"Hagar" wrote in message ... He and Carl Sagan had their mugs on TV way back when on an almost weekly ...

Analysis: Congress warms to new space plan By Frank Sietzen United Press International WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- In the 1983 movie, "The Right...

http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/stories/2004a/033004rescue.htm "Rescue mission challenges NASA" _FLORIDA TODAY_ - March 30, 2004 Excerpt: CAPE...

Dear Bill: If you were in front of me on a PhD Qual Oral, you bet I'd can your ass too, if this is any example of your know-nothing 'understanding' of...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/20/new.russian.vehicle.ap/index.html

The press conference at JPL just ended, but one of the most intriguing revelations involved a series of astronomical views at night (I didn't catch which...

Okay, what are they, and why? Mike

We really need landers that can hop around from place to place and land precisely and safely in whatever location or terrain is targeted. We need to do better...

(Allen Thomson) writes: A number for reference, a thing to think about: The value of a human life recently increased some 11...

I think our solar system is guarded by a vicious fleet of robot drones that will destroy anyone trying to leave. All aliens know that humans are an extremely...

Richard Schumacher wrote in message ... I was about to write "cruise missle", but hell: why...

I've noticed that every picture taken of the X-43 is carefully censored. You will look in vain for a picture inside the engine itself and no picture shows the...

Neil Armstrong endorses Bush's space proposals HOUSTON (AP) — Former astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, says Americans should...

In another thread, flyback boosters with jet engines were mentioned. Why do they keep including these jet engines before launch ? They have no function until...

In my opinion, since the galaxy is of finite age, all life evolved on any of the billions of planets has probably reached the same point more or less depending...

Recently I have learned of the xprize compettition, that had intrested me even more on space flight. Although the xprize is for taking citizens up for a joy...

Any ideas about what's the white thing in the middle of this picture? There are two pieces, one in the front and one behind the black crater. Did they lose a...

In , MarsFossils spewed: Didja see the new Mars bunny picture at ...

(bob haller) wrote: Depends on how good a job NASA does of designing the replacements. If it's ballistic capsules on top of existing...

http://www.sunspot.net/news/health/bal-hubble0128,0,6220079.story?coll=bal-local-headlines "NASA urged to reconsider Hubble decision" The Associated...