Space Forum / Space History / June 2006

To put the fuss over the hazards of the golk ball
stunt in proportion, what are the largest cases of
jettison of materials from space stations -- Skylab,
Salyuts, mir, ISS, any of them -- to compare it to?

I went to a lecture by Mark Shuttleworth, and he mentioned the Russian's
have a special chair that spins or something which they use to test certain
physiological things, and that will eventually make everyone vomit. Anyone
know the name of it, have details or diagrams, or know ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13301674/
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Those who follow the space memorabilia trade say space veterans often sign
hundreds of items stacked on tables in front of them, and may sometimes

Some weeks back, Henry Spencer noted that a large-diameter LV (I believe the
topic was the so-called "Brown Bess" notional LV) could be topped with a
manned capsule the same diameter as the LV (in this example, about 27 feet).
He suggested that all equipment normally carried in ...

In the mode of other posts, and what JP aerospace have been
doing; what is the chance of boosting a truly huge dirigible
to space? I mean a dirigible capable of lifting itself plus
say an SRB to an altitude where drag will not harm the

some one has gone to the trouble of doing the maths concerning
the high number of lunar photos taken divided by the hours on the
surface.
the results may surprise a few people,heres what was found.

would the entire LM return to the CM, or would it split and only
return the ascent stage?

"Aviation Week editor's body is discovered in his overturned car in a
Malibu-area ravine.
By Lynn Doan, Times Staff Writer
June 13, 2006

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Wolf Blitzer, a few minutes ago, did a throw before an ad,
about a mission to Mars. Thats kewl, right, CNN paying
attention to space ?
Well, they used two visuals in the throw, one a still, one a

Browsing through a recent edition of Spaceflight, I noted
a picture of the Discovery in the OPF. Said pic is on page
174 edition.
It seems to show two RMS' fitted to Discovery, with the

Folks, have you seen this yet?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/06/20/shuttle.commander.ap
Any more female astronauts training as pilots?
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Any thoughts on the proposed possible engine changes to the proposed
HLV?
URL: http://tinyurl.com/omhpx
NASA Eyes Alternative to Shuttle Main Engine for Heavylift