A year ago I wrote to NASA, that is the United States' National Aeronautics And Space Administration, suggesting to them that I might work in association with an experimental community set up in a desert environment. I received a polite reply, and a long form to fill out.

This form included spaces for me to list all my honors and awards, and my co-workers of distinguished repute, as well.

Since I've mainly done this research alone, and since the last honor I received was awarded to me in 1962, I decided I'd need to find some professional associate or sponsor before I actually applied to NASA by sending in the completed form.

For many years I have made drawings and written articles about ways in which large communities can be created in desert regions. I can even envision how a large community can be created in desert lands where the soil has been salted up by unwise agricultural practices.

There are vast land areas, in which there is a great deal of elbow room for pioneer-type men and women. There would also be opportunity for many currently umemployed or marginally satisfied city persons to relocate and be paid by The Government to participate in helping to build a new community.

In many desert locations today, irrigating has caused the soil to become salted up so that food can't be grown in it anymore. But fine fruits and vegetables can be grown without soil, and the soil deep underground is not salted up.

There is a great deal of solar power, and quite a lot of wind power in the deserts. Solar power can be used to power digging equipment and electrical tools used in building and in other work. Homes can be built partially underground to make air conditioning easier. Air-tight and water-tight agricultural buildings can house tropical and subtropical plants. Water can be recycled over and over.

This project will perform four great things!

First, this project will help employ many adults who presently can't find work or who are very unhappy living in some crowded, polluted urban environment.

Second, this project will help society figure out how to expand economically into regions presently not habitable.

Third, this project will help society learn how to grow food in regions where food presently isn't being grown.

Fourth, this project will continue my independent research on improved human functioning and solving the hardest problems.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to write me.

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