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Arthur R. Woods (*) and Marco C. Bernasconi (**) Keywords: The Space Option, Energy Dilemma, Climate Emergency, Space Energy Options, Space-Based Solar Power, Lunar Solar Power, Helium-3 Abstract Humanity is facing an imminent Energy Dilemma in that the limited proven reserves of …
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The Greater Earth System Arthur Woods (*) “If God wanted man to become a spacefaring species, he would have given man a Moon.” Krafft A. Ehricke, 1984 [1] This article introduces the concept that Greater Earth is not only a region defined …
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GEEO – Greater Earth Energy Organization A Space Solution to a Terrestrial Problem Arthur R. Woods (*) Introduction Humanity is at a crossroads: it must decide if it prefers to live and prosper in an energy rich world or …
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“spaceoptionism”, “spaceoptimism”, “spaceism” or “………….. “ In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the beginning of the modernist era and of modern art, the avant-garde was characterized by its confidence and optimism about the future. The artists, writers …
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On May 22, 1993, a sculpture called the Cosmic Dancer by the Swiss-American artist Arthur Woods was launched to the Russian Mir space station on a Progress rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Cosmic Dancer – a painted geometric form made …
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This text by Arthur Woods was first published on the Astronomers Without Borders website as the AstroArtist for the Month of April, 2016 AstroArtist of the Month – Arthur Woods (Part 3b of 4) The Orbiting Unification Ring Satellite and …
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Most people are probably not aware that the idea of space exploration began in the mind of the artist or that artists have been intimately involved in space exploration from the beginning. Yet long before the first rocket penetrated the …
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O.U.R.S. – the Orbiting Unification Ring Satellite OUR-Space Peace Sculpture Arthur Woods In the 1970’s my art had become inspired by scientific information about the nature of the universe which was reflected in my primary mode of expression, which at …
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Our civilization is at its peak – we have the means today to implement The Space Option but not yet the commitment. However, if our species does not soon embrace this unique opportunity with sufficient commitment, it may miss its …
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Approximately 100 years ago, at the beginning of the modernist era and of “modern art”, the avant-garde was characterized by its confidence and optimism about the future. They held the firm belief that the industrial age was opening many new …
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