Japan Dreams of Robot Moon Base in 2025 Paul Kallender, IDG News Service Mon Jun 20, 4:00 AM ET TOKYO-- Japan wants to help build a lunar base and populate...

Thanks, Rand -- I got it from you, great story! "Rand Simberg" wrote in...

In all of the years since space exploration got underway in 1957, a huge source of financing has been over looked & completely ignored - this is the...

Considering that last year amateurs launched a rocket to 70 miles, what would you think the probability of them launching an amateur satellite within 5 yrs?

The new update at SpaceX has got me cogitating. After Falcon V development is complete (LEO throw weight ~13,000 lbs, GTO 4200 lbs), SpaceX will have a Merlin...

Hello, the only recent illustration of the Northrop / Boeing CEV concept is at http://www.capitolsource.northropgrumman.com/programs/constell.html (looks like...

Discussion -- Suppose we had evacuated ISS after Columbia? I'm pondering the what-ifs of the option where the ISS is evacuated soon after Feb 1, 2003,...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/salon/story/0,14752,1509059,00.html begin lead-in David Paul Kuhn explains how the Democratic representative John...

"Herb Schaltegger" I'm surprised I haven't seen any chatter about this from the sci.space crowd yet. ...

HYPERVENTILATING OVER 'SPACE WEAPONS' USA TODAY // June 14, 2005 // The...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/15/politics/15intel.html Shift in Spying Money to Agents From Satellites Is Sought By SCOTT SHANE Published: June 15,...

Lane Smith, the actor who portrayed newsman Emmett Seaborn in the miniseries "From Earth to the Moon", died Monday at age 69. Jim Davis

Air Force General Donald J. Kutyna led the Accident Analysis Panel of the Presidential Commission which investigated the Challenger disaster. In this thread, I...

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/nasa-04y.html for...

Depending on the wavelength, a 40mm telescope-camera at 300 miles altitude will have a resolution of about fifteen feet per pixel, and on an HD tv will cover...

It occurs to me that if we build a large fleet of robotic light-sail craft and have them fly close to L1 for the earth-sun orbital system. You can place them...

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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/392/1 Academic honors for a spaceflight prophet by James Oberg Monday, June 13, 2005 Amidst all of the regular...

"Through the straight pass of suffering The martyrs even trod, Their feet upon temptation, Their faces upon God. A stately, shriven company; Convulsion...

Yes, because every planet in our solar system has at least 1 moon. That proves that moonless planets are the exception and I think this is either a case of...