Hi Dave, It all stinks, the rocket looks awful, there's no money and they want to kill of the ISS when the bloody thing is still new! Wonder what Russia thinks...
Hi Dave, No advert in Spaceflight, it was purely a reply to my criticism. However, it may be worth us pursuing it perhaps if they are serious? Chris. ... From:...
All, Not spaceflight, but it may be of interest to some of you in the area? Wednesday 28th October at 7.30pm, tickets £3 Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. CC. All, ...
Anyone got any tips on how to take digital piccies thro' a telescope without any technical equipment? Is it even possible? Got a couple of iffy moon shots last...
Yes its a doodle and its not of the spaceflight agenda, everything can be related to spaceflight! Reet, first what camera you got? Digi, yes, but is it a...
Subject: MSS advert All, After gaining permission from Robert Pearlman, I have now advertised the MSS via their messages board. Hopefully this will attract...
Just been watching the planned ARES launch which has now been scrubbed today due to weather, trying again in the morning. CC. ... From: martin dawson To:...
Gentlefolk, Just watched the successful launch on NASA TV. Lift-off was at 3.30pm, rocket reached an altitude of 21.92 nautical miles prior to burn-out and was...
Yep, just caught up with it on BBC News 24, the ruddy thing works! Am surprised, dont know why, seen the cartoon of it bur in real life (although on tele) it...
If you believe the reports it could be it's first and last flight as Congress are suppose to be pulling the funding? CC. P.S Anyone else out there?? ... From:...
Forget Ares 1-X We, the York Astronomical Society have been contacted by a gent at Bradford University to help with the building, launch and recoverey of a...
Dunno, But I would guess theres a NIVH (not invented here) attitude, NASA likes solids now and USAF/NAVY has Liquid (Atlas Delta). But I wonder if theres a...
Solids are cheaper than the same sized liquid motor. The original Shuttle design had liquid strap-on boosters with a flyback capability so they could be...
Hi Spacefans, Just want to tap your collective wisdom I am preping a lecture for the York AS about the British Space Programme and am trying to find the F...
Not sure what to make of the site. I assume it's someone's personal collection of space stuff? A bit more background would have been good. As for CapCom,...
Hi, I don't use Collectspace so I'm underqualified to say much. I have had a quick look at the public forums and it seems there is commercial stuff being...
'evening all, After a few glasses of vino I have just remembered having a box of Airfix astronauts when I was younger. Anyone else of a certain age remember...
My cousin had a box of them. I think they had a lunar rover as well that came with them. 1/72 scale, I never saw any of the larger scale ones. Graham From:...
Do I.... Made of the horrible poly-ethlyn-vinal-wats-it. They were part of Airfix's 'toy-soldier' range but to 1:72 and not 1:76 scale. They had astronauts...
Nope, try again.... But Revell did do some kits of Gemini astronauts conducting EVA's... Any idea of the scales and the monumental cock-up Revell did with one...
I've just been up to rummage around in the stock pile on top of the wardrobe and found a box of Airfix astronauts. They are from the Heller-Humbrol era, any...
Hi 'Uncle' Dave White? News to me... Heller-Humbrol was during the '80's, they also got in to bed with a Danish or German company Ceji. So, you lot don't know...
