Space Forum / Space Station / January 2006

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10880338/#060117a
COSMIC LOG, by Alan Boyle // MSNBC.com
. Jan. 17, 2006 | 7:15 p.m. ET
Do astronauts and alcohol mix?

Forwarded from sci.environment
ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: January 29, 2006
The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has

COSMIC LOG, by Alan Boyle
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10880338/#060117b
Testing the space hotel:
In an example of beating space swords into plowshares, the Russians are

As a great supporter of space exploration, I was for a long time a
proponent of the space station. Now I see it as a $90 billion lesson in
futility, along with the shuttle program. As I understand it Bush (who
I voted for both times) has ended the funding for experiments & space

ISS Russian EVA -- what's the story, what questions?
NASA is having a press conference Friday at 1 pm CST
on the Feb 2 EVA.
What sorts of interesting angles do informed people know about,

From what I know of Tom, he is a keen observer and a deep thinker,
and not a half-bad writer, either. Pay attention to his ideas.
Former Astronaut Says Space Goals Need Revision in New Book
Monday January 23, 6:00 am ET

WATCH THIS SPACE

Planning is now underway for the 2006 MAPLD International Conference, to be
held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center with a
session at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington,
D.C., September 26-28, 2006.

Former Astronaut Named Castaway for TV's 'Survivor'
Dan Barry, who flew on three space shuttle missions including two
flights to the International Space Station, has joined a 16-member crew
for a different type of frontier mission.

The lift-off time for
'New Horizons' has been
delayed from 1:24 PM
until 1:45 PM for two

NASA's Stardust sample return mission returned safely to Earth when the capsule carrying cometary and interstellar particles successfully touched down at 5:10 a.m. Eastern time in the desert salt flats of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range.
- video Stardust Capsule ...

Interesting news item -- wasn't the entire
original price tag of the Shuttle-Mir flights
determined by the amount the Russians CLAIMED
would be lost when they were forced by US diplomats

http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=639930
Kommersant: Russia and U.S. Share Space on Soyuz
by  Ivan Safronov
// Space cooperation

NASA and its international partners have selected astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov as the next crew for the International Space Station, designated as Expedition 13.
Williams will serve as Expedition 13 flight engineer and NASA science officer. He ...

Jeff Williams Russian EVA training -- in the blind?
http://www.kommersant.com/gallery.asp?id=639930&pics_id=28993
I presume he will be able to SEE through at least a
few square centimeters of the faceplate?