Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 05:00:01 From: Space Digest maintainer Reply-To: Space-request@isu.isunet.edu Subject: Space Digest V15 #446 To: Space Digest Readers Precedence: bulk Space Digest Sun, 22 Nov 92 Volume 15 : Issue 446 Today's Topics: Back to the Moon bill Database StarWays ELV profits (was Shuttle Replacement) FREE-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY For Spacecraft FTS Magellan Update - 11/20/92 NASA Select ROTATION OF THE MOON SSTO Viability (was: Shuttle replacement) StarBriefs 1993 - New updated edition Welcome to the Space Digest!! Please send your messages to "space@isu.isunet.edu", and (un)subscription requests of the form "Subscribe Space " to one of these addresses: listserv@uga (BITNET), rice::boyle (SPAN/NSInet), utadnx::utspan::rice::boyle (THENET), or space-REQUEST@isu.isunet.edu (Internet). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 19 Nov 92 10:20:50 From: David.Anderman@ofa123.fidonet.org Subject: Back to the Moon bill Newsgroups: sci.space Since the initial proposal for a bill that would get America back to the Moon in this decade was announced, considerable momentum for the Lunar Resources Data Purchase Act (the "Back to the Moon" Bill) has been generated. The Back to the Moon bill would authorize the NASA Administrator to purchase a geochemical map of the Moon from the lowest qualified U.S. bidder by December 31, 1996. Why is this important? The United States last launched a dedicated lunar mission in December of 1972, twenty years ago. Since that time, the government has spent millions on paper studies of lunar missions, but has spent no money on actually going there. The Back to the Moon bill would get America back to the Moon by 1996. All other initiatives have stalled in Congress, which is understandably leery of giving NASA money for lunar probes, and which sees a new start for lunar exploration as being the "nose of the camel in the tent", as a new start for solar system exploration may develop into a new Apollo program. On the other hand, the Back to the Moon bill would stimulate the private sector to map the Moon. There may be valuable resources located in the areas of the Moon not explored by the Apollo astronauts or scientific probes, which focused on the equatorial belts of the Moon. Some theorize that water ice exists in deep craters at the lunar poles. The Back to the Moon Bill, if passed, would provide hard data on lunar resources. However, it will take passage of the Back to the Moon Bill to get America moving again to explore the lunar surface. Among the important recent developments: Interest among the California congressional contingent has been expressed. Assuming the final draft of bill is politically viable, it is likely that it will be introduced in the 103rd Congress, and with some effort on the part of the space movement, passed sufficiently early so that hardware for lunar missions is created in 1994. Public hearings on the Back to the Moon Bill are tentatively scheduled to take place in the Los Angeles area in February, 1993. Some lunar scientists are responding positively to the prospect of obtaining new lunar data. Others are considering participating in bidding process to fly the lunar mapper. Others, however, are concerned about the possibility of the privatization of a formerly governmental field. The Back to the Moon Bill is receiving positive feedback from National Space Society chapters and newsletters, as well as by the " experts" in the Beltway. Space activists should have a major role in the passage of this bill. We need volunteers to deal with local congresspersons, with the media, and with other grassroots organizations. Please support this effort, by helping to pass the Back to the Moon Bill. For more information, please contact San Diego L5 at 619/295-3690, or David Anderman at 714/524-1674. --- Maximus 2.00 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 14:24 FWT From: "Andre HECK" Subject: Database StarWays The Star*s Family * StarWays * A database of astronomy, space sciences and related organizations of the world **** General presentation and fields covered StarWays is one of the products of the Star*s Family encompassing databases, data sets, dictionaries, directories, mailing labels, and so on, compiled by Andre Heck of Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France. StarWays is an on-line database of astronomy, space sciences, and related organizations of the world made accessible through the public account of the European Space Information System (ESIS) at ESRIN. ESIS is an initiative undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the European space science community with uniform access to space data archives, value-added information services and scientific functions to support and facilitate data analysis. StarWays offers essentially the updated information listed in directories on paper published previously by A. Heck under the acronyms IDAAS, IDPAI, and ASpScROW. The next paper edition will be published under the homogenized name of StarGuides at the beginning of 1993. StarWays has however the advantage of being permanently updated. To date, about 6000 entries from about 120 countries are accessible. Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, energetics, engineering, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when appropriate. Data available StarWays gathers all practical data available on associations, societies, scientific committees, agencies, companies, institutions, universities, etc., and more generally organizations, involved in astronomy and space sciences. Many other related types of entries have also been included such as academies, bibliographical services, data centres, dealers, distributors, funding organizations, IAU-adhering organizations, journals, manufacturers, meteorological services, national norms and standards institutes, parent associations and societies, publishers, software producers, and so on. The information is given in an uncoded way for easy and direct use. For each entry, all practical data returned by the organizations are available: city, postal and electronic-mail addresses; telephone, telex and telefax numbers; foundation years; numbers of members or staff; main activities; titles, frequencies, ISS-Numbers and circulations of periodicals produced; names and geographical coordinates of observing sites; names of planetariums; awards, prizes or distinctions granted; and so on. Accessibility Access to Starways is possible through the ESIS public account reachable - through SPAN: $set host ESIS (29617) with username ESIS (no password required); - through Internet: $telnet 192.106.252.127 with username ESIS (no password required); - through PSDN (+222 26500147 22 via public network international dialing). Once in the system, the successive menus are self-explanatory. On-line tutorial and presentation are also available, as well as a dedicated mailbox system. StarWays points to the various entries not only by their different designations and acronyms, but also by locations and major terms in names. Information can also be retrieved according to the categories mentioned above, as well as to thematic subindices corresponding to the various types of data provided for each entry. Selection criteria are also available, such as the geographical coordinates of a location around which one would like to list the entries (with available coordinates) within a given radius. Any string of characters can also be searched in any field. Contacts For technical matters (connections to ESIS and StarWays, query techniques, and so on), please contact: ESRIN - ESIS Via Galileo Galilei Casella Postale 64 I-00044 Frascati Italy Telephone: +39-6-941801 Telex: 610637 esrin i Telefax: +39-6-94180361 Electronic mail: esis@ifresa51 (bitnet) esis::esis (span) For StarWays contents and data-related queries, as well as for information on the other products of the Star*s Family, please contact: Andre HECK -+- * Phone (direct) +33-88.35.82.22 Observatoire Astronomique * Phone (Secretary) +33-88.35.82.18 11, rue de l'Universite -+- * Fax (direct) +33-88.49.12.55 F-67000 Strasbourg * -+- Fax (Secretary) +33-88.25.01.60 France -+- * * Telex 890506 starobs f ------------------------------ Date: 20 Nov 92 22:16:46 From: Wales.Larrison@ofa123.fidonet.org Subject: ELV profits (was Shuttle Replacement) Newsgroups: sci.space Allen W. Sherzer write: >Atlas and Delta are providing profits for the companies which build >them. That means they offer a return on investment. Unfortunately, the profits expected for Atlas and Delta have been pretty sparse. For example, General Dynamics reported in their third quarter annual report (released about 15 October) that their Space Launch Systems "core business area" lost $ 11 M on sales of $163 M (which is greatly improved compared to last year where they lost $23 M on sales of only $80 M or so in the third quarter). If you look at the year to date figures, they also show a net loss for space launch vehicles. Recent Atlas launch failures really haven't had an impact on this quarterly profit/loss line, since GD is guaranteed payment for the launch either from the satellite firm or from the insurance company if it fails. Failures do affect the business base however, as launch options are not exercised and companies decline to buy their services. However, overall for the Atlas program, I can't consider that it is providing profits. Hopefully in a year or two, with increasing sales and successful launches GD can pull this division into the black. It is the only money-losing "core business" left in General Dynamics' reduced corporate structure, and already rumors are floating that the Space Launch Systems business area is up for sale. At McDonnell Douglas' Space Systems Company, the results are more ambiguous, since the Launch Vehicle Business Area is lumped in with several other, larger, programs such as MDSSC's space station program. However, from what I have been