Hi Martin, Thinking about this in the short term, we have to see what the US Presidential Election outcome will be. It looks like Obama will be elected and...
They've always cared about people, as long as they have votes and for as long as they actually need those votes... From: KEN WILLOUGHBY Sent: Friday, October...
I don't think it's just the politcal will, the US public have to also give their support to future space exploration. However once China or another country...
I pretty much agree with you Martin. I think there is a time and place for talking/writing about UFO's. While it may have been the time, I don't think his...
Spacefans, A while ago I suggested the idea of an Honourary Astronaut for the MSS. Now even a thick-skinned northern beggar like me knows this is now "lost in...
So one day in the future will we see... '...after a break of 25 years the United States launched a personed spaceflight - albeit sub-orbital - from The Barack...
Hello Chris, When the MSS started out, it was a very local group of enthusiasts who wanted to know more about spaceflight. Dave Shayler was a local who...
Also Spacefans, National Geographic (526) last night had a pogramme detailling the Apollo missions and followed it with two progamms about Challenger and...
Hello Dave, Thanks for that. I've been a member for only about four or five years, so it's nice to know how certain things have evolved from the society's...
Gentlefolk, 1. Number of manned lunar orbits? 2. Vostok mission number for Valentina Tereshkova's '1st woman in space' flight? 3. Recovery ship used for...
Spacefans, Is there hope on the horizon? Page 27 of the Daily Telegraphfor 11 November and I quote '...there will be more investment in America's space...
Looks promising doesn't it! As I've said before it makes sense to keep people fully employed, especially in the current climate of 'crunchy credit'! We'll...
1. 364 2. 6 3. USS Noa 4. 1983, Challenger 5. Sergei Krikalev 6. Scott Crossfield 7. Gemini 5 8. Svetlana Savitskaya, 1984 I could do a monthly or occasional...
364? WoW, did not know that.... Been a bit busy (model club) to sit and think, but please CC keep a quiz coming, try once a week if you want to. My model club...
Gentlemen, I was interested to read Gordon Brown's comments in the latest issue of Spaceflight, (page 454). If he is sincere for once, perhaps he should liaise...
I think it's definitely worth doing on an occasional basis Chris. I can't answer many of them without going to the reference books (which I consider...
UNCLE ROGER!!! Some one ('Uncle' Dave) remembers Uncle Roger Bacon and the nephews/neice's in FLIGHT International He was/is brillent More anon got to go to...
Recently while reading 'The Saturn V F-1 Engine' by Anthony Young I was reminded about the solid rockets on the interstage truss between the 1st and 2nd stage....
Dear all, I see that NASA administrator Mike Griffin does not think that the Obama administration will keep him on as head of NASA. Any thoughts? CC....
Oh 'CC' what you like... am talking abot the interstage truss that seperates the 1st and 2nd stages, u know the 'great big ring' that can be seen in the...
Mmmmm, Griffin, not sure, if these 'managers' where not using NASA as a stepping stone in there careers and were genuine spacefans then things may be...
