At what point should NASA become strictly a regulatory and research administration after the role the FAA plays in air travel? The profit motive is probably...

wrote: An elecromagnetic gun is the best solution for the Moon and indeed for anywhere without an atmosphere. It is virtually 100%...

Tom Roberts wrote: kolt wrote: Matter is described as some physical substance that has mass and occupies space. -=- In some contexts, such as...

Rest In Peace, Rufo Rufo, Rufe, Rufus T. Maximus, "Big Boy", black and grey Akita with white feet, tailtip, and throatpatch, born "Socks" in February...

We now have 2 very well funded efforts racing to provide suborbital tourism flights. Will Whitehorn, the president of Virgin Galactic, said that 157...

N:dlzc D:aol T:com (dlzc) wrote: Dear vijay.rajonline: The correct energy formula for any "object" from any frame is: $$ GUESS iSS, GENERAL UNiVERSAL...

Such a shame. However, I'll leave the politics to those in the know. It's dead for the moment although I suppose there could always be a Phoenix-like rebirth...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/science/space/02nasa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Some of the most highly promoted missions on NASA's scientific agenda would be...

The end of Boeing's Delta IV EELV could be looming, at least according to: "http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/business/060212/boeing.shtml" which...

Sam Wormley wrote: Pentcho Valev wrote: $$ "The earth relatively to the "light medium".." -- Einstein "The introduction of a ``luminiferous...

Scientists, including HiRISE team leader Alfred S. McEwen, a professor in UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL), will describe the events as they unfold....

$$ ^. Igor Khavkine wrote: zephir wrote: hi. about foundations of general relativity: Let's say we...

Space Access '06 April 20-22, Phoenix Arizona Conference Information Space Access '06 is our upcoming annual conference on the technology, politics, and...

Please forgive the crosspost, but wasn't sure which group would be best to post this too. I've tried googling for it and so far not so much luck. My gut...

In the latest Flight International is an article in the spacecraft section saying that VASIMR is going to be used by NASA to move satellites to higher orbits,...

William Mook wrote: H2-PV NOW wrote: William Mook wrote: Closing the industrial carbon cycle is one way to control carbon dioxide in the...

Sue... wrote: BlagooBlanaa wrote: -=- Magic! "Retarded potentials... just a convenient way of calculating forces...

Roy and Bill were having a discussion about interstellar payloads one day and Roy let out with a shout; Also I have presented a post-Cantorian and...

$$ Observer Error (Least-Squares) Adjustment. $$ Least-Squares-Adjustmemnt is due to "observer dependent" error. $$ Which "use to be" exactly...

Experts study moon-rescue plan for off-course Arabsat-3 Alan Boyle's COSMIC LOG http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11594666/#060301d March 2, 2006 | 2:45 a.m....