Cooling pump problems have served to bring the space station, a $100 billion space effort, into the public’s view once again. Danger and failure often seem to have that effect. Why do we have a space station? I keep forgetting. Maybe through some sort of Freudian stream of consciousness posting I can figure things out. [...]
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Why Do We Have A Space Station?
Posted: August 5, 2010 in International Space Station, Manned Space, NASA, Space, Space Respurces, Space StationTags: Manned Space
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Drink To Me, Drink To My Health
Posted: November 13, 2009 in International Space Station, ISS, Manned Space, Space StationTags: Manned Space
The things we do to put people on orbit. You’re in trouble!
Start-Ups Are Poised For Latest Space Race
Posted: August 24, 2009 in Commercial Space, International Space Station, ISS, Manned Space, NASA, Space ExplorationAndy Pasztor of the WSJ reports the administration is “leaning towards outsourcing major components of its space program.” This would mean some competition (or even cancellation!) for the planned NASA-sponsored Ares programs which (in six to eight years) will be used to resupply the International Space Station with materials and astronauts. To paraphrase Emil Faber, [...]
