Luna Project Promotional & Educational Programs
Educating the public concerning the benefits of space development and the
advantages of the lunar strategy, and spreading public awareness of the
Project itself, are vital for the success of the broad-based approach which we
have embraced. This leads us to pursue several different avenues of public
outreach.
Please note : quantities of most printed materials are available upon
inquiry. Recognizing that printing, particularly colour printing, can be
expensive, we make use of the Publications Fund to have work done in bulk as
appropriate. Donations to the Fund are invited ; by the same token, if you
have incurred printing expenses which you are unable to treat as a donation,
please do not hesitate to contact us
with a request for reimbursement from the Fund.
Luna!
This publication is intended to help bring the Project and the ideas of
lunar settlement to the attention of the interested public, & to keep them
there. Everyone is invited to redistribute it, whether by handing it out, by
mail, or by passing along the download link. Contributions are invited, &
we mean to publish a new number as often as we have suitable material.
To receive notification when a new Luna! becomes available, please
subscribe to the announcements-only mailing list by sending a blank e-mail
message to pub_announce-subscribe on this domain.
All issues are 1 double-sided sheet, 8½×14 inch size,
greyscale, .PDF
Other Mailings
- Circular №1
24 August 2010 [7×8½ inch size, 135 kB greyscale .PDF]
- Circular №2
15 December 2011 [7×8½ inch size, 135 kB greyscale .PDF]
Letters, Position Papers, &c
Audiovisual Media
- Appearance
on the Nerd Out Loud podcast, #48, 2014 June, plus uncut
interview [.MP3, 13.6 MB]
- Long radio interview with
Gia Scott on the "Dawn of Shades" program, aired on 107.7 FM, New
Orleans, 2014-098. Edited to remove station bumpers and adjust volume levels
(original version here).
[.MP3, 62 MB]
- The Lunar City, A Poem for
Piano (For Christopher Carson), composed and performed by Scott Giles
[.MP3, 12 MB]
- Videos of audience interaction after showings of
Lunarcy!
Toronto, 2013, part 1
Toronto, 2013, part 2
Toronto, 2012
- Video interview from Space Access 2013
Part
1 (mostly about Lunarcy!)
Part
2 (mostly about advocacy & culture issues)
- Video
interview, Austin, 2013 (connected with Lunarcy! showings at
South by
Southwest)
- Speech given in San
Antonio, 2012-038 [.MP3, 9.71 MB]
- Archive file containing
script, images, and narration (audio files) from presentation, to accompany
San Antonio speech [.ZIP containing .TXT, .JPG, .MP3, 5.99 MB]
- Radio
interview with Rod Taylor of the science show "Fuzzy Logic" on
98.3 FM, Canberra, at AussieCon 4, the 2010 Worldcon, in Melbourne
- Video
interview by Petréa Mitchell at the 2010 NASFiC,
ReConStruction, in Raleigh
- CTV
News video from the 2009 World Science Fiction Convention,
Anticipation in Montreal
- WBAP News radio segment with
reporter Lance Liguez, broadcast in January of 2009 [.MP3, 716 KB]
Handouts and Giveaway Materials
Some of these can be handed out on street-corners, or placed in libraries,
bookstores, coffee shops, or other favourable locations — don't forget
to get permission where necessary. Others are particularly useful to accompany
a display, giving people something to take away.
- Handbills
- Rocket logo with motto "The Stars are Ours!" or
"Luna City or Bust!", expository text on back,
8½×5½ inch size
- 2 in 8½×11
inch or 4 in 11×17
inch for printing (face colour, back mono, .PDF)
- Tri-Fold Leaflet
- "Invitation to
Infinity" (8½×11 size, mono, .PDF, 155 kB)
Participating Organizations will substitute their contact information
for the text "SAMPLE"
- Informational Materials
- Printed copies of the Papers
on the Lunar Settlement can be extremely helpful
- Subscription Project Process
Chart and explanation of the Project approach (8½×11 size,
2 sides, mono, .PDF, 199 kB)
- Luna Project Organization
Chart (8½×11 size, 1 side, mono, .PDF, 103 kB)
- Human Lunar Expeditions to
Date, incorporating a list of space-mission fatalities
(8½×11 size, 1 side, mono, .PDF, 109 kB)
Displays and Table Materials
One useful way of attracting attention to the Project and gaining a
platform for engaging the public is to set up a booth, table, or
poster display at an event such as a science-fiction convention, book
fair, rocketry competition, or movie premiere. The materials below
are intended to assist in the use of this avenue of outreach.
