.
The best amatuer book on Mercury
by a mercury expert. Very
Readable. level 2.
13) "The Restless Sun"
by Donat Wentzel 88-89?.
An up-to-date, eminently
readable summary of current
Solar science including some
politics. level 2.
14) "The Surface of Mars"
by Michael Carr. A post-
viking summary of features
of Mars. It won a academic
book of the year award back
in eary 80 something.
Probably more than a an
amateur wants to know.
level 3.
15) "Uranus" by Ellis D. Miner
A JPL, voyager team member
gives a scientific summary
of the post-voyager science
and mission experience for
Uranus. Have not read but
looks good. Guess level 2.
$55.00 expensive.
16) "In Darkness Born"
by Martin Cohen. 88?.
A readable book about
what we know about how
stars form. level 1-2.
17) Exploring the Planets by
Murrow (?) a 1991 book
on the history of
planetary exploration
and politics. I haven't
read it but judging by
his book "Deep Black"
on the politics of satellites
I look forward to it.
18) Bruce Murray's memoirs on
planetary history, science
and politics is a must for
the politically inclined
"Journey into Space"
1988.
19) The Heaven's and the Earth
by Walter Macdougall. 1984?./
The best book on Space Politics.
The other is Bruce Murray's Book.
Of course if your a real planetary science
researcher you'll read the University of
Arizona Books on the solar system. And the
Institute of Lunar and Planetary Sciences
Proceedings (Probably I have the name wrong)
that come out every year.
There was a Scientific american special issue
on Space that reprinted a bunch of 80's
articles on Planetary science spring 90.
And the September 75 scienctific american
issue was on the planets.
Robert W. Murphree
rwmurphr.eecs3.uokmax3.ecn.uoknor.edu
Internet
442 Park Drive
Norman, Ok 73069
(405) 447-7590.
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 09:43 CST
From: Kent P. Iler <KENTILER@KSUVM.KSU.EDU>
To: <SPACE+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>
I was just curious about something I recently heard that I was totally
unaware of. It was that a major flare could cause serious injury-even death-
to any astronauts in orbit at the time of the resulting storm. Could anyone
give me any more detals on this? Thanks.
Kent P. Iler
---You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd---
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Date: 4 Apr 91 19:56:57 GMT
From: convex!news@tmc.edu (Dave Dodson)
Subject: Re: Gamma Ray Observatory ready for launch--last milestone reached (Forwarded)
In article <1991Apr4.191455.27211@news.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:
>
> George Diller April 3, 1991
> Kennedy Space Center
> 407/867-2468
>
> KSC Release No. 42-91
>
> The spacecraft was loaded
> with 4,200 gallons of hydrazine propellant, the largest quantity
> ever to be loaded aboard a satellite.
Assuming hydrazine has a density about like water, that would be 32,000
