Reuters reports that NASA is pushing forward with their plan to lauch Discovery on July 1st, despite NASA’s top safety officer and lead engineer both opposing the flight. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin points out that if the Shuttle is damaged during launch, the astronauts can use the ISS as a haven.
Obviously I don’t have [...]

I’ve been trying to get a copy of the HAL/S Language Specification for some time. HAL/S is the programming language used for the on-board software of the Space Shuttle. A contact at NASA was able to provide me with a copy of the book Programming in HAL/S, which is a tutorial introduction to [...]

is the sound of NASA pouring another $318 million down the ISS rathole. While I’m actually an advocate of manned space exploration, the ISS is nearly completely useless, and there’s no good reason to waste even more money on it. The US does have some obligations to other nations regarding ISS, but I [...]

Best wishes to the crew of Shenzhou 6, the next Chinese manned space flight! It was just announced that the launch has been scheduled for 13 October 2005.