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Transporting liquids and gases across the moon by Alex Terrell
There are reasons why it's advantageous to have a main lunar base at low latitude, and a water mining base at the poles. But how could cargo be transported...
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February 12th 04 11:39 PM
by Ian Stirling Go to last post
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Orbit of cargos launched from lunar mass drivers by Alex Terrell
The original O'Neill lunar mass driver launched horizontally from the lunar near side to the Earth Moon L2 point. Mike Combs provided this link which shows...
February 14th 04 10:24 PM
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using the sun and shade(s) - - to send morse code messages across the galaxy by Alex William Russell
Just an idea I had - - - using the sun and shade(s) - - to send morse code messages across the galaxy. Any thoughts anyone? Perhaps use clouds of dust. ...
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July 30th 03 02:38 AM
by Alex William Russell Go to last post
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manuever thrusters put on long pole to increase effect by Alex William Russell
maybe I or someone else mentioned this alrady. how about putting a maneuvering thruster or at least its outlet (i.e., run a tube out to carry the thrust...
January 25th 04 07:04 PM
by Jorge R. Frank Go to last post
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How are/were rockets stabilised by [email protected]
With the source of thrust so far behind the centre of mass, large rockets would seem to be unstable in flight. So how is this overcome? I could imagine a...
November 8th 05 08:02 PM
by Rick Jones Go to last post
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Lunar Catapult Capture by [email protected]
I'm trying to think through different approaches to capturing material catapulted off the lunar surface. The most comprehensive reference design I've come...
January 21st 05 12:23 PM
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what orbit maxes sunlight w/ ship that faces same way, i.e., due to rotating axis pointing at sun by [email protected]
question: what orbit maxes sunlight w/ ship that faces same way, i.e., due to rotating axis pointing at sun - - - am trying to have large glassed area always...
November 17th 05 07:50 PM
by Mike Combs Go to last post
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benefit of fuel/oxidizer moving w/high momentum, maybe BIG hoop-tanks by [email protected]
Any benefit of fuel/oxidizer moving w/high momentum, maybe BIG hoop-tanks? Maybe avoid pressurization though obviously centripetal force on tank walls means...
November 12th 05 07:18 PM
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radiation shielding for a habitat by Alfred Montestruc
How much is needed and of what type? It seems obvious to me that the earth has enough radiation shielding at sea level or even at say 12,000 feet above sea...
March 15th 05 10:06 PM
by Tom Kent Go to last post
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CORRECTION: My STS-121 post was for today TUES, not Sat. by [email protected]
Corrected version: STS-121: Tuesday pre-launch activities have begun -------------------------------------------------- It is Tues, 7:34am EDT (1134z). ...
July 4th 06 01:28 PM
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Saturday's STS-121 prelaunch activities by [email protected]
STS-121: Saturday pre-launch activities have begun -------------------------------------------------- It is Sat, 7:34am EDT (1134z). Range Clearance...
July 4th 06 12:53 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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STS-121 launch trouble by [email protected]
Heads up - STS-121 problems --------------------------- It is Monday, 12:24pm EDT (1624z). The S-121 Management Team is about to begin a briefing that will...
July 3rd 06 05:39 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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STS-121 pre-launch comms on 5711 kHz USB by [email protected]
NASA Vessels up on 5711 kHz USB ------------------------------- It is Sunday 10:09am EDT (1409z). The NASA SRB recovery vessels "Liberty Star" and "Freedom...
July 2nd 06 03:27 PM
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ROBOTIC hubble repair? by Allen Meece
This is so weak. It should embarass every space fan in America. After all's said and done, it'll cost 2 billion dollars to send an automated monkey wrench to...
August 12th 04 04:28 AM
by Allen Meece Go to last post
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A re-entry parachute? by Allen Meece
Apparantly the Russians are testing a reentry parachute and it makes me wonder, is exotic high tech heat-shielding really necessary for reentry? We all know...
October 6th 03 05:02 PM
by Henry Spencer Go to last post
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President Bush's moon-mars plan, comments by Jeffrey Bell by Allen Meece
Jeffrey should have said something about the useless capsule design when we have thirty years experience with winged orbiters. sheesh If Constellation is a...
April 8th 04 02:00 AM
by Allen Meece Go to last post
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US Air Force Plans Future Space War by Allen Meece
The use of space is highlighted throughout the report, with the document stating that space superiority combines the following three capabilities: 1] protect...
April 15th 04 03:13 AM
by MattWriter Go to last post
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Additional X-43A video and images by Allen Meece
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...
May 6th 04 03:11 AM
by Allen Meece Go to last post
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Space Based Space Surveillance PDR by Allen Thomson
Submitted for deposition here mostly for future reference. http://i-newswire.com/pr13821.html Boeing, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems,...
April 11th 05 03:18 PM
by Allen Thomson Go to last post
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TDRSS ground station expansion? by Allen Thomson
I was looking at the original TDRSS ground station (32.502 N, 106.611 W) in Google Earth historical imagery and noticed that a substantial addition was made to...
June 8th 09 03:12 PM
by Jan Vorbrüggen[_2_] Go to last post
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