Chuck Stewart wrote: Actual discussion and debate on controversial issues requires something more than endlessly blathering without listening to...

Now that they're down, give 'em a good kick: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=33373 Pat

Iran has shot two turtles, a mouse, and worms into space today from the back of a pickup truck as the world trembled in fear; then it was time to kiss the...

Hubble may have gotten photos of the aftereffects a head-on collision between two asteroids:...

Jeff Findley wrote: That's a tad different. In the 60's, having a man in the Apollo CM to keep an eye on things was necessary due to the lack of...

Damien Valentine wrote: The biggest producers of titanium are Australia, China, and South Africa, none of which are "politically unstable" for any...

Let's breed synthetic lifeforms for military purposes that are immortal:...

With Shuttle going away, now is time for bear to play. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hWcqbj-QifFRii5HpgKTCKt_dhpA Pat

One of the posters over on Scott Lowther's blog linked to this website which has a load of cover artwork from books aimed at children about space exploration...

A pdf from April of last year: http://www.aiaa.org/tc/sos/ws2009/Responsive%20Launch%20Operatins%20Track%20Presentation.pdf The Marine carrying vehicle here...

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/28/arthur-c-clarkes-2001-newspad-finally-arrives-nine-years-late/#continued I'm pretty sure I have that same TV dinner in my...

As I know, many of us here are tech-heads who spent our wasted youth digging through pages on moth-eaten 1930's-1940's Popular Scientific Mechanics and Boy's...

US Space News' editor is back from the hospital, and they have some photos of the QuickReach rocket inside of its C-17 test launch...

A pretty successful mission apparently: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-05zzzzzzzzzg.html

Shades of Poltergeist!: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71249-0.html?tw=wn_index_27 Meanwhile, what the hell is "Adolphus 12"?:...

Frank Herbert, thou art...

Have a gander at the top end... it has a MARV (Maneuvering Reentry Vehicle) on it. http://www.spacewar.com/images/missile-agni-3-bg.jpg It's reminiscent of...

Dyna-Soar on a Atlas-Centaur: http://renax.club.fr/sharkit/altlas-centaur/altlas-centaur.htm Krafft Ehricke would've approved:...

Pegasus Hobbies will be issuing a model of the "When Worlds Collide" Space Ark this year, both as a kit and pre-finished; here's a photo of the prototype...

They are going to film Isaac Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy" and do it in 3D to boot: http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=9327 Although I've always wanted...