Anonymous via the Cypherpunks Tonga Remailer wrote: The biggest insult to the world of astromomy has to be the popular Leo Gorceyesqe mispronunciation of...

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Scott Lowther wrote: The last effort to achieve such an aircraft was the Boeing Sonic Cruiser. Much ballyhooed, and quietly swept under the rug and...

Spaceref is today reporting a reversal by Congress (and since "pro" is the opposite of "con" I guess that means "progress" ;-) and: --- start...

Spaceref is today reporting a reversal by Congress (and since "pro" is the opposite of "con" I guess that means "progress" ;-) and: --- start...

Something bugging me i can't get white stuff Stick to the topic, you idiot! No one really cares what you do with your private parts so shut up!

Has mineable uranium ever been detected on NEO or other celestial objects?

Much has been said about getting the cost to orbit down to $100 or even $10 per pound. I decided to look at what some people are spending right now to get...

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...

The only ones who felt betrayed were the John Kerry’s, Ted Kennedy’s and the Michael Moore’s of America. Through all their deceptions (especially Moore) in...

A number I forgot to post in the scram success thread is maximum possible mass gain from the jet. From mach 4 to mach 10 is roughly 1,800 meters per...

A while ago, I started a thread ... It struck me the other day that we might be ruining the solar system. Let me explain. Our use of gravity assist to speed...

I writing a paper based on my effort to live in space. This will include the method of getting there and the methods and ideas for long, health fun and...

Those of you who've seen the BBC's Space Odessey documentary will agree that the Pegasus is a pretty good design for an interplanetary tour around the solar...

Alan Erskine & Mary Shafe will Be late for their ChristmasAlan Erskine & Mary Shafe will Be late for their ChristmasAlan Erskine & Mary Shafe will Be late for...

Hi, can anyone identify this suborbital rocket used for Sandia's "Red Crow" experiment in 1998. I guess it is a Castor with some kind of upper...

Read the recent progress re-boost only raised the orbit by something like two miles(?). Article said NASA and Russian space officials blamed extra drag...

I want to conquer Ganymede or Io and install a belt of defence satellites to shoot all intruders. Is that legal or does space belong to the USA?

The ESA lunar probe, SMART-1, will be searching for ice and other resources but will it provide any data useful for finding lava tubes? Also, will the images...

I haven't seen many good photos of the Delta 4 second stage before, but several are now available at ksc.nasa.gov showing processing for the GOES-N...