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Survival of the species: a warning
Space Opinions
Posted by G.Antuan Suárez   
27.07.2010 21:17

G. Antuan SuárezWe cannot pretend to solve all our problems at once,…but we should make anything within our power to gain the time necessary to deal with them.

We should invest most of our efforts in making life in outer space a reality. Most of us have not yet grasped the huge importance it has for us humans to take all measures possible against any possible global catastrophe.

 

External Tank Derived Heavy Lift Launcher
Space Opinions
Posted by William Harry Mook   
03.06.2010 19:07

William Harry MookUsing off-the-shelf engine technology, and off-the-shelf air-frame  technology to construct vehicles derived from the external tank is a  low-cost way to build a fully reusable multi-stage heavy lift  launcher.  Putting objects into orbit for less than $1,000 per ton!

 

Let's take a bold leap forward in the year of the Tiger
Space Opinions
Posted by Vidvuds Beldavs   
10.01.2010 00:43

Vidvuds BeldavsMore than 30 years have passed since I developed and taught the course Space Industrialization and National Priorities at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1977.  The enabling technologies to achieve the space industrialization vision of Gerard K. O’Neil’s High Frontier have been developed and refined.  Yet the results have fallen far short of that vision notwithstanding its technological feasibility.

The primary weakness that I see with US space policy is that it is far too timid.  The manned space budget at 300 million is roughly in parity with the budget for fusion research.

Fusion is a technology that has continued to be somewhere on the 25 year horizon for at least the last 30 years.
 

Open Collaboration in Space Development
Space Opinions
Posted by Ralph Ewig   
24.12.2009 16:50

RalphEwigThe sustained expansion of human space activities requires the synergy of many independently developed systems and their enabling intellectual diversity. The prevailing approach of government funded, defense technology derived, space development programs alone is not capable of achieving sustained growth. National leadership and priorities vary on time scales much shorter than typical space system development cycles. Intellectual continuity is compromised by long development timelines, and the associated drifting of program focus. Entrepreneurial efforts have demonstrated shortened development timeframes,

 

MiniSpaceWorld and The Design Contest 2009
Space Projects
Posted by Tibor Pacher   
13.10.2009 11:53

msw_logo_235_80_pxCreativity and vision of future are required for the MiniSpaceWorld Design Contest 2009: Far Worlds – Best of Science Fiction: how would you imagine a 150-200 m2 scale model - in 1:100 or 1:87, the H0 Standard of model railways, scale – layout surface of the fascinating world of Science Fiction in a corresponding exhibit hall?  Submission deadline is 1st November 2009!

 

NewSpace needs NewSpace Law
Space Opinions
Posted by Coyote Smith   
04.06.2010 08:44

Coyote SmithThere is a problem facing the NewSpace movement that practically no one is talking about.  The problem rests in international space law.  NewSpace is based on profit-driven capitalist free-markets.  Unfortunately, international space law is anathema to such an economic system in space.

 

MiniSpaceWorld Design Contest - let's fire the imagination!
Space Opinions
Posted by Tibor Pacher   
28.04.2010 10:34
MiniSpaceWorld

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are collectively considered core technological underpinnings of an advanced society and are key success factors for our future. The creative work of talented and educated scientists and engineers is needed in our days probably more than in any previous time: global challenges demand clever solutions.

At the same time, we are faced with the problem that fewer and fewer young people are attracted to natural sciences and engineering, leading even now to difficulties in finding a properly educated workforce in these areas. So it is of great importance to find ways to inspire our youth and the general public.

 

Two cheers for the British Space Agency!
Space Opinions
Posted by Stephen Ashworth   
06.01.2010 15:47

Stephen AshworthI should like to offer a cautious welcome to the new British Space Agency, announced by Lord Drayson on 10 December.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8404213.stm)

Apparently there is to be a competition to create a name and a logo.  Some have suggested it should be called the Royal Space Agency.  I am totally unable to understand the idea to link it to the archaic institution of the royal family -- I know of nothing they've done to promote it, and the Prince of Wales is well-known for his anti-technology views.

 

Puerto Rico Space Congress - Space is the answer!
Space Projects
Posted by Charles Frank Radley   
15.05.2010 00:00

Puerto Rico Space Congress

NSS Puerto Rico Chapter in cooperation with Leeward Space Foundation (a 501c3 tax exempt non-profit) and Stratowave Corporation are holding a major space event, 24-27 October 2010.

The Puerto Rico space congress is focused on informing and inspiring persons interested in developing the space frontier to the benefit of humanity.

 

Outer planets exploration stays firmly in the slow lane
Space Analysis
Posted by Stephen Ashworth   
30.03.2009 16:40

Stephen AshworthTwo designs for outer planet exploration probes are currently under consideration by ESA and NASA, with the aim of following up the highly successful missions of Galileo and Cassini/Huygens.

They are the Europa Jupiter System Mission (aka Laplace) and the Titan Saturn System Mission (aka Tandem). But despite their obvious similarities, only one will be approved, according to BBC news.