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* An International Civil Space Agency By 1993, An Idea Whose Time Has Come! *
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* Posted by United Space Federation, Inc. a Not-For-Profit Corporation with *
* its international headquarters based in Ithaca, New York. USA. This is a *
* outline of the organizations agenda, the proposed structure for phase *
* three of the organization, and the proposed phase three charter for the *
* organization. The United Space Federation, Inc. was Founded in 1986 in *
* Vaginia Beach, Virgina, USA and was Incorporated in 1990 in New York State *
* as a Not-For-Profit Corporation. USF address is at the end of this posting *
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* United Space Federation, Inc. Posting for 24th of May 1991, Copy Rite 1991 *
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WHAT IS THE UNITED SPACE FEDERATION
The United Space Federation (USF) will be a non-military, non-governmental,
international civil space agency which will promote and undertake civil space
projects and missions for industry, commerce and science, for exclusively
peacefulpurposes.
FUTURE GOALS OF THE USF
1) To create an office and staff to handle administrative matters.
This office will evolve in time into the international headquarters of the USF.
2) To create the Space Planning Commission (SPC) and the Space Regulation
Commission (SRC) " explained in more detail further on in this posting ".
These two commissions will propose, debate, and plan international space
projects and draft and enforce international space law documents. The SPC
and SRC will mandate all USF operations.
3) To create the Elected Board of Directors, the executive body of the USF,
which will implement the programs approved by the SRC.
4) To achieve direct communications with the United Nations and, therefore,
the international community, in order to gain critical insight into world
events that may affect USF operations or agreements, and to allow non-member
nations an alternate, neutral forum in which to communicate with the USF.
FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE USF
1) To build an international headquarters to conduct all USF administration,
operations, and planning and to accommodate the personnel and diplomats of
the SRC, SPC, EBOD and the VIP's participating in international conferences,
lectures and debates related to USF operations or other space-related topics.
2) To build a central space operations and research complex to support USF
projects.
3) To create an international commission and support facility for monitoring
weather, atmospheric conditions, and oceanography, in order to improve global
capabilities in these fields, and to permit international cooperative study.
4) To create a network of orbital refueling, staging and supply facilities to
support USF operations and to provide emergency and rescue capabilities in
support of manned space missions and facilities, not only for the USF, but also
for other space agencies around the globe.
5) To plan, establish, and operate an international earth moon base for
industrial and scientific purposes. This moon base would support future
international space projects, research, spacecraft refueling and resupply, and
space resources retrieval and processing. The base will be instrumental in
supporting the construction of large space structures and space craft for
exploration of the solar system and future international space projects as
needed. The USF will create and operate a communications center and
navigation beacons to support operations and transportation to and from the
moon.
6) The USF will construct and support a lunar optical/radio observatory for
international use.
7) To undertake manned missions to Mars and to establish a base on Mars
similar in form and purpose to the above-mentioned moon base. Eventually,
additional bases and even industrial facilities may be established for
exploring and charting Martian terrain and identifying and retrieving natural
resources. The base will support future international space projects as needed
8) To promote, build, operate, and support at least one of a special kind of
manned spacecraft called "solar cruisers" to explore the solar system. These
solar cruisers will accomodate a crew of roughly 10-20 people, made up of
scientists and engineers from varying specialities and backgrounds and a
permanent USF crew assigned to the cruiser. The cruiser will use liquid fuels
for orbital operations, fission or fusion fuels for interplanetary operations,
and electric propulsion for maneuvering. The solar cruiser will be constructed
to provide both gravity and non-gravity working and living space for the crew.
The solar cruiser must be able to operate for roughly three years independently
and five years with resupply of food and life supporting elements. The craft
in its entirety will be reusable upon completion of each mission, after being
reconditioned in earth or moon orbit and then resupplied for the next mission.
9) To support and undertake other, more ambitious, civil space projects, both
manned and unmanned, in accordance with the charter, as the need arises and
the technology becomes available.
Organizational Chart USF Phase 3
A B C D E F G
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United Space Federation, Inc. Phase 3 Organizational Structure
SPACE REGULATION COMMISSION (SRC) GROUP DESCRIPTIONS
The SRC is made up of SCOR, COSPAR, ISLARC and the
Secretary General of the United Nations. The purpose of the
SRC is to create, draft, debate, enact, and enforce all United
Space Federation international programs, projects and
missions, and their related, agreements, policies, guidelines,
and laws, in cooperation with recommendations made by
the SPC and EBOD.
