Stumbled on this interesting photo from 1965- this was the KIWI TNT (Transient Nuclear Test) test; a KIWI nuclear rocket test reactor was purposely given a...

Some time ago, in an alter ego as a consultant, I was called in to examine an 'hr system' in a large government department. The system was so bad that it could...

NASA is proposing the stick to launch the CEV. This seems to have a capability of about 20-25 tons to LEO - about the same as an EELV Heavy. NASA is also...

"Pete Lynn" : If I were picking an out there shuttle replacement, (not optimal design), it might go something like this: -...

Here is an article about my spacesuit symposium at the TMSC... Published online: 16 August 2005; An outfit suitable for Mars Slimmer space suits on the wrack...

Task group panelists blast space shuttle management BY WILLIAM HARWOOD (CBS News space...

The International Space Agency (ISA) Opened its Diplomatic Offices in Washington, D.C. in February of...

I sent this note to Peter Pae at the LA Times, I -THINK- he was the guy who telephoned me yesterday about an article he was working on... Will update...

Big Bertha Thing Faculty (Sequel to battle) Cosmic Ray Series Possible Real World System Constructs http://web.onetel.com/~tonylance/faculty.html Access page...

Is the UN going to build off the Moon and Outer Space Treaties? Any ideas out there? Should we assume that the UN is through with trying to regulate space...

Hello, It has been a while since I have posted here & due to time constraints I have condenced this message some what, & not elaborated more on...

Bill Higgins wrote: On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Ed Kyle wrote: Krikalev has now spent more than two years of his life orbiting Earth. "Russian...

Scott Hedrick wrote: "Cardman" wrote in message ... And so who neighbours...

To the Moon and Mars. What will become of this goal? Complexity science makes predicting the future and effectiveness of this goal exceedingly simple. And if...

I know that Griffin/NASA are going with an Inline SDV and a seperate 'Stick' launcher for the CEV. But, what would be the optimal Clean Sheet Design. The Goal...

I know that Griffin/NASA are going with an Inline SDV and a seperate 'Stick' launcher for the CEV. But, what would be the optimal Clean Sheet Design. The Goal...

I know that Griffin/NASA are going with an Inline SDV and a seperate 'Stick' launcher for the CEV. But, what would be the optimal Clean Sheet Design. The Goal...

I'm working on a book about space technologies, policies, hopes, and attitudes toward them. The NSS' Ad Astra Online has started running an essay condensed...

Space Advocacy Group Considers New Ways to Open Space Frontier Los Angeles, CA (August 9, 2005): The Space Frontier Foundation today called for a new...

The next Atlas V will carry plutonium in RTGs on the Pluto New Horizons probe. "http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av007/050814pluto.html" This will be the...