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STS-400.. - carl - 4/1/2009 1:45:38 AM
- How about that. - et - 4/1/2009 2:57:47 AM
  - Hope it NEVER HAPPENS - carl - 4/1/2009 12:26:54 PM
    - How many space explorers could a couple of Soyuzes carry? - Socrates II - 4/1/2009 1:49:07 PM

LEDs and lights - TB - 3/29/2009 10:19:55 PM
- Blimps with advertising imagery, like in "Blade Runner"... - ER - 3/31/2009 12:15:48 AM
- Invisibility - RobVG - 3/30/2009 12:30:09 AM
  - The Romulans will be PO'd - McFly - 3/30/2009 12:42:37 AM
    - Wait a minute - Socrates II - 3/30/2009 12:08:34 PM
      - Bodies? - Adam - 3/31/2009 8:17:44 AM
        
        You have to start somewhere - Socrates II - 3/31/2009 11:53:54 AM
        
        where are we at the mind uploading technology front? - phil - 3/31/2009 11:05:15 PM
        
        Uploading is overrated. - TB - 3/31/2009 2:58:02 PM
        
        Neurone by neurone - Adam - 4/1/2009 11:09:23 AM
        
        Life could be a dream - mip - 4/1/2009 4:46:04 AM
        
        Personally, I agree. - alcaray - 3/31/2009 5:31:47 PM
      - Every home will have an ocean veiw. - Obama's Mama - 3/30/2009 5:27:54 PM

Dropping down the Cosmic Rabbit Hole - Socrates II - 3/31/2009 9:43:59 PM
- I don't believe their 2-dimensional visualization is correct - mip - 4/1/2009 3:25:34 AM
  - One thing I liked about their description is the word usage - mip - 4/1/2009 3:38:58 AM

Oppy has Endeavour in sight - Laurie Street - 3/24/2009 6:55:46 PM
- Awesome! Odds on getting there? - Buck Galaxy - 3/24/2009 11:20:40 PM
  - re: Awesome! Odds on getting there? - Yep and I'm amazed too! - Marcia - 3/25/2009 2:35:02 PM
    - Some other long-lived spacecraft - Socrates II - 3/25/2009 4:32:11 PM
  - re: Awesome! Odds on getting there? - Laurie Street - 3/24/2009 11:45:01 PM
    - re: Awesome! Odds on getting there? - Two in three sounds good depending on the terrain. (n/t) - Marcia - 3/25/2009 8:56:57 PM
      - What lies in store for the Mars rovers? - Socrates II - 4/1/2009 2:41:03 AM

Origin of Martian Moons from Binary Asteroid Dissociation - Socrates II - 3/28/2009 3:58:08 PM
- re: "small Moons" - nick hoffman - 4/1/2009 2:33:06 AM
- Makes sense - Adam - 3/29/2009 4:11:30 AM

Amateur Astronomers Battle New York City Light Pollution - Socrates II - 3/19/2009 5:18:56 PM
- Earth Hour 2009 from Mount Palomar - Socrates II - 4/1/2009 2:32:56 AM

'Toilet row' lowers space morale - Bowser - 3/31/2009 12:20:20 PM

Another T.Rex question. - ER - 3/28/2009 11:44:24 AM
- I am a bit confused - FrankC - 3/30/2009 4:44:45 AM
  - Good points - ER - 3/30/2009 10:15:19 AM
- re: Another T.Rex question. - Marcia - 3/29/2009 8:00:36 PM
  - I think you're referring to the WollyMammothSaur - McFly - 3/30/2009 12:16:55 AM
  - Mammal, not a dinosaur. - TB - 3/29/2009 11:28:14 PM
    - Elephants, Rhinos and Hippos look alot like Triceratops - mip - 3/30/2009 3:01:56 AM
- It is very difficult to determine the "Last Dinosaur". - David F Mayer - 3/29/2009 12:32:42 PM
- re: Another T.Rex question. - TB - 3/28/2009 2:12:01 PM
  - Mohenjo-Daro - ER - 3/28/2009 6:44:18 PM
    - re: Mohenjo-Daro - Marcia - 3/31/2009 12:40:48 AM
    - re: Mohenjo-Daro - gbaikie - 3/28/2009 10:27:29 PM
      - You are clearly mistaken, on all points. (n/t) - ER - 3/28/2009 11:16:25 PM
    - re: Mohenjo-Daro - TB - 3/28/2009 7:48:19 PM
      - Actually, I think our chances are better at Mohenjo-Daro. (n/t) - ER - 3/28/2009 7:52:13 PM

Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander - Jeff F - 3/18/2009 1:05:53 PM
- Briny pools 'may exist on Mars' - Socrates II - 3/25/2009 11:17:21 AM
  - And did it once rain and snow on Mars? - Socrates II - 3/25/2009 12:45:29 PM
    - perchlorate brines could not support life? - Andrew - 3/30/2009 1:44:55 AM
      - Mud volcanoes on Mars? - Socrates II - 3/30/2009 1:36:43 PM

Anyone watch the Discovery landing? - RobVG - 3/29/2009 4:34:32 PM
- Coverage - TB - 3/29/2009 10:12:44 PM
- Dude, MSNBC AND CNN had it too. - et - 3/29/2009 8:38:17 PM
  - re: Dude, MSNBC AND CNN had it too. -Unusual to say the least! - Marcia - 3/29/2009 9:39:45 PM
    - BTW - et - 3/29/2009 9:56:01 PM
    - Yeah. Actually I'm not sure about CNN. - et - 3/29/2009 9:50:56 PM
      - re: Yeah. Actually I'm not sure about CNN. - BTW and Yeah... - Marcia - 3/29/2009 10:18:29 PM
        
        Honestly, I haven't seen the media negativity. - TB - 3/29/2009 11:26:31 PM
        
        re: Honestly, I haven't seen the media negativity. - Marcia - 3/30/2009 12:02:33 AM
        
        Without specific examples, this discussion is pointless. - et - 3/29/2009 10:54:00 PM
        
        re: Without specific examples, this discussion is pointless. - Marcia - 3/29/2009 11:11:23 PM
        
        re: Say what you will, but... - Marcia - 3/29/2009 11:17:10 PM
  - You sure? - RobVG - 3/29/2009 9:16:54 PM
    - re: You sure? - I have to say that NASA TV covered everything. :) (n/t) - Marcia - 3/29/2009 9:42:32 PM
    - What else would they be doing? (n/t) - et - 3/29/2009 9:36:00 PM
- re: Anyone watch the Discovery landing? - Marcia - 3/29/2009 7:00:12 PM

NYT Profile of Freeman Dyson - phil - 3/26/2009 12:45:50 PM
- Science contrarian v. science policy contrarian - pwokenyaw - 3/27/2009 3:40:13 PM
  - re: "science policy" - TB - 3/28/2009 2:22:41 PM
    - the coal industry would produce good science if it had any to produce - pwokenyaw - 3/29/2009 4:27:49 AM
- re: NYT Profile of Freeman Dyson - phil - 3/27/2009 12:06:00 AM
- Freeman Dyson - American Retard - Retarded American - 3/26/2009 3:39:46 PM
  - He's a Brit! - phil - 3/26/2009 4:00:37 PM
    - He's a mammal! - Nonretarded Interaction - 3/26/2009 4:24:37 PM
      - ad hominem - Adam - 3/26/2009 7:40:33 PM
        
        Facts is Facts! - Dr. Retardo - 3/26/2009 8:43:50 PM
        
        WTF - Adam - 3/26/2009 10:08:50 PM
        
        re: WTF - Retarded Retroman - 3/26/2009 11:53:55 PM
        
        re: WTF - gbaikie - 3/26/2009 10:35:39 PM
        
        Tragedy of the commons - Adam - 3/27/2009 11:48:44 PM
        
        re: Tragedy of the commons - gbaikie - 3/28/2009 6:58:49 AM
        
        No... - Adam - 3/29/2009 4:09:09 AM
        
        re: No... - gbaikie - 3/29/2009 8:51:54 AM
        
        re: No... - gbaikie - 3/29/2009 6:47:51 PM
        
        Purity Cults - Adam - 3/29/2009 10:08:00 PM
        
        Perhaps we should pay for what we use or for what we destroy? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/27/2009 1:36:11 AM
        
