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Lunar Sample Return via Tether by
Vincent Cate
My father (Henry Cate) and I have come up with an initial tether project
that might be fun, affordable, and profitable. The idea is to use a
rotating tether...
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HTHL vs VTVL - Thunderbirds to the rescue by
Earl Colby Pottinger
First, I am a VTVL fan first but that does not mean you should not think of
other possible solutions.
While thinking about the problem of the weight of...
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Colors of mars by
Raoul
I just read an article with the title: "Nasa is sabotating true colors
of mars" Most articles starting with Nasa&sabotating are mostly not
very good pieces;...
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HTHL vs VTVL - Wheeled sled for landing? by
Earl Colby Pottinger
Thinking about the problem some more it seems a big problem would be landing
a high speed glider onto a sled that is on tracks. This would mean that the
sled...
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Mars -> Earth time by
Epawtows
It's been reported in many places that the MER teams
are operating on "Mars time"..i.e., days that are
~24 hrs. and 39 minutes long.
Does anyone know the...
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Pulse Jets by
pervect
A week or so ago I saw a rather neat Junkyard Wars episode on
pulse-jets. I'm also rather intrigued that it was felt to be a safe
enough gadget to build for...
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delta V from L1 to L4 by
Alex Terrell
It's often suggested that a catapult on the moon could fire material
from the surface to L1. From there it would be sorted and grouped, and
then sent off in...
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Mars,Moon,Eart re entry a pop quiz by
Lynndel Humphreys
As pertains to the heat shield and parachute should they be increased or
decreased as relates to Mars.the Moon, and Earth?
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Laminar flow combustion chamber by
Iain McClatchie
What does the combustion chamber actually do? It's a place for the
propellants to mix and burn subsonicly. The mixing typically requires
ferocious...
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Mars in Stereo Viewmaster by
Jon Berndt
I see there's a new stereo anaglyph at the MER web site. Wouldn't it be
nice if they were able to publish the stereo images on a Viewmaster (tm)
reel and...
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giabt slugs trails found on Mars? by
Lynndel Humphreys
You can run but you can't hide. They are everywhere. Giant slug marks. What
could cause them? Dark contrail like features everywhere. Scientist...
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Existing rover available for Moon? by
Bill Bogen
Are any back-up rovers available (US, UK, whatever) that might be
tweaked slightly (ex; made teleoperable) and sent to the Moon to, say,
explore possible lava...
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Space Tethers News Group by
Vincent Cate
I just started a new news group for space tethers on Yahoo.
You can access it over the web or get it as email. To join
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