The Tachyon World
\nIn asking us to consider whether tachyons exist or can be thought to assemble a parallel existence which we can bridge, Robert B Cronkhite is challenging current thinking in physics. We think it is a debate which should be joined.<\/p>\n
Low cost space \u2013 from imagination to reality
\nScott Hatton previews the Reinventing Space conference, hosted this year by the British Interplanetary Society in London, and emphasises the urgent need for a renaissance in space activity.<\/p>\n
LonCon-3
\nBIS President Alistair Scott enthuses over the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention and the Society\u2019s presence, where much interest and attention was evident.<\/p>\n
Hill climb with a difference!
\nSpaceflight previews the next major phase in NASA\u2019s Curiosity mission as it gets into the extended phase of operations in the foothills of Mount Sharp.<\/p>\n
Floating Free
\nLooking back 30 years to the first untethered spacewalk, Ken MacTaggart recalls the unique experiences of Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless when he tried out the Manned Maneuvering Unit.<\/p>\n
Soviet Tracking Ships \u2013 and Robert Bartini
\nRussian specialists Brian Harvey and Bert Vis describe the vagaries of the Soviet floating space tracking facilities and explains how one man wanted something entirely different.<\/p>\n
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