Case for a New Lunar Lander
In 2009, President Obama inherited an annual manned spaceflight related budget from the previous administration of approximately $8.4 billion. Approximately $3 billion was for operating the Space...
View ArticleOcean Nuclear Synfuel Production
Land based commercial nuclear power is the safest form of electricity production ever created. No one died as the result of radiation exposure at the Fukushima nuclear facilities in Japan-- despite...
View ArticleReplacing the ISS
With Russia threatening to end its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) program and possibly even removing one of its major components from the orbiting space station after 2020, some...
View ArticleMars, Radiation, and the New Frontier
The average woman on Earth is born with an approximately 38% chance of developing cancer sometime in her lifetime. And the average man is born on our planet with about a 44% chance of developing...
View ArticleLeasing Land on the Moon
by Marcel F. WilliamsAt the bottom of the world lies an icy continent larger than Europe-- but with only 5000-- temporary-- residents. While the continent of Antarctica can be explored, this polar...
View ArticleMitigating Forest Fires by Harvesting Hazardous Woodland Biomass for the...
by Marcel F. WilliamsCalifornia's forest, woodland areas, and its nearby residents are the latest victims of climate change as the world's fossil fuel dominated energy economy continues to increase...
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Utilizing the Centaur V and ACES 68 for Deep Space SLS Missions
NASA currently envisions three launches for the SLS (Space Launch System) using a Block I configuration and consisting of an ICPS (Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage) for its upper stage. The basic...
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The Case for Deploying Underwater Nuclear Reactors to Remote Exclusive...
by Marcel F. Williams Centrally mass produced underwater commercial nuclear reactors could be safely deployed to remote US territorial waters in order to provide all of America's energy, fertilizer,...
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Using the Phantom Express to Supply Orbital Propellant Depots
During a recent 10 day testing period, Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully hot-fired its new Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) derived rocket engine-- the AR-22. The Sacramento, California headquartered...
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Cis-Lunar Gateways and the Advantages of Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits
NASA appears to have settled on a Near Rectilinear L2 Halo Orbit (NRHO) for its future Deep Space Habitat (DSH) which its now calling, the Lunar Gateway. NRHOs are a subset of of L1 or L2 halo...
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Simplified Extraterrestrial Cargo and Crew Landing Vehicles for the Space...
by Marcel F. WilliamsDuring NASA's Constellation program, the American space agency chose Boeing's Altair concept as the landing vehicle design to return American astronauts to the surface of the...
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Utilizing Renewable Methanol to Power Electric Commuter Aircraft
by Marcel F. WilliamsRenewable methanol (methyl alcohol) is a hydrocarbon fuel that can be derived from the synthesis of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen. Methyl alcohol can also be synthesized from...
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