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SacL5 Meeting 9/9/23
Meeting Notes Greetings See our Contact page for more information about members Richard Parks, formerly of the Arizona Chapter, will attend upcoming SacL5 meetings Joe
September 23, 2023
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NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Autumn 2023
View/Download October November December 2023 – Final.pdf Download October November December 2023 – Final.docx Greetings from Ed and Perri Here is the Latest Chapters
September 16, 2023
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TeamL5 Lunar Power Proposal
The TeamL5 herein proposes that Aggressively Collimated Technology (ACT) be developed to aid in the creation of a publicly-owned Lunar Power Utility (LPU). In Appendix
September 9, 2023
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Affordable Moon Base
Solar Energy Will Power the Moon The Sacramento L5 Society has completed an analysis of solar energy means for powering a permanent Moon base through
September 9, 2023
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You Can’t Measure Time – Up and Atom
Very normal ball drop, Rational numbers, Irrational numbers, The real number line, Countable infinity, Uncountable infinity, Algebraic numbers, Transcendental numbers, Thanks Brilliant!, Indescribable numbers https://youtu.be/10rA45pb7dk?si=ucm27-uiuWDfraXs
September 9, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 9/9/23 – Visits: 13,961 (+254)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 266 visits last 30 days 4,376 visits last 12 months 13,961 since incept
September 9, 2023
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Rocks from Space! Shocking Turtle!
Rocks from Space imperil the Earth. I say Shock Turtle again! Aliens with only 1 minute to go! Watch this vid to know what’s in
September 9, 2023
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The Mach Effect
2797 views as of 9/9/23 Watch this video describing propellant less propulsion.https://youtu.be/z6dwPmD4oC0
September 9, 2023
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Save the New Horizons beyond Pluto Mission!
Sign the Petition! Stop them! Congress wants to cut funding for the New Horizons Team which would cause all the data collected by the New
August 13, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 8/12/23
Meeting Notes Greetings See our Contact page for more information about members Joe Leblanc contacted Joe Bland about joining the SacL5 Chapter. Joe L wasn’t
August 13, 2023
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The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. https://youtu.be/DxL2HoqLbyA
August 12, 2023
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Virgin Galactic launches civilian tourists into space
Virgin Galactic just launched its second commercial space flight. Onboard the flight are three civilian passengers, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers. The mission
August 12, 2023
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New physics or not? I’ll sort it out for you.
Some physicists are claiming that there is something “wrong” with our understanding of the universe. Oftentimes, it’s just to justify asking for funding for new
August 12, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 8/12/23 – Visits: 13,437 (+233)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 198 visits last 30 days 4,476 visits last 12 months 13,437 since incept)
August 12, 2023
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for the Love of Maggie O’Die
A new novel by one of the SacL5 Members A mystery wrapped around a love story. Woman of a certain age and head of All
July 17, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 7/8/23
Meeting Notes See our Contact page for more information about member JP Aerospace Blog Successful run of Magneto Hydrodynamic Test Rig SacL5 High School Student
July 17, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 7/08/23 – Visits: 13,204 (+188)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 202 visits last 30 days 49,29 visits last 12 months 13,204 since incept)
July 8, 2023
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New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Summer 2023
Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
June 19, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 6/10/23
Meeting Notes See our Contact page for more information about member JP Aerospace Blog Area 42 in Nevada is the JP Aerospace test site. There’s
June 10, 2023
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How NASA Reinvented The Wheel
NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it? https://youtu.be/vSNtifE0Z2Q
June 10, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 6/10/23 – Visits: 13,016 (+710)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 156 visits last 30 days 5,377 visits last 12 months 13,016 since incept)
June 10, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 5/13/23
Meeting Notes See our Contact page for more information about member JP Aerospace Blog 3D Printed Valves AI Submarine Logo First Slips Helium Cell Complete SacL5 High
May 15, 2023
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Ancient Trees Show When The Earth’s Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out
An ancient, well-preserved tree that was alive the last time the Earth’s magnetic poles flipped has helped scientists pin down more precise timing of that
May 13, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 5/13/23 – Visits: 12,306 (+567)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 452 visits last 30 days +-86) 5857 visits last 12 months (-206) 12,306 since incept (+356)
May 13, 2023
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The Angry Astronaut – Cool Vids w Attitude
Space, spaceflight, NASA, SpaceX, Mars, Blue Origin, Bill Nye, Patrick Stewart and other things that piss me off…oh, yeah, and ESPECIALLY Boeing and Bezos! Includes
May 6, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 4/8/23
Meeting Notes Member Introductions – See Chapter Library below for links to more information about members Michael W new member. Became interested in space settlement
April 9, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 4/8/23 – Visits: 12,306 (+356)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 366 visits last 30 days (-93) 6185 6063 visits last 12 months (-122) 12,306 since incept (+356)
April 8, 2023
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The Last Breakfast – Apollo 17
Last Breakfast Video on YouTube! – Sacramento L5 YouTube Site Link – View and Download “The Last Breakfast” Flyer https://youtu.be/RsifZ3fnm0g
March 18, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 3/11/23
Meeting Notes JP of JP Aerospace was on TV talking about balloon flights after the Chinese balloon incident Sac L5 Balloon Grant has piqued the
March 18, 2023
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New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Spring 2023
Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
March 15, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 2/11/23
Meeting Notes SacL5 Website Traffic Report 2/11/23 – Visits: 11,595 (+413) Changes to the website Addition of Robert Compton’s rocket test, his obituary, Renamed highest
