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Show New "mercy bandage" won't pull the scab off ... i mat r V V - ' M it i0- , America's first lunar probe, launched in October, traveled 79,000 miles. i-- us off; so our space ship will certainly have to carry protective arms. But firing these weapons on the moon would be entirely different than firing them on earth. Without the resistance of air and "gravity the trajectory and force would be different. No doubt the moon pioneers would first practice confiring here under vacuum-typ- e ditions to get the feel of firearms under moon conditions. backed by strong will also be at a premium on the moon. You have to consider that man will feel almost constantly "off balance" and "tin- -, natural" up there. And his seeming weightlessness may give him a sense of giddiness. His'head will be encased in glass or plastic, and the rest of, him wrapped in some sort of protective material. Jlewill be weighted down to make up for the lack of gravity. likely to feel "hemmed-in- " and "light-bodiealternately, maybe even simultaneously; yet he is going to be in utterly strange surroundings, with potential danger all around him, so he must be constantly alert and High intelligence, power, probably , Jis d" mentally. That's why I say it's going to take dedicated, disciplined people to sur- -' vive a journey to the moon. They're going to have to make tough decisions under trying and restrictive conditions. And they're going to have to keep up their Scientific work if their trip is to be meaningful. There's always the danger, too, that they may not be able to get back to earth. Their space ship could crack up pretty badly. Or the rocket engine might not operate with the expected force on the moon. They would really be up against it then, for they could bring along only a limited amount of food and water. Then what? Well, their situation wouldn't be hopeless. Their salvation might lie in the lowly algae growth, that slimy green stuff that accumulates in stagnant ponds. This matter multiplies amazingly fast, sometimes doubling itself in a day's time.' Earth's first pioneers to the moon undoubtedly will carry this algae stuff along with them. It may not be the tastiest food razor-sha- rp in the world but it will sustain man. Since algae is produced in water, it may also contain enough water property to enable man to get by without consuming water separately. Some animals, you know the kola bear of Australia, for instance never drink water. The eucalyptus leaves they eat provide their bodies with the necessary liquid. And algae, by its phenomenal process of growth, may help manufacture enough new oxygen-fille- d air about it to enable man to continue breathing. Man also will bring along some prefab housing facilities in all probability that of geodetic design. Disassembled, these domelike structures take up a minimum of space and, when put together, are quite livable. All things considered, I think man, for all the trials ahead, is going to take over the moon. I am convinced that he will manage to cling to a beachhead there, and that the Army, corps of engineers will be going up after awhile to construct base facili- ties. As a matter of fact, we've already, begun considering the problem of putting up those facilities. If I have conveyed the idea that, even with the best of luck, living on the moon won't be easy, then I have managed to be honest and accurate, The adventure is bound to be fraught with danger, and no one can really prophesy its outcome. Yet if there is one thing certain about the trip to the moon it is that there will be plenty of volunteers. Man is an adventurous creature. He may have his faults, but he also has abundant courage. 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