We are getting back to Moon – With Moon Satellite Navigation System
These days we are standing before the next huge step in the Solar System exploration. And this next important step will be returning to the Moon.
As we all know, returning to the Moon will not be an easy task. Some of you may argue with me, that “we had already been there”, so we can return easily. The true thing is that it is not such easy as you may think. Because the technology is different, it is far more advanced than it was in the 60s, and the requirements resulting from the technology standards are different, when we look at the high safety standards and even the most important thing is missing now. The high motivation of the nation and its unity to compete with someone else. When we turn back and we will read the stories behind the beginnings of the Apollo program, we will very easily notice that the motivation and the mobilization of the entire nation – individuals, science bodies, and companies – was extremely huge. It was very unique. The financial budget dedicated to the Lunar Program was heavily supported by the U.S. Government and a big part of the economy was set to achieve the goal of getting humans to the Moon. And here you have also the answer, to why the Apollo program ended – the goal was simply accomplished and the vision – and the motivation – of the nation just vanished.
Now, several decades after the last steps of humans on the surface of the Moon were taken, we can see a new motivation and a new vision of humans getting back to the Moon. The goal is not just to get the humans there, but to keep them there. And this is a completely different task than getting people to the Moon and back. We want to stay there, we want to build the first colonies in space and then move further – to Mars. For this complex task, we need not just the motivation of the nation. We need a complex cooperation of more nations, we do not need a budget for a mission to be accomplished, but we need a continuous budget that will be filled with money continuously for the next coming century, not just one decade.
The technology that we know – how to get the humans to the Moon and back – we will definitely use. We know how to “fly”, but we need to re-develop the technical parts and modules using the new technology so these will meet the necessary standards for a completely different mission – to keep humans alive and their presence forever. We need to know how the technology will be upgraded, we need to know all the safety things related to the permanent presence of humans out there and we need to know all the “shortcuts” to get the crews back to safety in any emergency situation. And all these things must work in international cooperation because we know that the Moon belongs to everyone. We cannot get to the point that someone will just say “This is my property” or something similar. We need peace, exploration, and the results that will help the whole of humankind.
And what do you need to keep the mission safe? How do you locate immediately someone lost on the surface of the Moon, how do you program any automatic technology to save any individual in any emergency? The most important thing when saving a life is the time. Time is ticking very fast. And the worst scenario that can happen is the lack of time or the “error” in the time calculation. The Moon is not a small planetary body, it is quite large, we can say that the Moon is like a smaller planet. Yes, in the research we often call the Earth and the Moon a “bi-planetary system”. So the distances on the surface of the Moon can be long. When you imagine an emergency with some errors in time calculation and long distances, you get a tricky mix resulting in trouble. To stay safe with any surface or orbital lunar mission, you need two things – the standard time zone (or zones) and the non-stop working precise positioning system. The standardized time zone for the Moon was set already and is currently in the process of approving by the international scientific and government bodies. But the second part is now becoming a question.
Here we come to my new project – LUNAR VISION – The complex global navigation satellite system for the Moon. This project offers the answer to NASA’s missing “brick in the wall” – it will offer all the necessary services directly on the surface of the Moon and even on any orbit of the Moon. The system will be autonomous and will bring a unique solution for safety and scientific exploration.
The global navigation system for the Moon will not be just a spin-off project of my previous project – The global navigation satellite system for Mars (proposed system name GNSS FATIMA). The planetary and technological research related to the new project will need to be done from a different perspective. Because the Moon is a different planetary body with different planetary conditions when compared to Mars. And I have the first question answered now – yes the global navigation satellite system for the Moon is feasible. I am working on the project, so keep watching my website to stay updated.
~Jozef
