- NASA will come to Nowak's rescue. Not because they want to save her, but because they don't want a black eye. She will be put in a BS position (read,...

The Rehabilitation of Astronaut Lisa Nowak By Carey Roberts Feb 21, 2007 It was one of those stories that not even a Hollywood scriptwriter could dream up:...

The Space Shuttle heat shield has changed over time. Basically they have replaced tiles with things requiring less maintence on the less critical (cooler)...

There must be Hubble Spacewalkers that are Still Active Astronauts. It would make training easier -- and delay the final drop-dead date for a decision on a...

STS-117 - Interview with Pilot Lee Joseph Archambault http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1509&Itemid=1 STS-117 -...

for each shuttle mission?

Here's an idea for a possible private venture, sending up a one-man vehicle on a far-future hypothetical shuttle mission. This modified space station module...

As it turns out, I'm not the one and only village idiot that's thinking we should have been accomplishing something constructive about...

Dear space advocates: "Let's go!" These were the words spoken by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin as he embarked on the historic first manned space flight on...

Hi there I have recently come across the idea of a 3-axis gimbal to keep an object (mounted in the innermost ring) horizontal regardless of the motion of the...

The STS reference manual said that one of the things which makes the shuttle tile so effective is that their structure allows "internal re- radiation" of heat...

for newsgroup alt.geezers-in-space The average age is late 40's -- is this the oldest-ever shuttle crew?

I noticed in watching some old videos, that Kevin Kregal (STS-70,78,87,99) always waves w/just 4 fingers - the thumb not extended.. it looks strange.. was...

I finally found a source for the pages I was missing from the NASA History website version of the Cortright Report (for the Apollo 13 accident). This weekend,...

Just wondering what room in what building at KSC this is: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images//medium/06pd1141-m.jpg Thanks. -Brad

http://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/edwardlhudgins_missiontomars_20060801.mp3 Interesting podcast, especially for those not familiar with the...

THEMIS Launch http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1485&Itemid=2 THEMIS Launch...

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Atlantis' booster requires troubleshooting By Chris Bergin, 2/13/2007 10:26:10 AM United Space Alliance (USA) engineers are working on a troubleshooting...

Yet another "stellar" example of how women aren't really from Venus, or Men from Mars, because we're all products of our socialization. Poooooor Lisa. How...