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"Centauri Dreams" by
Geoffrey A. Landis
I just received my copy of Paul Gilster's new book _Centauri Dreams:
Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration_. This is a book
about people working on...
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"Off the shelf" heavy lift??? by
Phil Paisley
Take 2 Shuttle SRBs, possibly the 5 segment ones that were just
tested. Hang a Delta 4 core between them (gonna look odd, but no
odder than a Titan 4). ...
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"Reinventing the Solar Power Satellite" paper by
Geoffrey A. Landis
For any of you with an interest in Solar Power Satellite (SPS, or SSPS)
concepts, I finally received NASA Technical Memorandum copies of my
papers "Reinventing...
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"shuttle"/BDB combo and fertilizer? by
BllFs6
Hi all....
While Im sure this ISNT a new idea....I havent seen it discussed lately....so
here we go...
Did some web research awhile ago and found some...
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"Stack" rocket concept? by
IsaacKuo
I've long noticed that the problem with the space industry is
limited demand. With demand for only so many space shots,
there doesn't seem to be a potential...
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1 Lensjet by
johnhare
An acceleration jet needs more low velocity thrust to be
useful in the boost role than on the high end where the
high altitude rocket engines can be expected...
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25 years in space? by
samtkc
I hope this question is not too far afield (or too morbid), but does anyone know what would happen to a dead body after 25 years of drifting in space inside a...
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3 Lensjet by
johnhare
At home I don't actually number the dozens of possible configurations
of the lensjet. I'm doing it here to keep track in case anyone gets
interested. Most of...
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3D Mars by
Duram
Why we can not find in the web those beautiful color 3D pictures
of Mars? are they holding them for future release in books?
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February 17th 04 09:06 AM
by Palle
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4 posts around launch site? by
Roy Smith
There's an image
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/141349main_06pd0094.jpg) on the Nasa
web site of the New Horizons launch, showing 4 towers surrounding...
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A first blueprint for interstellar travel by
Abdul Ahad
I was toying with this idea for a *possible* futuristic voyage to
Alpha Centauri, with a big emphasis on water and life support resource
mining from comets and...
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A new planet? by
Peter Fairbrother
Suppose you joined Mars and Venus together with a big elastic band?
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Peter Fairbrother
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A noteworthy 'amatuer' technology. by
Ken S. Tucker
I think this is reasonable for this group.
Below (++++) is a report recieved via email on a project SS2S.
It uses an unusual staging technology known as...
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A re-entry parachute? by
Allen Meece
Apparantly the Russians are testing a reentry parachute and it makes me wonder,
is exotic high tech heat-shielding really necessary for reentry?
We all know...
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A small, polar-orbiting moon by
Bill Bogen
I'd like input from all you orbital mechanics out there as to this
concept's feasibility:
What if sometime in prehistory, the Earth had captured a Near...
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A Space Elevator for Real? by
Kip Ingram
I saw a report on space.com recently describing what appear to be real
consideration of a space elevator, using carbon nanotube technology to get
enough...
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A third way for rockets? by
Remy Villeneuve
Found interesting things on the Web tonight:
http://www.flometrics.com/rockets/rocket_pump/rocketpump.htm
Very, very interesting approach... I'm even tempted...
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