Space Forum / Space History / July 2009

Do they even want to put it on the pad?:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/S
tack070609.xml&headline=Vibration%20Analysis%20Delays%20Ares%20I-X%20Stacking
"One of the issues involves concerns by some engineers that the shaking
of the ...

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/s
hutfix070209.xml&headline=Shuttle%20Fuel%20Leak%20Appears%20To%20Be%20Fixed
The knob stuck by the window panel on Atlantis is still causing problems
though.
Has anyone thought of running a jeweler's saw ...

On eBay, and for a low, low price:
http://cgi.ebay.com/THRUST-INTO-SPACE-Maxwell-Hunter-II-Rockets-Spaceships_W0QQi
temZ260394956722QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAntiquarian_Collectible?hash=item3ca0bfb7b2&_
trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lroc_20090702_a.html
Pat

From Slate:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2009/06/12/go-to-moon-don-t-go
-to-the-moon.aspx
Here's that NASA master list pdf for things to do on the Moon, BTW:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/163560main_LunarExplorationObjectives.pdf

I've mentioned elsewhere I believe that I teach cave rescue techniques.
Once a year the organization I'm with does a week long training seminar.
What's that got to do with ssh you may ask?
Let's just say the area I was in has lots of karst and was home to three

I found this interesting piece of information in the Wikipedia article
concerning the history of the Polaris SLBM:  "During its
reconstruction in 1957-1961, the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
received four launchers for Polaris missiles. However, despite

Is the test version even safe to launch?:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-nasa-rocket-troubles-062809,0,4229
034.story
Ah, self-destruct systems are for chickens anyway. :-)
Pat