... he founded, in essence, its NASA.What a history, in some respects like that of Wernher von Braun complete with, one supposes, lingering doubts about which side, if either, he was on – other than on the side of rocketry and related research. Other stories: The Age (Australia) – Claire Noland : Driven to great heights by US ; Inspired anbiguity in hed – driven as in goaded, or ...

... include coverage of the cool Interceptor-M that flew at Plaster Blaster 2008 (videos are here) and Ed Miller's article on spray-on carbon fiber.  The latter is for looks not strength and, man, does Ed make it look good! Missile-aneous stuff of interest: ad for the Quest MLAS; new night launch "Phantom" kit by Leading Edge Rocketry; a Santa Sleigh rocket in The CATO Chronicles.

Chinese Say Farewell to the "Father of Rocketry" 2009-11-06 11:03:59 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: ... in Beijing. Qian Xuesen, dubbed as "China's Father of Rocketry", passed away in Beijing last Saturday at the age of 98. The funeral for ... on Friday morning. Qian, dubbed as "China's Father of Rocketry", died in Beijing last Saturday at the age of 98. Qian was one ...

Qian Xuesen (Tsien Hsue-shen), a pioneer of both the U.S. and Chinese missile and space programs, died in Beijing on October 31, 2009. He was 97 years-old. The engineer was born in China, received his Master’s at MIT and his doctorate at Caltech in the 30’s, and was one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He developed missiles for the Army, consulted for the Air ...

When I was in the sixth grade and then again when I was in my late 20s, I actively participated in the hobby of model rockets. I miss many of those classic kits, the Orbital Transport being one that comes to mind. Once built, it had a shuttle that would separate from the main ship, then both would return to earth, the shuttle gliding and the transport by parachute. Recently, I had picked up a ...

The story gets monotonous. Someone immigrates to the the US, studies hard, starts to contribute something important to our nation, and some xenophobic moron revokes his clearance and sends him "back," to the "home" where that xenophobic moron thinks he belongs. And with him, a gift, that could have been ours. Or at least, not theirs. From today's Wall Street Journal: ...