RE: Lo-tech moon shot

>Problem: 1-5 Individuals of tech 6-8 stranded on an earth type
>world at TL0,  their only means of returning to civilisation is to get
>to the TL15 vessel on  the planets moon.
>Question: Given time (assuming anagathics if nescessary) could a
>ship be built to get to the moon?

     Knowledge is always a powerful tool. Assuming they have access to
a data bank (such as is in their ship on the moon) they should be able
to build something. One question is `How did they get there'? Did they
crash their shuttle? If that's the case rebuilding would be easier than
building from scratch. If they were abandoned with no resources other
than their wits, well... Could _you_ build a pocket calculator from a
sandy beach? I mean, most of the materials are there, so why not? The
single biggest advantage they have is this: They KNOW it can be done!
     There was a book by, I think, Jerry Pournelle called "King David's
Spaceship" in which a low tech civilization had to build a successful
spaceship to qualify for membership in a high-tech alliance. Their
solution, using explosives to litterally `blast off', was interesting,
and might apply.
     brucer