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{{Short description| Far right groups and organisations}}
{{Neo-fascism}}
'''Far-right subcultures''' refers to the symbolism, ideology and traits that hold relevance to various politically [[extreme right-wing]] groups and organisations.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Patyi|first1=Peter|last2=Levická|first2=Jana|title=Attractiveness of Right Wing Oriented Movements and Subcultures in Modern Society of the Slovak Republic|journal=Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences|date=August 2014|volume=143|pages=832–837|doi=10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.485|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Subkulturen {{!}} Netz gegen Nazis|url=http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/category/ressorts/wissen/woran-man-sie-erkennt/subkulturen&gws_rd=cr&ei=CCyrWMXaIcGIaLizrZAL|website=www.netz-gegen-nazis.de|language=de|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221110046/http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/category/ressorts/wissen/woran-man-sie-erkennt/subkulturen%26gws_rd%3Dcr%26ei%3DCCyrWMXaIcGIaLizrZAL|archive-date=2017-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are three kinds of subcultures within far-right movements to distinguish: subcultural parasitism, subcultural creation around ideology and subcultures that are networking with far-right movements.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/new-right-wing-alliance-of-neo-nazis-and-hooligans-appears-in-germany-a-1000953.html|title=Germany's New Right: The Unholy Alliance of Neo-Nazis and Football Hooligans - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|last=Germany|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=4 November 2014|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>

== Subcultures created around or related to Nazi ideology ==
{{main|Nazi symbolism}}
{{see also|Nazi chic}}

== Subcultural parasitism ==
{{See also|/pol/|/b/|8kun|Alt-tech}}''See also: [[White power skinhead]]''[[Image:Neo-Nazi Skinhead.jpg|thumb|left|A neo-Nazi skinhead from Germany]]
Far-right ideologists try to infiltrate subcultures in order to spread their ideas among them.<ref>Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Rechtsextreme Jugendkultur http://www.bpb.de/politik/extremismus/rechtsextremismus/41740/jugendkultur</ref> These attempts are defined as subcultural parasitism. The most well-known subculture that has been taken over by the far-right and neo-nazis is the [[Skinhead]] scene, which originally started in Great Britain.<ref>Worley, Matthew, and Nigel Copsey. "White youth: the Far Right, Punk and British youth culture." JOMEC Journal 9 (2016): 27-47.</ref> Some examples of subculture parasitism: the [[Nipster]], infiltration of the [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)]] by neo-nazis (Nazi Hipster), [[Nazi punk]], infiltration of the [[Heavy metal subculture]], known as [[National Socialist black metal]] (NSBM/NSCH). Subcultures as the [[Goth subculture]] and the [[Hip Hop]] subculture have also been infiltrated by far-right movements and ideologists.<ref name="auto"/> Some other examples for far-right or neo-Nazi subcultures: [[Esoteric Nazism]] and [[Nazi Satanism]].

== Cultural counter-subversion ==
There is another strategy which is resorted to by neo-nazis and far right movements, and it is called cultural subversion. This strategy uses already existing forms of expression and organization and gives them a far right meaning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mut-gegen-rechte-gewalt.de/service/lexikon/k/kulturelle-subversion|title=Kulturelle Subversion - Mut Gegen Rechte Gewalt|website=www.mut-gegen-rechte-gewalt.de|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref> Some examples:
*Music: use of already existing songs and the changing of their lyrics into lyrics which are [[Nationalism|nationalist]] or [[Racism|racist]]
*Slogans: the changing of the [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] slogan 'Long live the international solidarity' into the nationalist slogan 'Long live the national solidarity'
*Forms of Organization: democratic forms of organization are copied and accommodated to far-right [[Ideology|ideologies]]