        Pay to which god? (n/t) - gbaikie - 3/27/2009 4:47:05 AM
        
        The ones in government, of course. - TB - 3/27/2009 2:42:15 PM
        
        Don't put words in my mouth. - alcaray - 3/27/2009 6:55:52 PM
        
        Since I'm an agnostic... - alcaray - 3/27/2009 7:58:20 AM
        
        re: Since I'm an agnostic... - gbaikie - 3/27/2009 8:58:28 AM
        
        easy - alcaray - 3/27/2009 6:54:55 PM
        
        re: easy - gbaikie - 3/27/2009 7:47:14 PM
        
        You have an odd way of arguing that misses every point your opponent makes. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/27/2009 7:51:00 PM

Epsilon Arietis and the Moon - Raoul - 3/29/2009 7:17:58 PM

Theoretical construction of stable traversable wormholes - Socrates II - 3/28/2009 4:05:35 PM
- Construction of stable traversable wormholes - Adam - 3/29/2009 4:10:23 AM

4-seater Tesla electric debuts - TB - 3/28/2009 4:21:22 PM
- Whoa...five adults and two kids? - TB - 3/28/2009 4:29:10 PM

Why does T. Rex have vestigial forelegs? - ER - 3/27/2009 2:50:11 AM
- Any chance it's a mistake? - mip - 3/27/2009 10:20:41 PM
  - Don't think so. - TB - 3/28/2009 4:03:19 AM
- They can still manipulate things. - et - 3/27/2009 9:37:38 PM
- Grooming - E.P. - 3/27/2009 6:49:23 PM
  - Mating was my guess - RobVG - 3/27/2009 11:01:47 PM
    - How else can they light cigarettes afterwards? - TB - 3/28/2009 4:06:48 AM
  - "And doesn't this whole question belong on off topic?" - ER - 3/27/2009 7:41:58 PM
    - Solidly on-toppic (n/t) - RobVG - 3/27/2009 11:05:37 PM
    - I've no problem with this Thread on the Space board. - moderite podrock - 3/27/2009 8:52:36 PM
- My hypothesis - podrock - 3/27/2009 4:34:03 PM
- re: Why does T. Rex have vestigial forelegs? - Laurie Street - 3/27/2009 3:37:57 PM
- To hold their pants up. - TB - 3/27/2009 2:39:05 PM
  - Thanks for digging that quote up. - ER - 3/27/2009 2:48:29 PM
    - The REAL reason T. Rex had those arms... - Socrates II - 3/27/2009 4:08:22 PM
- re: Why does T. Rex have vestigial forelegs? - RobVG - 3/27/2009 1:30:37 PM
- I am afraid, gentlemen, that none of thes ideas holds up, - ER - 3/27/2009 1:07:08 PM
  - Maybe they used them when they were young hatchlings - mip - 3/27/2009 8:40:09 PM
  - For the oldest function of all - Socrates II - 3/27/2009 1:12:34 PM
- One Idea: The were simply left-over evolutionary garbage, like nipples on male mammals. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 11:50:43 AM
- Mutation - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/27/2009 9:35:55 AM
- the accepted story - Nick Hoffman - 3/27/2009 3:55:11 AM
- Digging nests? Manipulating eggs, young? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/27/2009 3:42:37 AM
  - Operate the Keyboards or TV Remote? - carl - 3/27/2009 2:19:51 PM
    - Or their digital watches? (n/t) - TB - 3/28/2009 2:13:00 PM
- re: Why does T. Rex have vestigial forelegs? - Hans - 3/27/2009 3:42:01 AM
  - Don't know if this has changed - Socrates II - 3/27/2009 12:51:32 PM

Oops: COLBERT wins NASA Space Station module name - carl - 3/26/2009 3:44:28 PM
- Maybe Obama will auction the name off - E.P. - 3/27/2009 6:41:22 PM
  - TODAY Show from ORBIT - carl - 3/28/2009 1:22:34 PM

