Delta V - consists of four Delta IV CBCs and a New Core Stage which would be the same length as the CBC but 7.1m diameter and with two RS-68 engines - equal in...

Seems they're starting an Astronaut Office... FORMER ASTRONAUT BOWERSOX JOINS SPACEX AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ASTRONAUT SAFETY AND MISSION...

"Jorge R. Frank" wrote in message ... Yeah. Heckuva job there, Alan. Well, it's...

"Vincent D. DeSimone" wrote in message ... I'm 52, and a US return to the Moon is...

"OM" wrote in message ... On Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:44 GMT, "Alan Erskine" ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_(satellite) http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0902/03iran/ (SpaceflightNow - "...state media says..."). Any reliable and...

Mr Obama's speech http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_Inaugural_Address " We will restore science to its rightful place..." "What the cynics...

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Considering the (now) enormous financial pressure on the U.S. government.

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Posted by Ron Baalke in sci.space.news. I wish someone would sort all the rubbish out - seems to be getting worse, rather than better for Constellation....

The number of idiots out there... http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/comments/0,22023,23465237-2862,00.html Read the comments. Today is April 1 here in...

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Tonya St Romain - YUMMMMMM!

Many people have been amazed that NASA's space suits cost so much to develop. Oceaneering (a company famous for its JIM, JAM and SAM deep-sea diving suits),...

"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... First, Apollo as seen from 1964,...

I wondered what the problem was - Pat; it's "sci.space.policy" not "poicy". :-) "Pat Flannery" wrote in message...

Another 27 minutes, apparently.

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Why didn't they just use bigger parachutes? Use the supersonic 'chute to slow the vehicle down and then two or more large 'chutes for final descent.