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1	General Topics / News & Commentary / Re: The Next Step for Private Orbital Transport	on: December 04, 2007, 02:48:29 PM
Well--to be fair--the DASH-80/KC-135 tanker (gov't/military money) is what gave us air travel today. Not Lindy. If a simple (cough) Buran type shuttle were filled with payling passengers en masse--that is a different matter.

2	Research / The LiftPort / Re: Sky station	on: December 04, 2007, 02:45:14 PM
interesting idea. Hydrogen got a bum wrap.

3	Research / Alternate SE System Designs / Re: Heavy Lift by Tethered Asteroid Fly-by (HLTAF)	on: November 30, 2007, 11:02:54 AM
This heavy lift concept might be a candidate for an asteroid tether catch: http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bonaucer.htm I wonder if a magrail can work while submerged. We have seen cryogenics and the disk shaped pills of superconducting material levitate--so a cold LH2/LOX filled disk should be no different. Disks do not need landing gear per se for water recovery--as explained here http://www.astronautix.com/craftfam/lenicles.htm An asteroid could help in lifting such a saucer shaped hab-ship from the surface... Ringships and asteroids http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAmines/message/1212 http://www.asteroidmines.net/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NEAmines/ http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10446&posts=21&start=1

4	Research / Pre-Cursor Technologies / Re: Nanotubes . . . how much has been done ???	on: November 30, 2007, 10:54:17 AM
Misc. Materials tech from the web -------------------------- http://www.livescience.com/technology/070604_sound_electricity.html http://www.spacewar.com/reports/The_Final_Frontier_Closer_To_Home_Than_Ever_Before_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/In_Japan_3D_images_in_your_pocket_999.html http://www.solardaily.com/reports/XsunX_Solar_Module_Production_Pre_Sales_Building_Momentum_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Researchers_Learn_To_Control_The_Dimensions_Of_Metal_Oxide_Nanotubes_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Molecules_Line_Up_To_Make_The_Tiniest_Of_Wires_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Now_It_Not_Just_Spiderman_That_Can_Scale_The_Empire_State_Building_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/SpaceX_Dragon_Spacecraft_Receives_Initial_Approval_From_NASA_Safety_Review_Panel_999.html http://www.3dsunfilm.com/ http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Method_Safely_Deposits_Novel_Metal_Oxide_Thin_Films_On_Substrates_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Tough_Tubes_Carbon_Nanotubes_Endure_Heavy_Wear_And_Tear_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Breakthrough_Polymer_Is_Lightweight_Conductive_Corrosion_Proof_Flexible_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Pennsylvania_Engineers_Discover_Natural_Workbench_For_Nanoscale_Construction_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Graphene_Nanoelectronics_Making_Tomorrow_Computers_From_A_Pencil_Trace_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Crustacean_Shells_Might_Hold_Secret_To_Safer_Long_Range_Space_Travel_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Nature_Secrets_Yield_New_Adhesive_Material_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Nanotech_Clay_Armour_Creates_Fire_Resistant_Hard_Wearing_Latex_Emulsion_Paints_999.html http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ceramic_Tubes_Could_Cut_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_From_Power_Stations_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Berkeley_Lab_Offers_Ultraclean_Combustion_Technology_For_Electricity_Generation_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_Theoritical_Model_Eliminates_Barriers_To_Time_Travel_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Changing_The_Rings_A_Key_Finding_For_Magnetics_Design_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Nanoparticle_Technique_Could_Lead_To_Improved_Semiconductors_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Quantum_Analog_Of_Ulam_Conjecture_Can_Guide_Molecules_And_Reactions_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Beyond_Batteries_Storing_Power_In_A_Sheet_Of_Paper_999.html http://www.interndaily.com/Intern_Daily.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Phoenix_Canada_Oil_Extends_International_Patent_Filings_On_Hydrogen_Gas_Generation_Technology_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Radiation_Eating_Fungi_Could_Change_The_Energy_Balance_On_Earth_And_Beyond_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/New_Fabrication_Technique_Yields_Nanoscale_UV_LEDs_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Inexpensive_Nanoglue_Can_Bond_Nearly_Anything_Together_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/How_To_Rip_And_Tear_A_Fluid_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/A_Step_Nearer_To_Understanding_Superconductivity_999.html http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Signet_Solar_Unveils_Plans_For_Thin_Film_Solar_Module_Manufacturing_In_India_999.html http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Self_Healing_Materials_Can_Mimic_Human_Skin_Healing_Again_And_Again_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Plastic_That_Grows_On_Trees_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Mirror_Mirror_On_The_Moon_The_Most_Powerful_Telescope_Of_All_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Japanese_Firm_Unveils_Artificial_Hand_With_Air_Muscles_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/How_To_Manage_Floating_Fluids_In_Space_999.html http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Inexpensive_Adaptive_Optics_Achieved_By_Sandia_Optical_Clamp_999.html http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Invisible_Nano_Fibers_Conduct_Electricity_999.html ---------------------------------------------- http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/070918_ap_aquanauts.html Nice SE base

