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Photo may be first of extrasolar planet
A group of European-led astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar system.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/1 … index.html

Here is how Nasa is paying for the seed money for the starting of the CEV project. Robbing peter to pay paul. But what will we get for it in return just more delay or at least 6 months with another possible.

Article also contains who got what awards and there amounts.

Space Plan Takes A Tiny Step
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-04zx.html

Definetly needed for any long period stay by any make up of Astronaut crew member, good weather prodictions...

Aussies plan for Mars weather forecasts - Seeing Mars in a different light
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=15006

Another must for space elevators is for power.

Nanotechnology Leads To Discovery Of Super Superconductors
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/energy-tech-04zzh.html

University of Cambridge have demonstrated a simple and industrially scaleable method for improving the current densities of superconducting coated conductors in magnetic field environments.

Either or a half dozen of gubbered combinations and along with many clean slate designs for either, neither or both craft combinations but we still have none.

Why is that?

when the ones that most likely will be selected are the same ones in use today in Lockheed and Boeing. It is not in there best interest to have already done the actual work for they have no garanteed money though contracts so they will not do it.
Yes we recently gave them and others a little seed money to scratch a pen or pencil to paper or even to use the most advanced cad system to come up with the all purpose dream vehicle for the CEV or constellation project.
we have already been though numerous studies and concept cycles in the past and some are still on going. Not to mention 6 months followed by a possible 6 more. When will the cycle end?.....

The system does not need to be complex or of large size but needs to run continuous. Remember we only need to start the change to happen after that it will begin to snow ball and self regulate downward in temperature as the atmospheric C02 is removed targeting what will make a change for gas collection and returning what will accelerate further change to occur.

In addition if steady cooling and gasses liquification system is implemented you will have all the oxygen and hydrogen as a bonus for when we do arrive to study and to explore our nearest neighbor.

Oxygen Supplies Tight on ISS this makes the second time this year that the crew is on the edge of needing to leave the station if anything should happen to the resupply ship if the unit is not fixable.

9 September 2004: Oxygen problems plague space station, MSNBC
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5953450/

8 September 2004: NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 September 2004
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=13906

"Update on Elektron:  The Russian oxygen (O2) generator is still off.   [The crew performed limited troubleshooting this morning for the ground to acquire diagnostic telemetry.  The problem this time is apparently not with bubbles in the BZh Fluid Unit but with the unit's oxygen & hydrogen gas analyzer, which is a failure mode not seen before.  With Elektron off, ISS will reach the lower O2 limit in the cabin air in 7 days.  Beyond that, there is 62 lbs (28 kg) of O2 in Progress 15P, enough for 16 days.  There are also 84 SFOG (solid-fuel oxygen generator) "candles" on board, which would supply another 42 days' worth of O2.  In short, total O2 margin is well above and beyond what is needed to make it to the next resupply date (Progress 16, on 11/26) and maintain redlines.]"

Here is the link for the senate appropriations subcommitee.

http://appropriations.senate.gov/

Actually there is a contract out for a steerable parachute design under another thread.

http://www.newmars.com/cgi-bin....uidance

Boeing got the contract
Boeing to design Mars parachute technology
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n040 … parachute/

Another reason why Hubble will not be saved.

The power of adaptive optics will render Hubble-class space telescopes obsolete. (File image of the rings of Uranus, as taken by the VLT facility)

Editorial:
A vision for the ages Today, members of a key Senate Appropriations subcommittee are poised to slash NASA's budget and undermine President Bush's historic vision for space exploration.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20 … -2126r.htm

And where is the word alternative space providers that are trying to get into the game, such as Armadillo Aerospace
here is a link into news from their most recent attempts.
http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/A … ews_id=276

I like the individual Astronaut lunar lander it is sort of on the lines of the escape pod idea.