I don't think it is, so bear with me. The recent Rutan success at what on the surface appears to be a business effort with an unlikely profit motive brought...

SpaceX and NASA each released the following press releases recently: http://www.spacex.com/press17.php http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=17000 An...

The first SpaceX Falcon 1 is supposed to launch from an island at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and fly toward a low earth orbit inclined 39 degrees to the...

Is the UN going to build off the Moon and Outer Space Treaties? Any ideas out there? Should we assume that the UN is through with trying to regulate space...

"The author of this book, a distinguished member of the Interplanetary Society of England, explains to you the scientific facts that prove that Saucers have...

On 27 Aug 2005 16:41:43 -0700, "bombardmentforce" wrote: Scott Hedrick wrote: "bombardmentforce"...

'L5 News' from late '70's available on-line The strange-and-wonderful 'L5' organization, devoted to space colonies a la Gerard O'Neill, had a high-octane...

((I posted this to another newsgroup, but it may be germane to the discussions here about rebuilding New Orleans.)) When a disaster strikes, even though it...

USA Today: The 'why' behind China's own private space race http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20051018/opcom18.art.htm October 18, 2005 // Page 21A //...

The only atricle I have found is about Lockheed's proposal: http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2848178,00.html Sounds a lot like clipper. Anyone...

I need some help with my Excel program. Whenever I simply type a "1" into a cell, it spits it out as "0.01." What the hell is going on here?

We have a choice. Do we vote for Moon/Mars, or do we vote to make NASA part of NOAA, the Department of the Interior, or the EPA? How ironic that...

I haven't been able to get ANY of my comments posted in ANY moderated sci.space.* group since September 3, 2004. Why? When I mentioned this outrage publicly...

Did NASA space robot dodge disaster? Launch managers pull the plug at the last minute http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6444226/ By James Oberg, NBC News space...

Solar System Surprise: A New View of What's Out There. By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer posted: 22 November 2004 06:24 am ET "Given that our survey...

After years of secrecy and much speculation, Blue Origin has finally announced its plans to build and operate a privately-funded aerospace testing and...

Any late word about the direct Huygens radio beacon reception at the radio telescopes? It's GOT to have fallen silent by now -- hasn't it? Jim O

There are many reasons to replace conventional rocket launchers with the engine cluster. The conventional rocket engines are large, complex, hand-crafted, and...

wrote in message ... ASTRONOMERS URGE CONGRESS TO CONTINUE HUBBLE...

Boeing "strike breaking" nonunion workers will process the Pluto New Horizons Star 48 upper stage, according...