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  1. Do I have to join to come to the meetings?
  2. How do I join?
  3. How much does it cost to join?
  4. What are the benefits of a Lunarfins membership?
  5. Do I have to work at NASA to be a member?
  6. Do I have to be a certified diver to join?
  7. Do you offer SCUBA classes?
  8. Do you sponsor trips?
  9. Still have questions?
  10. Can you help me find a mask with prescription lenses?
  11. Can I dive with asthma?

Do I have to join to come to the meetings?

Absolutely not.  Please come visit any meeting.  But we hope that you do decide to join.

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How do I join?

We have membership forms at every meeting.  Or you can click here to get a form, then fill it out, print it and mail it in with a check for your dues.  The address is on the form.

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How much does it cost to join?

Annual dues are $15 for an individual membership or $20 for a couple.  The membership year is March 1 thru February 28.  If you join in August thru February then the cost is only half.

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What are the benefits of a Lunarfins membership?

$ benefits include 

The intangibles are where the real benefit of the club lies. There are too many to list, but you'll have access to a vast amount of SCUBA diving expertise, information, and comeradery by being part of the club and getting to know the members. The monthly meeting programs/presentations are always interesting and informative. Come to a meeting when you can just to check us out - no need to join the club to come to the meetings.

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Do I have to work at NASA to be a member?

No.  Many of our members are not NASA employees or contractors. The club is open to everyone.   

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Do I have to be a certified diver to join?

Absolutely not, but we will do our best to make you one!  We like to dive.  And when we're not diving we like to talk about diving.  And we want to share our love of diving with everyone else. 

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Do you offer SCUBA classes?

Yes and no.  We do not sponsor classes directly.  However, our training coordinator is a PADI instructor and he has his own web site.  Please click here for his website and here for more info on his classes and trips.

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Do you sponsor trips?

Yes.  The club sponsors trips which are limited to club members and various club members put together trips that are open to all.

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Can you help me find a mask with prescription lenses?

Here are 3 suggestions:

1) Have prescription lenses (made exactly to your eyeglass prescription) "bonded" to your mask.

2) Get a mask that you can buy "drop-in diopters" to replace the clear glass lenses in the mask. You can get diopters close to the magnification specs on your eye glass prescription - but they probably won't provide full and accurate vision correction. Some or our members find that this works OK.

3) Wear your contacts and use a regular mask. We have members who do this with both semi-rigid gas permeable lenses and soft ones. Of course you risk flooding your mask and loosing the lenses so you'll want to bring backups.  Haven't heard of anyone having problems but you should probably check with your eye doctor first.


Can I dive with asthma?

This is a very individual question. The simple answer is "Talk to your doctor." If you want to do some research yourself, go to www.diversalertnetwork.org and type "asthma" in the search. Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a well-recognized organization that researches the medical aspects of diving.

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Still have questions?

Please email michael.j.manering1@jsc.nasa.gov

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WebMaster: David Melendez
Revised: 17 Mar 07