We Must Return

By William D. Eatwell

Earth’s moon is the perfect launch point for the journey to Mars and other deep space missions, argues inventor William D. Eatwell. By returning to the moon, America and its closest and trusted allies can ensure their nations’ safety and that of all orbiting assets circling both the Earth and the moon. WE MUST RETURN details the possible international dangers and consequences of not going back. The urgent reasons to return are discussed in several chapters, which outlines critical issues regarding practical, tactical and strategic, protection and survival, and mining opportunities. Eatwell, a 25 year member of the AIAA, is privately developing advanced aerospace concepts. In this book, he reasons that America’s return to the lunar surface is critical to solving the enormous technical challenges that lie ahead on the journey to Mars.

• Language: English
• Publisher: William D. Eatwell
• Release date: Jul 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370838332

William D. Eatwell

William (Bill) D. Eatwell is retired with more than 40 years designing and developing over 35 products for the oil field, bio-medical, medical, and aerospace industries. He is currently researching and developing several advanced aerospace concepts under his company name Star Drive Propulsion Systems, LLC. A graduate of the University of Houston with a BS in manufacturing technology, he holds 11 U.S. patents. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), The Moon Society, The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).He was a private pilot for 12 years and has pursued hobbies in advanced aerospace concepts, writing, scuba diving, dirt and street motorcycles, firearms, the UFO phenomena, and maintaining his 2012 Porsche Cayenne. His military service was with the Texas Army National Guard, from which he received an honorable discharge in 1966 with the rank of staff sergeant (E-6). A longtime supporter of NASA, including friendships with several current and retired employees, he has presented his propulsion concept to NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and has submitted several advanced concept proposals to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for review. He is also a supporter of ESA, the European Space Agency.

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WE MUST RETURN

Reasons for America and its trusted allies to return to the moon

By William D. Eatwell

Copyright 2016 by William D. Eatwell

ISBN: 9781370838332

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Practical Thoughts

Chapter 2: Tactical, Strategic, and Security Issues

Chapter 3: Surviving on the Moon and Ownership

Conclusion

About the Author

References

Introduction

We Must Return to Earth’s moon immediately, argues the author, inventor William D. Eatwell. The moon holds critical practical, tactical and strategic, protection and survival opportunities, including vast resources for mining for those nations that would occupy it. And it is a perfect launch point for Mars and other deep space missions. Designing and implementing the technical means for a quick return to the moon will help ensure the future safety of America, our closest and trusted allies, and all military and commercial satellites orbiting both the Earth and the moon.

In the first chapter on practical thoughts, I discuss critical issues against NASA’s plans that, instead of planning a moon return, involve capturing an asteroid. I also note comments from those scientist and others who advocate a return to the lunar surface.

The next chapter on tactical and strategic issues addresses the challenge that America has in maintaining its space superiority with respect to other nations that are planning publicly, privately, or secretly to also make the moon a functioning base. The possibility of a future multi-national lunar presence presents serious challenges to all who travel there to inhabit, explore, or test aerospace concepts