Hey guys. Just to let you know that for those that are going to Nationals, I will have some of my Elevon Hinge Decals on hand for sale in 1/72, 1/144, 1/200...
Linden, According to “Manned Spacecraft: Engineering Design and Operation” by Purser, Faget and Smith. 1964. The 48 riser lines are 58’ long and made of ...
Gonna get a new big screen TV today to watch my space DVDs Can anyone recommend speaker system for surround TV/Music for about $1,000 and a AV receiver that...
Delta II is SLC-2. It was called "SLC-2W" when the east pad was in use (It last launched in the '70's, is now affectionately known as "Hillbilly Hill" as...
Hi all, Seeing various TV programs comparing Soviet/Russian and American space programs one will notice the firsts' emphasis on escape/eject systems on their...
Well my bad then for missing it (though I should mention I read each and every posted message, and do so on the browser. The message you are responded to was...
Why so much on a surround system? When I bought mine- which ISN'T the best out there, I spent $150 on a "RCA" (meaning it's by CSF Thompson of France- they...
JJ and all, I have the RCA 2500 Audio/Video Receiver. A complete home theater system from Radio Shack. It has all the correct imput/output connectors. It...
In message <cehc17+nbeg@eGroups.com>, Daniel <wallkabout@...> writes ... May I suggest that if a URL is quoted that the 'http://' is always put in as it...
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More infor on The Saturn V might be found here: http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/models/vault/vault.html and scroll down to Saturn,, Daniel...
Hi all, I've a question about the gamma ray&mass spectrometer antenna deployment.While in trans-earth coast,where they still deployed?Where they retracted or...
I just got the 'Day' set of Takara Series 2 models. The quality matches that of set 1. The Ed White figure in 1/32 is particularly fine. I am looking forward...
The NASA mission MESSENGER was launched at 2:16 AM EDT on Tuesday August 3 on it's six-and-a-half year flight to Mercury, followed by a one year Mercury orbit....
On a side note, the chief engineer from the project has contacted me about producing a kit of the spacecraft. We have to clear through NASA HQ in order to get...
Since it won't get to it's target for six-and-a-half years, "we" have time. But if they drag their feet on the approvals and getting you the drawings, then...
That would be too cool if Glenn can do this. Perhaps that could lead to other APL s/c model kits? BTW- I attempted to watch the l/o on NASA TV, on the net (our...
... accidentally "docking" with one, eh?!!! ... docking. ... lenn Thanks for the input Glenn.BTW,are you going to attend the jacksonville IPMS show??..John...
If i understand the physics correctly, the reason why it would take it 6.5 yrs instead of 3 months (like the previous one did) is because it would need a large...
I too just got this set and am very impressed. I have the other set forthcoming as well. The Ed White figure is very good as you say. You can actually see...
... A very convoluted series of orbits that includes multiple flybys of Earth, Venus and (I believe) Mercury itself, to craft a Mercury approach orbit that...
http://photobucket.com/albums/1003/sonarmanb/Mercury%20Spacecraft/ Follow this link for 9 shot on Mercury capsule, named 'Freedom 7 II' . Pierluigi Castellani ...
Would anybody know the top speed...or how fast those Lunar Rovers traveled on the lunar surface? Was it 12-mph?...or 17-mph? Thanx....edgat/ ... Do you Yahoo!?...
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp?id=46948 Lunar Speed Record The lunar speed and distance record was set by the manned Apollo 16 Rover driven by...
The LRV operation handbook specifies that speed will vary betwen zero and 14 km/hr (section 7, page 7-1, operating profiles, of the handbook). Furthermore the...
Ok then let me ask this then, if it was going "downhill" at a fast rate of speed, "why" ? can't we get it to go into Mercury orbit at a much lower altitude...
