Fusion in orbit
"a plasma container unit"
So they're taking a tokamak to the ISS?
Atlantis specialists set for ISS spacewalk
Space shuttle Atlantis mission specialists Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher will later today step outside the International Space Station for the first of three STS-129 mission spacewalks. Atlantis docked with the ISS yesterday (see pic*) bearing 27,000lb (12,300kg) of cargo that is "essential for the continued operations of the …
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Grief, is it so long ago?
I remember seeing a shuttle atop a 747 flying over Warwick (That's the one in Warwickshire, UK for the US folks)*.
That was before STS was launched for the first time, so I guess - oh, 1980-ish? It was the Enterprise, which never flew into space, but was used for 'gliding' tests.
Amazing sight. I'll never forget seeing that, even though I only saw it for 20 seconds or so. You 'Merkans who can go to see the launch - I envy you. Bigtime.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise - scroll down to 'Retirement'
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