Space Forum / Space History / February 2007

I don't know how we made it to the moon without
the help of niggers.
What has a nigger EVER done that was scientific
or creative?  Africoons are still digging for

What ever happened to the MMU? Why are they no longer used? On the two
flights I remember they worked out pretty well. I'm sure this is an
asked/answered topic, but I thought I would post on topic for a change.

How can I ever save this to my hard drive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so2FmHB-R58&eurl=

NASA Watch says this report is BS:
http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070202-013112-8664r
Pat

I hav a copy of a paper given at the 'third LPIA meeting, Miami, 1 -
9. 11. 61' [date give British style]
Anyone idea what the LPIA is [tried Googling, with no useful result]
Nicholas Hill

I hav a copy of a paper given at the 'third LPIA meeting, Miami, 1 -
9. 11. 61' [date give British style]
Anyone idea what the LPIA is [tried Googling, with no useful result]
Nicholas Hill

I've just received a few pics of a small rocket motor, from a friend of
mine.
It's about 2Kg  and about 45cm long with a 10cm wide nozzle.         It's a
liquid fuel motor and doesn't look like it has any electrical connections.

...Starship Modeller is reporting this one out:
http://www.cartechbooks.com/vstore/showdetl.cfm?Product_ID=1601&DID=8
....And on a side note to Scott Lowther, would you please explain to
those schmucks at Fantastic Plastic that if they're going to call

OM I sure like your website! Wanted you to know even though I don't agree
whole heartedly with all you have to say, and I don't appreciate your
language and some of your humor, I must take my hat off to you about your
blog and website. It's A-1 all the way. Would like to talk to ...

Comet McNaught, the Aurora Australis, and what appears to be the large
and small Magellanic Clouds.
http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/images2007/30jan07/Yoneto1.jpg
Pat

http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/nss8/070201statement.html
The launch platform is hurt, but repairable, as was planned in this
eventuality.
Pat

Could this be true? This would be bad.
Maybe somebody hacked the feed.

here:
http://www.tmnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4547&Itemid=43

In this year of many 50th anniversaries, let it not go without mention
at least in ssh that 50 years ago this month, LC-17 hosted its first
Thor launch, albeit suborbital.  Thor derivatives have had more
orbital launches than any other US launch vehicle type, and continue

NASA boldly goes with metric system
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=eca86baf-b80e-4941-9bea
-a2711e9c0bce&k=82801
TOM SPEARS, CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, January 12, 2007