Just heard a reference a little while ago on television talking about Al Shepard hitting the golf ball; they said he only hit one. I could swear I remember...

Hello, I'm looking for some plans or construction diagrams for the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle (i.e. the moon buggy). I want to build a full-size replica, so...

"Henry Spencer" wrote in message ... For almost any purpose except Earth observation or tourism -- neither...

Are there future probes to Jupiter, Saturn, and the other outer planets in the works? It takes so long to get to those planets, that you can't wait for the...

Watching Apollo 13 (currently on the Sci-Fi channel), I caught a error previously undiscussed; At T-0, when the camera 'flies' down the side of the booster...

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:04:34 -0800, "Mij Adyaw" wrote: An ideal moon base will be centrally located and somewhat elevated and in...

It's been a while since I've posted a new APR Extras page. Here's a simple one... some good scans of some Martin Nove super-boosters from the...

Is the idea completely dead that we may go back to using separate vehicles for crew transfer and heavy lifting? Apollo-style 6-man "up & down" craft with heavy...

"The partnership: A history of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project" - NASA-SP-4209 that NASA has online in HTML...

....Since Henry was out of pocket when I posted this, I'll repost this again and see if we can generate a bit of conversation on this...

Thanks to Pat for the Gemini Rogallo references. My questions is: how did they launch the piloted Gemini-Rogallo test vehicle for its glide landings? I think...

I calculate, if he overshot the boundary by 400 feet, he was 'in space' legally for 10 seconds. Does this compute?

According to "Agreement Between the Department of Defense. Army, Navy and Air Force and the NASA Concerning the Detailing of Military Personnel for Service...

The Apollo Operations Reunion Committee Announces the Apollo 35th Anniversary Reunion Activities July 20, 2004 and

'Member when there was talk of movies, including Marooned, and Doppelganger aka Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun. The latter one, trying to find it on DVD...

Welcome to the Space Calendar! This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the upcoming year. It is also available on the web...

I was under the impression that, while the Shuttle's wing configuration was dictated by the Pentagon's requirement for crossrange, it still came in handy...

The Genesis Probe has returned to Earth, but the copter crews didn't snag the 'chute because the 'chute failed... See...

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:45:24 -0600, "Jay Windley" wrote: | | Were all of them covered with this silvered mylar? The ones used for...

Well, it wasn't the weather, but a failed H2 external tank sensor that postponed Discovery's launch today. Apparently they got to the T-31 sec mark. Damn, and...