<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9818"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9819">Sorry for the awful formatting. If anyone wants a clean version, send me your individual email address. You can also get a preview by going to amazon.com and searching for "major tom" under books.</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9789"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9817">Denny<br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9796" style="display: block;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9795" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9794" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9793" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9797" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9816"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "kzyxtalk-request@lists.mcn.org" <kzyxtalk-request@lists.mcn.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 8, 2018 2:27 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 48, Issue 6<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9798"><br><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9803" dir="ltr">Send Kzyxtalk mailing list submissions to<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9822" dir="ltr"> <a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9821" href="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515449274798_9823" dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk" target="_blank">http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:kzyxtalk-request@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk-request@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk-request@lists.mcn.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:kzyxtalk-owner@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk-owner@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk-owner@lists.mcn.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Kzyxtalk digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Major Tom, Space Law, and Space Commerce (Dennis OBrien)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 22:27:11 +0000 (UTC)<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Dennis OBrien <<a href="mailto:dennisobrien@sharejerusalem.com" ymailto="mailto:dennisobrien@sharejerusalem.com">dennisobrien@sharejerusalem.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Major Tom, Space Law, and Space Commerce<br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "<a href="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:1295980189.2903559.1515450431394@mail.yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:1295980189.2903559.1515450431394@mail.yahoo.com">1295980189.2903559.1515450431394@mail.yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">[For those on this list with a show or other media outlet, please consider having me as a guest so I can present this emerging issue and explain the need for action.? Suggestions on how to move forward are welcome.]<br></div><div dir="ltr">To All Those with an Interest in Space Law and/or Space Commerce:<br></div><div dir="ltr">I am aretired attorney who has written a book on the above subjects.? MajorTom is a riveting drama wrapped around a legal/policy analysis.? It is a realistic, near-future story of twoChinese taikonauts and their U.S. counterparts who get caught up in the race toestablish the first permanent human settlement on the Moon. Their idealismconflicts with national leaders who want their own country?s economic systemand political philosophy to dominate. At stake is humanity?s destiny as weleave our home planet and begin our journey to other celestial bodies. Who willprevail??Lastmonth, the current U.S. administration set its marker:??We willalso ensure, lastly, that the rules and values of space exploration are writtenwith American leadership and American values.? ? Vice-President Mike Pence,speaking at the announcement of a Presidential Directive focusing NASA?smission on returning humans to the Moon, 12/11/2017??The UAGshall provide advice and recommendations on matters including, but not limitedto . . . Strategies to ensure U.S. leadership in the economic development ofouter space.? - Charter of the National Space Council Users? Advisory Group,12/6/2017?Major Tom is one part political thriller, onepart science fiction, and one part romance. ?It entertains the reader while exploring thefuture of space exploration and commercial development.? What began as a clever story based on a song quicklyevolved into a passionate plea for the future of humanity. ?A must read for those interested in the nextgreat conflict - and the next great cause.?I haveattached the first seven chapters (of twenty), plus the speech of the leadcharacter to a fictional space treaty conference.? These are enough to lay out the competinginterests, analyze the current legal framework, and present the benefits ofadopting the Agreement Governingthe Activities of States on the Moon and OtherCelestial Bodies, sometimes called the Moon Treaty.? You may use and share this material freely;it is written to educate and inspire as many people as possible.? Anyone who wishes to read the rest of thenarrative can purchase the book at Amazon.com.?Proceeds will be used to fund further educational efforts.?Thank youfor your time and interest, and for your work in this field.? As Major Tom said at the end of her speech, ?Therewill be only one time when humanity leaves its home world, only one chance tocreate a new pattern that will lead each of us, and all of us, to our bestdestiny.? That time is now.? Please join in this effort to restore hopeand create a better world ? and a better universe ? for all of us.??Thankyou very much for your time and attention.?May we all find the wisdom, strength, and courage to do what is right.??Sincerely,?DennisO?Brien?DennisO?Brien is a retired attorney and former member of the NASA-Hastings LawProject in San Francisco. His 1985 treatise, OTV: An Argument for the Independent Trader, argued for moreinvolvement of private enterprise at a time when NASA was committed to usingthe Space Shuttle for almost all U.S. activity in space. Although rejected atthe time because it limited NASA to public policy missions, the treatisepredicted the current public-private model for the exploration and developmentof outer space.<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <a href="http://lists.mcn.org/pipermail/kzyxtalk/attachments/20180108/f3dfc139/attachment.html" target="_blank">http://lists.mcn.org/pipermail/kzyxtalk/attachments/20180108/f3dfc139/attachment.html </a><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">Name: Major Tom Preview.docx<br></div><div dir="ltr">Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document<br></div><div dir="ltr">Size: 122210 bytes<br></div><div dir="ltr">Desc: not available<br></div><div dir="ltr">Url : <a href="http://lists.mcn.org/pipermail/kzyxtalk/attachments/20180108/f3dfc139/attachment.bin" target="_blank">http://lists.mcn.org/pipermail/kzyxtalk/attachments/20180108/f3dfc139/attachment.bin </a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Kzyxtalk mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" ymailto="mailto:Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk" target="_blank">http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 48, Issue 6<br></div><div dir="ltr">***************************************<br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>