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Astronautix is back up
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:42 pm
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
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 5:54 pm
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:02 pm
by Giorgio
Good news indeed and cheers to astronautix for being back online!
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:37 am
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...
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:11 am
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).
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:16 am
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/
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:18 am
by IntLibber
I figured it was something like that.
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:42 am
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?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:10 am
by Giorgio
Because, as you mentioned, they are suborbital.
Lynx apogee is only around 60 Km if I remember right.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:42 am
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.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:37 pm
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!
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:09 am
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.