Space Forum / Space Policy / November 2004

What's happened to the newsgroup, before I left the Internet a little
over a year ago, there used to be regular technical postings to it,
now after lurking for around a month-I've been back on the Internet
for 5 weeks now-there is practically no postings in sci.space.tech,

Since eugenics is banned on Earth, a new superior species biologically
prepared for intergalactic travel will have to created in space, see
http://www.neoeugenics.com/ for details.
Regards

Northrup Grumman and Boeing announced on Nov. 9 '04 that
Northrup, er Grumman, will serve as the "team's leader and
prime contractor during the initial development phase of
the CEV, known as Spiral 1".  Boeing would lead any

According to the following story,
"http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=2&u=/ap/20041124/ap_on_re_eu/us_ukraine"
The U.S. (Sec of State Powell) is saying "there will be
consequences" for U.S.-Ukrainian relations as a result

You've heard the major arguments of the current Presidential campaign
on the issues of the War on Terror, the economy, and even character. I
believe that President Bush wins over Senator Kerry in all three areas
hands down. But I am not writing now about the present or even the

When I see all space projects from state agencies or private sector, I regret
each time what could be done with an ORION-like space system. Recall: ORION is
a nuclear blast powered space system studied by General Atomics in the 60's.
Most talks about it have assumed a military nuke ...

A while ago, I started a thread ...
It struck me the other day that we might be ruining the solar system.
Let me explain.  Our use of gravity assist to speed up and sling
probes such as Cassini doesn't come for free.  It slows down the

Anyone know where I can get ahold of some HTPB/Papi94 and N20?  I'm
looking around and not finding a whole lot of options.
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I know that they stood down the last launch date due to some analysis
of the second stage ingition sequence, but is this the prelude for an
X-34 class program dismantlement? I remember that X-34 had some sort
of relatively minor technical issue that ultimately killed the program

The ESA lunar probe, SMART-1, will be searching for ice and other
resources but will it provide any data useful for finding lava tubes?
Also, will the images be better quality than those from Clementine?
And when might the images be released to the public?  I've emailed

I want to conquer Ganymede or Io and install a belt of defence
satellites to shoot all intruders.
Is that legal or does space belong to the USA?

Read the recent progress re-boost only raised the orbit by something like two
miles(?). Article said NASA and Russian space officials blamed  extra drag from
increased solar activity, same as what pulled down skylab.  So what, schedule
another extra progress?

I writing a paper based on my effort to live in space. This will
include the method of getting there and the methods and ideas for
long, health fun and interesting existance there.
Carl Sagan saw what ever may exist out there as being like him, free

Analysis:Can Iran alter US space strategy?
By Hil Anderson
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Beverly Hills, CA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell's

Eric Chomko <echomko_at_@polaris.umuc.edu> wrote: