Special Local Space Events:

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LepreCon39

Further Information when available.

See http://www.leprecon.org/

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TELEPRECENSE REMOTE CONTROL RACES

(Still on going planning for Races.)

The Moon Society Phoenix is still working on the Teleprecense Remote Control races.

Check this blog for details as they develop.

We are still discussing set-ups, rules, equipment and sponsorship rules at this time and it appears that the races wont occur until sometime in the late winter or early spring.

All races will be open to all comers, however, judging maybe bases on age and type (cost) of RV Car. If you prefer to buy your own car and practice for the races, then you will need a three (3) channel RC Car that can be purchased at Walmart, Target or another store. You will need a minature TV camera, a transmitter, a receiver and a device to display the picture from the Car so that you can practice driving the Car by use of the TV System only.

In the talking stages are basic racing, advanced races, and the Lunar Challenge, race heats may be run against the clock and/or one on one or more.

If you have comments and suggestions please make your comments to this blog or send them to me at portercd@msn.com Subject RC Racing.

Demonstrations of the Race Cars will be available at CopperCon32 at the Moon Society Outreach Table.

Craig

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Friday, July 27, 2007

UNIVERSITY OF LUNA PROJECT RESEARCH TOOLS

Focused on Students & Enterprise

# Lunarpedia.org - An open-source online Moon-focused Encyclopedia launched in January 2007.
# Data Mining Projects, gaining fresh insights from data of lunar missions already flown.
# "Spin-up" Enterprises - Doing the R&D for technologies needed on the Moon - now - for the sake of profitable terrestrial applications, thus putting these techonoligies "on the shelf," with the bill for the R&D paid for by consumers.
# Listing Masters & Doctorial Theses Topics that address specific research holes - engage students.
# Targeted College Engineering & Design Competitions & Contests - engage students
# Research-focused Curricula - engage students
# Envelope pushing Workshops
# Involving Universities and Corporations
# Lunar Analog Research Stations

WHERE WILL THE RESEARCH BE DONE?
At Universities and Colleges, in Corporate Labs

WE WISH TO COLLABORATE WITH EXISTING INSTUITIONS, NOT TO COMPETE WITH THEM.

WHOSE PROJECT IS THIS?
  • This is an open-source project to which anyone who believes the Moon has a place in our future is welcome to find a way to contribute.
  • ULP will complement the work of NASA, ESA JAXA, ISRO and other national space agencies

WE CAN NOT PLAN THE RESULTS

  • What gets done depends on the interests, talent and energies of those who choose to participate
  • This could be your project!

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