able to find out, they are only now starting to make money on the Delta program. Up to now, the program has operated at a loss, but they are now starting to break even on on the program. Part of this is due to the core of their launch business, the USAF MLV-1 contract to launch the GPS satellites. Under the terms of that incentivized contract, MDSSC had to successfully launch a specific number of satellites before they could book profits. And if they have more than one failure in the program, they would lose all profits on the program and some of their cost -- ie, lose money). Now they are starting to show some launches slightly into the black -- but from my conversations with folks at MDSSC, the Delta program is not expected to make significant profits. (Note: MDSSC did the prudent thing and hedged their bets by buying some insurance themselves on the program to reduce their potential losses from GPS launch failures, but the cost of that insurance has also reduced their return.) Commercial delta sales have also been disappointing -- to get the sales, they have priced at VERY low profit margins, including some that have turned out to be money-losers. Fortunately, they have been able in most cases to convince customers to buy added launch services from McDonnell Douglas Space Services which have boosted profits to the break-even point. So, I guess you can say MDSSC is making profits on the Delta, defining profits as revenues greater than cost. Their returns on their investment have not been good. Moreover, one failed launch will probably wipe out the profits on the program, turning that ROI negative. And if they lose the MLV-3 contract follow-on to the MLV- 1 contract, they will lose the core of their launch business, which would greatly increase the fixed cost base to be absorbed, which will probably drive them from the market. IF they win the MLV-3 contract, and IF the costs of modifying the Delta II to meet the new MLV-3 requirements are not too great, then they might make some real profits over the next several years. But it should also be pointed out making those mods for the MLV-3 program could put the Delta program into the red for some years to come, if the mods turn out to be fairly extensive. However, I can't consider Delta a really successful business right now. I'd say the jury is still out on if it will turn out to "profitable" -- primarily driven by the MLV-3 contract. And its return on investment has been pretty weak. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wales Larrison Space Technology Investor --- Maximus 2.00 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:54:25 GMT From: Ed McCreary Subject: FREE-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY For Spacecraft Newsgroups: sci.space Aaarrrrrrggghh! This has got to be the tenth time I've seen this damn article! What gives, do you have a cron job running that posts the same five articles every week to random newsgroups? Give it a rest or at least post something new! -- ==== Ed McCreary ,__o mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com _-\_<, "If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao." (*)/'(*) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 15:48:14 GMT From: Greg Moore Subject: FTS Newsgroups: sci.space In article roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov (John Roberts) writes: > >-From: benson@gemed (Mark Benson 5-4228) >-Subject: Re: Automated space station construction >-Date: 9 Nov 92 22:06:20 GMT >-Organization: GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI > > >-Yes, I believe so. SSF had (and I believe still has) a program for the >-Flight Telerobotic Servicer (FTS). Under Phase B of the contract, various >-options were studied, ranging from basically remote control to releatively >-sophisticated, knowledge / rule based AI for functions ranging from task >-planning and collision avoidance functions. Among these possible levels was >-a basic "learn and play" mode, where the operator would do the first one, and >-then basically just monitor the subsequent 'n' executions of the activity. >-I was working for Martin-Marietta at the time, and heard they won the >-contract. Haven't heard much since. > >-In fact, at the time, there was such a thing as the NASA / NBS Standard >-Reference Model (NASREM), describing various levels of control over such >-a system, from task planning and resource scheduling down to individual joint >-motions and limit checks (kinematics). > >I believe the FTS has been cancelled, or at least deferred. Some time ago, >the person who was in charge of the NIST part of the project said funding >had been cut off. > >John Roberts >roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov > Yes, the FTS program has been cancelled, for a variety of reasons. Some of th lead work was being done here at RPI. An ex of mine was doing some of the work on the arm end. I don't know what exactly happened to her notes. When she left the grad program was just before the FTS was