- Luna Project Data Book
- The Data Book is an evolving compilation of materials intended to
provide background on the concept of lunar settlement and responses
to questions of general interest about the Project itself. Due to
size and other issues, source files for the Data Book are not hosted
here, but may be obtained upon
request.
- Display posters Good
for assembling a static display or backdrop. Most are 11×17
inch size, portrait orientation, with one wide margin & one narrow
to facilitate trimming for display on a 20×30 inch board.
.PDF, monochrome unless otherwise indicated.
- Introductory essay
(landscape orientation)
- Summary of near-term
objectives
- Human life-support
requirements (colour)
showing the dominance of oxygen, which is so readily supplied from
lunar sources
- Summary of human lunar
expeditions to date
includes table of space-mission fatalities
- Organization chart
- Reference mission logistical table
includes comparison of launch capabilities
- Signs and Banners Suitable for
printing, or as patterns for cloth equivalents. .PDF, colour, size as
indicated (width×height, inches).
- 24×48, "The Stars are
Ours!"
- 24×48, "Luna City or
Bust!"
- 48×24, "Luna City or
Bust!"
Luna Project Book Program
The Luna Project Book Program is an outreach effort
intended to spread awareness of the issues related to space
development, as well as increasing the visibility of the Project.
Under the Book Program, Project supporters give away copies of
various books, both fiction and non-fiction, which are selected to
stimulate interest in space colonization and industrialization. These
books are marked with Project information, & distributed so as to
maximize exposure. All the books listed are available as mass-market
paperbacks, which is the format we recommend distributing, and can
generally be found for US$5 or less per copy.
List of Selected Books
f = fiction, nf = non-fiction
- Ben Bova
- The High Road (nf)
- Arthur C. Clarke
- The Exploration of Space (nf)
- Interplanetary Flight (nf)
- The Promise of Space (nf)
- Prelude to Space (f — also published as
Master of Space & The Space Dreamers)
- Robert A. Heinlein
- The Green Hills of Earth (f)
- The Man who Sold the Moon (f)
- T.A. Heppenheimer
- Colonies in Space (nf)
- Gerard K. O'Neill
- The High Frontier (nf)
- G. Harry Stine
- The Space Enterprise (nf)
- Space Power (nf)
- The Third Industrial Revolution (nf)
Labels
The first two labels are intended to be placed inside Book Program
give-away books. The third is meant for use in other connexions —
e.g. when putting Heinlein juveniles into a Christmas toy drive, or
trading miscellaneous books for Program books through a swapping service.
Merchandise
Luna Project merchandise has two functions. First, the proceeds help
fund Project outreach activities. Second, the items themselves are
generally of such a kind as to attract attention, & thus spread
awareness of the Project.
Project merchandise is available in-person at events, on eBay, and by
mail (within the United States — use this printable order form). Prices
are listed in US dollars, per each except where otherwise specified.
- Medalets
Uniface : rocket logo with motto "Luna City
or Bust!", starburst pattern on reverse, edition of 1000 pieces
25.4
mm, 5.6g, nickel-plated brass
- In plastic flip, with
information card : $2
(purchase)
- Ditto, with Anthony dollar
1979 : $4
(purchase)
- Ditto, with Eisenhower dollar
1972 : $5
(purchase)
- loose : $7.50 per five
(purchase)
- Special
packaging (laser cut, with gold rubber stamp) available to those who
attended screenings of Lunarcy! at South by Southwest
2013, the True/False Film Festival 2013 Boone Dawdle, and Gateway to Space
2014 : $5
(if you attended one of these showings, and did
not get one, but would like one, we do have some left over — please
inquire)
- Buttons :
$1 (purchase)
1.25" pin-back badges, with rocket logo — now in metallic
finish
- Bumper Stickers :
$1.50
(purchase)
Rocket logo, with motto "The Stars are Ours!" or "Luna
City or Bust!"
- Notepads :
$4 (purchase)
8½"×5½" size, 50 sheets, tear-off binding,
with rocket logo, motto & indicia — New design for
2015
- Maps :
$2.50 Currently unavailable.
Lunar Landing Site Map (prepared by the Lunar & Planetary Institute), marked
with Project indicia.
Advertising Materials
Advertising is of great importance in reaching the public. If we wish to
gain public support, we must be visible. While the Project has yet to
mount a full-dress advertising campaign, we do have materials which are useful
for anyone who wishes to assist the effort in this manner.
Posters
The two items below are suitable for digital printing, but were prepared
as pre-press files. We have sizable quantities of both on hand, printed
using a metallic ink for the gold portion, which are available upon request.
Web Banners
The following images represent the most common sizes for use in Internet
advertising. They are also suitable for forum signatures and the like.