I am not a strong supporter of space elevators - I think they are a waste of drymass. An alternate approach is to construct a tower high enough above the...

44 years ago today, Mr. Gagarin made history. - Ed Kyle

A TASS report on the recent Kourou negotiations says 50 launches are planned, etc etc. ...and uses a photograph of Sea Launch to illustrate the Kourou Soyuz...

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=296 Alas, it appears the dream of a simple liquid monoprop powered RLV (even suborbital) is...

After working on this one article for a couple years now, I'm finally done with "Raumwaffe, 1946." This article covers all the serious designs and proposals...

http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1339842.htm Summary: JAXA says it will have a man-rated rocket (developed from the H-2A) within 10 years, and will...

I was wondering if anyone had gotten around to reading this item, which mentions a crack in the shuttle external...

ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED The deadloine for submitting abstracts to this Joint Conference has been extended to 24 April 2005 On 1 Apr 2005 16:27:22 GMT, Ed...

The non newtonian Pnn thruster P10F02 www.asps.it/nucleoin.htm

Scientifically speaking, it is no brainer. Meaning, so called NASA science team did not show any signes of life for years. Mars data analysis is nonexistent,...

Russian Space Agency wants Russian/Ukrainian Kosmotras to increase its Dnepr launch service price. Is Dnepr undercutting Russian launchers, or is something...

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On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:49:40 -0700, Bryan Derksen wrote (in article ): On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:21:18 -0700,...

Can anyone in this group refer me to a good reference regarding the existing or potential market for sub-orbital flight vehicles? What I'm seeking are in...

Most search engines today depend on Internet search systems known as spiders to "crawl" across websites to locate fresh information. But Accoona...

In a move that will probably anger the international community, but may please space advocates, the Bush Administration is planning to withdraw from the Outer...

At last, we have the old question about life on Mars answered! It is pretty well known, that ONLY LIFE PRODUCES HOOKS. Rocks never have hooks. Crystals...

April fools joke, but fun idea for a prize at: http://www.tuberat.com/ These guys said they got an airplane last April fools...

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/rocketscience-05o.html Take your salt tablets before reading. And start scanning Ebay for surplus space hardware. There's...

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