§ 1 - Asteroids near Earth -- materials for utilization

§ 1.1 - Overview - utilization of asteroids near Earth
§ 1.2 - Asteroids: What, where, how many

§ 1.2.1 - Classifications based on locations
§ 1.2.2 - Astrogeology theory and observation

§ 1.3 - Meteorites: Samples of asteroids

§ 1.3.1 - Origins of meteorites
§ 1.3.2 - Classifications and compositions
§ 1.3.3 - Finds, falls and burn-ups

§ 1.4 - Telescopic spectroscopy: Analyzing asteroids' compositions from Earth telescopes
§ 1.5 - Probes: Going on-site

§ 1.5.1 - Past probes
§ 1.5.2 - Present probes
§ 1.5.3 - Officially proposed future probes
§ 1.5.4 - Surface lander techniques for upcoming prospectors

§ 1.6 - Mining and processing an asteroid
§ 1.7 - Earth impact by an asteroid: prospects and effects
§ 1.8 - New asteroids: discovering and cataloging asteroids
§ 1.9 - Specific NEO targets and missions
§ 1.10 - References to other asteroid-related WWW sites

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§ 2 - Lunar material and its utilization

§ 2.1 - Overview -- lunar materials and their utilization
§ 2.2 - The origin and composition of the moon

§ 2.2.1 - Highlands vs. Lowlands geology
§ 2.2.2 - The Apollo and Luna landings
§ 2.2.3 - Major lunar minerals

§ 2.2.3.1 - For aluminum
§ 2.2.3.2 - For calcium
§ 2.2.3.3 - For titanium
§ 2.2.3.4 - For iron
§ 2.2.3.5 - For volatiles (hydrogen, other)
§ 2.2.3.6 - For other minerals

§ 2.2.4 - Powdery texture (helps in mining and processing)

§ 2.3 - Mining the surface
§ 2.4 - Moon bases
§ 2.5 - History of lunar probes
§ 2.6 - Others' webpages on lunar materials and utilization

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§ 3 - Transportation -- of earth, lunar and asteroidal materials

§ 3.1 - Overview - transport of lunar and asteroidal materials
§ 3.2 - Theoretical transportation energy requirements

§ 3.2.1 - Moving around in the Earth-Moon system
§ 3.2.2 - Asteroid retrieval

§ 3.2.2.1 - Lunar gravity assists for asteroids
§ 3.2.2.2 - Specific asteroid missions

§ 3.2.3 - The L1, L2, L4 and L5 "Libration" points

§ 3.3 - Near-term vehicles

§ 3.3.1 - Chemical rockets

§ 3.3.1.1 - Introduction to chemical rocket transportation
§ 3.3.1.2 - Asteroidal fuels
§ 3.3.1.3 - Lunar fuels
§ 3.3.1.4 - Launching the first missions with present day Earth rockets

§ 3.3.2 - Steam rockets and asteroids
§ 3.3.3 - Electric propulsion for inter-orbital vehicles
§ 3.3.4 - Using Cold War nuclear missiles to launch peacetime payloads
§ 3.3.5 - Earth launch by present and emerging vehicles

§ 3.4 - Mid-term vehicles

§ 3.4.1 - Interorbital aerobraking
§ 3.4.2 - Interorbital light sails
§ 3.4.3 - Lunar launch by Mass Driver

§ 3.5 - Storability of propellants

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§ 4 - Industrial processes - manufacturing with asteroidal/lunar materials

§ 4.1 - The space environment - advantages and disadvantages

§ 4.1.1 - Zero gravity to any gravity (centrifuge)
§ 4.1.2 - Vacuum
§ 4.1.3 - High temperature solar ovens
§ 4.1.4 - Electric power from the sun
§ 4.1.5 - Heat rejection issues

§ 4.2 - Separating elements and minerals by simple methods

§ 4.2.1 - Magnetic separation of free nickel-iron metal
§ 4.2.2 - Thermal extraction of volatiles
§ 4.2.3 - Separating minerals by electrostatic beneficiation
§ 4.2.4 - Separating minerals by vibration or floatation
§ 4.2.5 - Separating minerals by electrophoresis

§ 4.3 - Construction materials from minimally processed bulk lunar and asteroidal soils

§ 4.3.1 - Overview of fiberglass, ceramics, glasses, lunarcrete", "astercrete", sintering, casting
§ 4.3.2 - Sintering
§ 4.3.3 - Glass-ceramics
§ 4.3.4 - Glasses
§ 4.3.5 - Fiberglass

§ 4.4 - Separating elements and/or oxides from minerals or bulk material

§ 4.4.1 - Electrolysis of minerals
§ 4.4.2 - Smelting of minerals
§ 4.4.3 - Solar oven distillation
§ 4.4.4 - Chemical processing

