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Dynamics of an Earth Ring	22 Oct 2004 23:53 GMT	99
Before anybody gives me that look...this question is totally in the context of a "what if" kind of hypothetical scenario. Suppose an asteroid somehow, through some super, far future engineering achievement has been captured into orbit around the Earth.
Iran nuke plant finished -- NASA still restricted from Russian space purchases?	22 Oct 2004 20:05 GMT	17
Does this render the Sensenbrenner anti-proliferation constraint on NASA purchase of Russian space stuff moot? Sort of a fait accompli d'espace, n'est-pas? http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20041014-014219-3685r.htm
Where there's a will to vote, there's a way	22 Oct 2004 17:15 GMT	2
Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington Oct. 21, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-4769) Kylie Clem
Manual dockings.	19 Oct 2004 14:47 GMT	1
Do they still get a bonus? Is it just me or does every Soyuz docking suffer from an "autopilot glitch"? Signature "There /is/ a problem with security in public buildings:
Cheap access to space	18 Oct 2004 15:49 GMT	7
What technology do we need to develop before week long trips to orbiting hotels and lunar hotels are affordable by average middle class people? Is this likely to happen in the next ten years? 20 years?
STS Launch photo with multiple autographs	17 Oct 2004 15:57 GMT	3
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3935491990&ssPageName=ST RK:MESE:IT You are bidding on a dry-mounted glossy photo of one of the space shuttles during launch. The photograph measures 11 x 14. The board it is mounted on measures 16 x 20. Surrounding the ...
Soyuz docking succesful	16 Oct 2004 21:52 GMT	3
Soyuz TMA-5 docked succesfully this morning. Just before making the "flyaround" manoeuver, Kurs emitted warnings, so the crew moved to manual mode and just continued the docking manoeuver manually without trying to fiddle with Kurs.
Crawler's new shoes to help Space Shuttle move toward return to flight	16 Oct 2004 17:00 GMT	1
For Release: Oct. 15, 2004 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (Phone: 321/867-2468)
Soyuz on-orbit rendezvous burns delayed -- problem fixed?	16 Oct 2004 05:19 GMT	10
The first two rendezvous burns for Soyuz today were slipped several hours, and then made successfully with revised durations, so as not to affect the scheduled docking time. Anybody hearing air-to-ground or internal rumors as to
Down to last spare bulb !	15 Oct 2004 20:46 GMT	2
The US segment is down to its last spare lightbulb. Right now, the Unity node has a light that is about to fail. Crew decided to leave the light on continuously since it seems to stay on once warm and has a lot of trouble starting up. It is hoped that this will extend its life ...
Cupola update	15 Oct 2004 16:30 GMT	17
According to http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/12cupola/ the Cupola has now arrived at KSC. They say it is due to be launched on "Station assembly mission 14A (Shuttle mission STS-133) in early 2009. It will be installed on the
Paper on Dynamics of an Earth Ring	15 Oct 2004 11:51 GMT	2
Here is a short paper in which I make an argument that any ring system around the Earth could not remain dynamically stable for long in the complex Earth-Moon-Sun interactive environment:- http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagent/restricted/earth-ring-dynamics.html
ISS 11 crew	15 Oct 2004 06:20 GMT	2
Can anyone pass along the names of the ISS 11 crew? Thanks, Bill Arnold
NASA leaders weigh impact of hurricanes on return to flight plans	15 Oct 2004 00:56 GMT	15
Melissa Mathews/Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington Oct. 1, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1272/4769) RELEASE: 04-328
Soyuz in orbit	14 Oct 2004 22:22 GMT	2
Soyuz succesfully launched on thursday 03:06:26 GMT. During post launch press conference, it was said that TMA-4's "expiry date" is sometime in mid november. Did anyone else watch the launch ?