The DC-X and DC-XA VTVL demonstrators of the 1990s were originally seen as just the first steps toward an operational re-usable SSTO, the DC-1 or Delta...

Any benefit of fuel/oxidizer moving w/high momentum, maybe BIG hoop-tanks? Maybe avoid pressurization though obviously centripetal force on tank walls means...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station to Answer Questions from High School Students Posted: 30...

In message David Spain wrote: In this scenario, a smaller trans-stage is...

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/03dec_membranes.htm Membranes on Mars NASA Science News December 3, 2003 Thin membranes developed by NASA-funded...

"Stupendous_Man" wrote in message ... You can see some photographs taken by...

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What's on the drawing board for a return to the moon? A similar command and service module to the Apollo program? Or a shuttle size vehicle? Also, will they...

Hi I was wondering what happened to Armadillo aerospace? I haven't seen an update on their site since 6 Jan 05. Surely they are not giving up. Also, even...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Launch Aboard Soyuz Posted: 08 Oct 2020...

Getting massive objects moving seems to be one of the biggest challenges that we face with exploration of the solar system. With manned missions, the...

Well, might as well get cracking with a tech post now that this NG is revived... There's a lot of "mythology" about how close Apollo 11 was to propellant...

Hi! Is it feasible to make a ship that floats on the atmosphere? A kind of bowl with the bottom at 5-10 km and the top so high that it can be sealed with a...

Here is a device called a field effect modulator that can not do very much by itself but with a lot of these devices, a vacuum, and enough power, it seems to...

Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA Science, Cargo Heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Posted: 02...

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Space Station News /////////////////////////////////////////// NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Land Safely Back on Earth Posted: 21 Oct 2020 07:12 PM...

Is there a good place (book, Website, etc.) offering a balanced analysis of the different approaches to heavy lift and the pro and con concerning the need...

After seeing the Armadillo crash, I thought to myself why didn't they just have a fuel guage and monitor it? Then I thought some more and realised that it...

What is the maximum flux levels that can be beamed to space craft by lasr or microwave? The specific application would be to beam power from a SSPS...