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    VIDEO: Constellation program, year in review 2009

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    Gutenberg.org: 1963Science Fiction from "Analog": The Trouble with TelStar

    http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30679/30679-h/30679-h.htm The Trouble with Telstar, by John Berryman 1963 THE TROUBLE WITH TELSTAR The real trouble with communications satellites is the enormous difficulty of repairing even the simplest little trouble. You need such a loooong screwdriver...
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    PoKeys55T USB keyboard and joystick emulator

    Sorry if this has been discussed before or is common knowledge. A forum search didn't find any mention of this particular device. I happened to run across it while searching USB info. It seems like it might be convenient for certain Sim-Cockpit tasks. Again, there may be easier well known ways...
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    Hardware Sim cockpit hardware USB interface device

    Edit: Missed the SimPit subforum when posting this, sorry. Reposted there. This post could be deleted. ------- Sorry if this has been discussed before or is common knowledge. A forum search didn't find any mention of this particular device. I happened to run across it while searching USB...
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    Article: "Going Beyond The Status Quo In Space"

    http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1334 Dennis Wingo, Paul Spudis, and Gordon Woodcock Sunday, June 28, 2009
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    Griffin speech, January 2008: The Constellation Architecture

    http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/strategies/NASALunarArchitecture/griffin_space_transportation.pdf What are the goals and paths historically directed by congressional laws and the presidential visions that guide the Constellation Architecture? What are the priorities between designing for the...
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    What optimal burn attitude profiles should look like

    For the problem of guiding a burn on orbit where the solution may not lie very close to being along the current instantaneous velocity vector (Orbiter autopilot's Prograde), you want to find some function of time for your burn attitude that ends at your desired final orbit and minimizes the burn...
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    Gene Roddenberry, wife to spend eternity in space

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_en_ot/people_roddenberry "The Roddenberrys' remains — and the spacecraft — will travel ever deeper into space and will not return to earth, company spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said." Have there been non-governmental hyperbolic launches before? (Or sadly...
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    Moon Rover Prototype to Appear In Inauguration Parade

    http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92164/?fp=1 This URL has links to a picture, a video, and other related articles.
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    On the way: Digital Photo Frames, some wireless, with Touch Screen Control

    http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/processors/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500453&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All I never anticipated being able to program a picture frame. One more thing Heinlein didn't imagine either ;)
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