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Sir Arthur C Clarke: 90th Birthday Reflections
SFは結局のところ 自分にとっては
現実とまったく関係のない SciFiに "ぜぇんぶ" 成り下がった気がする
こんなんが、昔のSF というより大昔SFと呼ばれていた しろもの
1位 ファウンデーション・シリーズ アイザック・アシモフ
2位『デューン/砂の惑星』フランク・ハーバート
3位『銀河ヒッチハイク・ガイド』ダグラス・アダムス
4位『2001年宇宙の旅』アーサー・C・クラーク
5位『エンダーのゲーム』オースン・スコット・カード
6位『アンドロイドは電気羊の夢を見るか？』フィリップ・K・ディック
7位『われはロボット』アイザック・アシモフ
8位『異星の客』ロバート・ハインライン
9位『1984』ジョージ・オーウェル
10位『幼年期の終り』アーサー・C・クラーク
11位『ニューロマンサー』ウィリアム・ギブスン
12位『月は無慈悲な夜の女王』ロバート・ハインライン
13位『華氏451度』レイ・ブラッドベリ
NASA - Suzaku Explains Cosmic Powerhouses 12.20.07
"By working in synergy with a ground-based telescope array, the joint Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/NASA Suzaku X-ray observatory is shedding new light on some of the most energetic objects in our galaxy, but objects that remain shrouded in mystery. "
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2007/cosmic_powerhouses.html
フォトレポート：火星を駆ける探査車--砂まみれになりながら奮闘:ニュース - CNET Japan
http://japan.cnet.com/news/biz/story/0,2000056020,20363585,00.htm?tag=nl
また出来ないことを 歌い始めたロシア
ソユーズしかないじゃん
Russia to deploy Moon, Mars-mission space base_English_Xinhua
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/18/content_7276992.htm
Top 10 Spaceflight Stories of 2007
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/071214_spaceflight_2007_top10.html
MOSCOW, December 18. /FIS/ RSC Energia developed six projects of the new manned shuttle, two of which will be submitted for review by Roscosmos, reports RIA Novosti referring to a high-rank source in the rocket and space industry. The developed shuttle transport space system may replace the currently operated Soyuz systems and be used for flights to the Moon and Mars. The new spaceship is able to take six people at once, the inner cabin size will be five times larger than that of Soyuz and mach more comfortable. The new space shuttle can also be used for tourist applications. The project includes several innovations such as an inter-orbital space tow-boat and a freight container capable of taking12 tons of cargoes to the ISS instead of current 2 tons.
Source: RIA Novosti.--
現役ソユーズは大繁盛ッ
Arianespace in talks to order 10-15 further Russian Soyuz launchers - CEO - Forbes.com
"FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Arianespace is in talks to order an additional 10-15 Russian Soyuz rockets to secure its global market leadership, chief executive Jean-Yves Le Gall told Financial Times Deutschland in an interview.
The company is already in negotiations to obtain 35 new Ariane 5 launchers for about 3 bln eur, the newspaper said.
Arianespace, which specialises in launching satellites into space, plans to use Soyuz rockets at the South American Guiana Space Centre for the first time in the first half of 2009."
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/12/19/afx4455746.html
プロトンは こんな具合
The Proton-M launch catastrophe in September (with a valuable Japanese satellite on board) put the brakes on any further activity until a thorough review of the circumstances was carried out. Since then a pair of flawless launches have taken place using the same core rocket infrastructure.
In truth Proton, which works with International Launch Services, has an enviable launch record. The recent Japanese loss was the fourth problem in a series of 42 flights with ILS going back to 1996, but the 327th flight for the Proton system, which is very much the workhorse of the International Space Station mission. – December 18 2007 - (c) Rapid TV News 2007
http://www.rapidtvnews.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=2599&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1966&hn=rapidtvnews&he=.com
"アフリカ向け通信衛星搭載のアリアン5ロケット打ち上げ"
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0712/27/news028.html
こっちはスケジュール済みscheduled for February 2008,
でも荷物運ぶだけじゃん、 で human-ratedって なに？
"Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be lauched from Europe's Spaceport"
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMNS6KV3AF_index_0.html
辿り着く先のISSは
International Space Station Spacewalkers Find No Solar Wing Smoking Gun | SpaceRef - Space News as it Happens
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=26394