== Modern forms of far-right subcultures and lifestyles in specific countries ==
=== Italy ===
During its [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|rule of Italy]], the [[National Fascist Party]] heavily influenced fashion in its pursuit of [[autarky]] and this pursuit of autarky was exemplified by the National Fascist Party's belief in the importance of aesthetics and symbolism: clothes had to be produced in [[Italy]] and they also had to reflect the values of the [[Italians|Italian people]].<ref>{{cite web|title=- la Repubblica.it|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/10/30/moda-autarchica-vestiti-di-regime-della.htmlhttp://mda-arte.blogspot.it/2012/09/mussolini-il-fascismo-e-la-moda.html|website=Archivio - la Repubblica.it|language=it}}</ref> Pieces of clothing such as '''black shirts''' became associated with the dreaded [[Blackshirts|Volunteer Militia for the Safety of the Nation]] and they even became associated with the regime itself.
Nowadays, [[Neo-fascism|neo-fascists]] still care a great deal about clothing, but they express their care about clothing with different approaches. Symbols and clothes like the [[Celtic Cross]] and black clothing are still present and they are also associated with new filo-fascist political parties and movements, but similarly to the [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] case, there has also been a growing interest in "trendiness" and fashion, with new clothing brands that offer casual and formal clothing which is more in line with today's consumerist culture. This trend has led to the use of three different types of brands by neo-fascist subcultures that still cares a big deal about clothing as a way to show their political affiliations, while caring about what is trendy as well:
* The use of brands that are not openly displaying symbols of fascism but are thought to be targeting neo-fascist consumers in light of their choices in advertising and partnership, with the choice of testimonials, models, settings and even copy material that recalls the neo-fascist archetypical man. For example, Pivert.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pivert, l'hanno ribattezzata 'linea di abbigliamento fascista'. Il responsabile: "Non è così ma ai ragazzi di CasaPound piace"|url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/01/26/pivert-lhanno-ribattezzata-linea-di-abbigliamento-fascista-il-responsabile-non-e-cosi-ma-ai-ragazzi-di-casapound-piace/2405761/|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano|date=26 January 2016}}</ref>
* The use of brands that while denying any political involvement (the apology of fascism in Italy is a felony officially) heavily rely on the fascist's regime icons, using symbols, mottos and images without using the name of the party while still making clear what is their political affiliation. An example is the decimaofficialstore.<ref>{{cite web|title=Per Natale rivive l'abbigliamento fascista|url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/attualita/2014/12/22/news/per-natale-rivive-l-abbigliamento-fascista-1.192927|website=l'Espresso|language=it-IT|date=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* The use of brands that are arbitrarily given a power of identification with their political values by the members of the subculture itself.

[[File:Neo-Nazi celtic cross flag.svg|thumb|[[Celtic cross]] on a Neo-Fascist flag]]

The arbitrary appropriation of modern devices of today's [[consumer culture]] in addition to the ones which were typical of its "ancestor" in Neo-fascism is not just limited to fashion, examples of modern culture products that were not born with this political affiliation but were used by neo-fascists in order to frame their values and express their adherence to their affiliates are [[Tolkien]]'s novels, which led to the "Campi Hobbit" (Hobbit Camps) experience: real political camps where space was given to topics which were frequently overlooked by typical political institutions, such as the production of music by right wing music groups, the production of works by visual artists, the performance of radio podcasts and discussions about social issues and topics such as young people's unemployment together with the performance of paramilitary activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=La Repubblica 08 giugno 2007|url=http://www.compagniadellanello.net/rassegna/repubblica_08_06_07.htm|website=www.compagniadellanello.net}}</ref> Another very famous example is the politicization of [[Association football|football]], with the [[Ultras]] groups often affiliated with certain ideologies. The majority of ultras groups in fact present small "bands" within them that are openly neo-fascist or at least far-right extremists,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/allegati/rapporto_2015_versione_stampabile.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520020105/http://www.osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/allegati/rapporto_2015_versione_stampabile.pdf |archive-date=2017-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with groups such as Hellas Verona's "Brigate Gialloblu" or Juventus' "Vikings", which has an infamous record of committing acts of violence, which are not related to either the sport or their supported teams' ideals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calcio, la piaga nera del tifo fascista|url=http://espresso.repubblica.it/inchieste/2016/07/11/news/calcio-la-piaga-nera-del-tifo-fascista-1.276905|website=l'Espresso|language=it-IT|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>

