I have been looking for a rugged laptop that will work at 30,000ft without much luck. It seems that MIL-STD-810F only requires hardware to be tested at...

This is partly in answer to the Scientific American article about cosmic rays likely preventing human spaceflight. I have long believed that O'Neill colonies...

the NASP ~ National Aerospace Plane ~ X-30 which Ronald Reagan called " a new Orient Express" was announced 20 years ago this week during the State Of The...

A pair of scientists funded by ESA are claiming to have observed some sort of gravitational anomaly by rotating a superconductive...

I havent got a clue about the physicle forces on such a wire, but it seems like it would only be 4 times the length of a space elevator.. is it posible?

Flywheel energy storage has been suggested for use on the Moon (see http://www.asi.org/adb/04/03/03/flywheel-energy-storage.html ). But I haven't seen a...

Matt wrote: The lowest practical circular orbit of the Earth is perhaps 150 km - what are the equivalent figures for the airless Moon and the thinly clad...

Amazingly enough, it's that time of year again on Mars. I've seen a number of hints as to how to get Spirit into position to survive the upcoming winter by...

If you take a look at the moon, it is possible to orbit closely, however, it isn't really practical to orbit the moon for very long anyways. The moon is pretty...

Matt wrote: The lowest practical circular orbit of the Earth is perhaps 150 km - what are the equivalent figures for the airless Moon and the thinly clad...

Why can't we scoop energy from space into our crafts to provide propulsion. Space is full of energy!!! Why do we have to use power plants designed on...

Two-Stage-to-Orbit 'Blackstar' System Shelved at Groom Lake http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/030606p1.xml Hmm, I've never...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/03/10/mars.orbiter/index.html ....A little late on the announcement, but I had ISP troubles here. Rest assured they won't...

I stumbled across a 1998 paper in which the writer said thin-film photovoltaics and improved designs could lead to a 10-fold decrease in mass for SPSs. I seem...

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...

I just finished reading This New Ocean that covers the space age. I really wasn't looking forward to the Skylab part but after I read it and then googled up...

How difficult is it to tailor a parking orbit for lunar missions that can be reached efficiently by US launchers and precesses 180 degrees in one lunar...

Here's a nice not-too-technical writeup on the business aspects of the space elevator. Link found as a footnote to Howard Tayler's Shlock Mercenary daily web...

I've read that there are stages of rockets that have actually flown that had a high enough ISP and mass ratio they could have gone to orbit if they did not...

Hi, I wanted to mention this article I read, about a newly discovered way to reduce air resistance: http://www.physorg.com/news11095.html No flames, plz -- I...