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Twin Moonraker Space Stations in Orbit, Obvious Plot to Destroy Earth!

Robert Bigelow, owner of the Budget Suites hotel chain and head of Bigelow Airspace, has two functioning space stations in orbit around Earth. The older module, Genesis 1, just passed its 10,000th orbit, and both it and Genesis 2 appear to be functioning normally. It's pretty exciting that an entrepreneur can keep two small stations in orbit , and move ahead with his plans to launch a crewed "Sundancer" version by 2011. But has anyone thought about what Bigelow's really up to? "Bigelow Aerospace" sounds an awful lot like "Drax Industries" in Moonraker... oh sure, there's probably nothing to worry about. But could it really hurt if we politely asked Mr. Bigelow to search the Genesis modules for nerve gas? (from Space.com)

9:32 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Michael Reilly
1,556 views, 17 comments

Latest by brentbent: I'd love a longer story about these two stations and Bigelow's stated intentions. more »

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Tips on Organizing Your Room from the Zvezda Space Habitat

If you've ever lived in a dorm or a small apartment, you know how hard it can be to cram in all your computers, books, and general stuff while still staying organized. This problem has reached epic engineering proportions in the International Space Station's "living quarters" on the the Zvezda Module. Three people use the 43-foot cylinder for sleeping, eating, relaxing, cleaning up, going to the bathroom, exercising, doing science experiments, and using their computers. What can you learn about space saving from people in space? Turns out there are three basic rules of organization on Zvezda that are useful on Earth, too. More »

11:40 AM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Annalee Newitz
14,076 views, 9 comments

Latest by Flamsmark: @aspiringexpatriate: Not at all. What better computer technology is there for human use? More sophisticated computer are basically made of *lots* of high-end consumer parts. Laptops are the epitome of compact and powerful computing. more »

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Super Lasers Of The Cold War

By the early 1980s, the Soviet Union will have a fleet of space shuttles far superior to our own, plus a network of space stations and a second fleet of orbital vehicles to service them. Oh, and mega laser weapons. That was the prediction in a 1974 book Soviet Conquest From Space. How did Peter James get it so wrong? More »

11:00 AM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By charliejane
124 views, Comment