=== Germany ===
{{main|Far right in Germany}}
{{category see also|Neo-Nazism in Germany}}

==== Far right organisations in Germany ====
*Far right parties: East-Germany: [[National Democratic Party of Germany]] (NPD); West-Germany: 'Die Rechte' and 'Dritter Weg'. All together there are around 6000 members of far right parties in Germany.
*Extreme right-wing comradeships: [[Blood & Honour]] network (or 'White Power'). Both networks are primarily selling extreme right-wing music and organizing international concerts. Their offers play an important role regarding the far right lifestyle and they have an integrating effect on the far right scene in general. The [[Autonome Nationalisten]] are a similar organization, for predominantly young far right. The ideology is the same but in terms of aesthetics, they are more orientated towards their political opponent on the left and copy their lifestyles and symbols for their own purposes. See also Cultural Subversion
*Intellectuals of the 'Neue Rechte' ([[New Right]]): they function as the source of inspiration and keyword transmitter.
*Far-right projects: An innovation of the last years are far right projects at the interface of virtual and real life. Examples are the 'Identitären' ([[Identitarian movement]]) and the 'Unsterblichen'. The 'Unsterblichen' was started by far rights in East Germany. They formulated the prosecution of the supposed 'Volkstods' (death of the nation). Which can be seen as relation to the demographic change in Germany and the fear of being swamped by foreign influences. The 'Unsterblichen' took over the flash mob idea and produced high quality choreographies for demonstrations which they filmed professionally and distributed them with music in social networks.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Borstel|first1=Dierk|title=Ungleichwertigkeitsideologien in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft|date=2017|publisher=Springer Fachmedien|location=Wiesbaden|isbn=978-3-658-14245-2|pages=153–164|edition=Borstel, Dierk; Bozay, Kemal}}</ref>

==== Identitarian movement ====
{{main|Identitarian movement}}

The [[Identitarian movement]] is one of the most renowned far-right youth cultures in Germany and it is also a part of the [[New Right]]. Within the New Right, it has four unique position features: youthfulness, an excessive desire for action, [[Popular culture|pop culture]] and [[Corporate Identity]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bruns|first1=Julian|last2=Glösel|first2=Kathrin|last3=Strobl|first3=Natascha|title=Die Identitären. Handbuch zur Jugendbewegung der Neuen Rechte in Europa.|date=May 2016|publisher=UNRAST|location=Münster|isbn=978-3-89771-560-8|pages=68–69|edition=2nd}}</ref> The German Identitarian movement uses Facebook as its main platform, where it spreads quotations of famous thinkers of the [[Conservative Revolutionary movement]] such as Ernst Jünger and Carl Schmitt, articles of the far-right journal ''Sezession'' and videos of various campaigns.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bruns|first1=Julian|last2=Glösel|first2=Kathrin|last3=Strobl|first3=Natascha|title=Die Identitären. Handbuch zur Jugendbewegung der Neuen Rechte in Europa.|date=May 2016|publisher=UNRAST|location=Münster|isbn=978-3-89771-560-8|page=85|edition=2nd}}</ref>

=== United States ===
{{main|Radicalism in the United States|Radical right (United States)}}

