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New Ion Engine - phil - 8/5/2009 3:03:34 PM
- Remember the first time you were exposed to all the types of rocket engines - Sawyer - 8/7/2009 12:06:11 PM

AstroTrac portable pier - Raoul - 8/7/2009 6:46:57 AM

Fascinating Video - Adam - 8/5/2009 11:54:24 AM
- How cool is that! - Eri - 8/6/2009 12:36:37 AM
  - No, that was due to Kenneth Arnold and the first modern UFO sighting in 1947 - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 1:18:22 PM
    - Thanks! I never knew that. - Eri - 8/7/2009 1:20:19 AM

Curiosity Rover (MSL): NASA management disaster - Sawyer - 8/6/2009 2:45:23 PM
- from the link: MSL to be "lowered on a bridal" - pwokenyaw - 8/7/2009 12:35:48 AM
- Sample return - TB - 8/6/2009 2:54:40 PM
  - The Soviets wrecked their Mars program trying to outdo Viking with a sample return mission - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 4:18:36 PM
    - China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, arrives in Russia for launch - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 5:50:40 PM
      - re: China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, arrives in Russia for launch - pwokenyaw - 8/7/2009 12:55:23 AM

The Future of Nuclear Energy - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 2:38:27 PM
- A few comments - TB - 8/6/2009 3:10:54 PM
  - Thorium - JEKing - 8/6/2009 8:49:04 PM

Aliens Viewing Earth in Infrared - mip - 8/2/2009 6:38:23 PM
- LCROSS and Chandrayaan 1's looks at Earth - Socrates II - 8/5/2009 3:24:53 PM
  - Restored Lunar Orbiter 5 image of Earth from 1967 - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 4:06:49 PM

IMHO, unmanned probes are MUCH more effective per dollar than manned probes. - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 3:46:36 AM
- Possibilities.. - Raoul - 7/26/2009 8:42:41 AM
  - One Country Mars Is A Myth - Marsby - 7/26/2009 6:22:58 PM
    - China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - E.P. - 7/27/2009 2:51:09 PM
      - re: China has zero interest in maznned Mars flight - Marsby - 7/27/2009 8:29:24 PM
    - re: One Country Mars Is A Myth - Mike - 7/26/2009 10:19:15 PM
      - Robots are for exploring space; Humans are for colonizing space - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:03:28 PM
        
        humans will never colonize space - mip - 7/28/2009 7:15:31 AM
        
        Simple Solution - Marsby - 8/1/2009 4:41:34 PM
        
        Nuclear fusion is not technologically feasible for space propulsion - mip - 8/2/2009 4:30:42 PM
        
        Look Up Some Diagrams - Marsby - 8/5/2009 3:23:36 PM
        
        Try This - Marsby - 8/5/2009 5:00:42 PM
        
        The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - Jefferson-Washington - 7/27/2009 11:52:24 PM
        
        Not At All - The Lesson Is Don't Depend on A Closed System - Marsby - 7/28/2009 3:54:15 AM
        
        re: The Biosphere 2 fiasco has left plans for serious space colonization as little more than pipe dreams. - phil - 7/28/2009 1:04:48 AM
        
        The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - Socrates II - 7/28/2009 1:53:14 AM
        
        re: The main difference between Biosphere 2 and a real space colony - phil - 8/6/2009 12:40:31 AM
        
        Nope - my spider senses are still tingling (n/t) - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 3:35:26 PM
- labs versus instruments... - Adam - 7/26/2009 7:14:42 AM
- Machines, Squyres, Link - Marsby - 7/26/2009 5:20:36 AM
- Machbines Don't Think or Improvise - Marsby - 7/26/2009 4:53:41 AM
  - A real barebones manned Mars mission - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 2:02:06 PM
    - re: A real barebones manned Mars mission - Marsby - 7/27/2009 4:30:05 PM

How much does it cost to land a pound on the Moon? - Marsby - 8/5/2009 8:02:57 PM
- I think you need a price list, here is link to one such - Sawyer - 8/6/2009 3:22:42 PM
- In terms of Delta V - TB - 8/6/2009 3:16:27 PM
- You can start to work the numbers with Jupiter, a lunar orbit fueld station, and a landing frame - E.P. - 8/5/2009 9:37:21 PM