§ 4.5 - Producing high temperature refractories
§ 4.6 - Waste disposal
§ 4.7 - Manufacturing overview

§ 4.7.1 - Vapor and droplet deposition in vacuum
§ 4.7.2 - Cutting in vacuum
§ 4.7.3 - Welding in vacuum
§ 4.7.4 - Containerless processing melting and casting

§ 4.8 - Automation and teleoperation (robotics)

§ 4.8.1 - Introduction
§ 4.8.2 - For surface robotic exploration
§ 4.8.3 - For mining
§ 4.8.4 - Other WWW sites on automation and teleoperation

§ 4.9 - Bootstrapping

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§ 5 - Products and services - in space, from asteroidal and lunar materials

§ 5.1 - Prerequisites for a product to be made from asteroidal and/or lunar material
§ 5.2 - Fuel propellants

§ 5.2.1 - For raising satellites from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous Earth orbit
§ 5.2.2 - For stationkeeping and maneuvering of near future satellite constellations
§ 5.2.3 - For a number of other emerging space operations

§ 5.3 - Communications satellites platforms and antennas -- bigger is better for wireless multi-media
§ 5.4 - Emergency rescue or repair services for communications satellites
§ 5.5 - Shielding - from solar and cosmic radiation, orbital debris and micrometeors, cold
§ 5.6 - Construction materials for walls, beams, other structural members
§ 5.7 - Solar ovens for industrial facilities
§ 5.8 - "Silicon Orbit" -- faster computer chips
§ 5.9 - Precious metals from asteroids
§ 5.10 - Aerobrake heat shields for returning heavy cargoes to Earth
§ 5.11 - Electric power systems in space, and solar cell semiconductors
§ 5.12 - Energy from space for Earth economies: Solar Power Satellites (SPS)

§ 5.12.1 - The Solar PowerSat (SPS) Concept
§ 5.12.2 - PowerSats Compared to Other Energy Sources
§ 5.12.3 - Environmental Effects on Biota - Non-Beam
§ 5.12.4 - Environmental Effects on Biota - Beam
§ 5.12.5 - Beam Effects on Communications
§ 5.12.6 - Technical Issues
§ 5.12.7 - Political History of the PowerSat
§ 5.12.8 - The Electric Economy on Earth Concepts
§ 5.12.9 - Bootstrapping to PowerSats
§ 5.12.10 - Other resources on Solar PowerSats (SPS) -- websites, books

§ 5.13 - Biotechnology
§ 5.14 - Space Tourism
§ 6 (XR) - Space colonies for corporate communities
§ 5.15 - Giant telescopes (radio, optical) for scientific study (including SETI - Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
§ 5.16 - Re-using today's rockets' spent fuel tanks in orbit
§ 5.17 - General benefits to Earth peoples, and world issues
§ 5.18 - Defense applications
§ 5.19 - Space-based radar (not yet up -- coming soon)
§ 5.20 - Optical remote sensing (not yet up -- coming soon)
§ 5.21 - Samples for collector's items

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§ 6 - Space colonies

§ 6.1 - Colonies in orbit vs. colonies on planetary surfaces
§ 6.2 - How realistic in our near future?
§ 6.3 - First generation space habitats made from spent fuel tanks
§ 6.4 - Third generation giant space habitats
§ 6.5 - Detailed design of space colonies
§ 6.6 - Ecological issues (CELSS)
§ 6.7 - NASA CELSS work
§ 6.8 - NASA human CELSS experiments
§ 6.9 - Russian CELSS studies
§ 6.10 - Biosphere 2
§ 6.11 - Biosphere J (Japan)
§ 6.12 - The Alaska project by ISEC Co.
§ 6.13 - Artificial gravity and effects of zero gravity on humans
§ 6.14 - Prototype designs on the internet
§ 6.15 - Other websites on space colonies
§ 6.16 - Earn a one-way ticket by the PERMANENT UnClassified Ads

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§ 7 - Economic, legal and political issues

§ 7.1 - Overview -- economic, legal and political issues
§ 7.2 - Private sector

§ 7.2.1 - Private sector history and issues
§ 7.2.2 - Asteroidal vs. lunar materials utilization
§ 7.2.3 - Don't wait for cheap Earth launch

§ 7.3 - Legal environment

§ 7.3.1 - Legal history and issues
§ 7.3.2 - The Archimedes Institute

§ 7.4 - Government

§ 7.4.1 - Government history and issues
§ 7.4.2 - PERMANENT address to the U.S. Government's National Commission on Space, 1986
§ 7.4.3 - How the government can help the private sector