==== The American alt-right movement====
{{main|Alt-right}}

Also referred to as the alternative right, the [[alt-right]] is a recently formed political movement which holds extreme views on a wide array of political, cultural, racial and religious issues, with their central themes being [[white supremacy]] and [[white nationalism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AP Definitive Source {{!}} Writing about the 'alt-right'|url=https://blog.ap.org/behind-the-news/writing-about-the-alt-right|website=blog.ap.org}}</ref> It has gained significant prominence since the run-up to the [[2016 US election|Presidential election of 2016]], in which [[Donald Trump]] was elected.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alt Right: A Primer about the New White Supremacy|url=http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/domestic-extremism-terrorism/c/alt-right-a-primer-about-the.html?referrer=https://www.google.it/#.WKQq3BIrKTc|website=ADL}}</ref> The typical alt-right supporter is a white non-naturalized US citizen, most likely a person whose family lineage is without recent immigration to the US. While there are numerous recorded cases of [[Antisemitism in the United States|anti-Semitic]] and [[Islamophobia in the United States|anti-Muslim]] behavior by alt-right supporters, most of whom have a predominantly Christian background, personal religious disposition does not prove to be of great importance beyond the religious beliefs of those who are discriminated against.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Michael|first1=George|title=The seeds of the alt-right, America's emergent right-wing populist movement|url=http://theconversation.com/the-seeds-of-the-alt-right-americas-emergent-right-wing-populist-movement-69036|website=The Conversation|language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2018}}

==== Adoption of Neo-Fascist/Nazi symbolism ====

[[File:Richard B. Spencer in 2016.jpg|thumb|right|187px|Richard B. Spencer speaking at an Alt-Right Rally, 2016]]

Since Donald Trump's victory in November 2016, the exposure and symbolism which is associated with the alt-right has become more distinct. In mid-November 2016, an alt-right conference with approximately 200 people was held in Washington, D.C. One of the speakers at this event was president of the National Policy Institute and white supremacist; [[Richard Spencer (activist)|Richard Spencer]]. Audience members cheered and gave the [[Nazi salute]] when he said, "Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldstein|first1=Joseph|title=Alt-Right Gathering Exults in Trump Election With Nazi-Era Salute|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/us/alt-right-salutes-donald-trump.html|website=The New York Times|date=20 November 2016}}</ref> The parallel theme of cultural purity combined with the [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]] and ominous connotations which are associated with Nazi history provide an aesthetic appeal to the themes and ideas of the alt-right. Due to the highly superficial nature of the group, the understanding of the key concepts which are behind these other far-right political movements is secondary to the imagery and the visual culture which are both associated with them.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Romano|first1=Aja|title=The 2016 culture war, as illustrated by the alt-right|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/30/13572256/2016-trump-culture-war-alt-right-meme|website=Vox|date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

== Far-right subcultures and fashion labels ==
=== Fashion label abuse ===

In this case, fashion label abuse is the abuse of fashion labels by far-right movements, such movements abuse specific fashion labels by using them as symbols of their ideologies. Some prominent examples of fashion label abuse are [[Lonsdale (clothing)|Lonsdale]], [[Fred Perry]] and [[New Balance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/fashion-labels-worn-by-europes-skinheads-restore-their-reputation/a-5226933|title=Fashion labels worn by Europe's skinheads restore their reputation - Culture - DW - 16.02.2010|website=DW.COM|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref> The British sport label Lonsdale became popular in the German neo-nazi movement because of the letters 'NSDA' in the name, which refers to the National Socialist German Workers' Party ([[NSDAP]], [[Nazi Party]]), that was active between 1920 and 1945.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonsdale {{!}} Netz gegen Nazis|url=http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/lexikontext/lonsdale|website=www.netz-gegen-nazis.de|date=29 July 2009|language=de}}</ref> The popularity of Fred Perry can be explained through the demand in the skinhead scene. On top of that the brand offers polo shirts with a collar in the colors black-white-red, which was the flag color used by the nazi regime and is therefore as well prominent in German neo-nazi movements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Perry {{!}} Netz gegen Nazis|url=http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/lexikontext/fred-perry|website=www.netz-gegen-nazis.de|language=de}}</ref> Both brands distance themselves from any association. In November 2016 Matthew LeBretton, New Balance's vice president of public affairs, criticized the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, that the Obama administration led and [[Donald Trump]] opposes. After New Balance defended its opposition to TTP, Andrew Anglin, publisher of the American [[neo-nazi]] news and commentary website [[The Daily Stormer]], declared New Balance the “Official Shoes of White People”.<ref>{{cite news|title=We live in crazy times: Neo-Nazis have declared New Balance the 'Official Shoes of White People'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/15/the-crazy-reason-neo-nazis-have-declared-new-balance-the-official-shoes-of-white-people/|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>

