Space Forum / Space History / March 2007

(Sorry about the subject line, I just like the name of the
spacecraft... :)
BBC News Online
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 11:52 GMT 12:52 UK

Well, if nothing else, it's showing the on-time launch reliability
demonstrated by the Shuttle in a privately funded booster.
I still don't think that pre-launch test firing of a engine with an
ablative combustion chamber lining is a good idea.

Baikonur -- maintenance on outdoor 'Buran'
See the CUBESAT home page,
interesting photo of maintenance on
exterior of the outside-parked

I've been simulating single stage to orbit (SSTO) launch to low earth
orbit (LEO) in orbiter space flight simulator for a little while now.
Consider your basic space shuttle main engine (SSME) powered single
stage to orbit (SSTO) rocket. Hydrogen is the most powerful chemical

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/27/wooden-horses-help-army-cadets-learn-h
ow-to-play-polo/
MM's blogger writes:
"Whew! It’s difficult to imagine how the army could defend us with out
using Polo. I assume West Point now has some ten-million dollar, full

Big Bertha Thing unified
Cosmic Ray Series
Possible Real World System Constructs
http://web.onetel.com/~tonylance/pip.html

Tyurin -- any statistically significant records on this expedition?
Has Mikhail Tyurin achieved any 'longest', most frequent,
biggest (or smallest), whatevers on Expedition-14 that
are 'statistically significant'? Anything his presence there

Saw this pic in this weeks AW&ST and had never seen the image workup
of the original Venera's as Mitchell has done.  Truly spectacular.
See http://www.mentallandscape.com/C_Venera_Perspective.jpg
...............Doc

Watching the webcast right before telemetry was lost, it looked like the
vehicle was going into a spiral - the guidance was chasing the trajectory and
the oscillations were getting larger and larger.  
Too bad - first stage, staging and fairing sep looked clean.  The webcast was

Looks like I may be visiting Germany (Munich) on business in late June
or July, and I'm interested in seeing if people here think it's
worthwhile to take a side trip to Peenemünde while there.  I know
there's a museum there, but is it worth the time?

I have the complete SA-1 thru SA-10, models, (With pad 37 & 34), ready
to download. They are free to all of You who want to give them a place
in Your display case. Pad 34 instructions are under revision. Towers
will be done soon. You can plot/print up 25% for 1:48th, (Or down 25%

Interesting as to how the following topic by "M.Smitters" is in Mailgate
stelath mode.
Apollo moon landings : YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS !!!
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture ...

I love that word.

I've asked before, but the intervening decade may have thrown up more
examples...I'm looking for a space flight simulator game. Specifically I
want to be able to repeat a role playing game I GMed, with a Voskhod
stealing an Agena, then using it to attack a Gemini.

When will Americans WAKE UP?