This topic is entirely Selene/moon related, such as the supposed volcanic or lava fused as little and apparently not so little basalt and silica combined...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/20/new.russian.vehicle.ap/index.html

Space station future adrift By Philip Chien 27 November 2004 // SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON...

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:38:28 -0500, in a place far, far away, "Jeff Findley" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way...

Because NASA isn't getting enough money! rt.com/usa/163736-mars-nasa-funding-strategy You need bigger rockets to do bigger things, and NASA doesn't have the...

NASA is asking for studies. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=20739 Some interesting stuff. 54 tons on solo mission. About 40 tons when going...

Hello Everyone, Just felt it might be worth tossing this in, since there was so much recent discussion about what it would take to man-rate the...

I predict that tonight's Mars landing will be another disaster. Scientists have publicly stated that sharp rocks can cut the airbags and ruin...

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:17:53 GMT, (Henry Spencer) wrote: In article , Monte Davis ...

"Do you like a good UFO detective story? Well, here's one for you. And it's ongoing, so we don't yet know the ending. It involves President John F. Kennedy's...

For those who have wondered about the various companies that claim you can name a star and get it recorded in their database, it's simply a private database...

On not making messes in space? My dim understanding is that this remains unsettled in the Liability Convention, due to an inability to agree on a definition...

Dear Ed: On my globe, the great circle from Chicago to Hong Kong passes south of the Bering Sea. Flying across the pole itself -- instead of just 'near the...

With a second aircraft carrier heading towards Iran it seems clear the option for a bombing campaign against Iran is being considered. President Bush does...

We discussed this a few years ago -- Clinton's claim that as a teenager she got a letter from NASA saying they had no interest in women astronauts -- but I...

the Congressional Black Caucus and many anti-science liberals got their wishes.... Moon-travel boosters. The budget adds $6 billion to NASA's budget over five...

http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/08/a_farewell_mess.html Are things really that screwed up down there? Pat

Earth w/o moon is also moon w/o South Pole-Aitken basin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole-Aitken_basin ...

The subject sometimes comes up, and NASA Watch has an interesting email from Dr. Griffin to various sous-chiefs that mentions it. The overall email, dated 23...

Whenever I've heard talk about O'Neil style space colonies. L5 is always the suggested location, but what other orbits/locations would be good? Would there be...