One from Japan, one from Interplanetary Society: http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/10solarsails/ Is it just me, or does the Japanese one look like the...

On Nov 12, 10:01*pm, "Jonathan" wrote: But in the same time NASA has built Ares1-X, it appears the Pentagon has built a far more...

"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message ... "Jonathan"...

"NASA's latest flyby of Mercury upset theories about the planet's composition and volcanic history, even though the probe shut down about halfway through...

Jochem Huhmann wrote: Additionally the Russians did never test the N-1 first stage prior to launch, while SpaceX already did a full test for the F-9...

"A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the...

Why all the hate on any nuclear radiation Orion can put 10,000 people base on the moon or Mars in 1 go , or a 100GWat solar power station ( global warming...

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:41:35 -0500, "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" wrote: Can you document any statement saying that launch...

wrote: Pat It was not just a matter of size but the ESA panels had a more subtle design failure. The heat cycles from day...

wrote: Furthermore, a NASA history of the Hubble states about the reasons for switching from a 3 meter main mirror to a...

"The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) hopes next year to begin full-scale development of its three-stage Advanced Solid Rocket (ASR), with a first...

Can't be afforded with live J2X...

wrote: Furthermore, a NASA history of the Hubble states about the reasons for switching from a 3 meter main mirror to a...

Don't be so picky Fred, I was rounding. Yes, the Hubble has a 2.4 meter mirror. The KH-11 spysat was current technology at the time Hubble was under...

Brian Thorn wrote: It almost happened to Saturn V AS-502 also, the bad engine shut down on its own, fortunately. And Martin-Marietta botched the wiring...

Jeff Findley wrote: And hope the wiring didn't get botched between the controllers and all those engines, resulting in a good engine being turned off and...

Anthony Frost wrote: There's also a considerable difference between feeding 30 engines from a single set of tanks and feeding each group of nine engines...

Dave U. Random wrote: 27 engines vs. 30 engines (First stage) What are the chances of the Falcon 9 blowing up too? I'd by concerned about that many...

Jeff Findley wrote: Or the crazy Shuttle program, where the first test flight tested all of the components from ground to orbit and back. Manned...

Augustine Commission pretty much recommends in its report what it calls "Flexible Path" - wide array of potential targets to be visited by manned spacecraft as...