Some General Space Links

Here is a list of some nice links--some you may already have.

BIG BOOSTERS--
Sea Dragon and sons
http://neverworld.net/truax/

HLLV lists
http://www.newmars.com/forums/viewtopic ... sc&start=0


SDLV (HLLV) based space stations:
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=

Saturn V and Mercury info:
http://www.saturnvexplorer.com/index.html
http://pyramiddesign.us/aokwom/

In December 1958 Douglas Aircraft submitted a proposal- or better yet
a "Design Feasibility Report (N78-72536)" for using a Thor booster for
NASA manned Mercury capsule.
Go here:

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi. ... 072545.pdf

or here:
http://www.geocities.com/bobandrepont/launch.htm and look
under Thor.

It's an intresting concept likely designed to go up against the
Redstone booster. Rather than the acorne capsule that is shown in the
drawing mine will have a Little Joe style capsule. It's going to kick
off my "Coolest rockets that NEVER flew" line of flying model rockets.
Find 'em at drzooch.com


Launcher shortage:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Space_St ... s_ESA.html

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Taiko ... a_Yet.html


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SPACEPLANES:

Buran stuff
http://tinyurl.com/9psdo

Aries TSTO concept
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... 18&start=1

India's TSTO
http://www.newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4254


Other spaceplane--New Kliper info:
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... 0&fpart=10

Kliper
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4262

Private Spaceplanes:
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=

http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=

Canadian Arrow:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-05zzzzm.html

Darpa Falcon
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... alcon.html

A different Falcon: Musk Q and A
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4254

Falcon Delay
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/06 ... delay.html

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VSE

Return To The Moon
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... eturn.html

CEV info:
http://www.space.com/news/060120_cev_overhaul.html
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... &start=271
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... 07&posts=1
More CEV
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=


Dr. Stan's report:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... 58&start=1

NTR vs. NEP
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... 39&start=1

NASA's Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) Final Report is
available for download at:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=19094
50 MB of PDF's with lots of good info.

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GENERAL SPACE--

New Horizons info
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums ... 1&posts=13

Methane rant:
http://www.space.com/adastra/adastra_tu ... 60130.html
Aluminum for Rocket fuel
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/pr ... 0246.shtml

Spaceship design for fun:
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=

Heat Shield tech:
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca ... o=0&fpart=

Heat Shield?
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Jamme ... rials.html


Self healing tech:
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Space ... yself.html
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... _sats.html
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MISC

Energy Weapons
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... apons.html

Space Rails:
http://www.ssfmrr.org

New Airship caught on film:
http://aviationnow.com/avnow/news/chann ... 0606p2.xml

Asteroid Hunt:
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... tarrs.html
Asteroid mining
http://www.space.com/adastra/060209_adastra_mining.html
Running out of metal.
http://www.livescience.com/othernews/06 ... etals.html


Nano-cells
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Nano_Int ... Cells.html

New source for Egg cells
http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/ ... story.html

Faster computing
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Memory_D ... uters.html

nano-chips
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Nano_Wor ... Chips.html

Nano-prototyping?
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Scien ... tures.html

Solar nanomotor
http://www.livescience.com/technology/0 ... motor.html

2D superconducting
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Strong_M ... ivity.html

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ASTRONOMY--

Slinky in Space, Line dancing Andromeda, and Space Tornadoes
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0 ... linky.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0 ... plane.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0 ... rnado.html

Pulsar trails
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/stellar- ... -05zm.html
Dark Warp
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Magellan ... y_Way.html
Big Tunnel
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/Cosmic_B ... unnel.html