Monthly Archives: November 2005

Well, SpaceX has now delayed their first launch by at least a week; they’re having trouble with the liquid oxygen tank. But Musk figured it would be late, given that this is the first launch for this rocket and it … Continue reading →

SpaceX has postponed the first launch of their Falcon 1 again. MSNBC.com reports: An upstart rocket company on Saturday postponed its first-ever satellite launch on Saturday after a series of last-minute snags…. After a series of ups and downs, Larry … Continue reading →

According to MSNBC.com, SpaceX has been forced to delay the maiden launch of their Falcon 1 space rocket by 24 hours: An upstart rocket company says it has delayed the startup of its launch schedule by at least 24 hours, … Continue reading →

MEMRI reports that: On October 20, 2005, the Lebanese press reported that a delegation from the Presbyterian Church USA, headed by Father Nihad Tu’meh and with Robert Worley as its spokesman,(1) visited southern Lebanon at the invitation of Hizbullah, and … Continue reading →

As most know, awhile back Pat Robertson called for the assassination of the President of Venuzuala. Now, according to a story in the LA Times, Venuzuala is expelling missionaries. Last month, Chavez ordered the expulsion of about 200 evangelical Baptist … Continue reading →

MSNBC.com reports that SpaceX has set a date for the first launch of the Falcon 1: After more than three years of development, an upstart competitor to the Goliaths of the global launch industry announced Friday that it would attempt … Continue reading →

Remarkably, for the second straight year, Congress passed a budget that fully funds NASA, so the President’s vision for space exploration, the building of the shuttle replacement and a return to the moon by 2018 continues. NASA’s FY 2006 share … Continue reading →

Before teaching class tonight at Quartz Hill School of Theology, I was looking at the science news on MSNBC.com and discovered that a letter I’d written to Alan Boyle, who writes Cosmic Log there, was published in his column. It … Continue reading →

Space.com (www.space.com) is reporting that lasers are that much closer to becoming practical weapons: Solid Success in Speed-of-Light Weaponry A laser has blasted to a new energy level, a milestone that picks up the pace for moving them from the … Continue reading →

Sigh. Pat Robertson’s constituency must appreciate the fact that he says stupid, foul things. Otherwise, it’s hard to explain how come he still has a forum to keep spouting nonsense. According to MSNBC.com (www.msnbc.com), now he’s popped off with this: … Continue reading →