=== Fashion labels which were created around far-right ideology ===

There are also fashion labels that were created for neo-nazis, by neo-nazis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/artikel/marken-der-rechtsextremen-szene |title=Marken der rechtsextremen Szene |date=27 March 2009 |publisher=Netz-gegen-Nazis.de| language=de}}</ref>
Some examples for nazi fashion labels: Ansgar Aryan, Consdaple, Eric and Sons, Masterrace Europe, Outlaw, Reconquista, Rizist, Thor Steinar, Troublemaker, Dryve by Suizhyde, Greifvogel Wear, Hate-Hate, Hermannsland, Sport Frei, Pro Violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netz-gegen-nazis.de/lexikontext/marken-die-bei-neonazis-beliebt-sind|title=Marken, die bei Neonazis beliebt sind - Belltower News|website=www.netz-gegen-nazis.de|date=29 July 2017|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Far-right politics]]
*[[Far-right social centres]]
*[[Fashwave]]
*[[List of neo-Nazi bands]]
*[[National Socialist black metal]]
*[[Nipster]]
*[[Neo-Nazism]]
*[[Skinheads]]
*[[White power music]]
*[[White power skinhead]]
*[[Youth subculture]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
*Borstel, Dierk; Bozay, Kemal ed. (2017). Ungleichwertigkeitsideologien in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien.
*Bruns, Julian, Kathrin Glösel, and Natascha Strobl. Die Identitären: Handbuch zur Jugendbewegung der Neuen Rechten in Europa. Unrast, 2014.
*Goffman, Erving. Frame analysis: An essay on the organization of experience. Harvard University Press, 1974.
*Häusler, Alexander; Schedler, Jan. "Neue Formen einer flüchtlingsfeindlichen sozialen Bewegung von rechts" [https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/fjsb.2016.29.issue-2/fjsb-2016-0203/fjsb-2016-0203.pdf Neue Formen einer flüchtlingsfeindlichen sozialen Bewegung von rechts]
*Jaschke, Hans-Gerd. "Right-Wing Extremism and Populism in Contemporary Germany and Western Europe." Rightwing radicalism today: Perspectives from Europe and the US (2013): 22–36.
*Leo, Tobias. "Der Nazis neue Kleider: Die Vereinnahmung jugendlicher Subkulturen durch die extreme Rechte." historia. scribere 8 (2016): 83-124 [https://webapp.uibk.ac.at/ojs2/index.php/historia_scribere/article/view/2162/1715 Der Nazis neue Kleider: Die Vereinnahmung jugendlicher Subkulturen durch die extreme Rechte]
*Mecklenburg, Jens, ed. Handbuch deutscher Rechtsextremismus. Elefanten Press, 1996.
*Patyi, Peter, and Jana Levická. "Attractiveness of right wing oriented movements and subcultures in modern society of the Slovak republic." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 143 (2014): 832–837.
*Pisoiu, Daniela. "Subcultures, violent radicalization and terrorism." (2015): 1–2.
*Schedler, Jan. "Die extreme Rechte als soziale Bewegung." Handbuch Rechtsextremismus. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2016. 285–323.
*Schlembach, Raphael. "New trends on the German extreme right." (2013): 192–194.
*Stroud, Joseph James Iain. "Constructions of identity through music in extreme-right subcultures." (2014).

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Lunar Boom Town

2007-12-13T20:22:48Z

71.221.170.213: /* Useful Open/Free Design Tools */ U.S.G.S. Planetary Data System

[[Image:Mooncolony.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An artists impression of a colony on the moon.]]

Lunar Boom Town is one of a set of strategic engineering simulations intended to help interested parties and organizations with research and self education efforts. It is hoped that participants will eventually be involved with implementation of engineering technologies, business ventures, and research endeavers sufficient and necessary to establish successful space settlements.