SPACE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES(SCOR)
Every country participating in the USF its projects, programs
or missions may send one representative to represent the
space related national interests of that country. This
representative will have Diplomatic status and must provide
their own support staff. The purpose of this council is to
create, draft and enact, uniform international policies and
procedures; to stimulate, peaceful, coopertive, civil space
projects and missions, through international mediation and
debate. SCOR will be involved in all SRC activities, and is
empowered to aprove or disaprove all USF programs,
projects or missions in cooperation with the
recommendations made by the SPC, COSPAR, ISLARC, the
EBOD and the Secratery General of the U.N..
COUCIL OF SPACE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES (COSPAR)
High level administrators, scientists, and engineers from the
many space agencies and organizations from around the
world, will participate on this council to coordinate all large
USF projects and missions, through interagency cooperation,
planning and agreement. COSPAR shall remain in
consaultive status with SCOR, SPC and the EBOD at all times,
and will participate in all SRC activities.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW ADVISORY AND REVIEW COUNCIL(ISLARC)
Legal specialists from around the world will participate on
this council in order to draft USF space law documents of a
uniform nature, so as to be tailored to meet the many
changing conditions and trends of the international scene.
Inorder to provide legal documants that are not only
drafted by the international community, but are also
recoginzed, understood and supported by the international
community, as fair and meaningful space law documeents
and agreements. ISLARC shall remain in consaultive status
with SCOR, SPC and EBOD, and will participate in all SRC
activities.
UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) SECRETARY GENERAL
The Secretary General of the United Nations will have
honorary status with the SRC at all times. This will provide
an alternate and neutral form of communication with the
world community, and provide important insight to world
events, which could effect USF operations and agreements.
SPACE PLANNING COMMISSION (SPC) GROUP DESCRIPTIONS
The SPC will consist of SSC, SIC, STC, SAC, and a SETI group.
The SPC will be charged to work with the FPPT in planning
prospective USF projects or missions, which will go before
the SRC to be either approved or disapproved.
SPACE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (SSC)
The purpose of the SSC is to draft and debate potental
international scientific projects or missions to be carried out
by the USF, and to paticipate in SPC activities. USF member
countries may send one scientist each, from any field, to
represent the scientific interests of that country. The USA,
USSR, and the European community may send three
scientists each because of thier particular contributions to
space research. Established international scientific socities
and groups may also send representives to participate in SSC
activities and debates, but may not be voting members.
SPACE INDUSTRIAL COUNCEL (SIC)
Any member country, company or industrial facility may
send an industrial represenitive to partisipate on this board
to represent thier interests and partisipation in USF projects
or missions. The purpose of the SIC is to combine the efforts
of industry from around the world, in support of USF
programs, the SIC will participate in all SPC activities.
Companies wishing to participate on this council, must
maintain a representitive for at least one year.
SPACE TRADE COUNCIL (STC)
Any member country which is dependent on trade or
commerce based on space technology, space research or
space exploration related to USF projects or missions, may
send a repesenitive to participate on this council. The
purpose of this council is to draft international trade
agreements or laws which will go before the SRC for review,
to be either approved or disiproved. The STC will also
paticipate in all SPC activities.
SPACE ACADEMIC COUNCIL (SAC)
The purpose of SAC is to allow representives from
universities and colleges from around the world to
participate in USF activities and research. SAC will
partcipate in all SPC activities.
SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP (SETI)
Will be commissioned to draft a formal document, which will
establish international guidelines, to deal logically with the
possibility of other intelligent beings outside our
solorsystem, and to deal with any future extraterrestrial
contact or the research on this possibility, as an
international project only. The SETI group will be assigned
special USF research projects to pursue ambitious SETI
programs, and will participate in all SPC activities.
ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EBOD)
Tasked with implementing all mandated projects and
missions set forth by the SRC and the SPC, the EBOD will also
be the head administrative body in charge of all USF
property and personnel, and the operation of such assets.
The EBOD will consist of 12 members: three will be elected
and apointed from the SRC and Three from the SPC. Three
will be selected from outside the USF through an open
selection and elective process based on an individuals
personal contributions to humanity and personal merits.
Lastly three individuals will be selected from within the USF
based on their performance of duties and personal merits.
One Director will be chosen to be First Director, this selectee,
must be a USF officer serving actively with the USF at the
time of appointment.
UNITED SPACE FEDERATION HEADQUARTERS
Under the direction of the EBOD, and is the main center of
personnel and administrative activities for all USF projects
and missions. SRC and SPC members will also be located
here.
