Unless I've totally misunderstood things, the recent Shuttle / ISS / Soyuz "event" had 13 people in space at the same time - which I believe equals the...

I assume the first Muslim to be in orbit during Ramadan will not be fasting - anybody know? -- One way ticket from Mornington Crescent to Tannhauser Gate...

"We've had a jolly good look at this Space Station thingy of yours, and we can see what's missing - a common room and a dormitory. If it's good enough for...

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:12:47 +0100, JAF wrote: On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:49:12 GMT, Fevric J Glandules wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul...

So I'm watching: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon" on youtube. You may as well - it's got a great montage of exploding rockets in the early...

There's a photo here of the A17 LRV: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20647441 It was originally captioned as being a photo of Schmitt, which is...

This article about the X-37B: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/10/x37b_launch_tomorrow/ reminds me of something I've been meaning to ask. Much has been...

"the story of a brilliant physicist turned brilliant detective fighting a lone battle against a dark force field of political coverup, spin and ...

Nice to see something moving on the lunar surface again. Looking forward to the selfies.

So now we all know that the next time you see an extremely bright fireball, get away from the windows, and hide under the bed and wait for the bang. However...

I Am Not A Rocket Scientist. But nonetheless, can anybody explain to me why it has taken until 2013 to make 1960s technology do what it could have done all...

Surprised nobody has raised this one yet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14417634 which in some way *really* brings home the changes that are...

Rules: one shot of spirits for every use of the word "final" in a NASA press release regarding Shuttle. I'll have an awful hangover next week.

Steve Bowen was last in space on 26 May last year; he could be back on orbit with in 9 months of that date. I'm guessing that it's been quite some time since...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6MOnehCOUw

Next weekend should see an equalling (once again) of the record for the greatest number of people in space simultaneously. I think. But could this be the...

"We didn't know the Onion was not a real news site." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8237558.stm

April 11, 1970: APOLLO 13 LAUNCHED TO MOON http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?month=10272956&day=10272976&cat=10272946 http://tinyurl.com/rufkx On...

New Horizons Mission Log: 2006.01.20 http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/overview/piPerspectives/piPerspective_current.html The PI's Perspective It Worked! January 20,...

What a beautiful launch -- let's all get together in ten years when it gets to Pluto & Charon! Fred G.