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Michael Wallis | 1 Feb 2005 22:37

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>                    Space Access Update #108  01/31/05 
>                  Copyright 2004 by Space Access Society 
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> Contents this issue:
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>  - Space Access '05 Conference Set For Phoenix AZ April 28-30 2005
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>  - New Administration Space Transportation Policy
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>  - Who Will Run NASA?
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> Coming soon:
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>  - What A Difference A Year Makes: Industry Roundup
>  - Space Access '05 Preliminary Speakers List
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cpwinter | 10 Feb 2005 21:35
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A heads-up RE: Commercial space legislation

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=15396

INTRODUCING A BILL TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT -- HON. 
JAMES L. OBERSTAR (Extensions of Remarks - February 08, 2005)

An excerpt:

"Mr. Speaker, my bill would amend the Commercial Space Launch Amendments 
Act to give the FAA the authority and flexibility to establish minimum 
safety regulations. My bill would not preclude innovation and, contrary to 
the claims of supporters of the Act, my bill would not require FAA to 
impose the same degree of regulation on the developing space travel 
industry that is imposed on the mature air transportation industry. 
Specifically, although my bill would require that FAA include, in each 
license it issues, minimum standards to protect the health and safety of 
crews and space flight participants, it would further require that, in 
imposing these standards, FAA must take into account the `inherently risky 
nature of human space flight.' My bill would give the FAA the flexibility 
to create a regulatory structure governing the design or operation of a 
launch vehicle to protect the health and safety of crews and space flight 
participants as is necessary, without having to wait for a catastrophic 
failure to occur."

I've got a real bad feeling about this...
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Bill Clawson | 12 Feb 2005 19:14
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OT Next Progress flight to ISS


<http://www.spacedaily.com/2005/050211004724.n61jqetd.html>

I hope they had the wherewithall to ship garlic,
butter & cheese for the conclusion of the experiment.
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cpwinter | 13 Feb 2005 22:02
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Re: OT Next Progress flight to ISS

On 12 Feb 2005 at 10:14, Bill Clawson wrote:

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> <http://www.spacedaily.com/2005/050211004724.n61jqetd.html>
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> I hope they had the wherewithall to ship garlic,
> butter & cheese for the conclusion of the experiment.
> 

    You mean, at the point when the "living creatures" become "ex-cargo"?
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cpwinter | 13 Feb 2005 22:31
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Re: A heads-up RE: Commercial space legislation

On 12 Feb 2005 at 2:19, Randall Clague wrote:

> At 12:35 PM 2/10/2005, cpwinter <at> rahul.net wrote:
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> >INTRODUCING A BILL TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT -- HON.
> >JAMES L. OBERSTAR (Extensions of Remarks - February 08, 2005)
> >
> >I've got a real bad feeling about this...
> 
> Try to get a transcript of the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I)
> Committee hearing from Wednesday.  I missed it, but everyone I talked to
> about it said Administrator Blakey was magnificent. (Patti Grace Smith's
> description of her as a forward-leaning Administrator is literally correct. 
> Most bureaucrats, when they are verbally attacked by a Congressman, lean
> back to answer, as if to surrender or give ground.  Marion Blakey leaned
> forward, and fired right back.)  She explained to Mr. Oberstar that the T&I
> Committee does not have jurisdiction over suborbital flight, because it is
> not transportation.
> 
> She also told the AST Forecast Conference audience Thursday morning that
> we're not doing all this work so our children can go to space.  We're doing
> this for *us*.  So *we* can go.  Man, she GETS it!  And so does Secretary
> Mineta, and so does Chairman Calvert.
> 
> Yeah, it was a good week.
> 

    I have the transcripts and will study them over the next few days. Just 
from a quick scan-through, I am cautiously optimistic about Cong. 
Boehlert's comments. The witnesses from industry did good, although Lou
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Bill Clawson | 15 Feb 2005 00:32
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Re: OT Next Progress flight to ISS

Well, I hope they wouldn't jetison their remains with
the rest of the trash.  For me, it's snails garlic
butter cheese and *POW!* escargots!  In reality, I
suppose they're going to film the snails staggering
around in zero-G & freeze them afterword for study on
earth or somesuch.  I would like to know how they
justified the snail experiment.  You have to first
prove that snails have a sense of balance on earth.

--- cpwinter <at> rahul.net wrote:

> On 12 Feb 2005 at 10:14, Bill Clawson wrote:
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> > I hope they had the wherewithall to ship garlic,
> > butter & cheese for the conclusion of the
> experiment.
> > 
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>     You mean, at the point when the "living
> creatures" become "ex-cargo"?
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Michael Wallis | 16 Feb 2005 07:32

Fwd: Space Access Update #109 2/15/05

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>                    Space Access Update #109  02/15/05 
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>         Space Access '05 Conference, April 28-30, Phoenix Arizona
> 
> We have our hotel nailed down.  It's the Four Points Sheraton,
> 10220 N Metro Parkway East, Phoenix Arizona 85051, 602 997-5900 for 
> reservations, mention "Space Access" for our $79 conference room rate 
> ($109 for cabana suite), rate good for up to two days before and after 
> our conference dates of April 28th through the 30th.  The Four Points is 
> next to Phoenix's Metrocenter shopping complex, fourteen miles from the 
> Phoenix airport, with fifty bars and restaurants and two hundred stores 
> within walking distance.  Rooms have a work desk, high-speed internet, 
> coffee maker, etc, and hotel has a heated olympic-sized pool, spa, and 
> fitness center, and free parking.  We're quite pleased to be bringing 
> you a newer hotel in a better location for the same rate as last year.
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Michael Wallis | 16 Feb 2005 07:46

Next Meeting ...

Yes ... this will be Meeting #300! AND it's the 12th Anniversary! Come
early and chat, eat and reminisce. Then let's plan out the coming
year's projects, programs and progress.

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The next meeting of the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society will be
held this THURSDAY evening at the Bowers Denny's starting at 8:00pm.

Items for meeting #300 (17 Feb 2005):

    - Admin Teams
        - Documentation
        - IT
        - Liaisons
        - Logistics
        - PAO
        - Treasurer
    - Development Teams
        - Chief Scientist
        - Flight Controls
        - Propellants/Sparger/FF
        - Regulatory Affairs
        - Safety
        - Testing
    - Project Status
        - Composites
        - GizmoCopter/POGO
        - SmartFlight
        - Spike
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Alex Fraser | 16 Feb 2005 15:20
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ERPS rockets

Is ERPS still building rockets?  Is there is launch schedule this year?

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ShadowMem | 19 Feb 2005 21:59
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Re: ERPS rockets

At this time, no active building is taking place.   We are primarily focused 
on
repairing the infrastructure at the test area, and securing a supply of fuel.

Dan
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