Currently there is a bill before Congress that would make most business activities in space tax free for the next 25 years. The 31st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference is set to take place the week of March 13th in Houston, Texas. 2000 Epcot gears up for space flight Disney, with the help of NASA, is working on a new edition to the Epcot section of its park in Florida. The Space Pavilion is expected to open in 2002 or 2003. The company that operates Britain's National Lottery has suggested a moon trip as a possible prize in the lottery's next decade.
Futurists discuss the possibilities of sports on the moon and in orbital stations.
A metabolic switch that triggers algae to turn sunlight into large quantities of hydrogen gas, a valuable fuel, is the subject of a new discovery reported for the first time by University of California, Berkeley, scientists and their Colorado colleagues. The National Space Society is challenging the aerospace, economic and university communities, and especially those who would reduce the role of Government, to answer that question. Grow Trees, Scientist Says Advances in computers and genetic engineering could pave the way for Human settlement of other planets. The Utah chapter of the national Space Society is working to increase interest in the exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond. Asteroid Impacts Render Riches Asteroid impact sites on Earth can provide vast quantities of valuable mineral deposits.