New Sun-Watching Instrument to Monitor Sunlight Fluctuations - gbaikie - 3/26/2009 11:05:27 PM
- It is very important to learn how much of climate change is due to fluctuations in Sun's output. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 12:25:41 AM
  - Yea... I wonder fellas. - et - 3/27/2009 9:33:38 PM
    - re: Yea... I wonder fellas. - gbaikie - 3/28/2009 12:21:30 AM
    - I am convinced that the climate is changing. - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 9:47:50 PM
      - Copy, paste, yawn. - et - 3/27/2009 10:17:31 PM

Possible candidate for one of the Holocene Start impact "craters" - E.P. - 3/20/2009 8:29:30 PM
- One must dig at the site to establish radiometric or stratigraphic dates. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/20/2009 9:49:28 PM
  - How to save the world from an asteroid impact - Socrates II - 3/26/2009 3:53:28 PM
    - re: How to save the world from an asteroid impact 8-) - Nick Hoffman - 3/27/2009 1:23:12 AM
      - They're working on it - Socrates II - 3/27/2009 1:09:17 PM
        
        Change Earth's albedo - Adam - 3/27/2009 11:54:02 PM

Holocene Start comet impacts proved - E.P. - 3/27/2009 6:45:31 PM
- The Younger Dryas Clovis Cometary Impact Crater - Dr. Lizardo - 3/27/2009 9:00:21 PM
- and by the way, all of Morrison and Griffin's emails will be available to not only the new IG - E.P. - 3/27/2009 7:21:44 PM

All you need to know about NEOs - E.P. - 3/18/2009 9:53:32 PM
- re: All you need to know about NEOs - Marsby - 3/20/2009 9:27:23 PM
- Tunguska-1908 and similar events in light of the New Explosive Cosmogony of minor bodies - Socrates II - 3/20/2009 2:34:28 AM
  - A search for a present-day candidate for the Comet P/Tunguska-1908 - Socrates II - 3/20/2009 2:39:09 AM
    - re: A search for a present-day candidate for the Comet P/Tunguska-1908 - E.P. - 3/20/2009 8:00:54 PM
      - It's worse than that... - Adam - 3/22/2009 8:33:59 AM
        
        re: It's worse than that... - E.P. - 3/27/2009 7:26:51 PM

Direct on the way? - E.P. - 3/27/2009 7:24:12 PM

NASA Brings Orion Mockup to DC Mall March 30th - carl - 3/27/2009 3:17:18 PM

The Colbert module - McFly - 3/24/2009 1:42:49 AM
- Well it pissed all over the competition (n/t) - Adam - 3/26/2009 10:14:31 PM
- This is why all online polls are crap. ;) - TB - 3/24/2009 2:14:37 AM
  - His point exactly. - podrock - 3/25/2009 12:26:12 AM
  - NASA has a loophole in its contract - Socrates II - 3/24/2009 10:24:26 AM
    - Boring and unimaginative? - McFly - 3/24/2009 6:24:21 PM
      - Okay, maybe not dull, but... - Socrates II - 3/25/2009 1:44:08 PM
      - nasa are possible going to call the toliet Colbert (n/t) - brian gyles - 3/24/2009 9:50:11 PM
        
        ROTFLMAO!!! ;-) ;-) ;-) (n/t) - Jacob - 3/25/2009 3:29:21 PM
        
        "From this day forth, all the toilets in the kingdom shall be known as... colberts! (n/t) - King Richard - 3/25/2009 4:19:50 AM

The Sun as a White Dwarf Star - Socrates II - 3/19/2009 5:11:54 PM
- Extending the Sun's Lease... - Adam - 3/26/2009 5:57:59 AM
  - Blue stragglers have natural origins - Socrates II - 3/26/2009 1:25:06 PM
    - Beech discusses that... - Adam - 3/26/2009 7:37:35 PM
- Wait a minute...The Sun has passed peak hydrogen? (n/t) - podrock - 3/19/2009 7:13:48 PM
- re: The Sun as a White Dwarf Star - phil - 3/19/2009 5:53:53 PM
  - re: The Sun as a White Dwarf Star. - Marcia - 3/24/2009 12:29:15 AM

13 humans in space, now! - Raoul - 3/26/2009 7:22:39 PM

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