February 12, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 2/11/23 – Visits: 11,595 (+413)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 459 visits last 30 days (-41) 6165 visits last 12 months (+93) 11,595 since incept (+772)
February 11, 2023
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Robert Compton, in Memoriam
Above is a picture of Robert with his 8” diameter rocket motor (the rocket in the videos is the earlier 5” diameter rocket). Robert’s dream… BALLS
January 22, 2023
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Robert Compton Peroxide Rockets
Standing Rocket Test The revolutionary aspect of the Robert Compton’s Rocket concept is that it used H2O2 direct injection without a catalyst. That is, it
January 22, 2023
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SacL5 Meeting 1/14/23
AgendaNOTE: No in-person meeting this month. Website: https://sacramentol5society.nss.org Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space SocietyWhere: Virtual presence only, via ZoomWhen: Saturday, January 14th, 2023, 5:00-6:30 PM
January 15, 2023
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 1/15/23 – Visits: 11,182 (+614)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 500 visits last 30 days (-60) 6072 visits last 12 months (+249) 10,823 since incept (+713)
January 15, 2023
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Posting to SacL5 with Elementor
The video below shows how to post an entry to the Sac L5 website using WordPress and Elementor. It features some of the tools and
December 31, 2022
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New NSS Resources for Chapters Page – Winter 2022
Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
December 23, 2022
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Water Rocket Physics
Water rockets are fun toys for people of all ages, even adults. They work based on a simple physics concept in which water is forced
December 11, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 12/10/22
Agenda HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Website: https://sacramentol5society.nss.org Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space SocietyWhere: Virtual presence only, via ZoomWhen: Saturday, December 10th, 2022, 5:00-6:30 PM Pacific Standard
December 10, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 12/10/22 – Visits: 10,568 (+540)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 540 visits last 30 days (+94) 5823 visits last 12 months 10,823 since incept (+713)
December 10, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 11/12/22
AgendaWebsite: https://sacramentol5society.nss.org Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space SocietyWhere: Virtual presence only, via ZoomWhen: Saturday, November 11th, 2022, 5:00-7:30 PM Pacific Standard Time Pre-Zoom notes:•These meetings
December 10, 2022
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Apollo 17 – The Last Breakfast
Registration – Apollo 17 – The Last Breakfast Sacramento L5 YouTube site View and Download “The Last Breakfast” Flyer
November 20, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 11/12/22 – Visits: 10,110 (+474)
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 374 visits last 30 days 10,110 since incept (+434)
November 12, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 9/8/22
Agenda Website: https://sacramentol5society.nss.org Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space Society Where: Virtual presence only, via Zoom When: Saturday, October 8, 2022, 5:00-7:30 PM Pacific Daylight
October 9, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 10/8/22 – Visits: 9676
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 375 visits last 30 days 9676 since incept (+398)
October 8, 2022
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NSS Resources for Chapters – Autumn 2022
Link for current NSS Chapter Newsletter Quarterly Check out the NSS Chapters Resources Page for Attachments and Updates between Newsletters Greetings from Ed, Perri, and
September 21, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 7/11/22
Agenda: Website: https://sacramentol5society.nss.org Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space SocietyWhere: Virtual presence only, via ZoomWhen: Saturday, August 13th, 2022, 5:00-7:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time(Note: Pacific
September 11, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 9/5/22 – Visits: 9280
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 393 visits last 30 days 9278 since incept (+2098)
September 5, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 7/9/22
Agenda: 5:00-5:10 Begin regular meeting: Margin for everyone to arrive/greeting of new members. 5:10-6:00 Updates/general chapter business: President’s & Treasurer’s report. (Joe Bland, Ed Kulis)
July 10, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 7/9/22 – Visits: 7180
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 693 visits last 30 days (+60) 7180 since incept (+597)
July 9, 2022
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June 11, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 6/11/22
SacL5 Web Site Traffic Report 6/11/22 721 visits last 30 days (+353) 7710 since incept (+1413)
June 11, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 5/14/22
Website Traffic Apr 14 to May 14, 2022 670 visits last 30 days (+252) 7085 6297 since incept (+788)
May 14, 2022
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Previous Universes, Black Hole Corpses, Conscious Understanding – Penrose & Peterson
Dr. Peterson recently traveled to the UK for a series of lectures at Oxford and Cambridge. This conversation was recorded during that period with Sir
April 28, 2022
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Eerie Implications of Hawking Points –“Corpses of Black Holes from Before the Big Bang”
Black Holes Will Start to Glow in the Night Sky As described by the Penrose Institute, our universe is expanding and as it cools over the
April 28, 2022
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Apollo 16 Breakfast Splashdown April 23, 2022 Video Available!
Hi, folks,First, thank you to all the hardy folks who got up early and watched the live presentation! It was a doozy!Second, I spent the
April 24, 2022
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Apollo 20: Mission to Tycho – Orbiter Space Flight Simulator
Apollo 20 was to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on July 24, 1974 to the most adventurous site visited yet by Apollo astronauts; the rim
April 23, 2022
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Missions we Lost When Apollo was Cancelled
Long before Apollo landed on the Moon, NASA leadership was looking at some lofty plans for Apollo hardware after the Moon. Want to know more
April 23, 2022
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SacL5 Meeting 4/9/22
Meeting Call: Sacramento L5 Society, Local Chapter, National Space SocietyWhere: Virtual presence only, via ZoomWhen: Saturday, April 9th, 2022, 5:00-7:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time(Note: Pacific Daylight Time started
April 9, 2022
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