Archive for the ‘Space Station’ Category

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. [...]

The slip will move the last shuttle into a new fiscal year.  Looking like somewhere between the end of November 2010 and perhaps January 2011 for launch. Charge the payload, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, with the delay.  The flux capacitor was not available for comment. Space: all it takes is time and money.

The things we do to put people on orbit. You’re in trouble!

Either within five clicks or a half-click depending on which official is talking.