==Evolving Game Concepts==
*[[/Draft Game Concepts]]
*[[/Task Requests]]

==Public Service Bulletin==
There has been some simulated vandal activity (edit wars, personal attacks, faked data citations, misquotes, incorrect hacked engineering software tools, etc.) within these projects and Wikiversity custodians are considering declaring parts of [[Lunar Boom Town]] a designated vandal haven until this malicious behavior has been reigned in effectively. Vested interests please share thoughts below:
* I think [[Cargo Imports]] is bordering on problematical in that there are dangerous physical processes being shared prior to adequate preparation of safety recommendations. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 06:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

==<b>It may be expensive to live on the moon.</b>==
What kinds of businesses, factories, and exports would it take to pay for the necessary imports? What kinds of skills would be needed? We need to figure all this stuff out before our [[w:Boomtown|boomtown]] will prosper, whether in a virtual simulation or actually on the moon.

Help us budding business tycoons find out and figure it out by gathering and using appropriately sources of information. Remember to report back creatively to assist the entire community. Use of [[w:Open design|open/free design]] methodologies is encouraged to enhance probability of success and shorten development timelines. Primarily, we are interested in living and working on the moon, not licensing technologies for others to do so. Public collaboration and publishing of results is intended to help create future space settlements with dynamic successful economies.

*prioritized task budgeting is critical
:We may be able to use some popular images or logos to fund specific ongoing needs and desires fairly. For example:once we pick our initial logo from vast possibilies we place it at a collaborative publisher to generate royalties. The artist might choose to give the property to the community if the royalties are directed towards his preferred glop prototype development and at official close of the tasks engineering report publication the engineeering model can be sold for salvage value at auction on Ebay or awarded to someone in recognition of a specific achievement. This is all possible only as the automated funding flows and supporting audit reports are usefully available. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 03:32, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

==Open entrepreneurial ideas==
What business could I/you/they/we startup or run in a Lunar Boom Town?

* [[/Creative information artist]]
* [[/Data Mining]]
* [[Air Plant]]
* [[/Aluminum Production/]]
* [[/Begillion resource harvesting/|Bagillion resource harvesting]]
* [[/Boarding Habitat/]]
* [[The space adventure group]]
* [[/Boomtown Ice Skating Rink/]]
* [[/Boomtown Plaza Bakery/]] Sample executive s ummary.[http://www.bplans.com/Sample_Business_Plans/Restaurant_Cafe_And_Bakery_Business_Plans/Bakery_Business_Plan/executive_summary.cfm]
* [[Cargo Imports]] Use mass produced disposable one way rockets delivered as needed from highly automated factory with mostly carbon components in lunar stages to import cargo from Earth for Lunar customers. Soft land robotic cargo lander. Crashland the lunar insertion stage into receiving crater full of lunar dust. This becomes carbon-carbon ore for sail to carbon processers or perhaps direct to retail. Pretty easy to burn carbon to create saleable carbon dioxide to greenhouse operaters. Soft lander carries all of feul safety margin to surface. Feul and spacecraft are recycled into the private and/or government GLOP (general left over processors) at best available prices. Cargo delivered to paying customers. A key driver of the business model will probably be standard industrial engineering in driving the costs down by reinvestment of gross cash flows into producing ever cheaper large volume of the disposable rockets. Key startup issue is how much capital to get started and sustain deliveries to market until net profitability is achieved. <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4MpBsPkr_gM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4MpBsPkr_gM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object> <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/50Fk2Vu1B4s"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/50Fk2Vu1B4s" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object> Perhaps we should consider an automated warehouse facility. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWb5LlFE69Y
* [[/Carbon commodity imports and futures/]]
* [[/Chicken Farm/]]
* [[/Communications Services/]]
* [[/Fabbers R Us/]]
* [[/Feuling Station/]]
* [[/Glass Production/]]
* [[GLOP (General Left Overs Processers)]]
* [[/Horticulture Nursery/]]
* [[/LOX Domestic and Exports/]]
* [[/Luna's Tomatoes, Juice and Picante Sauce/]]
* [[/Outfitter Services and Supplies/]]
* [[/Nitrogen commodity imports and futures/]]
* [[/Rabbit Ranch/]]
* [[/Remote Rover Operation/]]
* [[/Rover Repairs & Modification/]]
* [[/Rover Outback Racing/]]
* [[/Human Powered Vehicles/]]
* [[/Satellite and Computer Wreckers/]]
* [[/Sintered Regolith/]]
* [[/Spacesuit Maintenance Repair & Enhancement/]]
* [[/Steel Production/]]
* [[/Terraform Station/]]
* [[/Terran Tourist Transport/]]
* [[/Theme Park Rover Maintenance/]]
* [[/Tourist Hotel/]]
* [[/Volume developer/]]
* [[/Volume miner/]]
* [[/Worm Soil Factory/]]
* [[/Water plant/]]
* [[/Retirement community/]]
* [[/Medical treatment/]]
* [[/Building & construction facility/]]
* [[/Earth Weather Forcasting Center/]]