§ 7.5 - Space advocacy organizations
§ 7.6 - Political and business cautions

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§ 8 - Mission plans and concepts

§ 8.1 - PERMANENT Manned Mission Concept
§ 8.2 - Potential revenue sources
§ 8.2.1 - Live broadcast rights
§ 8.2.2 - Movies and documentaries
§ 8.2.3 - Sponsorship/merchandizing
§ 8.2.4 - Sale of asteroid samples and scientific data
§ 8.2.4 - Patented/licensed spin-off technologies

§ 8.3 - Other organizational efforts

§ 8.3.1 - Bigelow Aerospace
§ 8.3.2 - NEAP, SpaceDev and Jim Benson
§ 8.3.3 - Space Studies Institute (SSI)
§ 8.3.4 - Applied Space Resources, Inc.
§ 8.3.5 - Shimizu Corp.
§ 8.3.6 - Obiyashi Corp.
§ 8.3.7 - The Artemis Project and the Lunar Resources Company
§ 8.3.8 - Asteroid Enterprises
§ 8.3.9 - General Space Corp.
§ 8.3.10 - Other Efforts


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§ 9 - Business plan

This section is restricted to book buyers and contributors.

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§ 10 - Resources


§ 10.1 - The PERMANENT on-line database of technical paper references
§ 10.2 - Specially recommended technical resources
§ 10.3 - Good books for the layman

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§ 11 - Feature articles


§ 11.1 - The Next Space Race -- Between Multinationals
§ 11.2 - The 1997-XF11 Asteroid Scare and Future Prospects
§ 11.3 - NASA Probe Can't See Braille...Private Sector Could See Funding for Next Target
§ 11.4 - A.steroids to Beef Up Defence

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§ 12 - To Do list


§ 12.1 - Engineering design (see also section 9.3.1)
§ 12.2 - Analysis

§ 12.2.1 - Concept evaluation and development
§ 12.2.2 - Inputs of documents to database of paper references
§ 12.2.3 - Inputs of other new information in general

§ 12.3 - Artwork

§ 12.3.1 - 2D (e.g., Photoshop, PowerPoint)
§ 12.3.2 - 3D modelling (e.g., AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, Lightwave)
§ 12.3.3 - Paintings and drawings
§ 12.3.4 - Collections of existing public domain art (NASA, DoD)
§ 12.3.5 - Movies and commercials with PERMANENT themes
§ 12.3.6 - Specific immediate artwork needs

§ 12.4 - Project management, misc. projects

§ 12.4.1 - Education section on web (teachers and students)
§ 12.4.2 - Merchandising (ideas and designs of toys)
§ 12.5 - Business plan development
§ 12.6 - Research on investors
§ 12.7 - Research on journalists (info collection)
§ 12.8 - Outreach
§ 12.8.1 - Contacting journalists
§ 12.8.2 - Contacting other websites for reciprocal links
§ 12.8.3 - Replying to e-mail to PERMANENT
§ 12.8.4 - Speaker's bureau
§ 12.8.5 - Registering with search engines & index sites, improving hits (needed badly!)

§ 12.9 - Inputs of new info on our website

§ 12.9.1 - Export all existing URL's for searching, organize by section
§ 12.9.2 - Search for URL's not listed
§ 12.9.3 - Start and operate a Space Resources News web section on version 2, updated constantly
§ 12.9.4 - Start and operate a Space Resources News digest mailing list, updated constantly

§ 12.10 - Web site programming

§ 12.10.1 - Messagebase

§ 12.10.1.1 - Simplify maintenance work on messagebase
§ 12.10.1.2 - Find moderators

§ 12.10.2 - Database

Jonathan's leaving his employer so the PERMANENT database goes offline. Need a Lotus Notes server.
§ 12.10.3 - Artistic design (improve upon)

Layout
Add graphics that are appropriate
Animate the PERMANENT logo's wavy MAN, e.g., a rainbox roller coaster ride
Fix graphics wrap for 640x480 people, see other sites for examples

§ 12.11 - Miscellaneous

Find major publisher for PERMANENT book
Forward URL's to unlisted sites and news releases
Refine keywords metatag for better search engine hit ratings, and add keywords to individual PERMANENT pages
Register PERMANENT on search engines
Come up with a list of potential corporate sponsors and advertisers

IBM/Lotus for PERMANENT database
Advertisers -- Coca Cola, 7-11, etc.

Help prepare approaches to corporate sponsors
Design 2D, 3D, multimedia advertisement concepts
Audio CD on PERMANENT for car use
Design of toys
Design of games, e.g., software Conceptually design movie
§ 12.12 - Three kinds of contributor
§ 12.12A - Experiences to date with volunteers

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