Russia Aims For the Moon
Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Russia is planning to have an active moonbase and mining facility by 2020. In light of China and Japan’s efforts, I think we might actually make it back to the moon before I hit retirement age.
Archive for the 'Space' Category
Space Wallpaper
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
This site has a large collection of free wallpaper-sized images related to space and space exploration. Some of the pictures are really good.
Space Shuttle Was A Mistake
Thursday, September 29th, 2005
The head of NASA publicly states that the space shuttle and the international space station were mistakes:
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/…
I personally foresee a space elevator becoming the vehicle of choice for getting into low-earth orbit. Once the purview of science fiction, the technology for creating one is almost in place. Expect to hear more about this in the coming years.
Update (9/30/2005): Apparently Congress disagrees.
