Book
Our book will be published in March so to jump-start our book fund we
are offering some gifts:
If you donate $25 or more you are eligible for a copy of our paperback
book and/or our Kindle edition. If you donate $100 or more you are
eligible for a copy of our paperback autographed by the author with the
inscription of your choice.
Learn more at https://lifeboat.com/ex/book
Interstellar Travel Bibliographical Survey
Calling all Star Travel fans!
Enter your favorite science fiction star travel stories into our new
collection. Does the story explore star travel or encourage us to begin
exploring the stars? Please submit it.
Nominate all your favorite star travel stories. The best will be added
to our Star Travel "Hall of Fame" to be presented at the 2013 Campbell
Conference.
To enter your favorites, go to
http://lifeboat.com/interstellar.travel.survey where you'll find a few
instructions. Click "Bibliography Input Form" and answer all questions
for each entry.
To get a Contributor ID write to
Lifeshield Bunkers
Our LifeShield Bunkers program now enables you to participate in a local LifeShield Bunker. Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/ex/life.shield.bunk...cipation
Blog
Interesting blog posts include:
"ATLAS — Watchmen To The Hour That The Sky Falls In" by Tom Kerwick at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/02/atlas-...falls-in
"Keeping Humans Safe in Space: Meet Robot Torsos Justin, Robonaut,
SAR-400, & AILA" by Reno J. Tibke at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/02/keepin...400-aila
"Machine Morality: a Survey of Thought and a Hint of Harbinger" by Reno
J. Tibke at
http://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/02/machin...arbinger
Eddie Olmos
Watch "SENS Research Foundation — curing heart disease" presented by our Edward James Olmos at https://vimeo.com/59127451
Overview Effect
Watch the film Overview at http://vimeo.com/planetarycollective/overview which is about the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect, first described by our Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts' perspective of the planet and mankind's place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
Papers
Read "Project for powerful wind power plants with vertical axis of rotation" at http://www.r-site.org/VertEolo/VertEolo_book.pdf (4.5 MB
Growing Membership
Gourmet Baskets is now giving our members 10% discounts. Learn about
all membership benefits at http://lifeboat.com/services.cgi
We now accept Diners Club!
Recent donations/pledges we have received since our last newsletter:
Donald Maclean: $1,000,
Michael Dickey: $85,
Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85,
Kenneth P. Weiss: $85,
J. Broadbent: $25,
Irene J. Dabrowski: $25,
Paula D. Gordon: $25,
Luke Hutchison: $25,
Matthew L. McGuirl: $25,
Joseph Pelton: $25,
Edythe E. Weeks: $25,
James Bracken: $10,
Rebecca R. Cooper: $10,
Thomas Dolphin: $10,
Charles Hawk: $10,
Alexander Macrae: $10,
Aaron Mayzes: $10,
Philip Morehead: $10,
Roland Schiefer: $10,
Benjamin T. Solomon: $10,
and Ryan Witt: $10.
Our Join Us page at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us now allows you to
pay for your membership anywhere from monthly to every ten years.
