Recruiting expertise for NewMars Forum topics:

tahanson43206 · 2021-12-02 19:50:09

For SpaceNut re #425 .... That's a neat idea! We're getting into a groove !!! (th)

NewMarsMember · 2021-12-03 07:50:03

The NewMarsMember * gmail.com portal is open for business.

There was/were one incoming traffic item(s) at the Portal this morning. One outgoing message(s) was/were sent.

Our newest member offered two User names, and I am countering with a third he sent but did not highlight. We are close to sealing a deal!

I am looking for new members who are blessed with enough time and energy to participate for some time into the future.

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The next Zoom meeting(s) is/are scheduled for next Sunday. We will be using the Professional Mars Society account.

Time for early meeting: 19:00 UTC <<== No host is available. If you would like to see this meeting in action, say so.

Time for later meeting: 1:00 UTC Monday <<== Host is available for this event.

The first Zoom meeting for NewMars members was held Monday November 8th, 2021 at 1 AM UTC. It lasted for well over 4 hours.

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There are nearly 8 billion people on Earth these days, and several billion have access to the Internet. This forum is accessible to ** every ** Earth citizen with Internet access. We ** know ** the site is of interest to spammers! Hopefully it is of interest to others who want to use their time more productively.

Read Post #2 of this topic for procedures to apply for membership. Mention specific assistance you wish to provide.

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We have 11,000 freshly refurbished User Id's ready for new members, and Id's through 18,344 are waiting for finishing touches. We have run out of Usernames that may be eligible for upgrade for use by "real" members. We are halfway through a campaign to repair posts that contain artifacts that prevent proper display. Scan of 77,000 posts out of 77,000 were completed and the end point was found. Procedures to revise posts containing unneeded text are in place. Code to perform updates is finished and tested. It is waiting for final approval.

Approval to proceed IS granted, the project will resume in December, 2021.

Equipment to be used for the update series was tested and found ready to begin work on December 1st. The process will last through July of 2022 and well into August.

We have multiple initiatives underway that can use assistance, or you can create your own initiative.

The author of a concept for a 17 person expedition to Mars has specifically requested participation by peers to help.

A proposal for an 8 member expedition is in review.

RobertDyck could use assistance of all kinds in development of the Large Ship proposal. There are three animation/drawing systems in play.
Fusion 360 is a version of commercial software by AutoDesk that is available for student non-commercial use. It requires a beefy computer.
Blender is a free animation package that includes drawing capability.

The Large Ship project may stimulate spinoff activities, such as a full scale greenhouse in LEO built to Large Ship specifications.

The My Hacienda topic is in need of 7,800 individuals to populate a virtual community to simulate self-sustainability on Mars

The subject of abundant energy supply for the population of Earth (and Mars in due time) is under discussion in the Nuclear Power is Safe topic. It seems reasonable (to me at least) to suppose all fossil fuel power stations can be replaced with modular nuclear fission packages quite rapidly if the people of Earth decide that is a good idea. It appears the leadership of China thinks that is a good idea for their nation.

A book was recommended for discussion: Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy by Olah, Goeppert and Prakash
Abundant energy from modular fission reactors is continuing to receive attention.

A new challenging pair of topics just arrived on the scene ...

Recent discussion is in-depth about how to design an orbital refueling facility. An interesting concept is a Giant Syringe able to handle cryogenic fluids. Ullage thrusters appear to be favored at this point, and electric/ion engines may come into their own for this purpose.

Recently a member who goes by "Louis" launched a topic that offers an opportunity to develop sophisticated 3D Vision/robotic software to stack stones on Mars. It should be possible to replicate the skill set of ancient human stone masons who have built very long lasting structures without mortar. An obvious first application for such software is to build cairns as way markers for early travelers on Mars.

The current issue of Analog Science Fiction & Fact includes a Science Fact article on fusion reactors in orbit. There appear to be significant advantages to placing a fusion reactor in orbit.

There is a new opportunity for engineers to design a rover to find landing sites for Starship class vehicles. The rover needs to be able to determine solidity of the terrain using appropriate sensing techniques. A new topic has been created for this discussion.

A book was recommended for discussion: "Plentiful Energy" (about fission reactors).

Use of molten sand as an energy storage medium is a new topic of discussion. Subsequently a practical "Hot Rocks" energy storage method was reported to the forum.

Read Post #2 of this topic for procedures to apply for membership. Mention specific assistance you wish to provide.

For existing registered members who have lost your password ... If you remember the email address you used to register, you can request a recovery email at that address. If you no longer have the email available (as could happen over 20+ years) just write to this email address. Your request will be forwarded to SpaceNut, who has the tools available to assist as needed.

For all ... we really ** are ** looking for members who want to make a difference by helping others with projects, or providing leadership on new projects. We have a ready supply of folks who can and will make comments and offer suggestions. We don't need more folks in that specialty. We ** do ** need folks who can and ** will ** help project leaders already trying to achieve something in the real world.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

(th)

SpaceNut · 2021-12-03 18:47:12

I will be glad to see another new face and knowledge getting into our topic old or new in there history on the forum.

Just think we still have that last project to start in the restoration of the posts which were lost for a time due to the crash to reintroduce back into the content history to fill in some of the gaps that it created.

tahanson43206 · 2021-12-03 21:52:59

For SpaceNut re recruiting in general ....

It seems to me this process is a little bit like hiring someone .... it's not so much an "employee" position, as it might be compared to a volunteer opportunity. The volunteer is (presumably) hoping to find reward in donation of time and thought to the activities of others in the community, and at the same time (perhaps) hoping to receive support for something they consider important.

In the case of the gent who will (hopefully) be joining the forum tomorrow, the development of an environmental "suit" to protect against Covid has the potential to find an audience/market here on Earth, and (with development) an audience on Mars.

One of the key opportunities I see is to build up our cadre of 3D Printer skilled and capable members.

For quite some time, I've been holding down that slot as the only member with an interest in actual 3D Printing, let alone the means to carry it out, and a track record. I'm looking forward to seeing how our new member may lead us forward.

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tahanson43206 · 2021-12-04 08:02:12

Registration of "daGeck0" is under way!

If all goes well, he will be able to complete the process in the near future.

(th)

NewMarsMember · 2021-12-04 08:05:58

The NewMarsMember * gmail.com portal is open for business.

There was/were one incoming traffic item(s) at the Portal this morning. One outgoing message(s) was/were sent.

Our newest member daGeck0 (zero in last place in name) will be continuing the registration process shortly.