Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington August 31, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1272) Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center,...

I think someone mentioned something about whether RCC repair was the long pole in the tent for shuttle return to flight. Well, I thought I'd check on this. ...

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:54:51 GMT, "Jim Oberg" wrote: Question -- most space-spinoffs seem to be mythical, how about...

Admit it, the ISS is pretty lame.If aliens attack the Earth, they will blast it to pieces in less than a microsecond. So we need the Death Star in our orbit...

Hi all, hope that this is not a FAQ: Is it not possible to use Canadarm2 to move the Soyuz? And much less hassle? Cheers, Michael

MSNBC (Oberg) - NASA, Russians forging a deal for rides Crew-hours would be swapped for seats on Soyuz http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6640347/ By James Oberg,...

(darn Google Groups interface has stopped letting me post follow-ups; it says "Unable to retrieve message ". So, a new thread...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6714639/

Never a chance for relaxing and coasting aboard the International Space Station. Sharipov is scrambling to locate some adaptors and hoses to lash...

Greetings, Can anyone pass along the names of the ISS 11 crew? Thanks, Bill Arnold

Soyuz succesfully launched on thursday 03:06:26 GMT. During post launch press conference, it was said that TMA-4's "expiry date" is sometime in mid...

Fred Whipple, of the "dirty iceball" comet theory, passed away Monday (2004.08.30) at age 97. Whipple was also the the inventor the space debris protection...

So.. How long will the current limping 'Elektron' last? Can one broken unit on board be repaired? Are there ANY new units on the ground?

MSNBC (Oberg) - Oxygen problems plague space station Crew not in imminent danger, but failures keep coming http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5953450/ By James Oberg,...

The launch of a rocket scheduled to blast off to the international space station Oct. 9 has been postponed for five to 10 days because of problems with the...

Virgin Group Sign Deal with Paul G. Allen's Mojave Aerospace Licensing the Technology To Develop The World's First Commercial Space Tourism Operator London,...

Say, instead of boiling out the water to leave other 'stuff' (uric acid, etc) behind wouldn't some type of freeze and/or centrifuge type apparatus be more kind...

Here is a short paper in which I make an argument that any ring system around the Earth could not remain dynamically stable for long in the complex...

The US segment is down to its last spare lightbulb. Right now, the Unity node has a light that is about to fail. Crew decided to leave the light on...

Funds spent on vice* = Funds not spent on Lunar Exploration: *This includes funds spent on: strip clubs, prostitutes, alcoholic beverages, gambling, x rated...