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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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Green Stars mean Intelligent Life
The cosmos is littered with blue and red stars… but curiously no green ones. Why? Is this a fundamental constraint or merely an unlikely outcome?
April 9, 2022
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Faster-Than-Light Leads To Time Paradoxes
Is faster-than-light (FTL) travel possible? In most discussions of this, we get hung up on the physics of particular ideas, such as wormholes or warp
April 9, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 4/8/22
Website Traffic Mar 9, 2022 to Apr 8, 2022 418 visits last 30 days (-73) 6297 since incept (+399)
April 8, 2022
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SacL5 Meetings and Directions
The Sacramento L5 Society meets Each Month on the Second Saturday. Come Join Us! To join monthly Zoom meetings email: Joe Bland To join the Sacramento
April 2, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 3/12/22
Website Traffic Feb 10, 2022 to Mar 12, 2022 491 visits last 30 days 5898 since incept
March 12, 2022
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The Mach Effect
2297 views as of 3/12/22 Watch this video describing propellant less propulsion.https://youtu.be/z6dwPmD4oC0
March 12, 2022
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The Archaeology Of The Space Age
We’ve been space now 55 years. Time to think about preserving history. Check out Lisa’s work. Senior author of The Final Mission: Preserving NASA’s Apollo Sites
February 21, 2022
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SacL5 Website Traffic Report 2/12/22
Website Traffic Jan 13, 22 to Feb 12, 22 391 visits last 30 days 5,478 since incept
February 12, 2022
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James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) led
February 12, 2022
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NASA – Flying Cars
Advanced Air Mobility Mission Overview NASA’s vision for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Mission is to help emerging aviation markets to safely develop an air transportation
November 23, 2021
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SacL5 Meeting 11/13/21
Notes Breakfast on the Moon Apollo 17 49th Anniversary planned for 12/11/21 Christine Noemi will coordinate Chapter Report to NSS Due soon Ed working with
November 19, 2021
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Alyssa Carson, Space Advocate
From Wikipedia, Alyssa Carson In 2014, Carson was the first person to complete the “NASA Passport Program” visiting each of NASA’s fourteen visitor centers across nine states.
November 14, 2021
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What is a Lagrange Point?
What are they? Our Sacramento L5 Society is named for the Lagrange Point EML5. Just like the illustration above for the Sun Earth Lagrange Points
November 14, 2021
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NSS Resources List for Chapters
NSS Chapters Resources List: National Space Society Main Website: https://space.nss.org NSS Statement of Philosophy: https://space.nss.org/nss-statement-of-philosophy/ Members Only link to Inside NSS: https://inside.nss.org/ Social Media Request
November 4, 2021
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Apollo 15 Video Breakfast on the Moon
Apollo 15 celebration “Breakfast on the Moon” #5 https://youtu.be/zQyxB0A5hE0 On Saturday morning, August 7, NSS Chaptersʼ Assembly and NSS Chapter Sacramento L5 Society hosted the
August 10, 2021
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Maana Electric Desert Tests of Moon Solar Panels
SUNLIGHT HAS A COUPLE OF ADVANTAGES OVER YOUR TRADITIONAL GAS AND COAL. IT’S cheap, it’s powerful, and there’s a lot of it. But there’s a
August 4, 2021
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The Spaceport by Roger Arnold and Donald Kingsbury
Part 1: An Alternate Means of Delivering Payload to Orbit Part 2: Building Energy Cheap Space Transportation – Suitably used, an orbiting spaceport could far
July 28, 2021
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Apollo 15 Breakfast on the Moon Aug 7, 2021
Breakfast on the Moon #5 Webinar Is a Go for Launch August 7, 2021 National Space Society When: Saturday, August 7, 2021, 7:00-8:30 AM PDT
July 18, 2021
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Goodnight Moonbase Kickstarter
Goodnight Moon Base Let’s bring bedtime *to* the moon every night. Our future on the moon becomes real through compelling scenes and rhymes. Click here
July 17, 2021
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Support JP Aerospace – Kids Space Program
We’d like to help JP for his work with the Kids PongSat space program and for his providing our meeting place for our L-5 Society
July 17, 2021
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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
July 17, 2021
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