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Astrometry by Roger Stokes
I understand that the large and expensive Gaia astrometry satellite will achieve very accurate stellar parallaxes from (I believe) the L2 point - which still...
December 12th 03 11:01 PM
by Henry Spencer Go to last post
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Astronaut Gear by Mike Miller
Two questions about the equipment Apollo astronauts had while on the moon. 1) Did they have portable lights? Flash lights, helmet lights, some kind of light...
September 1st 03 05:20 PM
by Greg D. Moore \(Strider\) Go to last post
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Astronomy software by Eric Chomko
About 10 years ago I was using a Mac and a program called Voyager II. It was a great program, I still use it today on this ancient Mac laptop I got off eBay....
December 10th 04 07:49 AM
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Asymmetry of the Atlas V by Proponent!!!N0_SP@[email protected]
Watching the NH launch reminded me of a something that's been bothering me for a while: why is the arrangement of SRBs on the Atlas V asymmetric? How is the...
February 10th 06 01:42 AM
by Ed Kyle Go to last post
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Atmospheric Vortex Launcher? by [email protected]
Hmm, the idea looks far-fetched, but the Economist magazine has bothered to give it some...
October 8th 05 11:04 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Av Leak says SpaceShipOne has been modified to improve its stability by Tony Rusi
Has anyone read this article? In an exclusive story, Av Leak claims that Rutan has modified his spacecraft to improve its stability. Burt may still make Dec...
November 27th 03 02:38 AM
by Explorer8939 Go to last post
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AVR/PIC uC to calculate 0-100kph and 100-0 using 2D accelerometer by Adam Bradley
Hi all! I'm mucking about with an AVR/PIC uC and want to choose a suitable accelerometer (probably from Analog Devices - but please let me know of any...
July 16th 03 11:20 PM
by Ian Stirling 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
by Allen Meece Go to last post
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Back to the moon, only CEV reuseable? by Philip
Looking at the planned vehicles for the return to the moon, the article(s) seemed to emphasize leverage of shuttle technology. For example the use of SSMEs and...
October 26th 05 09:50 PM
by Heinrich Zinndorf-Linker (zili@home) Go to last post
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Bacteria for Mars Terraforming? by sanman
Here's an article I read: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995049 So these ultra-small glacier core bacteria are able to survive very cold...
May 27th 04 07:20 PM
by sanman Go to last post
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BAE Systems Microprocessors Enroute To Mars by Ron Baalke
http://www.baesystems.com/newsroom/2003/july/250703news1.htm BAE SYSTEMS MICROPROCESSORS ENROUTE TO MARS BAE Systems Press Release July 25, 2003 The National...
July 29th 03 10:40 PM
by Ron Baalke Go to last post
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Bamboo in space? by Jim McCauley
Bamboo is light and strong, and it grows well in poor soils and under marginal sunlight. I wonder if it could grow in microgravity? If so, and its structural...
August 15th 03 05:24 AM
by Jim McCauley Go to last post
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Beagle 2 landing sequence - how? by Abdul Ahad
With Beagle 2 separation from Mars Express and entry, descent & landing at Isidis Planitia just 2 weeks away... I just have a couple of technical questions for...
December 10th 03 12:55 PM
by Doug Ellison Go to last post
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beagle failure guesses? by MSu1049321
I am holding out hope the mission will still succeed, but meanwhile, I'm trying to think of the possible reasons for failure, and what if anything could...
December 31st 03 03:30 PM
by Dr. O Go to last post
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Beamed power to space vehicles by Alex Terrell
What is the maximum flux levels that can be beamed to space craft by lasr or microwave? The specific application would be to beam power from a SSPS...
April 8th 04 02:39 PM
by william mook Go to last post
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Beamed-energy launch concepts employing a microwave thermal thruster by Henri
What do you think about these two documents? Feasibility and Performance of the Microwave Thermal Rocket Launcher (Kevin L.G. Parkin, Fred E.C....
July 11th 04 03:24 PM
by Alex Terrell Go to last post
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Beanstalks... by Sea Wasp
A couple of questions on this space technology: 1)I was under the impression that carbon nanotubes, if manufacturable at reasonable lengths (~ a foot?) would...
(Multi-page thread 1 2 3)
March 25th 06 10:51 AM
by pete Go to last post
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benefit of fuel/oxidizer moving w/high momentum, maybe BIG hoop-tanks by [email protected]
Any benefit of fuel/oxidizer moving w/high momentum, maybe BIG hoop-tanks? Maybe avoid pressurization though obviously centripetal force on tank walls means...
November 12th 05 07:18 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Benfords in the News by Geoffrey
Jim and Greg Benford are featured in _New Scientist_ http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524846.500 along with a brief quote from me, about...
February 7th 05 03:31 PM
by Geoffrey Go to last post
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Best asteroids to colonize? by Hop David
Some of the criteria I'm using: Low inclination Perihelion near 1 A.U. Close to earth resonant orbits (good launch opportunities should reoccur on a regular...
August 14th 03 07:12 PM
by Hop David Go to last post
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