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Magnetic Mining on the Moon by Bill Bogen
Did any of the Apollo astronauts ever drag a magnet across the regolith to see how much, if any, metal particles might be available? I've seen references to...
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February 7th 04 08:19 PM
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Contract for Kistler!! by Raoul
There's some new? news about a contract for Kistler. Several sites are implying this could be a jump start for the almost bankrupt company. I've first read...
February 7th 04 07:31 AM
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Mars Rover tire tracks by kegwasher
Tony Sivori wrote: kegwasher wrote: Tony Sivori wrote: Would anyone care to speculate as to how long will the rover tracks will last in the...
February 6th 04 11:10 PM
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VxWorks (?) Flash File System on the MERs by Jan C. Vorbrüggen
Does anybody have more technical info, or pointers to such, on the flash file system used by the MERs? The reason I ask is that JPL's explanation for Spirit's...
February 6th 04 05:39 AM
by Jim Logajan Go to last post
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UK Space Venture Proposal by Michael
Announcement, for your information, browse and act as you see fit. Sterling-Bond announced proposal for an independent commercial space venture. This UK...
February 6th 04 05:38 AM
by Allen Meece Go to last post
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Back to the Moon (in what?) by Ian
What's on the drawing board for a return to the moon? A similar command and service module to the Apollo program? Or a shuttle size vehicle? Also, will they...
February 6th 04 05:09 AM
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Momentum from Nothing: Action Without Reaction? by sanman
Here's an article about a new paper in Physics Review Letters: http://focus.aps.org/story/v13/st3 Electromagnetism may allow you to transfer momentum between...
February 5th 04 07:27 PM
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impulsive launch vs rocket equation by Parallax
Sorry if I am belabouring the obvious but rocketry is not my field (x-ray optics is) but was curious about solar thermal rockets so looked in my old physics...
February 5th 04 04:01 PM
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Maximum capacity of solar panels by Alex Terrell
Any one know .... How many W/m2 can solar panels produce, assuming concentrated or laser light? The application I was thinking of was for a Solar Power...
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February 5th 04 03:16 PM
by Bill Bogen Go to last post
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MERs: what limits their lifetime on Mars surface? by Arie Kazachin
Hello! Reading various bits of info about Mars rovers on various sites I haven't noticed (or missed?) any info about their life expectancy on the Mars...
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February 5th 04 10:02 AM
by James Garry Go to last post
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Russian Super Rocket by Rod Stevenson
I was lucky enough to help host a visit by two members of the Russian Space program. They spent the day with 600 Norfolk school children. One of the visitors...
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February 5th 04 05:22 AM
by Scott Hedrick Go to last post
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Multiple Engines??? by Charles Talleyrand
It seems that for rockets of multiple stages with only one fuel combination, there is an interesting engineering decision. Consider a two stage rocket where...
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February 4th 04 07:41 PM
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The Excellence of the Shuttle System by Zoltan Szakaly
(Ken S. Tucker) wrote in message ... The excellence of the shuttle system. ...
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February 3rd 04 05:58 AM
by Kelly St Go to last post
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Air breathing Engines by Stephenjkm
Do air breathing engines provide any benefit for vertically launched spacecraft? I have recently seen work regarding hypersonic aircraft which purports to have...
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February 3rd 04 05:41 AM
by Kelly St Go to last post
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NASA Airbag Lander Technology - 100% success rate so far by Mark Rejhon
Hi, With the Opportunity Rover landing today, NASA (JPL) has successfully landed 3 spacecraft on Mars using airbag technology, that makes it a 100% success...
February 3rd 04 01:10 AM
by dave schneider Go to last post
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Safety Culture in Large Organiations Such as NASA by Chris H
Was the Columbia accident attributable to any management / cultural problems within NASA? Do other large organisations have any lessons to learn from...
February 2nd 04 11:15 PM
by dave schneider Go to last post
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John Carmack has Balls of ????? by Earl Colby Pottinger
(Henry Spencer) : In article , John Carmack wrote: ...If...
February 1st 04 10:25 PM
by John Carmack Go to last post
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sci.space.tech and sci.space.science Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by s.s.t moderator
This is the weekly Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) posting for sci.space.tech and sci.space.science . It is crossposted into sci.space.policy to explain...
February 1st 04 01:00 PM
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Propellant pressurization by Iain McClatchie
I'm reading "Modern Engineering for Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines". The section on fuel tank pressurization talks about using helium from a room-temperature...
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February 1st 04 04:29 AM
by Greg Go to last post
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How Popular is the Mars Exploration Program? by EAC
(kemperr) wrote in message ... We have certainly seen a lot of media coverage about...
January 31st 04 02:54 PM
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