'Massive news' next week?

[trailrider]

1. A Mars mission will use Orion-derrived CEV's...with "Orion" "nuk-u-ler" propulsion...designed & built by Iran! <img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /><br /><br />2. Vulcan has decided to sent us an ambassador BEFORE Ephraim Cochrane invents Warp drive.<br /><br />3. Who/whatever sent the saucer to Rosewell is demanding the return of the pieces, plus full military honors for the victims. If we fail to agree they will attack all our cattle, causing them to increase output of methane gas, thus increasing global warming.<br /><br />4. The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army will agree to resolve their fifty-nine year dispute over who has jurisdiction over what type of aircraft each flies.<br /><br />5. Elvis will finally come out of hiding and pay US$20M for a ride to the ISS aboard the next Soyuz.<br /><br />Live long and prosper!<br /><br />Ad Luna! Ad Ares! Ad Astra!

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">My guess is that someone private is going to announce that they are going orbital. This would explain the recent actions of Bigelow.</font>/i><br /><br />That does sound like a possibility: the first planned private orbital facility is announced.</i>

 

[baktothemoon]

Or another Space X launch.

 

[djd1]

<font color="yellow">I will give a hint.<br />It is a monolith<font color="white"><br /></font></font>

 

[rogers_buck]

I wonder who leaked about the asteroid going to hit?<br />

 

[lampblack]

<font color="yellow">I wonder who leaked about the asteroid going to hit?</font><br /><br />Hey, that's old news... it was in "9 Chickweed Lane" a couple of weeks ago. We all have 71 hours to put our affairs in order. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>

 

[edkyle98]

""It might be the upcoming Federal Trade Commission vote to approve (or not) the folding of Lockheed's and Boeing's launch vehicle production into the United Launch Alliance consortium.""<br /><br />"I don't think that's "good/cool news on a number of levels", it's not especially good from a launch price standpoint, and it's impossible to categorize as 'cool' by any strech of the imagination. "<br /><br />Chris just said that it was "massive news", not "good/cool" etc. ULA approval might meet the "massive" definition. <br /><br />But then again, nasaspaceflight has made a number of mistakes recently, prematurely reporting the demise of the "Stick", etc.<br /><br /> - Ed Kyle

 

[spacefire]

I hope it's nothing like "the CEV will fly in 2010, 2 years before planned"...cause it would be boooring since the CEV will for sure fly after 2016. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

Chris also said "good/cool", read the posts damnit <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />I guess it's not about STS125 since that was annouced yesterday and the mission had been known of for a while. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[josh_simonson]

I figured it out. The massive news is that NSFs advertizing revenue suddenly doubled this week. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[ldyaidan]

Since it was in the LM SAMS thread, then it probably has something to do with that. I love all the other possiblities, tho.<br /><br />Rae

 

[mattblack]

Space Tourist Tom Hanks? Tom Cruise?<br /><br />Massive donation to Nasa to get Orion moving faster?<br /><br />Shuttle flights retained an extra year or two?<br /><br />Life/rain on Titan?<br /><br />CLV replaced with alternative, so as to "restore schedule?"<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>

 

[crix]

I suspect some NASA/Bigelow news. I hope we find out tommorrow... may ahve to wait til Thurs or Fri though. Very excited now!

 

[edkyle98]

"Chris also said "good/cool", read the posts damnit "<br /><br />O.K. 'Didn't see his post here. I was looking back at his original posting on nasaspaceflight.com.<br /><br />I did not wish to imply, in my original post, that nasaspaceflight.com was not a trustworthy news source. On the contrary, I find it to be one of the better sources of space news these days. <br /><br />I think it is fair to note that there have been a couple of inaccurate reports on the site in recent months, but it is also fair to mention that no news organization is perfect all of the time<br /><br /> - Ed Kyle

 

[steve82]

Has the deadline passed yet for Boeing to protest the CEV award?

 

[steve82]

Oops. Ya caught me on that one.

 

[barrykirk]

I'll be in a meeting at work during the Mike Griffin broadcast. How would I see it later in the day?

 

[spacefire]

if u have a blackberry you could log into here and follow the posts.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

I guess everyone will find out at the same time, between 1-2pm. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

then what? is it related to the suddenly sensitive Shuttle-scare situation? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

What shuttle scare would that be? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[spacefire]

according to the news section at space.com, the inspections revealed no damage to the shuttle.<br /><br />shuttle scare seems soothed <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">What shuttle scare would that be?</font>/i><br /><br />That would be the Jellyfish in space. Someone posted the link below to Digg.com (or slashdot?). The first link is from space.com, with a second link to collectspace.com. I don't know the accuracy of the images, but they are interesting.<br /><br />Space.com link<br />http://collectspace.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/000427.html#debris</i>

 

[josh_simonson]

That looks like a 'C' shaped piece of something that was photographed with too long of an exposure, resulting in streaking. You can see how the jellyfish shape in the photo is extruded from it.

 

[nyarlathotep]

Thanks for mentioning that it wasn't 1-2pm eastern. Much appreciated.<br /><br />Since it's already been hinted that this isn't going to be the 'massive news' I'm going to bed. It's AM here. Very, Very AM.