==Potential triggers for lunar boom towns==
* Space Tourism[http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/tourism_in_low_earth_orbit_the_trigger_for_commercial_development.shtml]
* A commitment to extensively explore or settle Mars.[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mars_colonize_terraform.html]
* A decision to build a [[w:Space elevator|space elevator]].
* Global warming: A shift to solar power satellites[http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/library/index.htm] as part of carbon reduction efforts.
* Advances in Nuclear Fusion using He3 in Fuel Cycle. [http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/18/fs.moonmining/index.html]
* [[Asteroid mining]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining][http://www.permanent.com]

This project focuses on [[w:business plan|business plan]]s, evaluation of business models, technical approaches, and risk factors.

There is a budding business plan course – [[The Business Plan]] – that may be a bit too technical for our purposes. Wikibooks has some detailed information (Wikibooks:Writing a Business Plan) on standard business plans. Keep in mind we do not need excessive detail to get started and we can all collaborate on our lunar business models and plans. A business plan is merely a communications tool to help tell others how we plan to conduct our business.

Participants will also find [[Principles of Marketing|marketing]] concepts and skills helpful in identifying and analyzing target market segments.

In the meantime we need some icons for one of our local freight company simulators.
* [[CisLunarFreighter]] Java guys requested some .jpegs or .pngs for graphics! Post samples here or there or somewhere you think appropriate.
* [[/Links to technical papers]]
* [[/Sites with information]]

[http://www.mosdownload.com/play.m3u?sf=224737 The current theme song] is by Sharam. We are considering remixing it with some drums to represent discrete large missions abruptly impacting the markets. We use this theme song to represent the complex interplay of businesses and customers in free markets. If you have a better theme song for Lunar Boom Town, please leave a link here or on discussion page so others may evaluate it as a replacement.

== Preliminary map ==
===Design Task Challenges and Activities===
Using [http://simkin.asu.edu/clem/ online lunar data] find a prime location for our boomtown. Remember, it should be close to [http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/water/moon_ice.JPG resources] and future customers.

[http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/moon_mountain_020326.html Two scientists pick...] [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20070512 A map with Malapert labeled.]

[[Image:Thumb_long86lat0Clementine.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]

[http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/water/moon_ice.JPG South Pole view marked with suspected water ice locations.]

[[Feasibility Study Automated Cargo Flow]] - Terran Spaceport Warehouse to Designated Lunar Delivery Zone

Help prove to the polished senior professional engineers whose assistance we need occasionally that our engineering students, combat artists, and syneristic hunter/gather scouts are second to no other chaotic strategic mobocracy anywhere in the world while we play at getting to the moon with enough profits leftover to be influential investers in the Mars Society's pathetic attempt to get to Mars and back alive with the Chinese junk components that the NATO/Nipponese empire embarrasses their "defense forces" with ..... all I can say really is that it was a nice life for me as one of the few priviged Americans never discriminated against while it lasted. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 06:08, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Should the initial automated cargo carrier use methane or LH2 or some other feul mix combination for the delivery crashlander and software stages?
*http://groups.google.com/group/sci.space.policy/browse_thread/thread/70cd1001dac867ee#8dfe8a3c87ad123d

