I'm looking for information on what family members have attended launches of their near-and-dear ones at Baykonur, especially when the launchees are American...

Just saw this in the latest ISS news posted by Jacques (on s.s.news): Among the other key U.S. items being carried to the Station on the supply ship is a...

Has anybody seen the current quantity of O2 in the Quest tanks? How much of that is 'usable' -- probably 98%, I'd guess? Thanks!

Heard confirmation from PAO today that the Quest airlock can be opened from the outside. In fact, it will be done as part of planned procedures for each EVA in...

Do the astronauts have access to the regular internet we all use or are they off limits to that. What I mean is do they use things like msn messenger, chat...

What is the reason that NASA has decided to launch the labs before completing the solar arrays ? I was under the impression that flying with unmatched solar...

Hey, Jim -- got a question for you. (It's very possible that this has been asked several times and I just wasn't hanging out in the newsgroups at the time,...

Question re Molniya comm support for ISS-RS What is this reference to Molniya communications support? Is there an ISS-to-Molniya comm link, or is it...

Hello. Can anyone provide any details about the sensor that is mounted on the base of the Soyuz descent module for detecting the approach of the vehicle to...

I have taken a look at the image gallery on the spaceflight web site. When they relocated the Cupola, is it correct to state that there was a vacuum inside...

I read that they moved the water recovery rack to node 3. What else will be in node 3 ? The photos in the spaceflight seem to show an unfinished node with...

Its been a while now, and I've not seen any banner headlines on exactly what did cause the premature wear on the Sarj that needed all that work, and my yet...

Jorge and I were discussing this briefly in I think it was sci.space.history. Generally a 'racetrack' design would appear to offer a safer design for about...

Is the 143.625 MHz downlink radio transmitter still operational?

Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321/867-2468 RELEASE: 34-05 RAFFAELLO LOGISTICS MODULE SEALED FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT A milestone in preparation for...

Random Notes on Leonov's Side of the Moon - for discussion with colleagues Jim Oberg (www.jamesoberg.com) August 12, 2005 Ramblings inspired by the book,...

On reading various groups around these parts, there seems not to be one for speculation on general science things to do with space and cosmology. It almost...

Listening to the docking yesterday, I heard several times that the range given was incorrect, though the data itself being used for the auto approach was...

Re the ROKVISS -- this is the device originally built to be installed on Mir, right? "Next they'll install on the work platform the European...

I note on the press release about the destructive return of the European cargo vehicle, it mentions that there is equipment on board to record the break up...