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David Shatto wrote:
Hi everyone. I came across this story today on Space.com that I had to
share with you. The last line is the punchline for us here.
This may provide the spark NASA needs to get moving on its metrication
process, as returning to the moon is the first major goal of the
president's long-term vision for space exploration.
I think it's the right time for USMA to send a letter urging a renewed effort for metrication to NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and other relevant figures. I'd like to help draft this. Do any members of this list have any ideas they'd like to contribute? How many NASA employees and American space enthusiasts are on this list now?
David Shatto ====================================== Programmer/Analyst Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================
http://space.com/news/international_moon_041201.html [Article shortened here for quick reading]
Lunar Robotic Village, Moon Base Gains International Support
As Moon exploration looms larger among the growing community of
scientists and engineers from Europe, India, China, Japan, and the United States, a robotic lunar village is gaining support, leading to a
permanent human presence on the Moon by 2024.
"A new lunar decade has begun," states a declaration crafted by the member nations who participated in a major lunar conference held last week in Udaipur, India. That gathering held November 22-26 involved some 200 scientists from 17 countries, with experts focusing on new and planned missions to the Moon as well as plotting out concepts for long term exploration of the Moon and utilization of lunar resources. ... The Udaipur Declaration specifically recommends several steps: Coordination of international efforts for the establishment of "standards" to facilitate lunar exploitation and settlement -- e.g., use of the metric system; ....
