Premier of "In the Shadow of the Moon"

Friday afternoon and evening, September 28th, I attended the premier of Ron Howard's "In The Shadow Of The Moon", a documentry of the Astronauts personal feelings on/of going to the Moon, with Dr. Sky.
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I thourghly enjoyed the movie, remembering many of the public events, of the "Race to the Moon". The day of the first landing on the Moon, I watched on the TV in th Transist Aiman's Quarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan. I was just processing into the Field Traiing Detatchment at Misawa AB for a three year tour as an Instructor on Air Borne Weapons Control Systems for the F-4D aircraft.
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After each of the two showings that we were there for Dr Sky gave a short presentation and answered questions for the audiance and then presented gifts to selected members of the audiance. Selection was by ticket stub, typical door prize procedures.
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But during the Q and A session after the second showing on of the members of the audiance asked the question "Why should we go back to the Moon?" Between Dr. Sky and myself, we attempted to answer the question in terms that would not appear to put the asker down, specifically because it is a very important question that needs proper answering.
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Esentially, we need to go back to the Moon for several reasons:
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1) We need the resources of the Moon for several reasons;
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a) We need the Helium Three for generation of energy.
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b) We need the metals of the Moon for our constructions in Space, it is ten percent of the
cost to use materials manufactured from metals mined on the Moon compared to items
made on the Earth and thrown into Low Earth Orbit.
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c) We will need the recources to build the communities on the Moon that are as self
sufficient as possible and allow the residents to enjoy an enjoyable and productive life.
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2) We need the Moon as a testing ground for equipment to be used on other bodies of the Solar
System to prove the design and function in as nearly a safe manner as possible.
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3) We need the "High Ground" militarilly also so that we don't find ourselves having to fight an
uphill battle some time in the future. This will assure that the Moon is used only for
peacefull purposes.
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