Team Project: Terraforming

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Team ProjectTerraforming

• A Literature Review

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Mission Statement

• to examine the current state of the literature
  and expert opinion regarding the
  multidisciplinary aspects of Terraforming in
  order to produce a comprehensive summary of the
  theories therein.

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Progress to Date

• Team rules selection
• Organization structure editing team
• Outline definition
• Division in sub teams
• Schedule definition
• Preliminary research
• Work on first draft of chapters

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Selected Organization
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Top Level Outline

• (24p) Introduction
• (24p) Biology
• (14p) Planetology
• (35p) Methods Of Terraforming
• (14p) Possible Terraforming Targets
• (10p) Geoengineering
• (10p) Project Management, Costs, Financing
• (10p) Economics, Politics, Int. Relations
• (28p) Ethics, Philosophy Law

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Introduction
• Tobias Bittner - Nathalie Godeau - Thomas Gordon
  - William Watson

• Topics
• Definitions And Terminology
• History Of Terraforming Including Sci-fi
• Why Terraforming?

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Biology
• Olathe Clark Anis Karim Erik Clacey
  Teague Martis

• Topics
• A Brief History Of The Earth
• Formation Of The Earth
• Theories On The Origin Of Life
• Current State Of The Biosphere
• Adaptation Of Life
• Applications Of The Adaptation Of Biological
  Organisms From Bacteria To Higher Plants
• The Human Factor
• Requirements For Space Flight
• Adaptations And Counter Measures For Extreme
  Environments
• Long Stay Habitat Requirements

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Planetology Possible Targets
• Catarina Oliveira - Luke Miller - Wendelin Michel
• Steven Wathiong - Erik Clacey

• Topics
• Planetology
• Description Of Space Habitable Zones, Planetary
  Parameters, Planetology And Atmosphere Analysis
• Possible Targets
• Study Of The Possible Targets Regarding Their
  Characteristics And Possible Methods To Apply

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Methods Of Terraforming
• Aaron Gronstal - Peter Waswa - Damian Rogers
• Diogo Rodrigues - Goran Basic

• Topics
• General Methods Based On Requirements For Life As
  We Know It
• Temperature
• Atmospheric Pressure/Composition
• Radiation Shielding
• Water
• Specific Techniques
• Ecopoiesis
• SRS
• Others According To Further Research

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Geoengineering
• Tobias Bittner - Angelo Grubisic

• Topics
• Introduction
• Manipulation Of Earths Surface - Mass Moving
  Capacity
• Human Alteration Of Earths Atmosphere
• Anthropogenic Emission And Effects
• Changes In Chemical Composition Of The Planetary
  Atmosphere
• Climate Sensitivity And Models
• Human Alteration Of Earths Temperature
• Energy Production
• Self-sustaining Growth And Renewable Resources
• Geo Engineering
• Analysis Of Geo-engineering Proposals

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Project Management, Costs, Financing
• Julio Aprea - Diogo Rodrigues
• Economics, Politics, Int. Relations
• Julio Aprea - Olivier Ingold

• Topics
• Project Management, Costs, Financing
• How Long Will It Take?
• How Much Will It Cost?
• Where To Get The Money From?
• Differences Between Terraforming And Other
  Megaprojects
• Economics, Politics, Int. Relations
• Political Economy Of Very Large Space Projects
• Need For A Supra-governmental Organization
• A World Space Agency?
• Modifications To The United Nations

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Subgroups Roles Tasks

• Ethics, Philosophy Law
• Martin Heibel - Shahram Ariafar - Elyse St-cyr
• Luke Miller- Olivier Ingold

• Topics
• Moral Questions Implicit In Terraforming
• Point Of View Of Theories Of Environmental Ethics
• Anthropocentrism, Zoocentrism, Ecocentrism,
  Preservationism
• Need Of Development Of A Code Of Ethics For The
  Space Environment
• Formulation Of An Ethical Policy For The Space
  Environment
• Legal Concerns
• Terraforming Legal Or Not? ( Brief Review Of
  Existing International Space, Environmental,
  Public Law)
• A Path Towards Engineering Law, New Legal Rules
  For Terraforming
• New Forms Of Government And Governance On
  Terraformed Planet Need Of A Constitution?

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Future Plans / Schedule
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Project Part 2 Possible Subjects

• Terraforming and Precursors for Titan
• Terraforming and Precursors for Mars
• Construction of a Model Robot useful for
  Terraforming
• Microorganisms Experiment

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Research Process

• Scientific Articles And Books
• Instructions From Muriel
• Team Member Summaries And Hard Copies
• Template From Michael
• Interviews With ISU Faculty And Guests
• Walter Peeters
• Chiaki Mukai (Future)
• Hugh Hill

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Possible Contacts

• Christopher P. McKay
• Contacted
• Margarita Marinova
• Contacted
• Kathleen Connell
• Contacted
• Greg Schmidt
• Contacted
• Steve Dick
• Contacted
• John Hargenrader
• Contacted
• Tom Meyer
• Contacted

• Jim Dator
• ?
• John Rummel
• ?
• Martin Fogg
• ?
• Robert M. Zubrin
• ?
• John Rummel
• ?
• Geoffrey Landis
• ?

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Questions?