cancelled. It looked interesting and there had been an outside chance that if the FTS had flown on a test flight in 93, she would have been a payload specialist. That is one regret she has... not being able to fly... ------------------------------ Date: 21 Nov 1992 15:50:17 GMT From: Claudio Egalon Subject: Magellan Update - 11/20/92 Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,alt.sci.planetary *3. Tuesday, November 17, the project conducted a design * review of an aerobraking experiment to be conducted at * the end of Cycle 4. Preliminary modeling of dynamic * pressures, temperatures and attitude control indicate * that circularizing the orbit on an aerobraking plan which * proceeds aggressively for the first several weeks, and * backs off in the later stages, appears to be very * feasible. I have a question about the aerobraking maneuver that the Magellan will perform; Is there any possibility that any of the components of the Magellan be damaged during this maneuver??? Since the spacecraft is going to suffer some friction with the Venusian atmosphere I would expect some kind of risk involved. Is it a concern for people at the JPL??? BTW, I think Magellan will become the first spacecraft to conduct an aerobraking maneuver to change its orbit, right??? Unless AAFE (Aeroassist Flight Experiment) catches up, of course... Claudio Egalon claudio@nmsb.larc.nasa.gov ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:11:23 GMT From: Ed McCreary Subject: NASA Select Newsgroups: sci.space In article <141117.2B0C1FA4@paranet.FIDONET.ORG> Mike.Ditto@p0.f240.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Ditto) writes: >Hi, all! > > I live in the Denver Metropolitan Area, and I'm a subscriber of TCI >cable. TCI does not carry NASA Select TV full time, or even just during >launches. How can we, as patrons of this huge cable TV provider, convice >them to replace one of their plethora of unused channels or preview guide >channels with this educational network? If you have any suggestions, please >let me know. The only real way is to convince enough subscribers that it's a good idea and then start a letter writing campaign. That's not even guarrenteed since the cable companies have a monopoly for all practical purposes and don't always respond public demand. You could luck out though. Here in Houston, most of the cable companies I've used either carried it full time or only during shuttle flights. The closer to Clear Lake you get, the more likely you are to receive it. The only certain way to get it is to buy a dish. First, I need a backyard. -- ==== Ed McCreary ,__o mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com _-\_<, "If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao." (*)/'(*) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:55:02 GMT From: moroney@ramblr.enet.dec.com Subject: ROTATION OF THE MOON Newsgroups: sci.space In article <1ejrttINNchl@gap.caltech.edu>, palmer@cco.caltech.edu (David M. Palmer) writes... >jbh55289@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Josh 'K' Hopkins) writes: > >>labmas@stein.u.washington.edu (Michael Andersson) writes: >>>>Do you know if that rate is constant? Say around 63M years ago, >>>>around the time of the end of the dinosaurs, the day would have >>>>been 175 hrs longer! >>>No. If the rotation is slowing, then days used to be shorter. >>Right, so the rate obviously isn't constant or the Earth would have been >>spinning at relativistic speeds shortly before our astraulopithic ancestors >>appeared. Since the rates depends on tides and gravitational fields it's very >>likely that there are exponential terms in the equation. If I recall correctly, >>you have cubics in the formula for tidal forces, which results in a much >>different curve than trying to plot it linearly. I remember seeing a discussion studying the fossils of some coral. The coral animals adds a thin layer of coral every day, and in the summer it adds more each day. This gives something like growth rings of trees. From studying the daily variations and the annual variations the length of the years measured in the length of the days of the time can be determined. If I remember correctly there were 370 days in a year at the time when the dinosaurs died out (meaning the days were ~23h40m long), and early fossils showed 400 day years (or days shorter than 22 hours). >I have heard (potential Urban Legend warning) that one of the ocean basins >(Pacific? Atlantic?) has a slosh frequency which is resonant with the >tides, which greatly increases the tidal drag. In the past, the continents >were at different positions, so the oceans had different frequencies, >so the tidal drag was much less. I read somewhere that half the ocean's tidal friction was in the Bering Strait and it has something to do with it being shallow. Sorry, no references to either of these tidbits of information, my mind is full of useless trivia like this, most all without references. -Mike ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:38:48 