Space Forum / Space Policy / May 2006

Here is an interesting idea:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12953794/from/RSS/
I think they should put this out for a bid/competition/prize
Who suggested making a prize of delivering X tons of water to LEO?

W ramach przygotowań do powrotu na Księżyc (niech
co Krwawy Hegemon?) przetestowano najprostszą metodę
uwalniania tlenu z księżycowego gruntu - podgrzanie
go słoneczkiem przy pomocy soczewki.

NASA's Deep Space Network:  Current Management Structure Is Not
Conducive to Effectively Matching Resources with Future Requirements.
GAO-06-445. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06445.pdf

From: http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/the_technical_and_economic_
feasibility_of_mining_the_near_earth_asteriods.shtml:
Application of celestial mechanics shows that (i) simple es-
timates of "global minimum" delta-v can be made; (ii) low-

I am sure Burt has thought quite hard about what would be required to
reach Mars (and possibly return).
Has he released any details to the public about what he would design
and build given the money. I have heard that he would like to be able

Does anyone have news on the final config of the CEV? Also does anyone
know if they will really fly this, (Or will it be another paper rocket,
(i.e. Crew return, Venture STar, etc...)?
Thanks,

I have been wondering about a turbo pump that consists of a rotary
sprinkler come Catherine wheel physically situated within the combustion
chamber.  This should not inhibit regenerative cooling.  It is integral,
self cooling, should improve mixing and combustion, requires no

As the 20 May 2006 edition of Air & Space on it's cover shows the
proposed new lunar lander, and on Thursday it'll be 45 years to the
day since America's President Kennedy did his '...we choose to go to
the Moon...' speech.  Are there any rumours or indications of an

Is it true that outer space treaty is applicable to governments and not
to organizations and individuals?

It is time to take the burgeoning science of ELECTROGRAVITICS and put
it to use.  JNL Labs has working models.  It has demonstrated not only
the feasibility of electrogravitics but has done successful experiments
proving it!

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=20656
Can anyone say ... burnt toast?
It also looks like I'll get my chance to hang seven post Shuttle SSMEs
on the back of a ten meter ET, and take that motherf..ker into orbit.

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060518-114144-7475r.htm
Inside the Ring
By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough
Published May 19, 2006

A quick google shows that apart from some musings on such,
there does not seem to have been very much work done on
the design and construction of lunar/martian construction
equipment.

Let's see :
Five (5) RS-68s
One (1) large upper stage engine, who knows what that will be, they keep
changing their minds.