Space Forum / Space History / March 2008

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What was it?  I'm looking at a drawing of that manned V-2, and I don't
see how they got the guy back.  Did the nose pop off, did he eject, or
did it have wheels .... or what?

Couldn't be too much - extra engine; propellant and pressurant tanks; extra
insulation on the underside of the Ascent Stage etc, as well as the
separation mechanism and other systems.

Strange Maps is a blog about, well, strange maps. Today's entry
(http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/260-youll-never-moonwalk-
alone/) is on topic: overlay the foot paths of the Apollo 11 crew on a
football/baseball field.

...Well, I got released this evening after two more weeks in the
hospital. Apparently a secondary infection from my amputation got into
the bloodstream and played total havok with my digestive system from
stem to stern. Things deteriorated so quickly that they had to EMS me

I just read something that I had forgotton.  In 1984 the Soviets, upset at
our trying to develop a anti-satellite system, tracked Challenger with a low
power laser.  This caused equipment failures aboard the shuttle and,
depending what site you look at, crew discomfort to ...

We are real people casting directors working on Reality show for VH1
"The Pickup Artist", and I was just taking a chance and seeing if
anyone may know someone right for this.
Thanks, Matthew Wulf

1) Some people imply that the space shuttle and its support structure
(like the Manned Orbital Laboratory) was designed from its inception
to accomplish military goals.
2) Since the Challenger disaster with an IUS aboard, the space shuttle

I am after clarification concerning payload delivery to orbit. A rocket,
at a certain point after launch, pitches over to form a closed orbit
around the earth.  My questions are concerning the pitch over timing and
angle.

    Sir Arthur C Clarke is reported dead.  It's difficult to say
how much he did to let people understand being in space.  

Sorry if this topic has been covered before.  But I noticed ' In the
Shadow of the Moon ' was out on DVD ... so I purchased a copy.  I
didn't get the chance to see it in theaters.  Even though I have hours
and hours of ' moon stuff ' on DVD and VHS in my video library.

    George David Low has died, according to William Walker, the
Vice-President for External Relations at Rennselaer Polytechnic
Institute.  To quote his e-mail:
               To the Rensselaer Community:

Cheney: Iran might be next US target (for Israel)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:17:01
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=48173&sectionid=351020104#
http://tinyurl.com/2lqofn

Happy News - Arthur C. Clarke dies
Good riddance to the old pedophile queer.
www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/02clarke.htm

Has anybody read this book: Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space
Dominance ?
What did you think? I saw the author on TV doing a talk about his book
and a Q&A session afterward and was impressed by him.