Space Forum / Space History / September 2004

What is the history of choice of location for KSC? I've heard that a
location inland, near Brownsville, Texas was an early candidate location.
Might have been less prone to catastrophic hurricanes (though we got blown
around pretty good there by Andrew).

"Dave Downing" <cisthebestuk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.09.27.20.59.50.305612@hotmail.com...

(I posted this two weeks ago to s.s.tech, but it seems that it didn't went
through..)
I'm trying to find information on the Venera lander's soil drill.
(it's one of the reference instruments in my academic thesis project)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50582-2004Sep25.html
 John Parangosky Dies; Helped Manage Spy Satellite System
 The Washington Post
 Sunday, September 26, 2004; Page C11

Shades of the movie Marooned. Remember they launched the Titan III
through the eye of the hurricane?
Matthew Ota

Just been watching on the project apollo archive Apollo 15 rover
deployment real video 'Scott and Irwin deploy the lunar rover'.Saw
something curious at 1.04 minutes of video just after the first wheels
deploy there is a flash of light for a second behind the lunar

I am hoping that at the end of the shuttle program  these pads are opened as
exhibits to the general public. Build a weatherproof shuttle mockup with a ET
and solids less fuel and set up a permanent exhibit we can all visit.
Take the other pad and do more of the same with a mock up ...

Anyone know of any photos taken of the Gemini 7 rendezvous with the
Titan II second stage shortly after achieving orbit??
They launched in Dec 65, and after achieving orbit, Borman/Lovell
turned round and approached the Titan II second stage and did some

It's a bit OT, but someone here must know this sort of thing.
Catching up on another newsgroup, I find a discussion of LN2, and
someone being very enthusiastic about anecdotes for it - they never had
a chance to play with it, only to be trained to handle it. And,

Now we know that the Discoverer project was a cover-up for the Corona
spy satellite program.  Publicly, the satellites were launching mice
and monkeys.  I'm assuming that they actually did launch the animals
(correct me if that is wrong).  Film from the Corona was dropped back

I got thinking about Moose.Not only could it of save lives for emergency crew
return:) but it has other uses too!
Lets make a list!!:)
One crew member of ISS needs to return to home for whatever reason, Moose saves

I have not been able to find the answer for this by "googling" for it,
probably because I am not asking the question properly.
QUESTION: Are the engines at the base of the core of a Titan III(C or
higher) or Titan IV ignited at liftoff, or does the vehicle liftoff

The photos of Genesis show it dented and damaged, but mostly intact.
Wouldn't a satellite falling from space without a parachute either burn up
in the atmosphere or get completely pulverized upon impact?

http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltraum/0,1518,319316,00.html
Sorry, only in German. Not yet in international news.
A German tv team, filming in Bahrein for a feature about Formula One,
followed roumors about a soviet space shuttle in the desert and found a

Stay vigilant