| Thread | Last Post | Replies |
|
| FWD: Airfix Saturn V kit has apparenlty been reissued | 31 Aug 2009 13:04 GMT | 19 |
....Jeez, I can remember spending about 8 bucks on this one when it
first came out:
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/newshop/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Prod
uct_ID=1542
OM
|
| Russian ABM deployment | 30 Aug 2009 21:06 GMT | 2 |
...in the Far East to serve as shield against North Korean ballistic
missiles: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6814644.ece
Here's info on the S-400 SAM/ABM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA-21_Growler
The missile's range of 250 miles would effectivly put pretty ...
|
| Another head rolls on Ares | 29 Aug 2009 21:26 GMT | 1 |
Steve Cook led or mangled the following projects:
X-33
X-34
Future-X
|
| FWD: What If....Hitler had ordered the 787? | 29 Aug 2009 21:00 GMT | 1 |
I should have known. We've had bad luck
with Boeing ever since the B-17!
|
| Another head rolls on Ares | 29 Aug 2009 13:55 GMT | 1 |
Steve Cook led or mangled the following projects:
X-33
X-34
Future-X
|
| Apollo 14 LRO photo | 28 Aug 2009 11:12 GMT | 2 |
In the new Apollo 14 LRO photo, there two trails left by the
astronauts, a dark one to the left (to the ALSEP) and a longer,
lighter one to the right. This is the mission where they pulled the
buggy.
|
| Henry Spencer on canceled NASA space projects | 28 Aug 2009 06:30 GMT | 12 |
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/abandoned-nasa-projects
This is very depressing to read.
Weren't they working on the ASRM prior to the loss of Challenger?
I remember reading about a lightweight non-reusable SRB before the
|
| FWD: What If....Hitler had ordered the 787? | 28 Aug 2009 00:12 GMT | 2 |
...Possibly the funniest twist on this oft-abused clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_P77VEPKA&feature=player_embedded
OM
--
|
| FWD: CT Nutters rejoice: Prized 'moon rock' in Dutch national museum is a fake | 27 Aug 2009 23:56 GMT | 1 |
...Apparently it's a piece of petrified wood:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090827/K082704AU.html
OM
--
|
| Human vs. Robot Explorers! An Easy Debate to Win! | 27 Aug 2009 18:25 GMT | 47 |
In all these discussions about returning men to the Moon, and someday
Mars, there seems to be a wide assumption than humans
are better for exploring than robotic spacecraft.
It's an erroneous assumption. For so many glaring reasons.
|
| REQ: Good online sources for high-res Skylab pics | 27 Aug 2009 18:04 GMT | 5 |
...Got a request from a friend who needs really good, sharp pictures
of Skylab. She apparently is working on a Lightwave mesh, but needs
shots that are high in quality and detail. The gist I get from her is
that she also wants concept shots for the actual flown article that
|
| FWD: OT as anything, but here's The Shat buchering Harry Chapin! | 27 Aug 2009 05:07 GMT | 3 |
...After viewing this, you'll be taking tips and getting stoned:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBWOmHUvKBw&feature=related
OM
--
|
| Return of the Russian Almaz and its capsule? | 26 Aug 2009 18:40 GMT | 29 |
Comrades! The Chelomei Almaz/RRV may return as a tourist spacecraft!:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0908/18almaz/
Let us hope they keep the cannon aboard, so the tourists can have fun!
Pat
|
| James Oberg On Mars! | 26 Aug 2009 16:05 GMT | 64 |
And why it's so hard to get there: http://thespacereview.com/article/1448/1
Pat
|
| Driving across the Nullarbor in a couple of days | 25 Aug 2009 14:35 GMT | 1 |
Fat Plannery wrote:
Neil Gerace wrote:
> Rawlinna is the place that is most closely associated with the re-entry
> of Skylab, but that's on the Trans-Australian Railway. It's said that |
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage
Start New Thread