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what do we need to do before we send men back ? A couple of things I came up with a An orbiter to map the Moon in detail especially the poles. Many areas...

" ESA's second microsatellite, Proba-2, is under development for a launch early in 2006. Like Proba-1, in orbit since October 2001, Proba-2 will be no larger...

Humanity has always progressed by expanding its range using technology Technology used this way creates an unknown frontier surrounding the known Exploring and...

After a while, more on CORONA vulnerability concerns and possible remedial...

I have declassified cable from one unidentified party to another equally unidentified party relating to a laser vulnerability experiment that was being...

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:08:40 -0000, in a place far, far away, "Paul Blay" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to...

As I'm sure most of you know, Rep. Nick Lampson reinstroduced his Space Exploration Act last month. The bill would set long-term goals for NASA, authorizing a...

Hello all, I'm doing a research project for my Computer Networking class and I need to find some information on the X-Prize. I would love it if you could...

....Once again, the Old World demonstrates why it'll always be in last place where space exploration is...

This is the weekly Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) posting for sci.space.tech and sci.space.science . It is crossposted into sci.space.policy to explain...

Satellite launch could go Dec. 20 Florida Today story at "http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/stories/2003b/111303satellite.htm" says, of the upcoming...

Hope revived for Japan’s Mars probe http://www.msnbc.com/news/993276.asp Nozomi mission manager quoted as saying craft has a chance of completing mission...

Paul Blay wrote: If it's a case of 'who else would print it?' that wouldn't exactly be an improvement. "SpaceDaily.com" stated they were looking around...

Not Burt, but his brother Dick. He was just elected to Mojave East Kern Airport District Board. Being elected to a government body makes him a politician. Of...

Do you think Robert Zubrin would ever consider working for the Chinese? Perhaps he'll get tired of trying to convince NASA send men to Mars and go with...

http://www.translunar.org/Raffle_Orbital_Vacation_Main.htm "Welcome to the inaugural "Trans Lunar Orbital Vacation Raffle"! A drawing will be made when 20,000...

On 6 Nov 2003 09:26:35 -0800, (bchan) wrote: I am seeking a dimensional 3-view of the Capsule-Body OSP depicted on NASA's...

I do not want to get into the politics and ethics of this but if it was decided that the rest of the universe was lifeless what would be the most efficient way...

I've read that JPL is hiring about 100 new college graduates. This is a huge amount of new people compared with other NASA centers. Does anyone know why? Are...