A) USF INTERNATIONAL SPACE CREWS AND SPACE BASED PERSONNEL
B) USF DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL C) USF SCIENTIFIC TEAM
D) USF INDUSTRY RELATIONS TEAM E) USF PROJECT OBSERVERS TEAM
F) USF SPACE RESOURCES UTILIZATION TEAM
G) USF TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND TROUBLE SHOOTNG TEAM
BOARD OF REVIEW (BOR)
The internal judicial system of the USF, its personnel and
officers and is under the direction of the EBOD.
INTERNAL SECURITY TEAM (IST)
Under the direction of the EBOD and BOR to maintain
personnel files and to oversee general security of all USF
facilities, property and projects.
FUTURE PROJECTS PLANNING TEAM (FPPT)
The FPPT will consists of 12 appointed representatives
which are appointed the task of communicating with the SPC
in order to draft proposed ideas for beneficial future
international space projects and missions, which will be
forwarded to the SRC for debate and consideration, for
potential USF projects or missions.
PROJECTS COMPLIANCE TEAM (PCT)
The PCT will consists of 12 appoointed representatives
which are appointed the task of working directly with the
SRC and EBOD to insure all USF projects are being conducted
in a proper and timely manner as mandated by the SRC, and
to inform the SRC and EBOD of any problems, discrepancies,
or delays in reference to mandeted USF
projects or missions.
(PROPOSED PHASE THREE)
UNITED SPACE FEDERATION CHARTER
The United Space Federation's goal is to serve the nations and peoples
of Earth, equally and without bias, in a crucial way, by combining the
aspirations, and resources of the nations of Earth through cooperation, to
implement ambitious, non-military, non-governmental civil space projects,
ventures and missions, for the benefit of, and stimulation of, increased
activities in, industry,commerce and science, which would not have been
feasible for individual nations or organizations. USF member nations agree
to insure, that such cooperative activities will be for exclusively peaceful
purposes. Our dream is to carry the precious and wonderful miracle of human
life outward and onward to new frontiers and worlds, and hopefully, to abandon
the heritage of war, and to tap the vast resources and raw materials which
await us in space. All personnel of the United Space Federation will be
selected according to their belief in this vision and goal and will ensur
that it is preserved in all aspects of United Space Federation undertakings.
All personnel of the United Space Federation must take the oath of universal
acceptance to serve the higher interests of humanity in the performance of
their duties. The United Space Federation will maintain a neutral
international status at all times. Personnel of the United Space Federation
will not, under any circumstances, carry any form of weapon designed to take
a human life. Should hostile forces attempt to sieze United
Space Federation property, it will be destroyed, or otherwise rendered useless,
so that it may not be used for other than peaceful purposes. This policy
will render such an act futile, regardless of the source of the anxieties
surrounding the facilities, property, and personnel of the United Space
Federation. Furthermore, such an attempt will be considered an act of war
against the member nations of the USF and the international community . The
United Space Federation will consist of three main bodies: the Space
Regulation Commission (SRC), the Space Planning Commission (SPC), and the
Elected Board of Directors (EBOD). The SRC will consist of the following:
the Space Council of Representatives (SCOR), the Council of Space Agency
Representatives (COSPAR), and the International Space Law Advisory and
Review Council (ISLARC). The Secretary General of the United Nations will
have honorary status on the SRC. The SPC will consist of the following: the
Space Scientific Council (SSC), the Space Industrial Council (SIC), the Space
Trade Council (STC), the Space Academic Council (SAC), and a SETI group
(Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence). The Elected Board of Directors will
consist of twelve members: three appointed by the SRC, three appointed by the
SPC, three selected from open elections outside the United Space Federation
based on the merits of their service to humanity, and three selected from
within the officer core of the USF based on their performance and personal
merits. A board member will be designated First Director. This member must
be an active USF officer, or have served as an active officer in the past for
at least four consecutive years and been released honorably. The SPC and SRC
will, through international mediation and agreement, draft all USF projects
according to the provisions of this charter. They are subject to final
approval by the SRC, and, when approved, the EBOD will carry them out. All
USF officers and personnel will be charged with carrying out these agreements,
and defending the ideals in this charter. Future amendments and articles
added to this charter must be approved by a majority vote of the SRC and
upheld by the EBOD.
UNITED SPACE FEDERATION, INC.
International Headquarters
P.O. Box 4722
Ithaca, New York 14852-4722
In the United States of America
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An International Civil Space Agency By 1993
An Idea Whose Time Has Come!
Thank you for your time and support, Godspeed!
Sincerely,
Rick R. Dobson
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* May 23rd 1991 Posted by: Rick R. Dobson *
* Executive Director *
* United Space Federation, Inc. *
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