Don't even bother with an online petition. They're just as good as a
blank piece of paper (given how easy it is to forge entries to them).

If you want to get somewhere you're going to need to use something
more effective like a paper petition rather then telling people to
sign the online one and then think they've done something and not do
anything more effective.

--- In marssociety2@yahoogroups.com, jwsmith42000@a... wrote:
> <A HREF="http://www.petitiononline.com/r3v1a1/">Click here: Revival
of the Apollo Program by NASA Petition</A>
>
> 1000 Planets in 2003: Happy New Year
>
> 2002 was a good year. I still have all of my hair. There were times
that I
> wanted to pull it all out in frustration but resisted the urge. On
January 1,
> 2003 1000 Planets will celebrate its 2nd birthday.
> To celebrate we will have a new web site and start a major push for
new
> volunteers to get this show on the road to where we want to be: Off
Earth
> Space.
>
> 1000 Planets was reincorporated in late 2002 and now has 7
stockholders. The
> office was moved to Oklahoma.
> The DART division was the only division with much activity and we
made
> substantial progress there. The MagLauncher is the only piece of
space
> oriented hardware to advance in design and construction. It will
continue to
> be high on the list of projects in 2003. The Dart Team has its own
web site
> now www.1kp-dart.org
>
> While we have not launched Planetary Capital yet but we are slowly
getting
> there. It will have its own web site. That would be
www.planetarycapital.com.
> We started a prize site. That would be www.Marsprize.com. It has not
been
> launched yet but is now being loaded into its shell and will be
launched
> before February 1, 2003. Besides these items there are 4 goals set
for 2003.
> Those goals are:
>
> 1. Moving John Cooke from England to the LUF's SEE1 location in
Bastrop,
> Texas to live for at least one year. Several snags have developed in
this but
> it should be accomplished by February 1, 2003. Getting a visa to
stay for at
> least one year is not as easy as it once was. This problem will be
over come
> but it will take time. John will have to work to support himself but
will
> accept sponsors so that he can have more time to learn and to
develop several
> items to be used in getting to space.
> 2. Helping Richard Crews in the continuing development of the SEE1
Colony in
> Bastrop. This will include helping in the construction of new living
quarters
> that will house at least 4 more people. Even though this has not
been
> discussed except in passing it is a necessary advancement if SEE1
and any
> other like efforts are to succeed. 1000 planets will offer to do as
much as
> we can to accomplish this goal. Donations are accepted contact:
> crews123456@a...
> 3. The acquisition of several hundred acres northeast of Elko,
Nevada for the
> establishment of a research station for agriculture and space
applications.
> It is planned for this Research Station to grow into a city housing
people
> with one idea: get to and live on Mars. We will also establish
environment
> and space camps for all ages of people. These camps will be one and
two week
> learning experiences for any interested people. We hope for a city
of 5000 in
> 5 years.
> 4. Gathering people who are interested into a loose network and then
a
> colony. More on that later.
>
> At this time there are about 15 people who are really working with
1000
> Planets. The ezboard has 100 people registered 1000 Planets Online
Community
> @ www.ezboard.com and the yahoo group has 73 members and 3 bouncing.
Yahoo!
> Groups : 1000Planets-MARSMYWAY
>
> I would like to get some of you that do not now have duties
interested in
> doing things to help us.
> There are several volunteer positions that should be filled at 1000
Planets.
> One such is "Media and Public Relations" This position will take a
dedicated,
> knowledgeable person who has 5 to 10 hours a week to devote to such
efforts.
> Another is webmaster for Planetary Capital. This person would be
working with
> Charlie Bunch and the company webmaster Seth Matheson.
> We could use web artist and graphic designers to help make our web
sites more
> colorful and to transfer some of our ideas to paper so that we can
show them
> off. A good organizer and planner would not be turned away
> Most of all we could use mechanics of many trades that have to do
with the
> design of space habitats and ships, and the building of such.
>
> We are doing well and would like for you to join us. Happy New Year
from 1000
> Planets to you and yours.
>
> John Wayne Smith, President, CEO and Majority stock holder, 1000
Planets,
> Inc.
>
>
>
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