Space Forum / Space History / March 2004

Someone was asking this earlier, and I replied, but can't seem to find
it anywhere. Anyway...
Jenkins, third edition, pp246-7 discusses the debate on procuring a
fifth Orbiter (what would become Endeavour; this was back in the

Since he hasn't seen fit to send it to this newsgroup yet, behold the
extremely strange thing he discovered regarding the Mars rovers.
At first I thought this was very weird- now, after careful
consideration, I kneel before the absolute mastery and brilliance of

I'm a practicisg EE and would love to take a look at old electronics
schematics and manuals for old space program vehicles!
Are they available for public viewing somehow? On the internet??
Thanks

This week's AW&ST:
"Pressed by Congress for cost estimates on Bush's Moon/Mars
exploration plan, NASA releases some figures to back up its pretty but
imprecise "sand chart" that purports to demonstrate there's no hidden

It's called Night Watch; you can download it here:
http://www.pepsi.com/ads_and_history/
Pat

I am achieving a big file about the history of ham radio.
I would like to know if someone could provide me any information, recording
or picture about the "Torre Bert" station and "Zeus" space tracking network
that was setup between 1960-1965 in Italy ?

I'm heading to Florida next weekend with my 3 year old and possibly my 6
year old.
Reading the stuff on Kennedy Space Center it seems to me that a) it's
expensive and b) there doesn't seem to be much to do for little kids.

http://www.ianr81.homestead.com/files/thumba11.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ianr81/IanR81A11.html
This is a mosiac that I have just finished working on that shows a
view of the Apollo 11 landing site at Mare Tranquillitatis, using

Something I'm wondering, slightly related to the Bunny Saga at
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/opportunity/b19_20040304.html
...and that's whether or not any of the engineering folks on the
Opportunity team had lobbied for a visit to the backshell & parachute

A brief but well illustrated article on the 4,000 ton, 85-foot diameter
military Orion appears in the latest issue of Aerospace projects Review.
http://www.up-ship.com
The bulk of the issue is devoted to an article on Soviet jet seaplane

Now I know the reasons. the electronics would be fried by the van allen belts
and besides the temoperature would be different, preventing the proper
operation of the electronics.
Unfortunately I told a friend this and he thinks I am nuts. That may be so but

If NASA deem it too expensive to save the Hubble telescope why not
offer it for sale on the open market? In selling it they would be also
passing on any liabilities for damage it might cause if it ever
returns to Earth as a large meteor. The commercial prestige of

Sorry if this is old news - but this will be really cool!
Brian
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Hanks to blast off for moon - again

The US largely forced russia to deep six Mir. What if that hadnt occured? where
would the ISS be today? Would russia still help support it? Was dumping Mir in
the ocen a good idea?
I DO relalize it was old and worn but with time and effort it would of likely

Here is a bit of space history in the form of a new dedication
website:
http://www.thespaceexplorers.com
Produced by: William Cayton