http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4269835 "SIGHS of relief all round greeted the touchdown of STS 114, as the latest space-shuttle...

Too much SRB thrust imbalance can lead to disaster on ascent, as it did with Challenger. Similarly, record (or near record) SRB gimbaling on ascent...

http://tinyurl.com/8d8m9 Because the members were presidential appointees, they had to meet the same rigorous background checks any other appointee faces....

At Edwards AFB on July 4, 1982, after the fourth space shuttle landing, President Reagan declared the shuttle "operational." Despite twenty more successful...

From what I've read about Lockheed's main (external) propellant tank mods, they are significant enough to warrant a Wet Countdown Demonstration Test (WCDT)...

http://tinyurl.com/9ts2x "America's credibility, its conscience and soul, stand at a crossroad. George Bush should be thoroughly investigated by a...

Air Force General Donald J. Kutyna led the Accident Analysis Panel of the Presidential Commission which investigated the Challenger disaster. In this thread, I...

It seems to me that today, more than ever before, someone should ask here that we remember both the men and women and the families of our three lost space...

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=16645 "In combination with the heavy lift launch capability, it is equally important to leverage existing human...

The BBC is reporting that after the 2006 contract completion, the Russian space agency will only fly US astronauts on a commercial basis. They didn't say...

'NASA has exercised a $294 million option to extend a contract with Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to support the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's...

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I guess it's really a dumb question, considering the history of energia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energia But the thought has croseed my mind: if a...

So, NASA funding is going up by about $1 billion per year, and it is told to aim for Mars? Next (futrure) headline: Also, NASA budget getting an extra $1...

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and beyond: not just for telescopes and robots, anymore.... You wanna get there fast, with foreseeable technology? Fragmentation...

Just saw this new book. Browsed it, then read last chapter while in book store. In this chapter, author gives "human" reasons for space exploration. Plus a lot...