The Puzzle of Astronomy's Unexplained Anomalies - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 2:33:32 PM
- The perihelion precession of Saturn, planet X/Nemesis and MOND - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 2:56:48 PM

astro spies (Nova episode) and implications on manned vs unmanned space missions - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 12:21:48 AM
- CAPS: the only driver for manned space - E.P. - 8/5/2009 9:33:37 PM
- Colonizing ? - Raoul - 7/31/2009 7:24:30 PM
  - Yes, a long way off, but are we even on the right road? - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 9:47:58 PM
- I couldn't agree more - FrankC - 7/31/2009 2:36:36 AM
  - re: I couldn't agree more - Marcia - 8/1/2009 3:46:18 AM
    - Vasimr has promise - FrankC - 8/2/2009 12:48:06 AM
      - VASIMIR has no power supply... - Adam - 8/3/2009 1:25:54 AM
  - Short-sighted jingoism - Adam - 7/31/2009 3:54:46 AM
    - We may at some point go for the hell of it or for political reasons - FrankC - 7/31/2009 5:08:04 AM
      - Antarctica vs Mars - Nick Hoffman - 7/31/2009 5:18:20 AM
        
        What you young technology-saturated whippersnappers forget - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 2:07:39 PM
        
        The wet brains are still there just remote - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 2:48:25 PM
        
        re: The wet brains are still there just remote - Marsbug - 7/31/2009 5:30:14 PM
        
        That path is best approached with tourism and media experience - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 9:56:18 PM
        
        How to do things - TB - 7/31/2009 4:56:07 PM
        
        Recent Space Review articles on early spy sats - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 9:05:33 PM
        
        re: early spy sats - TB - 7/31/2009 10:05:46 PM

August 5 !!!!!!!!!!!! - Raoul - 8/5/2009 5:37:04 AM
- Was one observer just a better artist or something else? - Socrates II - 8/5/2009 5:56:02 PM
  - Harriot's telescope was about 6 power; Galileo's was about 20. (n/t) - Jefferson-Washington - 8/5/2009 8:41:04 PM
  - The difference was..... - Raoul - 8/5/2009 8:22:52 PM
    - Mirror Moon - Socrates II - 8/5/2009 8:55:58 PM

Neptune, Jupiter and the Moon tonight ! (Starry Night 23:00 h) - Raoul - 8/4/2009 5:34:28 PM
- This is a rare opportunity... - Socrates II - 8/4/2009 6:17:31 PM
  - Human enginuity and wisdom - Raoul - 8/4/2009 6:52:32 PM
    - But many discoveries have been by luck - Socrates II - 8/4/2009 8:45:53 PM
      - Any photos? - Socrates II - 8/5/2009 2:45:34 PM
        
        re: Last night picture - Raoul - 8/5/2009 3:10:10 PM

LHC Continues to Struggle - phil - 8/5/2009 1:56:24 PM
- I wonder how the SSC might have fared - Socrates II - 8/5/2009 2:22:47 PM
  - re: I wonder how the SSC might have fared - phil - 8/5/2009 2:39:55 PM

How many members are there at the Mars Society? - Raoul - 8/2/2009 8:22:22 PM
- How effective is the Mars Society? - Socrates II - 8/4/2009 1:56:52 PM
  - How Effective is Elon Musk? - Marsby - 8/5/2009 1:59:38 PM
  - re: How effective is the Mars Society? - Hans - 8/4/2009 9:49:53 PM

Where's my Jetpack? - Raoul - 8/3/2009 4:54:12 PM
- Actually, Zeppelins have returned, and we now have flatscreen TV's (n/t) - Jefferson-Washington - 8/4/2009 8:18:14 PM
  - Blimps: For publicity purposes, but not for passenger transportation ! (n/t) - Raoul - 8/4/2009 8:28:24 PM
    - We have a tourist airship flying around here - TB - 8/5/2009 12:34:28 AM
      - You tried the price for a Steam train ride? - Nick Hoffman - 8/5/2009 6:54:24 AM
      - Rides on tandem ultralights are a lot cheaper. - alcaray - 8/5/2009 2:24:09 AM
- Has anyone ever used an actual jet engine for one of these things? - alcaray - 8/4/2009 5:33:22 PM
- Right here... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/4/2009 2:59:58 AM
- And MY BIG Wheel SPACE STATION and MOON BASE+++ - carl - 8/3/2009 8:35:06 PM
- One answer is... - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 5:34:23 PM
  - re: One answer is... - Hans - 8/4/2009 9:44:09 PM
    - Oh sure, only 80% of the risk, then add the 3D aerial factor... - Nick Hoffman - 8/5/2009 7:05:31 AM
  - Another answer is... - Raoul - 8/3/2009 6:16:43 PM

Two online articles on China's manned space program - Socrates II - 8/4/2009 6:13:40 PM
- I get tired of Gov agencies promoting their budgets by fear mongering - Sawyer - 8/5/2009 4:05:43 AM