5	Research / Social / Re: LiftPort City	on: November 09, 2007, 02:18:12 PM
http://www.poseidonresorts.com/poseidon_main.html An interesting concept. I think having the station at ) lat ) long is a good one. Little wave action from the north.

6	Achieving the Space Elevator / Science & Technology / Re: New solution: flywheel energy storage	on: November 09, 2007, 02:15:32 PM
On the subject of flywheels---a spinning station consisting of a nuclear power station might be able to spin up disks that are located in Mars ships. No on board reactor, no solar panels of any real size. The spinning disk generated a field, and perhaps art g at certain locations. As electrical power is generated--the disk slows. to a stop at the target where more modest power can be had.

7	Achieving the Space Elevator / Education, Reference & Public Interest / Re: Postcards from the Future	on: November 09, 2007, 02:06:47 PM
Mars Rising--hosted by Bill Shatner, is playing now...

8	General Topics / News & Commentary / Re: YES2 experiment will include 30 km tether/slingshot	on: November 09, 2007, 02:05:13 PM
In case the Foton looks familiar--yes, that is a Vostok. They have kept Gagarins ride in production.

9	General Topics / The Social Lounge / Re: Ideas for lunar base power requirements	on: November 09, 2007, 01:57:53 PM
I have wondered about SPS systems orbiting the sun itself, then beaming back power to rectennas in Earth orbit--and then to ground. I wonder about loops of coils orbing the sun--perhaps surrounding it with the sun as a big motor...

10	Groups / Elevator 2010 & Spaceward Foundation / Re: The European branch of the Sapceward foundation is open	on: November 09, 2007, 01:54:34 PM
Nice link.

11	Research / Alternate SE System Designs / Re: Venus Space Elevator - And They Said It Couldn't Be Done	on: November 09, 2007, 01:51:16 PM
A wide disk at the terminus would block sunlight, and reduce heating. This might also be a way of removing CO2 from Venus--so it can be dumped on Mars at a later date.

12	Research / Alternate SE System Designs / Re: Heavy Lift by Tethered Asteroid Fly-by (HLTAF)	on: November 09, 2007, 01:40:23 PM
I wonder how this can be configured so as to reduce strain further...

13	Research / The Ribbon / Re: Possible break thru for making CNT into a 100 kilometer ribbon of great strength	on: November 09, 2007, 01:37:08 PM
Sounds promising...

14	Achieving the Space Elevator / Law & Politics / Re: So is this going to be a boat?	on: November 09, 2007, 01:26:44 PM
Put this and/or mining options at the base? www.poseidonresorts.com/poseidon_main.html It would look nice below the SE...

