Space Forum / Space History / April 2005

Gosh, what a trip. Continuing Education can certainly be a pain in the a.s.
Visited the VLA. Started snowing when I got there, just like it did 10 years
ago.
Visited Stennis Space Center on the way back. Big changes since my last

While researching a magazine article on Tereshkova and Vostok 6, I've
been studying comtemporary newpapers and thought some of my findings
might be of interest on this group.
When I began researching this subject several years ago, I gained the

AW&ST (4-11-05) carries on intersting short article about using a old
worn out Orlan space suit as a pressurized platform for student
experiments aboard the ISS.  They are studying the hand release of the
suit by crewmemebers sometime in 2006. the article states that photos

See http://www.itar-tass.com/level2.html?GroupID=10 (in Russian),
just which booster IS it being offered as showing DART's launch?
This is only a week after they posted a Sea Launch photo as an
illustration of the Russian-French Soyuz-Kourou agreement signing.

   How exactly were the rockets held in place when they were on their
launch pads during the Gemini and Apollo missions?   They simply didn't sit
on their engines.  How did the launch pad hold up so much weight?
   Also, when the rocket engines were ignited, did the launch pads ...

What's this group's speculations of Burt Rutan's upcoming spaceshiptwo
design? I myself have found very little info in the internet.
Payload:
I understand it's for more than three people. Wasn't ss1 fitted for 3,

Does Gene Kranz have a www site?  I thought I remembered one from when his
book came out but can't seem to find it now.
Thanks in advance,
-- rk

They are going to resume their manned flights to the Moon using the new
Kliper according to this-I know they never did manned lunar flights, but
that isn't going to stop them from resuming them:
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/04/08/kliper.shtml

   Hello.  Anybody know where I can find online video footage of the NASA
space launches from the 1960's and 70's from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo
space programs?  I've looked on the NASA sites but couldn't find any.  If
they are there I sure can't find them.

Are the fuel cells on the Shuttle the same type as Apollo as far as
the basic materials used or are they completely different? What is
their generating capacity?

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-110603a.html
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/11341436.htm
Sometimes the paper trail on Russian space artifacts is obscure, but I find
it extremely difficult to believe that Max Ary -- with whom i've worked for

Annual John Glenn Lecture: An Evening with Gene Kranz, Friday, April 08
In this lecture, Kranz will present a fascinating firsthand account of the
beginnings of the U.S. space program and reveal behind-the-scenes details that
demonstrate the discipline and teamwork that made the ...

(This has got to qualify for geek question of the week)
In the Book "Valkyire - North American's Mach 3 Superbomber" it says
in regard to the AIM-47 that the original motor the XM59 would have
been able to accelerate the missile to Mach 6 but the one actually

Here's some pics of the Titan they had on display at Pima at least
until '03.  Second stage engine detail, main engines, and some more you
might be interested in.  Will be putting more up over time.  Enjoy Rich