*advanced engineering text stub on design considerations for naval ships offers clues about how to go about looking for issues to address and/or ignore based upon known analytical and/or empirical relationships. I have not found a book on specifically vertical launched spacecraft and staged boosters but I think this stub gives us clues about how to get started. Look for an insight or meaningful question and express it somewhere for agreement (grows confidence to proceed) concerns(someone else has insight about easily overlooked constraint which is documented as simplying constraint and then automatic checks can be be implement such as: If design mass exceed 1000kgs, (M>1000kg) reanalyze structural elements such and such to verify expect peak stress are still below the elastic yield pointpoint[http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Elasticity] of materials specified.
:If M > 1000Kg Then initiate analysis tasks with tags (xxx,stress, ...)

*[[/GLOP Processor patterns, templates, details]] Discuss humor and deadly perils associated with dumpster diving and compare contrast switching route initialiation and management for household GLOP process interfaced to larger and smaller grid transceiving stations by variety of methods ranging from voluntary, ignored, tracked, enforced etc. at a profit or at least reduction of localized expenses. [[User:Mirwin|Mirwin]] 00:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

*[[/Humorous scenarios]]

*[[/bubbler air particle reducer]]

== Other concepts ==
* [[/Lunar base light cycles/]]

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of the Moon]]
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of Mercury]]
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of the outer Solar System]]
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of Ceres]]
* [[Wikipedia:Terraforming of Venus]]
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of Venus]]
* [[Wikipedia:Terraforming of Mars]]
* [[Wikipedia:Colonization of Mars]]
* [[Wikipedia:Planetary habitability]]
* [[Wikipedia:International Space Settlement Design Competition]]

==External links==
* http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/
* http://www.wstf.nasa.gov/Associ/Mars/default.htm
:Maybe some of our peer teams local designs would be eligible for this NASA design competition or maybe just practice here locally and then go compete globally?
* [[w:International_Space_Settlement_Design_Competition|International Space Settlement Design Competition]]
* http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/spaceresvol3/toc.html

===Useful Open/Free Design Tools===
* [http://live.gnome.org/Dia Dia] is free software for creating diagrams. It may be useful for process flow and instrumentation diagrams.
* [http://www.artofillusion.org/ Art of Illusion] is a free 3D Modeling and Rendering environment incredibly useful for design visualization.
* [http://www.blender.org/ Blender] is also a 3D Modeling and Rendering environment augmented with exellent import/export data formats involving game development tools and environments.

U.S.G.S. Planetary Data System - Check licensing constraints before using. Summarize here for others. http://pdsmaps.wr.usgs.gov/maps.html

===Background information===
* Lunar and Martian dust is a potential problem. [http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_moondust_060223.html]
* TANSTAFL Lunar vacuum will be compromised for chip making, requiring vacuum pumping. [http://www.islandone.org/Settlements/DegradeLunarVacuum.html]
* Technical Summary of a Simulation of Lunar Base Consumables [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:uccf5oNJICAJ:www.traclabs.com/~korten/publications/exploration05.pdf+Lunar+methane+recovery&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=49&gl=us]
* Tech Study of Requirements for a Lunar Base[http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:supylenSQlUJ:www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/2000-SystemArchitectureDevelopmentForASelf-SustainingLunarColony.pdf+Lunar+methane+recovery&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=51&gl=us]
*http://www.kathryncramer.com/lunar_development/2004/11/maximizing_food.html

===Applicable Google Discussion Groups===
* sci.space.policy
* sci.space.history
* sci.space.tech

==pre-existing intellectional simulated capital==

* http://freerails.sourceforge.net/

[[Category:Business learning projects]]
[[Category:Learning projects]]

==potentially collaborating organizations==

[[/strategywiki.org]]

[[/Current Participant List]]