http://www.spacedaily.com/news/shuttle-03zd.html In reply to senators' request for a new outline of NASA's objectives for the space program, O'Keefe replied:...

"Bob Martin" wrote in message ... Instead of building a fleet of 3-4 reuseable vehicles and...

When NASA first proposed a permanent space station they were going to have a simple design called a 'power tower' in that it was a cylinder shaped station with...

I've been reading usenet for years now, and these groups definitely have a much higher kook ratio. Any theories on why this is so? Byeeeee. -- Gadzooks -...

Ok, a question for the fertile minds in this news group. What will space flight be like by 2020? My ideas: Shuttle until 2012-2015 OSP capsules for ACRV...

(Fogbottom) wrote in : WASHINGTON -- The White House has turned down a...

In article , ElleninLosAngeles wrote: "I believe the shuttle is inherently unsafe,"...

Boeing may be in trouble with the Government, but it sure knows how to put on a show. Tonight's third Delta IV launch, the first during daylight, was waayy...

With today's (8/29/03) Boeing exemption exception announcement by the Air Force, we have an up to date data point for a Delta II/GPS launch. A Delta with nine...

I'm interested in seeing what you guys would come up with if you were writing the requirements for the OSP. Any...

Manned spaceflight should be an national industry not a government program. Craig Fink Where's the revenue stream that would interest industry? The...

Liquid hydrogen is so cold that, unlike any other fuel, its tanks must be insulated. Insulation can fall off, damaging the attached orbiter. If the...

Everyone at the moment is considering what NASA should be doing post-columbia. With Mars at its closest approach in 60000 years, shining brightly overhead - is...

There is one thing I have thought about lately. What if finally we observe (within the next 20 years) an Earth-killing asteroid that will definitely zonk us in...

{{Date: 21 Aug 2003 00:36:13 GMT From: (Ron Baalke) Newsgroups: sci.space.news When CO2 is compressed to a pressure of 73 atm and...

The U.S. Navy was quite ruthless in their comments about NASA in the recent Columbia crash investigation report. I would like to offer the following critique...

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 07:46:51 -1000 (TAHT), "Hal Klingman" wrote: they can't even launch a tin can into orbit and get it back...

According to an article in the Economist the shuttle won't fly till 2010, as the investigating commision says the shuttle has to have a re-flight worth...

Today Mars is a mere 34,646,418 miles away, and it'll be 60,000 years till its as close again. 60,000 years ago humanity was living in caves. Anyone care to...

A couple of months ago Wired Magazine quoted John Pike as saying, "It costs $10,000 a pound to get into space, and the reason isn't the government - it's...