On Jun 8, 11:01*am, "David E. Powell" wrote: Not Michael Bay, this is the real deal.... ...

Jeff Findley wrote: And none of the above might have happened had the Russian Cosmos 954 spacecraft spewed radioactive debris over a large area of...

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message ... On the latter point, that sounds like a valid bit of research....

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On 6/4/2011 9:46 PM, Jean Francois Mezei wrote: I look at the failed attempts to go back to the moon and am left wondering what has happened since the...

I can only assume once the shuttle's flown for the last time, the tons of rubbish (sorry garbage) that was returned safely to earth in the...

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Apologies if this has been asked before but I have looked to no avail. What if any damage occurs to the launch pad, MLP etc when a launch takes place? I...

Wrong, the doors do cover the aft attach points

I wasn't able to follow the landing due to local events, but I sure like the look...

Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/ I wonder if this vehicle is what the Falcon Heavy is going to be mostly used...

Well for some days now Quicktime feed has had the two channels out of phase. What are they doing, does nobody listen to the output? Also, as usual during...

If Russia goes to hell and becomes our worst enemy again? Since they're our only means of access, they virtually own the Space Station right? WTF is...

Brian Gaff wrote: You know it is often Murphy's Law that one of the motormouth public Affairs guys or ladies will speak over the comms you are listening...

That's all that's left of the Space Tranportation System - 48 days until last launch - July 8. While I won't really miss the danger it imposed (different...

So, do we know yet if Eneavor leapt into space as cleanly as it looked in the FD1 highlights? /dps

Propellant cross-feed? Would it make the same change in payload capability as Falcon 9 Heavy compared to Falcon Heavy (65%)?

Giant Space Kraken could consume ISS if it gets loose? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/11/spawning_of_the_space_kraken/ ;-) Dave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Jt_g10Jug Just had to post this one. It's been around for years, but I **** myself laughing when I hear it!