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    Babylon 5 Seasons and Movies

    Warner Bros. has individual B5 seasons and the Movies package for $12.00 apiece , so if you (or someone you know) haven't had the chance to get these, now is a good time: http://www.wbshop.com/
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    ARISSat-1/KEDR On-Air Test and Deployment

    Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to manually launch an amateur radio experiment satellite during the upcoming EVA on the International Space Station on 3 August 2011. The ARISSat-1/KEDR satellite is primarily intended to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education around...
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    ARISSat-1 Activation on the ISS

    In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin, the crew of the International Space Station will activate the ARISSat-1 satellite aboard the station on 11 April 2011 at 1430 UTC (10:30 AM EDT). The satellite will continue to operate until 1030 UTC (6:30...
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    Unmanned Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight Attempt

    A hacker space from Louisville, KY is launching an unmanned balloon this evening from Space Port Indiana in Columbus, IN. The goal is for the balloon to reach Africa in 2-3 days. Here are some links if you want to follow the flight: Primary Site: http://whitestarballoon.com/ Twitter...
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    See Atlantis One Last Time

    Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch for the last time on Friday, so this is your last opportunity to see it in orbit. NASA has a page to help you find viewing opportunities in your area: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html Select your country and click the...
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    Name the Next Mars Rover

    NASA is giving U.S. students aged 5 to 18 the opportunity to help name the Mars Science Laboratory rover that eddieb (of WC Flight Commander fame) is helping to develop: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jan/HQ_09-012_MSL_contest.html The deadline for suggestions is 25 January, so get...
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    Win9x MS Sidewinder 3D Pro Driver Fix

    I noticed in going through some old posts in this forum that some folks have had problems getting various versions of Windows to recognize Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro joysticks. I recently put together a set of replacement VxD drivers designed to permit the 3D Pro to be recognized on faster...
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    Spirit of Knoxville V Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight

    "Hello, The Spirit of Knoxville V (SNOX V) balloon will launch this weekend from Knoxville, TN. Please visit http://spiritofknoxville.com for more information and live flight tracking. This will be the last SNOX flight this season, the trans-atlantic jet stream wind is slowing as warm...
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    Spirit of Knoxville IV Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight

    A Trans-Atlantic balloon flight is taking place later today (tomorrow UTC time), and you can participate in forwarding telemetry data if you have the right equipment: http://www.arrl.org/?artid=8076 Check the download page for hardware requirements to participate.
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    LWA Moon Bounce Experiment

    If you have an interest in amateur or shortwave radio or an interest in science and physics in general, you have the opportunity to participate in an experiment this weekend. The goal of the experiment is to bounce High Frequency (HF aka shortwave) signals off of the moon and to have...
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    The Tomorrow War: Factor K Released

    A presentation on the just released The Tomorrow War: Factor K was posted on 31 May 2007 on the Alexander Zorich site: http://www.zorich.ru/games/k_factor/presentation.htm Here's an English translation for those whose Russian is a little rusty: The Tomorrow War: Factor K -...
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    Sequel to the Tomorrow War Announced

    No sooner did 1C and CrioLand release The Tomorrow War, they announced a follow-up on this site ( http://www.games.1c.ru/zavtra_voina/?type=news ): "29 December 2006 - The Tomorrow War: Factor K in Development The firm 1C and the company CrioLand are announcing the development of a...
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    The Tomorrow War Released

    With all the excitement concerning EA Replay, I don't think anyone has noticed that 1C and Crioland have released The Tomorrow War space simulation described in this news item from April 2006: https://www.wcnews.com/news/2383 Here are English translations of some of the news items on...
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    WC IV DVD on Voodoo5 in Win98SE

    Thanks to Gulikoza's work, I managed to get Wing Commander IV DVD to work on my Win98SE system. I thought others might find it helpful to know the exact procedure that worked. Here are the system specs: Windows 98 Second Edition (4.10.2222 A) DirectX 7.0 (4.07.00.0716) Soyo SY-7VCAE...
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