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SpaceX testing VTVL prototype

On July 28 SpaceX gave a presentation to the Joint Propulsion Conference on the Merlin 2 engine and the Falcon X, a single-core LV with 38 tons to LEO, with a 3-core version, the Falcon X Heavy, with 125 tons to LEO. There's also a larger vehicle, the Falcon XX, a single-core HLV with 140 tons...

Boeing's CCDev capsule for Commercial Crew: http://www.aiaa.org/pdf/industry/presentations/Lindenmoyer_C3PO.pdf , page 2 Boeing Space Act agreement with info: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/444144main_NNJ10TA03S_boeing_saa.pdf NSF thread on CST-100...

I just downloaded the Orbiter 2010 zip file from OrbitHangar, which is 111.21 mb. I then unzipped it, and compressed it using 7-zip (current version 4.65), and the .7z archive was 91.4 mb, almost 20 mb less. Wouldn't it save bandwidth to also offer a .7z version of the file?

http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/product_cards/guides/AtlasVUsersGuide2010.pdf , page 351

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24917/ n.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/09/ula-claim-gap-reducing-solution-via-eelv-exploration-master-plan/ The ACES (Advanced Common Evolved Stage) and DTAL (Dual Thrust Axis Lander) are part of an ambitious Lunar (and beyond) exploration proposal published by United Launch Alliance in September...

http://kepler.nasa.gov/news/nasakeplernews/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=16 5 Hot Jupiters from just the first 6 weeks of observation data. Awesome.

http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.2087

1. The "New Posts" link, which shows all new/updated threads in all forums 2. Today's Posts link 3. Recent Post Stats Box on Homepage 4. Browsing individual forums 5. Another way

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24363/ n.

I can't be the only one who wanted to try this in Orbiter after seeing this. It would also be fun to launch it on different bodies like Mars or the Moon to see how high it goes. Anyone want to make this? This page has some useful info about the water heaters used.

http://blogs.discovery.com/space_disco/2009/10/keplers-exoplanet-hunt-on-hold-until-2011.html Epic fail.

JSGME 2.6.0 Released: http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products-jsgme.html Official JSGME 2.6 thread on subsim.com: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=173324

http://www.universetoday.com/2009/10/19/harps-discovers-32-new-exoplanets/ n.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/08/10/when-worlds-collide/ n.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/19/new-black-spot-on-jupiter/ A black spot has appeared near Jupiter's south pole, possibly due to a large impact. n.

A star in the Andromeda galaxy has a "companion" with six times the mass of Jupiter. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23619/ n.

Using the Window Spy tool that comes with Authotkey on the Orbiter Launchpad, I found there is the hidden text "Sun glare effect". What could this be? A hidden/incomplete feature with no checkbox?

Is this right? Orbit MFD says Ariel's (and most of Uranus' moons) equatorial inclination to Uranus is 179.93 degrees. JPL Horizons also gives an equatorial inclination of 179.9638656407854 for Ariel. But Ariel isn't a retrograde moon, in fact JPL gives an equatorial value of 0.041 on this page...