Monthly Archives: August 2012

Beamed Propulsion and Cubesats

Posted on August 18, 2012 by johnhare

john hare Watching Jonathons’ video presentation on micro depots for very small satellites even before servicing large satellites or manned vehicles, and reading a few articles on electric propulsion triggered a thought, or possibly just a memory of something suggested … Continue reading →

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Someone is Wrong on the Internet!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jonathan Goff

And ironically, it’s XKCD What-if that is wrong. Well, not wrong by commission, but wrong by omission. First off, I’m a huge fan of both XKCD (well the 98% of their comic strips that are SFJ) and XKCD-What If. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Propellant Depots, Space Tethers, Space Transportation | 5 Comments

Scooby-Doo Ending

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan Goff

I’ve noticed a meme over the past years that NASA would be able to accomplish more if it didn’t keep getting its direction changed every time a new President comes in, or every time there is a shakeup in Congress. … Continue reading →

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NewSpace 2012 Space Architectures Panel

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan Goff

I didn’t realize till I saw it on NASASpaceflight.com, but apparently the panel I was on at NewSpace 2012 is now up on youtube, so I figured I would share. My piece runs from about the 8min mark till around … Continue reading →

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Trans Mars Injection

Posted on August 11, 2012 by johnhare

john hare   Rand Simberg (Transterrestrial Musings)posted a few concepts for mars missions the other day involving refueling at various interplanetary depots with attendant advantages. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite grasp the advantages compared to other depot scenarios in more  conventional … Continue reading →

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