DIRECT is a proposed alternative Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle architecture supporting NASA's Vision for Space Exploration, which would replace the space agency's planned Ares I and Ares V rockets with a family of launch vehicles named "Jupiter."
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DIRECT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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DIRECT is advocated by a group of space enthusiasts that asserts it represents a broader team of dozens of NASA and space industry engineers who actively work on the proposal on an anonymous, volunteer basis in their spare time.
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Just read about this, it looks like an interesting example of bottom-up innovation and self-organization.
Hubble Snaps Sharpest Image Yet of Jupiter Impact | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views
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If whatever hit Jupiter — and astronomers might never know what it was — had instead struck Earth, it would have caused catastrophic damage to human civilization.
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Thanks for taking the hit for us, big J!
Bacterial computers can crack mathematical problems | Science | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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Biologists have created a living computer from E. coli bacteria that can solve complex mathematical problems
Slashdot News Story | Stock Market Manipulation By Millisecond Trading - 0 views
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Interesting article on ultra-fast stock market manipulation.
Ion engine could one day power 39-day trips to Mars - space - 22 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Apollo 11 Source Code on GoogleCode | Lambda the Ultimate - 0 views
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TC BANKCALL # TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE CADR STOPRATE # TEMPORARY, I HOPE HOPE HOPE
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Excellent comments from the Apollo original source code:)
Google Code Blog: Apollo 11 mission's 40th Anniversary: One large step for open source ... - 0 views
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See, open source works :)
Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact - space - 20 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Slashdot Hardware Story | A Server Farm Powered By a Wind Farm - 0 views
The Exploration of the Moon: Scientific American - 0 views
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This article originally appeared in the October 1969 issue of Scientific American. It really made me sad about the current stat of human space exploration.
Slashdot Technology Story | BOINC Exceeds 2 Petaflop/s Barrier - 0 views
Pluto's kin may have invaded asteroid belt - space - 15 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
Slashdot Hardware Story | Robotic Glider Set To Break Autonomous Flight Records - 0 views
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Pretty amazing.
Apollo special: Mirrors on the moon - space - 12 July 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views
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Maybe Pacome can come up with some nice idea on testing GR with the reflectors on the Moon?
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