Space Forum / Space Policy / September 2006

Virgin Galactic reveals VSS Enterprise
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4835
Sounds like progress to me.
Jeff

Lockheed and Bigelow Human-Rated EELV deal
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4823
   "The companies expect an Atlas V 401 single-core configuration to be the
most likely launch vehicle.   Lockheed Martin literature and graphics,

Continues unabated on prime time network and cable news.
This is how a corrupt and fraudulent administration bolsters and
supports a corrupt and fraudulent agenda.
MSM - main stream news - blatant and obvious government propaganda.

So Anousheh Ansari is hailed as becoming first female Muslim in orbit.
"http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1619249.ece"
Terrific.  But why should this be news?  We don't routinely hear news
of

When the turd bin fills up, or would they make the crew use baggies and tell
them to eat less?
blake

It would be interesting to know just how solid the evidence for laser
illumination of US spysats is.  Back in, IIRC, the 1980s, there were
similar reports of the Soviets doing the same thing; at the end of the
day, the incidents turned out not to be due to laser attacks at all.

O.K.  It is not entirely *my* plan, but I like the dual-launch idea.
"http://www.geocities.com/blog016.html
- Ed Kyle

So, a bunch of not obviously closely connected space and youth
related stories passed by my attention recently, and were sort
of half acknowledged, but somehow out of this an idea seems to
have burbled to the surface of my brain, apparently as an answer

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin To Be Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Prime
Contractor
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=20720
Gotta love this quote:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/11/russia.china.moon.ap/index.html
Very likely.
I assume the China/Russia combination will try a manned lunar flyby before
the next US astronaut sets foot on the Moon again. After that, a Martian

Satellite launch makes economic sense. The returned value of satellites
can exceed the tens of millions it takes to put them in orbit on a
strictly commercial basis. Add to these military, scientific and
governmental satellites and the result is an active market in launch to

It looks beautiful. and I can't wait for the USA to get back to The
Moon.
Now, get going on building a WORKING system, to replace the useless STS
deathtrap/money pit that has been a ball and chain around the ankle of

This is just an idea. I was thinking it unfair that the rich should buy
a TAX PAYER sub'd ticket to space, (Remember it was the U.S. that
bailed out the Russian Program, (and paid for the station dev.)). I
think maybe a lotto, for rides to the station, (World wide of course).

Am I the only one in this list that was a member of the L-5 soc.?
Just a question?
Wondering if I am the only one who got sticks for X-Mas?
Carl