Space Forum / Space History / December 2005

The abort system tester for the CEV:
http://www.usspacenews.com/
Pat

http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=4
...Most interesting point? He makes the comparison between Lockmart's
winged CEV proposal, and the ANSA Icarus-class starship from the
"Apes" films. Why neither I nor Pat made that observation before is

Gov't releases proposed space tourism rules
Link to Associated Press article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1453523&page=1
Link to FAA Proposed Space Tourist Rules (PDF)

I know what Outer Space is, but I have also heard of Inner Space.  What
is Inner Space?
Brian

I was digging around for that space station design and came across this
photo of a full scale mock-up of a Soviet space-to-space homing missile:
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/soviet/ener_4.jpg
Note the location of the four maneuvering thrusters well ahead of the

Space food a la carte
By Caroline Wyatt
BBC News, Paris
Sunday, 25 December 2005

OK, not quite space I know, but does anyone have pointer to good
info on the J-58 and friends?
Uni library is shut at the moment so I can go rattle the dead-tree
farm for stuff.

I was looking at the cover of an ancient science fiction novel.
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1417/highcrusade0bj.jpg
I suddenly realized that I had seen the object on the cover
before.  It was from a photo of a 1950's era conceptual

I ordered a couple of dvd's directly from Spacecraftfilms about a
month ago and used the paypal checkout. I have tried calling and
e-mailing concerning my order but I have yet to get a response. Did
these guys go under?

I was amused to see that this is the 50th anniversary of NORAD (formerly
CONAD) tracking Father Christmas (or Santa, for the Yanks :-)
<http://www.noradsanta.org/en/history.php>
Happy Christmas, everyone.

...Latest update on Pat Flannery, from his pal Jay:
"[Nine Toes Flannery] Sounds like an Irish mob boss.  Pat had his toe
removed Friday morning.  Everything went well and things are
progressing the way the doctor thought they would.  He has to remain

Olsen's Space Flight Was a Medical Odyssey
The entrepreneur had to overcome major lung problems before blasting
off
http://www.njbiz.com/weekly_article.asp?aID=46902127.5728976.854854.7931901.7147
711.640&aID2=65749

Beagle 2 probe 'spotted' on Mars
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 00:30 GMT
By Pallab Ghosh
BBC science correspondent

What do you guys make of this? Experts say it is not an artifact.
<a href="http://www.iamblogging.com/mars/MarsRoverUFO.htm">The mars
rover Spirit
UFO Photos</a>

Soviet-era Christmas cards, many with a space-related theme.
http://www.mazaika.com/postcard/aerospace0.htm
I wish I'd known of this site before I sent out my cards this year.
Regards,