Experts point out that unlike normal people, the severely autistic lack the urge to explore the world. Hmm. This could explain a few things about certain...

They have a Quicktime movie up made up from pictures from Opportunity showing the rover getting itself unstuck from the...

These are things of interest I've found so far on the Russian language Buran website. There'll be more of this, but their site is down at the moment, so...

The SpaceX update came out last night: http://www.spacex.com/updates.php There's two different spots in it where Elon talks some secret buisness that he...

The Israelis have figured out the root of egomania?

CBS News carried the story tonight of how in the course of his job at Los Alamos (as an auditor, I think) this poor fellow uncovered millions in government...

Will evidently be this Sunday night. http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2005/06/purge_update.html I'm not so much worried about the people he's getting rid of...

Rand Simberg wrote: On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:08:14 -0500, in a place far, far away, Pat Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow...

Hi, Just a note on the next mars rovers. Since the MSL is going to be delayed till 2011 it would be worth considering building some copies of the...

Easy to build and realtively cheap. http://www.up-ship.com/ptm/CEV/lm72cev.htm

The report of the Independent Review Team commissioned by the Missile Defense Agency has surfaced at http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/IRT_Final_Report.pdf It...

Just a thought, If Shuttle operations end prior to 2010 and the proposed commercial delivery of cargo to ISS doesn't transpire - what happens to MPLM. Indeed...

nightbat wrote Double-A wrote: Bright Star wrote: is it possible to launch a balloon high enough that it gets as high in the sky as it can ever...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8197350/#050613a http://www.vanhornadvocate.com/ (middle of page) http://www.blueorigin.com/web_description.htm A quote from the...

When do you think the technological singularity will occur?

An article at Space News today. "http://space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_050613.html" It says that Lockheed and Boeing officials have all but conceded that...

Yes, because every planet in our solar system has at least 1 moon. That proves that moonless planets are the exception and I think this is either a case of...

"Through the straight pass of suffering The martyrs even trod, Their feet upon temptation, Their faces upon God. A stately, shriven company; Convulsion...

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/392/1 Academic honors for a spaceflight prophet by James Oberg Monday, June 13, 2005 Amidst all of the regular...

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