The world shook for 120 seconds today. Quite impressive, once again. -- "The only thing that galls me about someone burning the American flag is how...

Three big space launches are planned during the next three days. On Wednesday 8/10, Atlas V-401 AV-007 is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Pad...

Paul F. Dietz wrote: Eric Chomko wrote: The only dumb **** around here, Rand, is you. Though Paul makes a nice fellow stooge for...

How many more of these delays can we take. Challanger took the shuttle out of operation 4 years. Columbia 2.5. Now they cancel Atlantis september mission. 3...

I've been thinking about reusable launch vehicles and parachutes lately: "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/weblog.html" - Ed Kyle

Judging from the plans salvaged by The Orlando Sentinel the 'new' Moon plans look like a continuation of the Apollo project, *on a tight budget*. I'm even more...

As in "to the moon and back by the end of the decade". Mars will have to take a back-seat, we can't wait ten years for a replacement. Jonathan s

wrote in message ... Are there people stayin in International Space...

Shuttles grounded again by fuel tank debris By MARTIN MERZER CAPE CANAVERAL - Dangerously large chunks of foam insulation peeled...

Found this: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/apio/pdf/cev/11_dod_perspective.pdf Page 15 Also contains buy 3 information On a related issue: ILS is looking...

With receding shoreline and everything, incredible...

According to: "http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050812_spacex_island.html" "After spending an estimated $7 million on its Vandenberg Air Force Base...

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Can't say that I have mastered Physics-101. How about yourself? Since you're so physics all-knowing; What sort of topic contribution can you share on behalf...

The biggest mistake made in the exploitation of space is the idea that we should return materiel from orbit. Once the terrible cost of boosting mass into space...

....instead of the parallel staging design? That would be a mistake, for the following reasons: - Less reliable I. In the parallel staging option all...

Too much SRB thrust imbalance can lead to disaster on ascent, as it did with Challenger. Similarly, record (or near record) SRB gimbaling on ascent...

Personally, I blame Dan Goldin. Just 'cos. -- It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries. http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net

"... specifics of NASA's ambitious plans for a new era of human space travel are outlined in a set of internal briefing charts on the agency's...

http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4269835 "SIGHS of relief all round greeted the touchdown of STS 114, as the latest space-shuttle...