Space FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Space
This FAQ about Space
was compiled and written by Jon Leech leech@cs.unc.edu and Mark Bradford tla@surly.org
with numerous contributions by others.
- 01 Credits (Space FAQ)
- Eugene Miya (then under the authority of the Computer Systems Division,...
- 02 Network resources overview (Space FAQ)
- You may be reading this document on many types of computers, so much ...
- 03 Mailing lists (Space FAQ)
- SPACE Digest has been broken up into 5 separate digests to mirror ...
- 04 Periodically updated information (Space FAQ)
- In addition to this FAQ list, a broad variety of topical information ...
- 05 Warning about non-public networks (Space FAQ)
- (Included at the suggestion of Eugene Miya, who wrote the item)...
- 06 Online and other sources of images, data, etc. introduction (Space FAQ)
- A wide variety of images, data, catalogs, information releases, ...
- 07 World wide web (www) (Space FAQ)
- WWW is a global hypermedia network carried on the Internet ...
- 08 Viewing images (Space FAQ)
- Don't ask for images to be posted to the space/astro newsgroups. They'...
- 09 Online archives (Space FAQ) part1
- CENTER FOR ADVANCED SPACE ...
- 10 Online archives (Space FAQ) part2
- NASA JET PROPULSION LAB (MISSION INFORMATION AND IMAGES)...
- 11 Online archives (Space FAQ) part3
- ASTRONOMICAL ...
- 12 Geosphere project (full earth image)
- Tom van Sant's GeoSphere Project has produced a very nice ...
- 13 Landsat and nasa photos
- You can get black-and-white 1:1M prints, negatives, or positives ...
- 14 Planetary maps
- Phil Stooke (stooke@sscl.uwo.ca) maintains a list of maps of all ...
- 15 Solar system tours
- There are several tutorials on the Web describing the planets and ...
- 16 Cometary / minor planet orbital data
- Catalogue of Cometary ...
- 17 Constants and equations for calculations (Space)
- This list was originally compiled by Dale Greer. Additions would ...
- 18 Computing Spacecraft Orbits And Trajectories
- References that have been frequently recommended on the net are:...
- 19 Computing Planetary Positions
- More net references:...
- 20 Computing Crater Diameters From Earth-Impacting Asteroids
- Astrogeologist Gene Shoemaker proposes the following formula, based ...
- 21 Map Projections And Spherical Trignometry (Space)
- Source code for cartographic projections may be found ...
- 22 Performing N-Body Simulations Efficiently (Space)
- Computer Simulation Using ...
- 23 Interpreting the fits image format (Space)
- If you just need to examine FITS images, use the ppm package (see ...
- 24 Nearby star/galaxy coordinates (Space)
- To generate 3D coordinates of astronomical objects, first obtain ...
- 25 Publishers of space/astronomy material
- Astronomical Society of the ...
- 26 Careers in the space industry
- In 1990 the Princeton Planetary Society published the first edition ...
- 27 Dc-x single-stage to orbit (ssto) program
- BMDO SSRT (Single Stage Rocket Technology) project has funded ...
- 28 How to name a star after a person
- Official names are decided by committees of the ...
- 29 LLNL "great exploration" (Space)
- The LLNL Great Exploration, a plan for an on-the-cheap space station,...
- 30 Lunar prospector
- Lunar Exploration Inc. (LEI) is a non-profit corporation working on ...
- 31 Lunar science and activities
- Grant H Heiken, David T Vaniman, and Bevan M French (editors), ...
- 32 Mars direct / lunar direct (Space)
- Robert Zubrin and collaborators have developed several proposals ...
- 33 Orbiting earth satellite histories (Space)
- A list of Earth orbiting satellites (that are still in orbit) is ...
- 34 Spacecraft models
- References to plans, kits, building, and other information can be ...
- 35 Rocket propulsion (Space)
- George P. Sutton, Rocket Propulsion Elements, 5th edn,...
- 36 Spacecraft design
- Brij N. Agrawal, Design of Geosynchronous Spacecraft,...
- 37 Esoteric propulsion schemes part1 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
- Dani Eder (eder@hsvaic.hv.boeing.com) maintains a Canonical List ...
- 38 Esoteric propulsion schemes part2 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
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- 39 Esoteric propulsion schemes part3 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
- MASS DRIVERS (COILGUNS, RAILGUNS)...
- 40 Esoteric propulsion schemes part4 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
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- 41 Spy satellites
- *Deep Black*, by William Burrows;...
- 42 Space capsule locations
- Ross Finlayson (finlayson@eng.sun.com) has put together a list ...
- 43 Space shuttle computer systems
- A FAQ on the shuttle General Purpose Computers, maintained by Ken ...
- 44 SETI computation (signal processing)
- %A D. K. ...
- 45 Amateur satellies & weather satellites
- A writeup on receiving and interpreting weather satellite photos is ...
- 46 Tides (Space)
- Srinivas Bettadpur contributed a writeup on tides, ...
- 47 Astronomical mnemonics (space)
- A listing of astronomical mnemonics is ...
- 48 Contacting nasa, esa, and other space agencies/companies
- Many space activities center around large Government or ...
- 49 Nasa centers
- Web pages for all NASA centers can be reached ...
- 50 Other commercial space businesses
- The space-investors mailing list has a file with addresses and info ...
