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Astrometry by
Roger Stokes
I understand that the large and expensive Gaia astrometry satellite will
achieve very accurate stellar parallaxes from (I believe) the L2 point -
which still...
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Astronaut Gear by
Mike Miller
Two questions about the equipment Apollo astronauts had while on the
moon.
1) Did they have portable lights? Flash lights, helmet lights, some
kind of light...
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Astronomy software by
Eric Chomko
About 10 years ago I was using a Mac and a program called Voyager II. It
was a great program, I still use it today on this ancient Mac laptop I got
off eBay....
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Asymmetry of the Atlas V by
Proponent!!!N0_SP@[email protected]
Watching the NH launch reminded me of a something that's been bothering
me for a while: why is the arrangement of SRBs on the Atlas V
asymmetric? How is the...
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February 10th 06 01:42 AM
by Ed Kyle
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Back to the Moon (in what?) by
Ian
What's on the drawing board for a return to the moon?
A similar command and service module to the Apollo program? Or a
shuttle size vehicle?
Also, will they...
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Back to the moon, only CEV reuseable? by
Philip
Looking at the planned vehicles for the return to the moon, the
article(s) seemed to emphasize leverage of shuttle technology. For
example the use of SSMEs and...
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Bacteria for Mars Terraforming? by
sanman
Here's an article I read:
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995049
So these ultra-small glacier core bacteria are able to survive very
cold...
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by sanman
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BAE Systems Microprocessors Enroute To Mars by
Ron Baalke
http://www.baesystems.com/newsroom/2003/july/250703news1.htm
BAE SYSTEMS MICROPROCESSORS ENROUTE TO MARS
BAE Systems Press Release
July 25, 2003
The National...
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Bamboo in space? by
Jim McCauley
Bamboo is light and strong, and it grows well in poor soils and under
marginal sunlight. I wonder if it could grow in microgravity? If so, and
its structural...
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Beagle 2 landing sequence - how? by
Abdul Ahad
With Beagle 2 separation from Mars Express and entry, descent &
landing at Isidis Planitia just 2 weeks away... I just have a couple
of technical questions for...
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beagle failure guesses? by
MSu1049321
I am holding out hope the mission will still succeed, but meanwhile, I'm trying
to think of the possible reasons for failure, and what if anything could...
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December 31st 03 03:30 PM
by Dr. O
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Beamed power to space vehicles by
Alex Terrell
What is the maximum flux levels that can be beamed to space craft by
lasr or microwave?
The specific application would be to beam power from a SSPS...
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Beanstalks... by
Sea Wasp
A couple of questions on this space technology:
1)I was under the impression that carbon nanotubes, if manufacturable
at reasonable lengths (~ a foot?) would...
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March 25th 06 10:51 AM
by pete
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Benfords in the News by
Geoffrey
Jim and Greg Benford are featured in _New Scientist_
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524846.500
along with a brief quote from me, about...
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Best asteroids to colonize? by
Hop David
Some of the criteria I'm using:
Low inclination
Perihelion near 1 A.U.
Close to earth resonant orbits (good launch opportunities should reoccur
on a regular...
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