15	Achieving the Space Elevator / Science & Technology / Re: HLLV/CaLV page	on: November 09, 2007, 01:23:40 PM
More useful links: A New Paradigm for Lunar Orbits Quote from: The Space Report 2007 (PDF) From the Moon to Mars[/url] (PDF 2MB) 1 Oct 2007 http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9467/drm5beu3.jpg http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/leag2007/presentations/20071001.drake.pdf TO MARS: "four Ares V launching two separate payloads to Mars followed by another two Ares V and one Ares I for the transit vehicle and crew. Nuclear power: "SP-100 would probably work on the Moon. with essentially no modification at all versus the Martian version." http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/neep602/LEC25/IMAGES/fig19.GIF http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/neep602/LEC25/IMAGES/fig22.GIF http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9089/0roadmap2007lo4.jpg Latest roadmap - ripped from Lunar Architecture Update (PDF 8MB) - 20 Sep 2007 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=25506 "Note the top right corner "Mars Expedition 2030" - much better than 2037" http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/orion_space_capsule/index.php Nicely made, easy to understand overview of the Constellation architecture Misc http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10446&posts=21&start=1 R-7 in Kourou http://www.cnes.fr/web/4755-the-soyuz-launcher.php Take a look here http://www.up-ship.com/eAPR/index.htm Look for Helios Medusa/Orion nuke-pulse http://www.walthelm.net/inverted-aerobraking/ProjectOrion.htm http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994JBIS...47..229S http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/358/id/1149/l/en Energiya book out--model too. http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/amo/kit_amodel_vm-t2.shtml http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/view.asp?id=269&search=home http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/2007-September/023763.html http://www.amazon.com/Space-50-Piers-Bizony/dp/006089010X http://www.interorbital.com/Sea%20Star%20OLV%20Page_1.htm http://www.space-travel.com/reports/50th_Aniversary_Of_The_Russian_ICBM_Rocket_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Gulf_Coast_Key_To_Future_NASA_Exploration_Plans_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Energia_Showcases_Its_Wares_And_Ways_At_MAKS_2007_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/dragonspace.html http://www.space-travel.com/Rocket_Science.html Impact of space http://history.nasa.gov/socimpactconf/index.html http://www.wattre.com/products.htm http://www.space.com/adastra/070928_adastra_issrant_response.html http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Declares_Its_Independence_In_Space_999.html http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Aborted_Star_Wars_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Nuclear_Power_In_Space_Part_2_999.html http://www.space.com/top10_russian_missions.html http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070920_nasa_moonbase.html http://www.aviation.com/ http://www.space.com/adastra/070316_orbital.html http://www.space.com/adastra/070517_adastra_solarpowersats.html http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Space_Solar_Energy_Has_Future_999.html http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070919_sps_airforce.html http://www.space.com/adastra/070525_isdc_coats.html http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070924_planet_specs.html http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/ap_070925_spacemail_glitch.html http://www.space.com/entertainment/070923_racetomars_debut.html http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070928-hypersonic-jet-fueled-aircraft.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASAs_space_economy_reaps_windfall_for_humanity_chief_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russian_Space_Launch_Vehicle_Firing_Tests_Set_For_2008_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Dealing_With_Threatening_Space_Rocks_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Rocket_Tests_Move_NASA_Closer_To_The_Lunar_Vision_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/pageone/spacedaily-2007-05-14.html http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Throttling_Back_To_The_Moon_999.html http://www.spaceblogger.com/reports/Exploring_The_Comets_Of_Sol_999.html http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Declares_Its_Independence_In_Space_999.html http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Aborted_Star_Wars_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/EADS_To_Offer_Tourist_Spacecraft_By_2012_999.html http://www.space-travel.com/reports/China_To_Increase_Payload_Capacity_Of_Carrier_Rockets_999.html Ares http://www.tallgeorge.com/projectconstellation.php http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3551/aresvshuttlewc1.jpg http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/get-attachment.asp?attachmentid=33142 http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9205&start=91&posts=96 http://www.futureinspaceoperations.com/ http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=102535#102535 http://www.racetomars.ca/mars/community_thread.jsp?TID=2579

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