I would love to hear opinions about Elon Musk's announcement a fully reusable, two-stage launcher. In this SpaceX animated video...

In article 80d64180-bb17-4eb8-a5d5-f1428de554b0 @t9g2000vbs.googlegroups.com, says... A friend of mine who's a physicist says...

Where can I get a list of the Shuttle's system checklist that the crew run down, on the radio, right before launch? TIA.

So a lot of movies, TV shows, illustrations, etc., show spacecraft generating "gravity" via rotating hull sections. In many cases, this rotating section spins...

(Sorry, am no longer visiting here so no point replying here. Ignore this post.) Hi, first post on this forum (and I barely know what usenet is :p ) This...

....is being tested by NASA. Does anyone know any details of the engine, like fuel, oxidizer, expected thrust?

Would it be possible to design something like the XCOR Lynx for level flight, with a rocket but still have a useable range? Let's say a normal cruise speed,...

Hi, I've been searching for video's and information on testing of the msl sky crane system. Apparently I've been looking in all the wrong places because I...

Hi, I was wondering if we can use plasma shields like "plasma window" or force fields instead of airlocks to let the astronaut get through them without letting...

Hi sps! Does anyone know about how long transit times in the ITN are and how often there are launch windows? I guess the launch windows are at least one...

On Jul 27, 7:04 pm, byblow wrote: A friend of mine who's a physicist says water in a container (a tank or bladder) takes a long time...

We all know the NASA method of re-entry Big shower of sparks and that's the scientists on the ground. However, given a vehicle of 40,000 LB or ...

Hi, I've looked through the transcripts available at the NASA web site and am still looking for onboard transcripts fro prelaunch up to launch. There are PAO...

This newsgroup has been moribund to say the least. So thought I'd prime the pump a bit. SpaceX's approach to the recoverable rocket problem is an interesting...

In message David Spain wrote: In this scenario, a smaller trans-stage is...

On Monday, June 3, 1996 12:30:00 PM UTC+5:30, Frank Crary wrote: In article , Pat wrote: ...the reason i...

A new video has emerged that shows a flight at the MacGregor TX test site of a Falcon9R with steerable fins at both top and bottom ends of the rocket. The...

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