Space Forum / Space Policy / August 2005

As the moon is a lot closer and probably of more near term intetrest
than Mars, I am really surprised that we do not have a rover on the
moon.  It could go around peering into lava tubes and such.  Maybe we
should all be pushing NASA for such.

It's not that often we get to take a sneak-peak
at the future.  Take a good look!
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml
HURRICANE KATRINA DISCUSSION NUMBER  23

On April 13, 2029 the asteroid 99942 Apophis is due to come within
20,000 miles of Earth. This is an opportunity that we should grasp to
either divert the asteroid away from a possible future collision or
being more positive try to capture the asteroid for use to mankind.

At least space.com says so:
"http://www.space.com/news/050810_dod_launcher.html"
Story says that the Air Force says OK to NASA
developing the SRB Stick for human spaceflight

Where are the three shuttles kept when hurricanes are coming?  Are they in
the same building or kept separated?

Eventually, people will realize that in order to exploit any sort of
lunar resource that robots will be needed.  It seems to me that there
will be a need for some company with experience making a basic lunar
robot that can then be semi-customized for various missions.  A basic

This should tell you all you need to know. Turn your
speakers on~
http://www.michaelhodges.com/stuff/funny/2008cc1.swf

Is the much discussed side mount SDV the same as Shuttle-C?  If so, why
the hell didn't we do this years ago?  Are the arguments still valid
that it would be cheaper to use Titan IV for heavy lift?

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/latest/DS.p37cr/si.kamx.shtml
As I type from the Dade-Broward county line.  I must be doing
something right. In all my prattling on about Nature I get
rewarded with a front row seat to one of Nature's most

Property Rights for Mars Rovers
One of the main ways of getting out of this mental trap of bureaucratic
central planning is to establish property rights on Mars early on.
Most radically, one might conceive of property rights granted to

For no particularly identifiable reason, I was looking for GoogleEarth
pictures that would show the TDRSS ground stations, and found them:
they're at 32.501064 N, 106.609000 W and 32.543113 N, 106.612084 W .
(Is that precise enough?)

Dear sci.space.policy
This post is to set the record straight, and to correct the great deal
of incorrect and extremely old & outdated information which is
displayed on this sci.space.policy news group when the search term

http://www.marssociety.de/emc/proceedings/Ferra.pdf
Here's a proposed heavy lift launcher based on Ariane V
technology.  Probably will need a new launch facility.
--Damon

In the late 1990s, the much balleyhooed X-33 heralded a potentially
workable SSTO world.  This project was ultimately cancelled for the
primary reason of a failure in the composite cryogenic tanks.
X-33 was maligned by many for trying out too many technologies at once.

The International Space Agency (ISA) Opened its Diplomatic Offices in
Washington, D.C. in February of 2005.
http://www.international-space-agency.net/wash_dc_letter_feb_2005
International Space Agency, I.S.A.