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Space Trip Lottery Announced	20 Jul 2003 04:22 GMT	1
Space Adventures has just announced a space lottery: http://www.msnbc.com/news/940625.asp?0dm=C28CT
Re: Galileo to get go ahead	19 Jul 2003 12:45 GMT	1
Alex Terrell <alexterrell@yahoo.com> wrote: > michael@remove.this.syndicomm.com (Michael Kent) wrote in message news:<0bgBa.491$T65.3052@news.more.net>... >> The payback would be in charging a fee to access Galileo signals. This >> begs the question as to why anyone would pay good ...
ARD Questions	19 Jul 2003 05:58 GMT	2
I've been reading on ARD lately and wondering why NASA and ESA haven't reevaluated working from the ARD technology to build a cheap CRV. It seems like they could get it done faster then any other option. I have read what I could find on ARD but I have some questions maybe someone
Ariane Economies of Scale	19 Jul 2003 03:43 GMT	5
Much has been written in this newsgroup how economies of scale could reduce launch costs. Recently Ariane ordered 30 Ariane 5 Launchers http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/news_sub_release_index.html
Mid-Year Assessment	19 Jul 2003 03:35 GMT	2
As part of commemorating the upcoming thirty-fourth anniversary of the first Apollo landing, this week's Fox column has my take on where we stand on that occasion. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,92211,00.html
What happened to Soujourner?	17 Jul 2003 19:46 GMT	9
Why did Sourjourner vanish from the news? Once it used up it's 'electricity was it useless? These crafts are designed to recharge using solar? -- BenignVanilla
Boeing pulls Delta IV from commercial launch market	17 Jul 2003 17:27 GMT	5
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0307/15boeing/ Way too many rockets, too little market. Expecting more fallout from Lockmart. Argh. Maybe if Ariane V blows up some more...
Armadillo Aerospace drop test	16 Jul 2003 01:28 GMT	31
We did the helicopter drop test of our X-Prize vehicle with parachute system and crushable nose on Saturday. Full report, with lots of video and images, at: http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=215
Are they allowed to send babies to Space?	15 Jul 2003 14:08 GMT	5
I'm interested in finding out about the age limitations for Astronauts. A friend recently informed me that he had heard that NASA was interested in sending infants into space for some type of research. I am totally against sending babies into space. I don't
What the hell is going on in DC????( We pro-space people have got to fight too!)	15 Jul 2003 06:35 GMT	8
I was shocked when I read the "From the Editor" article in Popular Science, for the July 2003 issue. Pop Sci's editor Scott Mowbray was lamenting about getting anti-mars mission letters! Just a few weeks ago on the Space Show, Rand Simberg said that he thinks it is useless
Why we need a fast courier rocket service	14 Jul 2003 17:49 GMT	1
Ordover@aol.com (John Ordover) : > > What fast package delivery / sub-orbital delivery offers > > is much faster delivery. Say we're considering delivery > > across the continental US. Ground takes maybe a week.
Only 33 billion for a space colony?? Thats only 15 B-2's!	14 Jul 2003 03:10 GMT	14
Why hasn't anyone just gone to the bankers? It looks like Space Colonies can pay for themselves. Tamara (marian futerman) wrote: > Dear Monart,
Columbia manager dismissed damage	13 Jul 2003 17:55 GMT	1
three interesting articles popped up in Florida Today newspaper: http://www.floridatoday.com/columbia/columbiastory2A5765A.htm >In two pivotal meetings during Columbia's doomed flight, the top NASA manager >in charge of the mission stuck hard to an assumption that foam could not
X-Prize Updates? Anyone have them?	12 Jul 2003 23:14 GMT	7
Just curious.
Is Rover mission redundant?	12 Jul 2003 18:00 GMT	5
A few days ago I listened to an NPR news broadcast that stated the reason for the Mars Rover mission is to search for water. Why? Is not water an established discovery on Mars via data from the current Mars Orbiter? Is the Rover mission just to confirm this