G'day, Would a OTEC system work in the internal ocean of an ice world like Europa or Enceladus? As I understand it OTEC systems on Earth work because of...

Dear all, I have a question to the community: Is there a relation between data rates and downlink frequency of a satellite? Thanks for the help in...

Here's a claim by NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/25aug_plasticspaceships.htm They say they've developed a modified version of polyethylene...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA Science, Cargo Launches on 15th Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission to Space...

Until some nuclear-powered system of propulsion which does not involve mass ejection is invented, then Man is limited to making the occasional flea-hop into...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Next Crew Rotation Mission with SpaceX Posted: 22 Feb...

http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/sarigul/aiaa2001-4619.pdf I got this link off http://www.hobbyspace.com/Links/RLVNews.html Overall, I thought this was a great...

Here's some news that recently came out: http://www.newscientist.com/ar ticle.ns?id=dn7867 http://abc.net.au/science/news /stories/s1439827.htm Apparently,...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// Florida Company Licenses NASA Technology That Keeps Electronics Cool Posted: 22 Mar 2021 10:00...

Well whoopdedoo! I doubt if the scramjet engine will ever help civilians get to space, it seems too expensive to make one big enough for airplane launch assist...

Assuming we eventually wish to mine asteroids for useful materials, we would need to first do some prospecting. What is the best/most economical method? I...

could anyone help me find the following data on the pegasus XL launcher (or does anyone know where i can find them): - The drag coefficients during the...

I hope it's the daylit side...

Does Cassini have enough propellant that it would be possible to perform Titan orbit insertion (TOI)? If so, and if Cassini would be placed on an orbit of...

How does one launch a into a polar orbit from French Guyana? Where does the first and second stage drop? I understand they are not bombing New England, but...

If I am not wrong, "candles" for oxygen generation in Mir were made of lithium perchlorate, whereas the same device in ISS is made of potassium perchlorate. I...

We've already had discussions about anti-matter being used as a fuel one day, but typically there were criticisms about the stability of the magnetic bottles...

Boeing has an extensive site devoted to Delta IV-Heavy. See especially the "Growth Options" pdf - imagine strapping together SEVEN of the Delta IV first...

I have a feeling that now that we have had a couple of shuttle accidents we are moving away from the shuttle too eagerly. If I had to go to the Moon today, I...

Is the moderator dead? Yours, TDP m.l. m.s.l. p.f.p.p.