I support manned space flight and space stations but struggle to find reasons to justify its cost. I'm looking for some specific tasks that can not be...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has published a new book on space matters, sort of a space vade mecum for people who aren't sure about the details...

Time to rebuild a pad for The Stick and SDV cargo carrier?: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1048

I can see the launch from by balcony on a clear day Tomorrow I'll be watching with my stomach in the my throat~

Here's a thought. If NASA finds Congress balking at the cost of a shuttle-derived heavy lifter, might it then propose use of the SRB-J2S Stick as an...

At Edwards AFB on July 4, 1982, after the fourth space shuttle landing, President Reagan declared the shuttle "operational." Despite twenty more successful...

Changing the World through car-bombs or Live8? Terrorism is an attempt to maximize the effect of a small disturbance through uncertainty. By the grace of...

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-07-08-shuttle-security_x.htm quote CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — NASA officials are confident enough about...

John Ordover claims that, "Exploration is only done for a profit motive." What planet is Mr. Ordover from, anyway? I must hail from some other universe! All...

http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2005/07/griffin_wants_i.html Wauughhhh ha ha ha...... Safe, simple, soon--but not cheap! Oh well. At least it's not...

On a spooky, hazy day caused by the effects of Hurricane Dennis, I recently did the tour bus bit at Cape Canaveral. I've posted some photos...

It appears that there is forward motion on the MCS-front: http://www.manconquersspace.com/MCSUpdates.php Major MCS Landmark Reached 06 Jul 2005 After a...

5. Jim Davis, Thanks for the honest question. Can't say that I had the physics-101 opportunity, though you nearly always seem to know way more than your fair...

MOS. It's a good thing that the likes of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek and countless investigative reporting teams are somewhat bought and...

Well, I just saw Pendragon Pictures direct-to-strobing DVD take on WOTW- on the upside, it follows the book exactly. On the downside, it is like something Ed...

http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=740 7/5/2005 Clip No. 740 Renowned Egyptian Geologist Zaghlul Al-Naggar: Deep Impact Spacecraft Had a Military Goal...

Do you think it is a good idea to terraform Mars or the moon or any other planet?

This is a set of links to my Internet articles - most of them written for NBC and posted on their msnbc.com 'space page' - related to the Columbia...

Jeff Foust // A stroll down Abbey Lane The Space Review // Monday, July 11, 2005 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/407/1 There are many things that are...

I've been working on a book on US Bomber Projects for some years now. Up until recently, that work was mostly in the form of gathering information... design...