George W; So dad, tell me, what was your biggest regret during your four years in office, except of course for that ya...

It's not looting. What they're doing in New Orleans is scavenging. I don't care if it's stereos or jewelry, any unclaimed property within the city limits of...

The fact that the USA is going to spend $87 billion to secure their energy supplies in the Middle East speaks volumes. $87 billion is "real money" (you know,...

Boeing is using Command Module shaped hardware and an Apollo type escape rocket in some of its recent concept drawings: According to NASA Watch: "Boeing has...

Pencho Valeev is an extremely persistent poster. He is by no means the worst offender however. Whatever one may think of his repeated postings on Relativity...

Ground the Shuttle forever! As of now the 'Nasa Dream', as envisioned by our elected leaders, is a grand plan for colonizing Mars. I would say most people...

In a giant step back to the stone age, President Obama, the "science" President (if by science you mean NAZI like eugenics and non-science like the global...

"Nazis Run Our Space Program" -- Peace Activist Bruce Gag-Me. Bruce Gagnon has long been known as an anti-nuke whiner at Cape Canaveral, where his name is...

Rand Simberg wrote: I can't think of any presidency or presidential administration that has failed more spectacularly than George W. Bush and his band of...

See http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-05-09-mercury-13_N.htm?csp=34#uslPageReturn for the opinion piece, and join the discussion!!

ex·plo·ra·tion -noun 1. an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination. 2. the investigation of unknown regions. May I draw attention to the...

I have developed a system that masses 600+ tonnes and is lofted into orbit by a reusable vehicle derived from our experience with the External Tank only. The...

I find it interesting that Sedna was discovered near its closest point in its 10,500 year orbit around the Sun. What are the chances of that happening? If you...

I like this idea, Relatively small mirrors would power the lasers, not huge solar cell arrays. The lasers would transmit their beams to other satellites that...

Just as climate change begins to take hold the oil will start running out. Europe devastated by a mini ice-age. Droughts in the Americas. Middle Eastern and...

Simple question, isn't it? If you arrived to Earth, after traveling uncounted light years, how would be the best way to conquer it? Would you attack in full...

Innumerate poetry in the service of technophobia is no virtue. Scenario parameters extract: RVEL +20,297.304 meters/second P.S. Dr. Suess was a commie...

Just read the book "Fallen Angels", by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Michael Flynn. The book dates from 1991. When I glanced at it, I was worried that...

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2007/01/02/Navigation/177/211318/NASA+quietly+sets+up+budget+for+Ares+IV+lunar+crew+launch+vehicle+with+2017+test+flight.ht...

Rudolph_X wrote in news:asqbb.10537$Uv2.2394 @nwrdny02.gnilink.net: Hi there! The late night radio talk show king, Art Bell, is...