Astronautix is back up

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djolds1
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Astronautix is back up

Post by djolds1 »

Looks like the DDOS may have been a screwup by National Geographic.

http://www.astronautix.com/

"...the NASA history office directed us to your web site.." - National Geographic
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kurt9
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Post by kurt9 »

Cool! I just bookmarked it. I'm glad you got the issue resolved.

This is the best space history site on the internet. I have been known to spend several hours browsing through it at a time.

Giorgio
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Post by Giorgio »

Good news indeed and cheers to astronautix for being back online!

CaptainBeowulf
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Post by CaptainBeowulf »

Excellent news. Glad that it was just a screwup and you weren't maliciously targeted. Actually a pretty good endorsement that the NASA history office is directing National Geographic to your site...

djolds1
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Post by djolds1 »

kurt9 wrote:Cool! I just bookmarked it. I'm glad you got the issue resolved.
I don't run astronautix - I'm just an enthusiast grateful for all the work Mark Wade has put into it (a one man labor of love, per reports).
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Betruger
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Post by Betruger »

That NG line reads more like ... self promotion except not gratuitous - can't recall the right word in English.

Maybe Internet Archive could show if that line was there before DOS.
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It was:
http://web.archive.org/web/201010180840 ... autix.com/

IntLibber
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Post by IntLibber »

I figured it was something like that.

IntLibber
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Post by IntLibber »

BTW: I'm wondering why astronautix.com doesnt document any XCOR projects like the EZ-Rocket, Rocket Racer, or the Lynx suborbital vehicle, or any of their engines?

Giorgio
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Post by Giorgio »

Because, as you mentioned, they are suborbital.
Lynx apogee is only around 60 Km if I remember right.

djolds1
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Post by djolds1 »

Giorgio wrote:Because, as you mentioned, they are suborbital.
Lynx apogee is only around 60 Km if I remember right.
Nope. Astronautix covers Cruise Missiles and Suborbs as well.

http://www.astronautix.com/mfrs/xcor.htm

Its search function seems to be down at the moment. Google "Astonautix" and whatever keyword suits your fancy, and the result should pop right up.
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Post by Giorgio »

Nice, and thanks for pointing it out.
I always thought that they didn't cover suborbital stuff, and this news makes me like them even more!

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Post by IntLibber »

djolds1 wrote:
Giorgio wrote:Because, as you mentioned, they are suborbital.
Lynx apogee is only around 60 Km if I remember right.
Nope. Astronautix covers Cruise Missiles and Suborbs as well.

http://www.astronautix.com/mfrs/xcor.htm

Its search function seems to be down at the moment. Google "Astonautix" and whatever keyword suits your fancy, and the result should pop right up.
Ya, no mention of EZ-Rocket (even tho Me-163 and other rocket planes are present), and no mention of Lynx. This site is seriously out of date on XCOR info.

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