- 51 Astronauts
- Specific NASA astronauts can be contacted by forwarding mail through:...
- 52 Shuttle launchings and landings; schedules and how to see them
- Steven S. Pietrobon (steven@spri.levels.unisa.edu.au) posts a ...
- 53 Why does the shuttle roll just after liftoff?
- The following answer and translation are provided by Ken ...
- 54 How to receive the nasa tv channel, nasa select
- NASA SELECT is broadcast by satellite. If you have access to a ...
- 55 Amateur radio frequencies for shuttle missions
- The following are believed to rebroadcast space shuttle mission audio:...
- 56 Solid rocket booster fuel composition
- Reference: Shuttle Flight Operations Manual Volume 8B - Solid ...
- 57 Planetary probes - historical missions
- This section was lightly adapted from an original posting by Larry ...
- 58 Mariner (venus, mars, & mercury flybys and orbiters) (US planetary missions)
- MARINER 1, the first U.S. attempt to send a spacecraft to Venus, ...
- 59 Pioneer (moon, sun, venus, jupiter, and saturn flybys and orbiters) (US planetary missions)
- PIONEER 1 through 3 failed to meet their main objective - to ...
- 60 Ranger (lunar lander and impact missions) (US planetary missions)
- RANGER 1 and 2 were test probes for the RANGER lunar impact series. ...
- 61 Lunar orbiter (lunar surface photography) (US planetary missions)
- LUNAR ORBITER 1 through 5 were designed to orbit the Moon and ...
- 62 Surveyor (lunar soft landers) (US planetary missions)
- The SURVEYOR series were designed primarily to see if an APOLLO ...
- 63 Viking (mars orbiters and landers) (US planetary missions)
- VIKING 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 20, 1975 ...
- 64 Voyager (outer planet flybys) (US planetary missions)
- VOYAGER 1 was launched September 5, 1977, and flew past Jupiter on ...
- 65 Soviet planetary missions
- Since there have been so many Soviet probes to the Moon, Venus, ...
- 66 European planetary missions
- GIOTTO was launched by an Ariane-1 by ESA on July 2 1985, and ...
- 67 Japanese planetary missions
- 68 Planetary Mission References part1
- I also recommend reading the following works, categorized in ...
- 69 Planetary Mission References part2
- Other works and periodicals:...
- 70 Upcoming planetary probes - missions and schedules
- Information on upcoming or currently active missions not mentioned ...
- 71 Planetary Mission References part3
- CLEMENTINE - Joint mission of the Ballistic Missile Defense ...
- 72 Planetary Mission References part4
- MAGELLAN - Venus radar mapping mission. Mapped almost the entire ...
- 73 Other space science missions
- (various sources; corrections and updates ...
- 74 Controversial questions (Space)
- These issues periodically come up with much argument and few facts ...
- 75 Space shuttle mission costs
- The answer depends heavily on assumptions, some of which are:...
- 76 What happened to the saturn v plans
- Despite a widespread belief to the contrary, the Saturn V ...
- 77 Why data from space missions isn't immediately available
- Investigators associated with NASA missions are allowed exclusive ...
- 78 Risks of nuclear (rtg) power sources for space probes
- There has been extensive discussion on this topic sparked by attempts ...
- 79 Impact of the space shuttle on the ozone layer
- From time to time, claims are made that chemicals released ...
- 80 How long can a human live unprotected in space
- If you *don't* try to hold your breath, exposure to space for half ...
- 81 How the challenger astronauts died
- The Challenger shuttle was not destroyed in an explosion. This is ...
- 82 Using the shuttle beyond low earth orbit
- You can't use the shuttle orbiter for missions beyond low Earth ...
- 83 The "face on mars"
- There really is a big rock on Mars that looks remarkably like a ...
- 84 Network groups and resources (Space)
- ISLAND ONE - Web pages addressing economic, political, and ...
- 85 Space Groups part1
- AAS(1) - American Astronautical Society. Professional association,...
- 86 Space Groups part2
- ARTEMIS SOCIETY - Supports The Artemis Project, a multi-...
- 87 Space Groups part3
- ERPS - Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society. Non-profit liquid ...
- 88 Space Groups part4
- SAS - Space Access Society. Dedicated to promoting affordable, ...
- 89 Space Groups part5
- UK-SEDS - United Kingdom SEDS affiliate (see above). Projects ...
- 90 Publications (Space)
- Ad Astra - bimonthly glossy magazine published by the National ...
- 91 How To Become an Astronaut
- There is a mailing list for those interested in sharing information ...
- 92 How To Become an Astronaut: Announcement for Mission Specialist andPilot Astronaut Candidates
- 93 How To Become an Astronaut: Astronaut Candidate Program
- 94 How To Become an Astronaut: Application Procedures
- 95 Introduction (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- Last update: October 31, ...
- 96 Current Launch Vehicle Data part1 (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- 97 Current Launch Vehicle Data part2 (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- 98 Current Launch Vehicle Data part3 (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- 99 Current Launch Vehicle Data part4 (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- 100 Current Launch Vehicle Data part5 (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- 101 Future launch vehicles (Orbital and planetary launch services)
- A large number of new vehicles are on the drawing boards of ...
- 102 Acronym List For Space And Astronomy
- As of 2002 Oct ...