Question -- most space-spinoffs seem to be mythical, how about these claims from a nice Jim Voss school speech, including pacemakers and Velcro? "Most...

Do we ever expect to see these folks back as 'active astronauts' and get flight assignments -- they'll be 50-year-old rookies by then? Although rookies from...

Space junk problem rising to new heights Disposal of piano-sized space station piece poses challenges http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15817106/ By James Oberg,...

That is, has a cooling line problem, like the one that aborted one of Mike Fincke's Russian EVAs a few years back. They may go ahead and try the EVA anyway......

Anybody seen any really good photographs of the jammed Kurs antenna on the Progress, from the last EVA? Suggested URLs, please! Spasibo!!

Software cutoff at 22% planned impulse. See Harwood's sober and detailed discussion, http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts116/061129frr/ as well as the...

Did anybody capture good views of the 'ring of fire' effect (with apologies to Eric Flint) just prior to MECO? Since the ring collapsed at MECO I'm presuming...

The crew was directed into 'storm shelter' areas on board the station overnight to seek highest radiation protection, due to a massive new solar flare.

Can somebody review again the EMU management issues that had pre-determined that Christer and not Suni would make this 4th EVA? I want to make clear to my...

French graphic shows free-flying shuttle placing new arrays at end of truss, that will become 'the foundation for the European and Japanese modules'. And it's...

A tour group just returned from Baykonur with some routine launch pad (and Nedelin disaster site) photographs, plus some great new view INSIDE the...

The DART automated rendezvous mission (possibly tomorrow) is a very exciting new technology. But as far as I can tell, NASA's manned space program wants...

Russian, European Scientists Postpone Test Launch of Space Parachute Moscow ITAR-TASS in English 1239 GMT 14 Dec 04 MOSCOW, December 14 (Itar-Tass) - A test...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6714639/

Space station's oxygen generator back in action http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0501/05elektron/ BY WILLIAM HARWOOD, FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" Posted:...

IEEE's "Spectrum" Magazine, April 2006 Stellar Engineer By: James Oberg When two spacecraft meet, they rely on Vladimir...

Details developing

Low-Q, High-Q, and 'Normal-Q' Ascent Profiles -- Clarification Needed In recent discussions about lowering the Q on the 121 ascent profile, to the 'Lo-Q'...

see http://www.floridatoday.com/floridatoday/blogs/spaceteam/2006/05/discovery-safely-inside-vab.html

Developing story -- tracking data is being refined regarding an uncomfortably close pass of a spent rocket stage early Saturday AM, possibly requiring a rocket...