John Savard wrote: The mushroom cloud occurred near their Daepodong missile base, and the mushroom cloud was four miles in diameter (or more) and it...

Via http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2004/10/101404.html : US SPACE PROGRAMS: CIVILIAN, MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL (CRS) An updated overview of U.S....

Too cool: http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123008878 I want one. I'd also like to know the heraldic interpretations of those spiky arms and the...

Max will be sorely missed. Aside from his genius and his accomplishments with space technology, Max was a good man. A gentleman, a family man, an honest and...

"Paul Blay" wrote in message ... *follow-ups trimmed* "glbrad01" wrote ... I...

First returns; the 100km mark was broken, ascent phase control problems remain. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

Looks like the early lead candidate for the cause was improper orientation of the sensors that should have initiate the parafoil deployment sequence. More...

Let's say a vehicle is developed with capability somewhere between the real SpaceShipOne and the theoretical winner of Robert Bigelow's proposed $50 million...

Mitch tells a story about a ride his TPS class took from Edwards to Lakenheath in early spring in a KC-135, during which their shenanigans\\\\\\\\\\\ efforts...

Big Bertha Thing Halfrail Cosmic Ray Series Possible Real World System Constructs http://web.onetel.com/~tonylance/halfrail.html Access page JPG 22K...

My cover story in this month's SPECTRUM on how smart 'rocket scientists' discovered, diagnosed and repaired a fatal flaw in the Cassini-Huygens comm system --...

Kenyan deputy Environment Minister Wangari Mathai gets the Nobel Peace Prize for planting 30+ million trees across Africa. Wow, what an achievement for...

Here is a short paper in which I make an argument that any ring system around the Earth could not remain dynamically stable for long in the complex...

From: "Alan Erskine" Newsgroups: sci.space.history References: Subject: The...

October 17, 2004 Jonathan wrote: Hydrothermal Systems, Stromatolites and Bacterial Concretions! It's been over 6 months since the following statement...

There was a debate--of sorts--between the Bush and Kerry Campaigns on space policy. Looks like the Bush Campaign won on the princible that something always...

Info on a Boeing web site says that "NASA plans to issue a CEV Request for Proposal in January with proposals due in April and contract award by June...

Just noticed this in today's haul of the newsfeeds.. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200410/200410180013.html "South Korea will select the...

I don't think it is, so bear with me. The recent Rutan success at what on the surface appears to be a business effort with an unlikely profit motive brought...

Back when the X-Prize was announced with a deadline of January 1, 2005 I said it would not be won. I also said that I thought Burt Rutan was too busy...