GMT From: Rich Kolker Subject: SSTO Viability (was: Shuttle replacement) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space This may be old news around here, but I've been off the net for a LOONG time. Simulator testing for the DC-X/Y/1 pilots is underway. As you know, DC-X will be flown remotely, DC-Y will be crew-capable. Among the pilots trainingh is Pete Conrad. If that name sounds familiar....it should! ++rich ------------------------------------------------------------------- rich kolker rkolker@nuchat.sccsi.com It's been a long, long time -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 12:39 FWT From: "Andre HECK" Subject: StarBriefs 1993 - New updated edition The Star*s Family * StarBriefs * A dictionary of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols in astronomy, space sciences, and related fields 1993 (CDS Special Publication 21) This list gathers presently more than 55,000 abbreviations, acronyms, contractions and symbols with sections devoted to Greek letters, mathematical symbols, special signs and characters, as well as to entries with a numerical beginning. Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when justified. Abbreviations, acronyms, contractions and symbols in common use and/or of general interest have also been included when appropriate. The travelling scientist has not been forgotten either (codes of airlines, locations, currencies, and so on). The catalogue is available as CDS Special Publication 21 (ISSN 0764-9614 - ISBN 2-908064-19-7) at the price of FF 300, surface postage included. For air mail delivery, please add 15%. If at all possible, have cheques drawn in French Francs on a French bank, or use Eurocheques. Failing this, please add 20% to cover the bank costs and exchange charges. 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Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when appropriate. StarGuides 1993 (CDS Special Publication 20 - two volumes) will gather about 6000 entries from about 120 countries. The information is given in an uncoded way for easy and direct use. 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Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 12:59 FWT From: "Andre HECK" Subject: StarGuides 1993 - New Publication of the Star*s Family The Star*s Family * StarGuides * A directory of astronomy, space sciences and related organizations of the world 1993 (CDS Special Publication 20) This compilation gathers all practical data available on associations, societies, scientific committees, agencies, companies, institutions, universities, etc., more generally organizations, involved in astronomy and space sciences. Many other types of entries have also been included such as academies, bibliographical services, data centres, dealers, distributors, funding organizations, IAU-adhering organizations, journals, manufacturers, meteorological services, national norms and standards institutes, parent associations and societies, publishers, software producers and distributors, and so on. Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when appropriate. StarGuides 1993 (CDS Special Publication 20 - two volumes) will gather about 6000 entries from about 120 countries. The information is given in an uncoded way for easy and direct use. 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Many other types of entries have also been included such as academies, bibliographical services, data centres, dealers, distributors, funding organizations, IAU-adhering organizations, journals, manufacturers, meteorological services, national norms and standards institutes, parent associations and societies, publishers, software producers and distributors, and so on. Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when appropriate. StarGuides 1993 (CDS Special Publication 20 - two volumes) will gather about 6000 entries from about 120 countries. The information is given in an uncoded way for easy and direct use. For each entry, all practical data available are listed: city, postal and electronic-mail addresses; telephone, telex and telefax numbers; foundation years; numbers of members and/or staff; main activities; titles, frequencies, ISS-Numbers and circulations of periodicals produced; names and geographical coordinates of observing sites; names of planetariums; awards, prizes or distinctions granted; and so on. The entries are listed alphabetically in each country. An exhaustive index gives a breakdown not only by different designations and acronyms, but also by location and major terms in names. Thematic subindices are also provided as well as statistics on the contents (numbers of entries per country, memberships, years of foundation) and a list of telephone, telefax and telex national codes. StarGuides 1993 is available as CDS Special Publication 20 (ISSN 0764-9614 - ISBN 2-908064-18-9) for 500 French Francs (FF), surface postage included. For air mail delivery, please add 15%. 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