Mostly babbling

View 714 Sunday, February 19, 2012

I am slowly recovering. Now to try to catch up. I may have some energy for working tomorrow.

I never did get this posted Sunday night, and it’s probably no great loss, but I’ll get it out now so it’s out of the way. I seem to be babbling. It’s hard to think when your head is entirely stopped up.

UN fails to act on Syria. Iranian cargo ship loaded to the gunwales docks in Syrian Mediterranean port along with Iranian frigate. Iran declares that the alliance with Syria is historic and sound. Syrian army continues to assault rebels. Iranian Republican Guard units land in Damascus and many more reported to be on the way.

The first year of Arab Spring has produced – what? We don’t know.

It will soon be Arab Spring year two. We are asked to take part, now in Syria.

Subject: Private Xombie rocket aces NASA landing test

A private suborbital rocket passed a landing test for NASA with flying colors this month in a succesful trial run of technology that could help future spacecraft touch down on other planets or moons.

On Feb. 2, Masten Space Systems <http://www.space.com/12197-commercial-suborbital-spacecraft-science-research.html> ‘ Xombie rocket rose 164 feet (50 meters) off a launch pad in the California desert, moved sideways the same distance, and then landed softly on another pad. The entire flight lasted just 67 seconds

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/18/private-xombie-rocket-aces-nasa-landing-test/?intcmp=features#ixzz1mqTm1mBN <http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/18/private-xombie-rocket-aces-nasa-landing-test/?intcmp=features#ixzz1mqTm1mBN>

Tracy

There is a ferment of activity in space research by private companies. This would be a good time to add some prizes to the mix of incentives.