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BautForum Gradual Reentry and the "Skipping off the atmosphere like a stone..  
01:27 21-Jun-07   [Replies: 20, Views: 506]    By: Drbuzz0
Quick question for those who might know. As was demonstrated by Columbia so tragically, reentering the atmosphere and dealing with the heat generated by the deceleration of a spacecraft can be...
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BautForum Shepard's Shot  
16:34 20-Jun-07   [Replies: 14, Views: 278]    By: NEOWatcher
I saw an ad pop up in the google area, and I had to click because it sounded odd. I since then lost the wording, but here's the click [http://www.scottfund.com/]>. Quote: ...
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BautForum First ISS sighting  
13:23 20-Jun-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 106]    By: Jens
This evening, the sky was finally clear, and I took my wife and daughter out to see the ISS. I was a bit worried because I'd never done this before, and wasn't sure if it would really appear. But...
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BautForum Bound water on Mars.  
16:57 19-Jun-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 114]    By: RGClark
Orbiter measurements from the TES instrument on Mars Global Surveyor and the mini-TES intrument on the MER rovers show there are seasonally variable amounts of "bound water" on Mars. ...
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BautForum Mars simulation: "Astronauts" wanted  
15:54 19-Jun-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 228]    By: Palomar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619...e_070619110956 [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/sc_afp/spacemarseurope_070619110956]> Quote: The European Space Agency (ESA) ...
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BautForum Ram Scoops - eventually possible or not?  
21:45 18-Jun-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 356]    By: LouisWu
Ram Scoops - what is the "latest" on this fictional technology, any newer estimates by underworked physicists in the recent years? I just finished reading "Deepness in the Sky&q...
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BautForum Is this a daytime photo of the ISS?  
19:45 18-Jun-07   [Replies: 30, Views: 626]    By: Warren Platts
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/pa...ml?theme=light [http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page2083.html?theme=light]> ...
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BautForum Current state of Project Constellation  
19:29 14-Jun-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 321]    By: PaleBlueDot
Does anybody know what the current state of Project Constellation is? Are the Orion and Ares projects on schedule? Can we expect humans to finally be back on the moon in 2020 (when I'm 30 years ol...
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BautForum Both tropical and polar temperatures on Mars daily.  
17:34 14-Jun-07   [Replies: 15, Views: 457]    By: RGClark
This site discusses that at the MER rover landing sites the maximum Summer-time air temperatures reached 30 C, 86 F, while the temperature swings from day to night reach a 100 C , 180 F, change: ...
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BautForum A closer look at "Sputnik" crater by Opportunity?  
14:06 14-Jun-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 102]    By: RGClark
In this thread I speculated the feature called "Sputnik" crater might be a volcanic vent: A volcanic fissure at Victoria crater? http://bautforum.com/showpost.php?p=852014&p...
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BautForum ISS Computer Failure  
12:41 14-Jun-07   [Replies: 29, Views: 748]    By: NEOWatcher
I think this deserves it's own thread even if it happened during sts-117, or possibly because of the sts-117 mission. Space station computer failure shows signs of progress [http://www.usatoday.co...
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BautForum Firm rockets into space tourism  
08:34 14-Jun-07   [Replies: 7, Views: 153]    By: Sticks
From BBC News Online [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm]> Quote: The European aerospace giant EADS is going into the space tourism business. Its Astri...
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BautForum Space Shuttled Thermal Blanket Damaged  
16:52 13-Jun-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 101]    By: Knowledge_Seeker
It seems that a small part of the Shuttle's thermal blanket has been damaged. Brief [http://astroversity.blogspot.com/]> Full Story [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19189731/]> ...
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BautForum Which space event video shall i download?  
16:42 13-Jun-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 70]    By: manmeetvirdi
Hi to ALL UP Here !! Well Just subscribed to Spaceflight Now Plus Subscription for a period of one month which came with a price tag of 8$. I can now download videos from that web site now.Wel...
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BautForum Has this Richat Structure / MRO Circular Layered Form Comparison Been ..  
01:39 13-Jun-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 166]    By: DJ Barney
Hello, Maybe this has been noticed before. I came across this structure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richat_Structure]> in Africa, that I didn't know about, after looking at the MRO image [ht...
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BautForum Nasa TV Now  
00:39 12-Jun-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 100]    By: dgavin
EVA of space shuttle crew, installing radiators on the ISS. It's a bit slow going, but cool to watch. Direct URL for streaming in Media Player (so zoom can be used) is: http://playlist.yahoo.c...
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BautForum Saturn V rocket at JSC  
21:51 11-Jun-07   [Replies: 25, Views: 473]    By: Irishman
I was feeling nostalgic today. Most of you are aware that Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston has for the last 30 years been home to one of the Saturn V rockets left over during construction...
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BautForum Technical Article on the James Webb Telescope  
21:43 11-Jun-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 108]    By: Tuckerfan
The making of the mirrors for the James Webb Telescope [http://americanmachinist.com/classes/article/articledraw.aspx?cid=63490&refresh=1]>. Quote: One of the most import...
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BautForum Race To Mars, What are the possibilities?  
17:02 10-Jun-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 241]    By: SpaceNutNewmars
Could this new docudrama by Discovery Channel and Galafilm Inc., which will begin airing in August or September 2007 be reality of the future. MarsDrive writer Frank Stratford has a few words ...
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BautForum US astronauts to hitch ride on Russian spacecraft  
13:53 10-Jun-07   [Replies: 16, Views: 306]    By: Paracelsus
There is a story on AstronomyBuzz about the retirement of the shuttle fleet and what it would mean for American launch capabilities. The gist of the article is that American astronauts will be...
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BautForum Why don't we use guns for space launch?  
01:24 10-Jun-07   [Replies: 58, Views: 1214]    By: transreality
With miniaturisation of certain payloads why aren't guns developed as a launching technology. Beyond Gerard Bull and the Baghdad supergun it seems to be off limits technology. It would possibly al...
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BautForum Titan and more Titan  
13:06 9-Jun-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 313]    By: Palomar
http://www.saturntoday.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22741 [http://www.saturntoday.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22741]> Be sure to click "Images" link. As for the top photo (have seen it bef...
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BautForum Liquid Puddles found by MER rovers?  
19:37 8-Jun-07   [Replies: 27, Views: 421]    By: rhw007
Seems Gil Levin's son found some puddles in MER rover images. http://space.newscientist.com/articl...s-surface.html [http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12026-mars-rover-finds-puddles-on-t...
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BautForum NASA Inspector General Investigation  
18:32 8-Jun-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 106]    By: sarongsong
Then: Quote: April 4, 2007 Congressional probe could delve into foreign hacker, theft of NASA documents on U.S. ballistic missile technology...and [that the IG] was too chu...
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BautForum Payload Launch Cost Breakdown  
16:20 6-Jun-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 68]    By: Drbuzz0
Hi. I am wondering if anyone knows where I can find a general breakdown of the costs for launching a payload, such as a LEO satellite into orbit using something like a Delta or Atlas rocket. ...
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