Welcome To the Region 4, Internet Regional Space Development
Conference for January 2010.
SPACE MEDIA
The Space Media section of this web page has been added to
provide readers with an idea of what activities are included in
Space activism. We will include images and You tube video clips
to show what we do.
REGION 4 INTERNET REGIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE
January 2010
Region 4 Internet RSDC 2010
COMMENCEMENT by Conference Chairman George
Howard
Welcome to the Region 4 NSS Heart of America's first
2009, Internet Regional Space Development Conference.
Large
conferences in expensive hotels are out of reach of most NSS
chapters so we must look for ways to bring people together over
great distances very inexpensively. Regional Space Development
Conferences in the past have served this purpose, however even these
small conferences have become to expensive. The Internet has
provided a new way of interacting in a cost effective manner. We can
now assemble conference style video presentations on a web page and
present compelling information that brings people together. An
online conference tends to say CHEAP, so it is not a trend you would
want to duplicate or continue. It is a means of getting something
done without spending much money now and that is it. There is no
future in anybody producing an online conference that rivals the
NSS ISDC style conference you can't, this is a low budget just
get the word out method for chapter level efforts. It is a no
compete method of producing a chapter level conference.
There
are many challenges to the continued success of the National Space
Society. When dealing with challenges and difficulties one should
not become fixed on the problem and not be able to see solutions. It
is important to take the race car driver perspective and steer into
the turn. Don't look at the brick wall at the turn in the race
track, look at where you want to go and steer in that direction. If
you do that you will miss the road blocks that others put
out for you. Be a thinking person and don't follow the pack.The
technology of Space development is ultimately fairly simple. It is
the sociology of developing an advanced Space faring civilization
that is holding us back. You must become a person that uses his
or her innate intellect in coordination with : wisdom, knowledge;
council, fortitude; piety, and respect for our creator. You must
also strive to have moral and ethical values. That is the first step
before all of the technology. The sociological development of a
society or civilization is the first and foremost point of interest
before you do anything else. This social development sets the stage
for people to use technology in appropriate ways. Humans are born
with innate intellect, but most are not born with innate wisdom,
knowledge; council, fortitude; piety; and respect or recognition of
our creator. This is the mental attitude to become a Space Faring
civilization.
The reason for becoming involved in space interest
organizations is the same reason you would get involved in the:
Elk's Club, the Lion's Club or the Rotary Club; they each have a
specific focus.
Space interest promotes the exploration of
Space and how it benefits human kind. The first benefit of Space
exploration is simply knowing what the environments are on other
planets and how they differ from Earth. The first thing you learn
about other planetary environments is that there is no place like
home. All of the planetary environments outside of Earth require
artificial life support to support human life. This is a really big
roadblock to Space exploration. You can not just fly to another
planet and find a natural environment that supports human life. This
gives space interest organizations the opportunity to tell people
how humans could live in Space environments.
This online
conference is based on the format of The Kansas City Space
Initiative, established in 1998 and followed by three space interest
groups in Kansas City. It is divided into three categories.
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Near term goals or Mission to Planet Earth goals.
a. The Economics of Space. Working towards a stronger economy, so
we can have a more vigorous nation.
b. Promoting renewable energy resources to free the United States
from foreign energy reliance.
c. Promoting the use of near Earth orbit for civilian uses.
a. Promoting an automated rover mission to the Moon to
conduct resource surveys and practice remote construction techniques
needed for usage of Lunar resources for building Lunar structures.
Also continued automated Lunar orbital missions.
b. Promoting a manned mission to the Moon. After a remotely
operated mission has established a habitat on the Lunar
surface.
c. Promoting the establishment of a permanent Lunar base. After
establishing a temporary Lunar base, we should start working on a
permanent Lunar base using Lunar available materials.
3. Long Term Goals. I hope you enjoy what has been put
together
here.
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1. Near term goals or Mission to Planet Earth goals.
(a) The Economics of Space Interest.
The Featured presentations on Economics are on the Attitude of
Scarcity and the attitude of success. This is a concept that
is a very key point in Space Interest. Financial scarcity
is a major issue in private Space Interest. This results in
excessive internal competion justified by the competing parties
saying hey had to survive. Ultimately they realize that they could
not make money at whatever they were trying and all they did was
create mistrust. So there is one general attitude to have in this
environment. You have to keep a mind set something like the
following statement. "I know how to get there but I am not
going to tell you how to get there. Because if I told you how to get
there you might have more resources than me and you would get there
before me. So I am not going to tell you because I think
you are to lazy to figure it out for yourself and that is why you
are asking me how to get there." The attitude of scarcity keeps
Space Interest at a standstill because nobody can trust
anybody. How you get out of this situation is first understand the
mechanisms behind this process so you can avoid it and then
establish a creative mind set to replace your former
competitive mind set. Once you do that you will be able to get there
yourself because you will have a mind set of resourcefulness.
Success planning does not require great resources it requires great
resourcefulness. This is the ability to utilize what you
have.
(a.) Promoting an automated orbital and a rover mission to the
Moon to conduct resource surveys and practice remote construction
techniques needed for usage of Lunar resources for building Lunar
structures.
Roundtree
wedding One of the positive events of 2009 that a video was made
of, was the wedding of Mike Roundtree and Judy Talley. It was a
positive step forward in their lives.
This is a video of our Thanks Giving Day 2009, target shot and
rocket launch. After eating turkey we headed out to shoot skeet
on a target and launch a rocket. We had a good time at
it.
THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY HEART OF AMERICA CHAPTER PLEDGE
In order for Humans to live, work and play among the stars in
permanent Space communities we must become beings that strive to do
only that which is good and correct. The technology of living in
Space is complex, but the most difficult aspect of living in Space
is human tendencies. Humans are born with innate intellect but do
not have innate wisdom, we must learn this. Without learned wisdom
humans tend to put knowledge gained to the most immediate misuse.
Training yourself to be a well behaved person is a key factor in
learning to live in Space communities and on Earth. One very simple
method of conduct that Space interest group chapters can implement
is a chapter pledge. You don't have to take the pledge but your
chapter membership is free if you do.
The Heart of America chapter pledge is:
On my honor, I will strive to use my innate intellect in
coordination with: wisdom, understanding; council, fortitude;
knowledge, piety; respect for the creator.
On my honor, I will strive to avoid: pride, covetousness; lust,
anger; gluttony, envy; sloth.
If you accept this pledge your chapter membership is free, if you
do not then your chapter membership is the standard $20.00 per
year.