Tool BAG Burns up - carl - 8/4/2009 5:20:08 PM

Oppy may have found a meteorite ! - Raoul - 8/2/2009 9:30:55 PM
- Very cool but odd... - Jeff F - 8/2/2009 10:03:37 PM
  - re: Very cool but odd... - Delbert - 8/4/2009 3:25:07 PM
  - Same on Earth - Raoul - 8/3/2009 5:36:13 AM
    - re: Same on Earth - Jeff F - 8/3/2009 2:02:41 PM
      - coffee-table-sized meteorites are rarer than fist-sized ones. - alcaray - 8/3/2009 8:26:01 PM
      - re: Same on Earth - Hans - 8/3/2009 3:13:34 PM
  - maybe the crater eroded away. (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 8/3/2009 12:08:18 AM
  - Maybe it's from the Crab Nebula. (n/t) - Eri - 8/2/2009 11:25:32 PM
    - Another one? Yawn... - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 1:18:37 PM

Less than 10 extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy? - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 2:37:16 PM
- Really? - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/4/2009 3:36:20 AM
- A better way... - Adam - 8/1/2009 12:43:42 PM
- Maybe the probes are good at Not Being Seen. - TB - 7/31/2009 4:36:43 PM
  - In addition to the critical flaws in this paper and recent related ones - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 5:32:56 PM
    - re: critical flaws - TB - 7/31/2009 8:24:39 PM
      - And this whole colonization thing in general - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 8:34:57 PM
        
        Found this to be of related interest - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 9:18:11 PM
        
        Unfortunately... - TB - 7/31/2009 9:56:27 PM
        
        Maybe intelligent beings evolve pretty fast, therefore there are lots of ETI in the galaxy - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 5:15:51 PM
        
        re: Maybe intelligent beings evolve pretty fast, therefore there are lots of ETI in the galaxy - phil - 8/3/2009 5:27:05 PM
        
        Intelligent life might be rare, but I doubt life in general is. - TB - 8/3/2009 6:49:14 PM
        
        Even the Rare Earthers agree wtih you - Socrates II - 8/3/2009 7:16:17 PM

astounding nano-technical accomplishments - JEKing - 8/2/2009 8:09:39 PM
- "Dazzling" is an understatement (n/t) - TB - 8/4/2009 12:59:47 AM
- Machines - RobVG - 8/3/2009 12:26:54 AM
  - We're talking the language of Da Vinci - JEKing - 8/3/2009 3:50:05 AM

Do lunar phases affect the amount of clouds in Earth's atmosphere? - Socrates II - 8/1/2009 3:11:39 PM
- Tides, weather, clouds... - nick hoffman - 8/2/2009 10:31:56 AM
  - More Moon News - SocratesII - 8/3/2009 2:27:43 PM
    - re: More Moon News - for EP - Nick Hoffman - 8/4/2009 12:15:09 AM

Kepler News Conference August 6th @ 2PM EDT - phil - 8/2/2009 3:45:25 PM
- Kepler validated by confirming previously-discovered exoplanet - pwokenyaw - 8/3/2009 10:51:58 PM

Jupiter occults a star (45 Cap) - Raoul - 8/3/2009 5:27:48 PM

Presidential appointed panel advice on human space exploration - Jeff F - 7/31/2009 4:55:37 PM
- Excellent Alan Boyle Article..Propellant Depots and the Five Fold Way - phil - 8/1/2009 1:21:47 AM
- Cruising, not landing.... - Raoul - 7/31/2009 5:32:30 PM
  - Makes more sense than current plans - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 10:17:33 PM
    - At This Point.... - Jeff F - 8/2/2009 12:44:23 AM
      - If the NASA folks want to keep their jobs, they better offer something people want (n/t) - E.P. - 8/3/2009 1:45:10 PM

COROT...where are the planets? - phil - 7/25/2009 9:51:28 PM
- Just Released...paper on COROT-7b planet - phil - 7/31/2009 8:12:48 PM
  - Some lovely info in that paper. - Nick Hoffman - 8/3/2009 6:56:01 AM
- Why the COROT search/confirmation rate is so low... - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2009 6:21:20 AM
  - Why the COROT search/confirmation rate is so low... Just Published Paper Results - phil - 7/30/2009 4:52:07 PM
    - Some answers and thoughts - how many planets out there? - Nick Hoffman - 7/31/2009 1:12:02 AM
      - re: Some answers and thoughts - how many planets out there? - phil - 7/31/2009 1:57:05 PM
        
        Worth making a graph of the data - nick hoffman - 8/2/2009 10:41:28 AM
        
        graph - Nick Hoffman - 8/3/2009 5:54:39 AM
        
        re: Worth making a graph of the data - phil - 8/2/2009 12:52:53 PM
        
        Side benefit - data on the primary stars - phil - 7/31/2009 2:49:34 PM
        
        re: Side benefit - data on the primary stars. - Thanks you two. A great read! (n/t) - Marcia - 8/1/2009 4:58:03 AM
- A paucity of planets or published papers? - Socrates II - 7/27/2009 4:17:43 PM
  - re: A paucity of planets or published papers? - phil - 7/27/2009 10:43:40 PM

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