Category Archives: Interstellar

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 15-18 Oct 2021

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Model Based on 6 Decades of Space Age Extrapolates Exploration Timeframe for Solar System & Beyond

Extending Artemis missions series into long-term trend, researchers Jonathan Jiang, Kristen Fahy (JPL) and Philip Rosen project future robotic and human landings on celestial objects beyond cislunar space based on algorithm combining historical data with exponential transistor increase (Moore’s Law) as computational power indicator; Forecasts include launches of human landing missions to Mars (2038), Main Asteroid Belt (2064), Jovian Moons (2076), Saturn System (2086), Tau Ceti (2270) and Trappist-1 (2290) star systems; Robotic mission halfway to Galaxy Center (4 kpc) predicted to launch by 2043

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin, Pablo Carlos Budassi

July 4th Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 3-6 July 2020

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Galaxy Forum USA 2020 July 4 Continues Space Age / ILOA Strategy And Tradition Aiming For Stars Via Moon, Jupiter And Mars

USA Celebrates Revolutionary Progression, Exploration And Resilience As National Character Traits, 50 Stars Adorn Flag Of United States Of America, Most Of Any National Emblem; In Ad Astra Spirit, Space Age Publishing Presents Dynamic Talks On Investigation Beyond Our Solar System, Space Medicine, Artemis 2024 Human Moon Landings; Pete Worden, Executive Director Of Breakthrough Starshot, NASA Ames Astrobiologist Lynn Rothschild And Planetary Scientist Chris McKay Join Director Steve Durst Of International Lunar Observatory Association For 98th Galaxy Forum; 1st Online, Co-Hosted By The Vi, Palo Alto

Credits: Breakthrough Initiative, The Vi, NASA Ames 

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 2-5 Feb 2018

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Success Could Mean Human Occupied Lunar Base Soon To Come

Upcoming 6 Feb Falcon Heavy Launch With Reusable Rocket Components Will Increase Space Travel Sustainability And Possibility Of Permanent Lunar Base; CEO Elon Musk States Aspirations Of Sending Humans To Mars In 2024 At ~US$200K Per Person With Launch Seating Capability Of 100 People, Also Plans To Accommodate Commercial And Government Desire To Reach Moon First As Stepping Stone Into The Solar System; Musk Envisions His Interplanetary Transport System On Self-Proclaimed “Moon Base Alpha” Leading To Speculation Of Personal Interest In Lunar Settlement

Credits: NASA, SpaceX, Elon Musk

Thursday / 28 July 2016

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Nuclear Power On Moon, Mars, Beyond

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SETI Institute Science Colloquium At Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus Features Frank Shu, Professor Emeritus, University Of California Berkeley; Discusses Lunar Base As Wise First Step Toward Humans Colonizing Mars, Traveling To The Stars; Shu Notes Lunar Water Ice Harvesting / Electrolysis To Produce Habitat-Critical Oxygen (& Hydrogen For Fuel) Requires Primary Power Source; Presents Patented Design For Two-Fluid Molten-Salt Breeder-Reactor (2F-MSBR) Using In Situ Thorium; Overlooks Potential For Photo-Voltaic Power At Peaks Of Eternal Light (Areas Of Near-Continuous Illumination) At Moon South Pole

Credit: SETI Institute, UC Berkeley, NASA