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The Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group will be held November 16–19, 2009, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, located in the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) building, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas. |
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As NASA prepares to return to the Moon, learning from history is important for ensuring that a sustainable and long-term lunar return is possible. The Apollo program was not sustainable. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together academic, governmental, and private sector interests to focus on the sustainability theme of the LEAG-coordinated Lunar Exploration Roadmap. The meeting will incorporate the results from the latest missions (especially the LRO/LCROSS mission) to ensure that the framework for a sustainable presence is established early in this next era of lunar exploration. |
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The three-and-one-half-day workshop will consist of contributed and invited oral presentations and contributed poster presentations centered on questions relevant to the workshop theme of sustaining lunar exploration. The meeting will be predominantly technical sessions with a town hall meeting and two dedicated poster sessions in the evenings. The town hall meeting will focus on input to the NRC study on micro/partial gravity, which is particularly important for in situ resource utilization. The meeting will, as in previous years, be organized around questions and include the first results from the LRO/LCROSS mission. The program is now available. Authors should check the author index to see when their presentation has been scheduled. ORAL PRESENTATIONS — POSTER PRESENTATIONS — |
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The results of the meeting, especially the discussions, will identify exploration enablers (technology, ideas, partnerships, etc.) that will be incorporated into the Lunar Exploration Roadmap and presented in a white paper to NASA and the broader community. The final meeting report, including abstracts, session summaries, and a list of meeting participants, will be published for the community on the LEAG website. |
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Credit card registrations: Participants registering by credit card must use the secure electronic registration form. Other methods of payment: Those registering using any other method of payment (check, money order, or traveler’s check) must use the downloadable registration form. Cancellations: A $25.00 cancellation fee will be charged on all cancellations received before October 23, 2009. No refunds will be given after October 23. |
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AIRPORTS — AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE — Clear Lake Shuttle (281-334-3873) is available to provide transportation to or from George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport. Contact them directly for current rate information. |
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NOTE ABOUT THE SPONSORS AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE | ||||||||||
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) was created to foster lunar and planetary science and the exploration of the solar system. The Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) is a community-based interdisciplinary forum that analyzes scientific, engineering, technology, and operational issues associated with lunar exploration to support the vision for space exploration; it reports its findings and analyses to the NASA advisory council. The executive committee of LEAG forms the organizing committee of this workshop along with the President of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Project Scientist of the LRO mission. It includes representatives from science, ISRU, exploration systems, and commerce. The committee will help write the syntheses of the discussions. |
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For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the meeting, contact
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