Space Forum / Space Policy / October 2004

This is something I have been playing with for some time, basically a
lighter, cheaper and more versatile approach to wings.
It has the potential to greatly reduce the cost and increase the
effectiveness of aircraft and wind turbines.  It should be of

So much for the idea Mars is a dry, dead planet.
http://mars.gh.wh.uni-dortmund.de/mer/opportunity/269/tn/1P152067393EFF37B5P2438
L5M1_L2L5L5L7L7.jpg.html
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/272/1N152336047EFF37HNP1909L0M1.JPG
Jonathan

Kelly Johson type not a throw a silcon brick at the problem. Kelly
Jonson designed the SR-71 Blackbird and U-2. Flying high is all they
have in common. There was a major design change between the YF-12 and
SR-71, the SR-71 Blackbird is a much lighter frame and sleeker lines.

It is not hard to imagine a similar result with a manned
capsule.  Perhaps Constellation will have wings after all.
- Ed Kyle

This is a cool fun and free brain teaser
http://www.brainteasers.ws

Given Lori Garver's statement (kerryspace.com) in July:
"the Bush initiative is simply hot-air..."
it is somewhat surprising to see also what she wrote in February:
Source: http://www.marshall.org/pdf/materials/229.pdf

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24052
they weigh a ton apiece, might make nice souvenirs?

More and more valuable satellites, spaceships and space-stations will
enter space.
In a few years, space-pirates will start to ambush spaceships and to
steal satellites.

well, ive looked throught the forum and see some stuff about the
future  for space. ideas and so on. but have any1 of you thought
about how we should be able to travel this enoprmues amount of
distance? it take atleast 2 month to travel to mars today. and that

CNN is reporting that an unmanned Chinese earth return capsule
crashed into an appartment building in Penglai, a village
in the provence of Sichuan.  The resident had left five minutes
earlier by good luck.

This announcement confirms that Tamas Feher has endorsed John Kerry for
U.S. Presidental Elections in 2004.
Q&A:
A., Why Kerry?

I have some brief thoughts on the significance of October 4th.
http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/004361.html#004361

check out http://www.space.com/news/virgin_galactic_041022.html
For some reason a number of people are always posting that there is not
enough people wanting to do space hops so that the needed cash flow of
development of CATs to work.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3948531.stm
"Brazil has successfully launched its first rocket into space. (...)
"At the time of last year's explosion, some predicted it would take
years for the programme to recover.

'Murphy's Law' rules outer space
... And NASA still needs to learn how to evade it
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033063/
Analysis By James Oberg