Space Forum / Space History / January 2006

Dyna Soar PDF files available online from
The Defense Technical Information Center
Scientific & Technical Information Network PDF server:
http://stinet.dtic.mil/

See http://www.fatemag.com/2005_11art1.html for the UFO view.
I personally favor SLA panels as the culprits,
throwing in a significant 'solar sailing' to confuse
the ballistic track-back calculations.

Shades of the Soviet group flights! U. S. Space News says that NASA is
considering a twin CEV lunar loop mission as a prelude to the manned
landings:
http://www.usspacenews.com/

...Rustoleum, I've got a task for you: can you see if you can find any
PDFs detailing the telemetry readings from Aurora 7? Specifically,
what I'm looking for is anything that might show a graph of O2 levels
during the flight as compared to any other atmospheric readings.

   Question:  When N.A.S.A. scraps the old space shuttle and starts work on
their next generation orbiter or whatever you call it, how are they going to
shoot it up into space?  Will they place in ontop of a big rocket like they
used to?  Or will they do it like now with those ...

bringing up a new computer ...

Here's the AP story:
http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/294771839491855.php
and longer:
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/NEWS02/51209007/1007

Do you think that is possible or will they just crash in my garden (the
rockets) ?

...Here's wishing each and every one of you not in Killfile Hell a
safe and happy New Year!
                OM

...While doing the Wikilink for OMBlog today, I came across a rather
intersting factoid in the Wiki entry for "Silly Putty". Apparently it
was used on the Apollo 8 mission. The question, natch, is whether this
is true, and what the hell did they use it for?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120101601.html
Cracks on the PAL ramp.
Pat

I managed to drive by NASA's Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, on the
way back from Florida last week. Unfortunately, their visitor's
center remains closed due to the effects of Hurricane Kartrina. All
they had was a fairly high resolution LM replica display at the rest

I don't know it this was covered earlier in the year, but I found an
interesting addition to Google that was probably created last July.  It can
be found at:
http://moon.google.com/

   What's the best book out there about the space race and such?  I would
like to read something that focuses on NASA, rockets, and getting to the
moon.  Or better yet, all that and nuclear bombs too.
   Thanks!