Monthly Archives: January 2007

So That’s What They’ve Been Up To

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

I know most of you read Hobbyspace, so you’ve already seen this, but I thought this picture was just dang cool:One of the fun things about being a rocket geek in Mojave, is the number of other companies also doing … Continue reading →

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Pioneering a Dangerous and Beautiful Frontier

Posted on January 15, 2007 by lunadyne

by guest blogger Ken I’m sure there are still a few folks waiting for the next installment in the Why Mars? series, with the next chapter to be entitled “So Many Reasons the Moon”. The delay is a result of … Continue reading →

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DIRECT Update

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

A couple of weeks back, Doug Stanley (the guy who headed up the ESAS team) was a guest at the NASASpaceFlight.com forums, hosting a Q&A thread about the propellant studies they had been doing for the LSAM. This was right … Continue reading →

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Interesting Comments on Go As You Pay

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

I found a link to Mike Griffin’s comments at the recent Space Transportation Association Breakfast. Overall the whole thing is well worth the read. Mike makes a lot of good points, but I think also made a few strawmen. I … Continue reading →

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STICKing With Their Core Incompetencies

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

So, it looks like I may have been wrong about something. I figured that with the budget shortfall that NASA is likely to be facing, that NASA would slow down work on the CEV and CLV. You know, following their … Continue reading →

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Space Show Followup

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

Larry H Miller once told my class that “Entrepreneurs talk for a living”…If the transcript is anything to go by, there may be hope for me yet. 🙂 [Update: Here’s the link for any of you who didn’t get to … Continue reading →

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Space Show Notes

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

Here are a few links that might be useful for people listening in on my radio interview on The Space Show: Masten Space SystemsMSS January 2007 Update — Just published a few minutes ago. ESAS IssuesESAS Issues Part OneDry Launch … Continue reading →

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Reprint: On Castles and Foundations

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

[Note: Digging around on archive.org for my old Prometheus Downport Project stuff, I found this oldie but goodie that I felt was worth reprinting. My views on a couple of the topics have changed a bit over the past 15% … Continue reading →

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Space Show Appearance: Request for Questions

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

Hey guys, as I prepare my notes for tomorrow’s space show appearance, do any of you have an specific questions about topics I’ve discussed over the past several months that you’d like me to answer? I’m trying to make sure … Continue reading →

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Space Show Appearance

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Jonathan Goff

So, as most of you probably know, I’m going to be the guest on this Wednesday’s Space Show. I’ve been ridiculously busy as of late, but I’m going to try and get a summary with some links to relevant previous … Continue reading →

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