Space Forum / Space History / April 2007

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3094072&page=1
http://cosmic.lifeform.org/?p=287
Ho. Ho. Ho.

SPACE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
http://www.afspc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3651
They changed it last year...sheez!

If you have a moment or two:
http://transcendentalbloviation.blogspot.com/2007/04/space-final-window-of-oppor
tunity.html
The essay is a second draft, the first one having come out of an
exchange with Monte Davis.  If it looks good enough after

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-michael turner
http://www.transcendentalbloviation.blogspot.com

Distant planet judged possibly habitable
In findings that if confirmed could stand as a landmark in history,
astronomers report finding the most Earth-like planet outside our
Solar System to date.

http://www.plan59.com/av/av452.htm
                OM

Would someone please post a link to the picture that showed the alleged
Sprite (lightning) that hit the Challenger shuttle just before it blew up.
Thank you in advance for your response.

It appears the Chinese asat test has failed to persuade
the US to enter into talks over limiting the militarization
of space. I wonder if China will keep trying by ramping
up their capabilities and having more 'tests'?

I have Skylab detailed for a 1:32 scale card model, (Interior too). I
have one more question that I need help with, (If anyone happens to
know the answer). I have research that shows the Gemini Hatch
location, and details for EVA air lock). I cannot find a drawing, or

Has anyone ever seen the number, broken down by year, from 1957 on?
Mark Wade has a chronological listing of space events, but many of
them aren't launches.  I could go through and do a count, but I'm
hoping that someone else has already done so, as there are thousands.

God forbid anyone in the military refer to space ..weapons!
Someone must have sent out a memo a couple of years back.
Y'all think we're not militarizing space....sheez, what a load
of rubes<g>.  From the horse's mouth....

U.S. space tourist Charles Simonyi enjoyed an extra day in space on
Tuesday when boggy ground meant the date and location of his return to
Earth in a capsule with two others had to be changed.
I wonder what the extra charges will be?

A special program dedicated to the Judica-Cordiglia brothers will air in
Italy on the History Channel on May 18.
The program was produced for the History Channel a couple of months back and
features extensive interviews, historical footage and voice recordings from

I'm reviewing Caldicott's new "War in Space" book and would like
to verify the identity of a missile shown on its cover -- you can see the
cover at
http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproduc
tid=1649

Paying homage to the inimitable Rusty, I point out that "Preliminary
Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship," the 1946 study by
what was about to become the RAND Corporation, is now available for
download free of charge from RAND's website: