News: Hubble plans and policy

Here is another means to an end (actually several means), including
the salvage of Hubble along with the task of getting ourselves to/from
and of surviving places like Venus L2 and even Mars.

Lunar/Moon Space Elevator, plus another ISS situated within the CM

Lunar Space Elevator Linear Tether Considerations (CM @1^9 kg):
363,300 km, ME-L1 = 58,128 km, L1.1 = 63,941 km (-1738 km = 62,203 km)
405,500 km, ME-L1 = 64,880 km, L1.1 = 71,368 km (-1738 km = 69,630 km)

Not that I'm telling anyone what they shouldn't already know, such as
about dealing with space radiation is where I've learned from others
(including NASA) of what to expect at Earth L2, within the Van Allen
zone and of a couple of altitudes below or in between the Van Allen
zone and the surface of Earth. What's oddly missing is any concise
definition of what Earth L4/L5 have to offer and thereby of what the
lunar surface is like. Even clear information of what's to be expected
at ES-L1 seems to have become a secret because, of what there is to be
found simply doesn't compute for what those Apollo missions endured by
any long shot.

Of course, if you have something measured and/or calculated of Earth
L4/L5, for the solar maximum year and/or for the solar minimum year,
that's exactly what we all need to learn about, so that others or at
least that I can estimate what to expect at Venus L2, where I believe
the space environment of VL2 or VE-L2 is worth knowing, since even a
robotic mission such as a TRACE-II would need to be designed for the
radiation environment, as it's highly unlikely that the sun is going
to represent a purely UV--IR source of energy, such as during those
extremely lucky Apollo missions and, even though the VL2 position is
roughly 90% shaded by Venus itself, there's still a good deal of solar
influx/weather that'll represent a whole lot more Sv dosage than any
human expedition can tolerate within the existing ISS shield
capabilities, especially if that's having to be based upon a 2 year
mission.

This radiation tit for tat is where the idea of affordably obtaining
tonnes of that nifty clumping moon dirt comes in real handy. Since we
can launch a manned mission, if need be in stages and assembled
somewhat like ISS. The only stumbling block is the issue of our having
to launch sufficient mass that'll surround the likes of yourself with
good enough density that'll effectively shield those onboard from the
worst the sun has to offer, not to mention whatever the galaxy has to
offer. Unfortunately, besides the rather enormous cost per tonne
delivered, the side effect of launching that amount of mass is the
resulting deposit of artificially created CO2 for the rest of us back
here on Earth, where this being from what I've learned that the
overall process of creating such mass and of having to launch along
with sufficient energy for a interplanetary mission could represent a
100 fold creation of CO2, which is a darn good thing if it were for a
planet like Mars that may need to be warmed up and simply didn't care
about further CO2 pollution but, for Earth that another confirmed "no
no".

Since I've found some references to the EL5 environment in need of as
much as 1000 g/cm2 and, I've located information upon the Earth L2
environment and of what certain densities of shielding accomplish, as
such I've interpreted and/or extrapolated upon what the EL5 radiation
environment must be. Again, if there were a concise set of radiation
tables and of sources other than just the cold-war NASA moderated
verity, then I'd not have had to bother the wizardly likes of
http://clavius.org which no matters what can't stray from their
pretentious cold-war outcome of those Apollo missions.

As another means to an end, for the prospect of accommodating a depot
of moon dirt situated in a nearly Zero-G environment seemed too good
to pass up. The idea of constructing a lunar based space elevator even
seems entirely possible, especially if the likes of those claiming any
Earth based (EM-L1) space elevator should be accomplish, as there's no
freaking contest in the fact that a lunar based elevator will become a
whole lot simpler and, that it could be accomplished within the
current level of expertise and by way of existing materials
application technology. The idea of having another ISS configured
within the massive lunar space elevator CM depot is yet another win
win for all sorts of things.

I've proposed a number of my village idiot ideas and benefits
associated with having a moon-dirt depot situated at ME-L1.1 (LL1.1),
and as usual, all I've gotten in return is either their black-hole
voids of nothingness or loads of sanctimonious flak instead of other
ideas or specific numbers, as God forbid, should some of our crack
space wizards actually stipulate upon anything specific that might end
their career that was probably phony to begin with. The following page
is simply an ongoing build, receiving corrections as well as whatever
feedback that can be put to the test (your input is welcome);
http://guthvenus.tripod.com/moon-L1-elevator.htm

If you don't know what works but otherwise seem to know for a fact
what doesn't work, then that's the sort of information we need, as
either way this moon space elevator is a doable thing, especially as
compared to accomplishing any Earth based space elevator and/or of our
going to/from any frozen and irradiated to death planet such as Mars.

BTW; I'm all for saving the butts of those Hubble huggers (I'd even
pay or it out of my own pocket), though if only I could think of
something morally worthy for such a fine instrument and of supposedly
such qualified souls to be focused upon, such as a nighttime side of a
certain planet that just might be capable of artificially illuminating
portions of their otherwise pitch black though sufficiently
transparent nighttime clouds. But gee whiz folks, I guess I can't
think of a single god damn worthy thing for that otherwise
horrifically spendy instrument that'll soon make for another terrific
display as it burns itself up upon reentry (I guess it'll be good
riddance to a source of such terrific images of places humans will
never obtain an ounce nor a gram of worth in a thousand generations).

Regards, Brad Guth / IEIS discovery of LIFE on Venus
http://guthvenus.tripod.com

In article ,
Christopher P. Winter wrote:
A plane change from HST to ISS requires a minimum delta-V of around 3,000
m/s.

Could an electrodynamic tether system effect the plane change? I doubt
that time would be much of an issue, and it would be an interesting
experiment.

Unfortunately, if it is an experiment, NASA must plan for the possibility
that it would fail. So you don't really gain a lot that way.

And as others have noted, electrodynamic tethers are not well suited to
doing large plane changes. It's not *impossible* to use them for that,
but it's not simple or easy.
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