…or actually accomplishing something?
This isn’t exactly breaking news.
Category Archives: Space
Black Carbon
Is it a problem for suborbital spaceflight? The article says “space tourism,” but there will be a lot more applications than that.
The problem is that, like most “climate science,” we don’t really know. But if it is an issue, I suspect that it’s a worse one for Virgin than for XCOR, at least based on pictures of the plumes of both, and the solution to it would be LOX/hydrogen.
Paul Dietz
For those wondering from my post the other week, he has contacted me.
Kepler
…has lost a reaction wheel.
This is bad news for exo-planet hunting.
Having a deep-space capability would allow the repair of systems like this.
Dream Chaser
There’s an article on Sierra Nevada’s upcoming drop tests at Dryden, in which Yours Truly is cited, at the Denver Post.
Interview With Elon
By Michelle Fields, at NextGen TV.
Wayne Hale
…is looking for input on his upcoming Congressional testimony. Here’s my suggestion: Tell them that they worry too much about mission safety, and too little about actually opening up and developing space.
Lost In Space
Lileks has a review of the sixties series (scroll down).
I never liked it, myself. Thought it was stupid.
An Early Space Visionary
ISS Problem
They’ve spotted an ammonia leak in one of the coolant loops. I wonder if they have a capability to do a repair via EVA?