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'Moon' is not a 4-letter word

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What is the most innovative and sustainable way to approach space research, education, and commerce beyond low Earth orbit? Those were the themes of the recent International Lunar Research Park (ILRP) Leader's Summit , which I had the privilege of attending thanks to generous support provided by the Silicon Valley Space Club and State of Hawaii . While last year's meeting dealt with identifying the "what", this year's meeting focused on the "how" aspects of those themes in the context of a research park. Developed first as a terrestrial prototype in Hawaii, this research park could later expand to the Moon. You can learn all about the concept on the ILRP website , the April 2011 ILRP Exploratory Workshop website , or Bruce Pittman 's Fall 2011 Ad Astra article titled "Been There...Never Done This!" . Ever since Obama quipped, "We've been there before" in reference to the Moon during his April 2010 speech cancel