Something puzzles me about the landing of Spirit... it was dropped from about 10 meters, and I've seen a number of reports that it may have bounced for a...

Seems pretty obvious to me what NASA's long-range plans should be. First, to put semi-permanent sensor-packed sats in orbit around the nine planets and other...

The author of this article supposes that Howard Dean has inadvertently made Bush's space policy initiative more...

The Moon is an excuse for space exploration, but Mars is a better one. I don't know about you, but Mars looks more interesting. Also the landing site...

I'm trying to figure out time-of flight for hyperbolic fast transits from Earth to Jupiter, and it's not going well. Can anybody point me towards either a...

In article , (markpeeters666) writes: They first claimed it was surely NOT a...

Dick Morris Yes, I know, the market is the ultimate answer for every problem. Unfortunately not every problem. Take spam, for instance. Is there any market...

I'm getting tired of the widely-repeated claim that it is impractical to grow crops under artificial light (particularly if your power source is solar). It...

An interesting overview of China's military space program: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/EK05Ad04.html China in space: Military implications By Arun...

As I understand it, Bush's speech on a return to the Moon was cancelled due to it being really, really, the wrong time to announce a huge new spending program...

Subject: Magnetic bubbles in space: A new propulsion concept? (Forwarded) From: Andrew Yee...

I just found on the JPL website that you can download the software they will use to control the rovers. They say in the future real data from the rovers will...

I am surprised at the cloak of secrecy that has fallen over the Orbital Space Plane program - its the biggest new start for NASA since ISS, and there is...

I have made a web page with short descriptions of several space projects that might make commercial sense after we have cheap access to space (CATS). In my...

We've got Signal. All our Bases belong to us! -- -- Greg D. Moore President Green Mountain Software

I was quite anxious when they lost the carrier signal, but when everyone jumped around in JPL at 2355 EST, I couldn't hold back smiling! Let's hope Opportunity...

....Really good photo and it appears to have survived the encounter quite intact! Congrats to the Stardust team! OM -- "No ******* ever won a war by dying...

Anonymous ) wrote: : When did you realize Columbia was gone? The video from the guy in Texas that showed it in parts coming into...

-- ---- JAS "Steve Dufour" wrote in message ... NASA misses the mark

A good way to celebrate the anniversary. http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/New_Index/news/121703.htm