"Bruce Sterling Woodcock" wrote in message ... "Abrigon Gusiq"...

"James Nicoll" wrote in message ... No. For one thing, there's a real problem coming up with a gas ...

"Abrigon Gusiq" wrote in message ... If ISS had been available as a space dock, so that the damage could...

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Abrigon Gusiq wrote: What is the procedure and protocols for when the Shuttle is known to have taken some damage? Depends very much on the circumstances....

"John Schilling" wrote in message ... "johnhare" writes: Having...

Anyone know when the BBC will re-broadcast it's Learning Zone programme about Beagle 2. I saw most of it the first time round but didn't record the...

Tony Rusi wrote: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=421468 Not practically. It's is only just possible to detect a laser...

Hi i am a 'newbee' at rocket science but i have begun to make plans for a rlv rocket, intended for people travel to space. But i have a problem calculating...

Here's a thought for future space shuttle launches...Spray the leading edges of the wings with the same foam as the tank. During launch, it would...

I am reading "Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space" by Willy Ley, and was amazed to read that the V2 used "film cooling" or "transpiration". It had 4 rows of...

The book J.G.Demjanko, A.S.Koroteyev's , etc. " Nuclear Rocket Engines ", 2001 is published in Russia.. This book is interesting that it data...

Turbojets historically have been constantly improved in the direction of improved specific fuel consumption (SFC vs Isp for rockets). Thrust to weight has been...

On 08 Jul 2003 16:22:04 GMT, (TKalbfus) wrote: How about burrowing into a captures asteroid or comet, the low point of whose orbit comes...

"Andrew Thompson" wrote: After reading some of the recent discussions re the shuttle loss I began to wonder at the practicality...

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An acceleration jet needs more low velocity thrust to be useful in the boost role than on the high end where the high altitude rocket engines can be expected...

In article , Christopher wrote: (The archetypal example of big rocket with tiny payload because...

(Gordon D. Pusch) wrote in message ... (JimM) writes (in response to...

Awhile ago NASA was looking for projects to develop a "self healing skin" for long duration space vehicles. Does anybody know what is happening, or happened to...