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LRS is a Milwaukee-based
membership organization engaged in public
outreach and education about the benefits of
establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon that
would be engaged in using the resources there to help
solve Earth's long-term energy and environmental
problems. On such a vibrant frontier, the creativity and
resourcefulness of the human spirit would reach new
heights. We serve as a chapter of the National
Space Society [NSS], headquartered in Washington
DC, with over forty
chapters, and more than 25,000 members worldwide. LRS
members are encouraged, but not required, to be members of
NSS. NSS members receive the superb glossy Ad
Astra magazine. Our Beginnings, Focus on
the Moon, Vision, and Mission. The sense in which we use the
word "Reclamation". The range of our activities. Realistically, most of us
will never get a chance to pioneer the space frontier in
person. We work to lay foundations for those that will do
so. Meanwhile, there are ways to explore from home. We launched our newsletter,
Moon Miners' Manifesto, with issue #1 in December
1986 to serve our local SE Wisconsin NSS chapter. MMM now
serves several other NSS chapters as well as the members of
the Moon Society.
The Artemis Society hosts the Archive
of MMM Back Issues as a joint project. We meet monthly, except for
July and August. Our meetings are free and open to the
public. We post current LRS news on this page also. Through the years, we have
engaged in many projects. Projects are the life of the
chapter, maintaining interest, continuity, and vigor. They
exercise our talents, and have produced much fruit. We keep a record of our
many events and projects, both to keep us energized, and as
a help for other chapters. We offer speakers for many
events and organizations, primarily locally and within
commuting distance. We will talk about our future on the
Moon, about Mars, and many other Space Topics from a variety
of vantage points. We have presented a number
of structured workshops, usually at conferences, and are
available to conduct space-topic and space-project workshops
for other groups. This is the fun name for
our Brainstorming Team. This activity has resulted in award
winning designs and published conference papers. In 1990 we launched an
effort to encourage experiments that would determine how low
a light budget during the two week long lunar nightspan
would still allow plants to survive and go on to produce a
harvest. We enjoy public space
information outreach, and have put together a number of
displays, models, and dioramas to help us in that
effort. We have not documented our
events systematically. But we do have some pictures to
show. Past Brainstorming has
produced a number of "white papers", some of which have been
published in conference proceedings. Others have been
serialized in our newsletter. Our Position
Papers (jointly adopted with the
Moon Society 3/04/04) are also listed. Any organization must
periodically reinvent itself if it is to survive. We offer
some suggestions that evolution could take in the
future. As a chapter, we have
worked closely with neighboring chapters, and have helped
start new chapters in Wisconsin and neighboring states. We
have been collaborating also with Artemis Society
International and the Moon Society. We continue to remain
open to joint endeavors. In 1994, we produced the
first painting made entirely from materials that could be
produced from moondust in an early lunar settlement -
pioneering a Lunar Appropriate Art Medium. In addition to continuing
painting experiments, we have plans to undertake other Lunar
Appropriate Art Media Projects. Through the years we have
strongly supported the National Space Society's annual
International Space Development Conference. We hosted ISDC
'09 in Milwaukee. We have put together an
extensive set of space-related links, helpfully organized by
topics
Moon Icon 
used as the basis of menu buttons, is courtesy of Simon
Rowland of the Artemis
Society.
Quick Links Topics of Special Interest
just click on any button below or
go to www.lunar-reclamation.org/-----/
Many More such Quick Links are on the
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