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400 years ago: October, 02, 1608. - Jacob - 10/2/2008 3:36:32 PM
- This site may be of interest - Socrates II - 10/2/2008 8:25:14 PM
  - An interesting and logical possibility. And one more. - Jacob - 10/3/2008 3:38:41 PM

Powers of Ten - phil - 10/2/2008 7:14:00 PM
- My favorite from that site.. - ARRELL - 10/3/2008 2:01:44 AM
  - Love it! Reminds me of Sagan's "Contact" (n/t) - phil - 10/3/2008 12:01:42 PM
- Here is the "real" Powers of Ten - Socrates II - 10/2/2008 8:47:49 PM

Fossett Personal items found on mountainside - nick hoffman - 10/2/2008 9:24:06 AM
- Human Remains reported in wreckage - Nick Hoffman - 10/2/2008 11:49:50 PM
- Plane wreckage found - Robert - 10/2/2008 3:07:46 PM
- re: Fossett Personal items found on mountainside - phil - 10/2/2008 2:19:54 PM
  - Wreckage of plane found, too. No remains so far. - TB - 10/2/2008 3:05:39 PM
    - Scratch that...remains found at crash site. (n/t) - Lee - 10/2/2008 11:27:05 PM
    - Mountain lions and coyotes would have done him in. - Jacob - 10/2/2008 3:16:21 PM
      - Unlikely - pwokenyaw - 10/2/2008 5:04:40 PM
        
        Bear or mountain lion - TB - 10/2/2008 8:16:12 PM
        
        re: Bear or mountain lion - pwokenyaw - 10/2/2008 10:22:47 PM
        
        Right. It's not 'either - or' but all of 'em. - Bowser - 10/3/2008 1:52:59 AM

satalites - kyle - 10/1/2008 6:45:36 PM
- re: Space radio - SteveS - 10/2/2008 12:20:33 AM
- re: satalites - REB - 10/1/2008 6:58:33 PM
  - re: satalites - Delbert - 10/3/2008 1:17:43 AM

Nick, I get real tired of the von Braun whitewash - E.P. - 9/30/2008 10:18:08 PM
- USA Has Stocks of Gas in Europe, more available - carl - 10/1/2008 1:56:31 PM
- The British had huge stockpiles of "conventional" chemical weapons. - alcaray - 10/1/2008 7:29:21 AM
  - Would they have been any worse than incendiaries or atomic bombs? (n/t) - Lee - 10/1/2008 11:25:03 AM
    - Much worse. Hitler likely would have retaliated with his stockpiles of nerve gas. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/1/2008 5:41:25 PM
- Von Braun was used by the US. He was a tool, a pawn. - Bowser - 10/1/2008 3:59:55 AM
  - If Robert Goddard and the Government had been more open... - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 6:33:06 AM
    - Robert Goddard was ridiculed by an influential newspaper: New York Times. - Jacob - 10/1/2008 6:41:32 PM
      - Do you know who introduced Lindberg to Goddard - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 7:16:09 PM
        
        Interesting. (n/t) - Jacob - 10/2/2008 3:17:36 PM
        
        And SWARTZKOF dad was NJ State Police - carl - 10/2/2008 10:46:03 PM
    - Fog of WAR and 60+ Yrs later - carl - 10/1/2008 2:00:37 PM
      - I was simply saying... - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 2:08:02 PM
        
        USA Rocketry Birth Ridiculed - carl - 10/1/2008 2:44:12 PM
- That's probably true and... - Moderator Nick - 9/30/2008 11:36:42 PM

Mark Lynas: the green heretic persecuted - gbaikie - 10/2/2008 9:51:07 AM
- typical stereotype - pwokenyaw - 10/2/2008 10:17:32 PM

Space power - gbaikie - 10/2/2008 8:00:08 PM

The Baikonur Cosmodrome - Socrates II - 10/2/2008 11:53:47 AM
- re: Thanks for the post - lots of great images. (n/t) - Vince - 10/2/2008 6:31:59 PM

Latest "NewSpace News" - TB - 10/2/2008 2:43:04 AM
- RRL & Armadillo - phil - 10/2/2008 2:27:21 PM

No turning back. Absolutely, no turning back. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/29/2008 11:42:42 PM
- A propos of? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 9/30/2008 3:12:32 PM
  - Resolution, determination, progress, and decisiveness. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/30/2008 5:08:47 PM
    - A propos of? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/1/2008 4:51:40 AM
      - Fortitude, courage, endurance, GUTS! (n/t) - Bowser - 10/1/2008 5:26:00 AM
- Indeed, the arrow of time goes only one direction... - Raoul - 9/30/2008 5:41:25 AM
- re: Godspeed, Girl! - SteveS - 9/30/2008 1:46:59 AM
  - re: Godspeed, Girl! - Post Sputnik - 9/30/2008 3:11:49 AM
    - re: Looks to much like a P51 with fins - SteveS - 9/30/2008 4:54:35 AM
      - P40 (n/t) - RobVG - 10/2/2008 4:37:35 AM
- Point O' No Return, burn the ships .... (n/t) - podrock - 9/30/2008 1:17:14 AM
- None. All the way. Flat out. No looking back. No regrets. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/30/2008 1:09:14 AM

Open road ahead - REB - 10/1/2008 2:36:39 PM
- Neat picture - REB - 10/1/2008 2:46:33 PM
  - Future Mars rovers SUV'S - carl - 10/1/2008 4:52:44 PM
    - If you look at old pre-Viking artwork of what they thought a typical Martian landscape would be like - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 5:37:28 PM
      - Hill on the horizon - REB - 10/1/2008 6:00:11 PM
        
        New link - REB - 10/1/2008 6:01:25 PM
      - Keep in mind the scale - Robert - 10/1/2008 5:59:47 PM
        
        Also... - TB - 10/2/2008 2:42:02 AM
        
        Actually I thought Spirit and Opportunity had fairly flat landing sites - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 6:08:03 PM

Happy 50th NASA!!! - SteveS - 10/2/2008 2:35:38 AM

Shenzhou 8,9 and 10, The possibilities. - Jacob - 9/28/2008 6:57:20 PM
- I Don't think So, I See an 8 Mission - carl - 9/30/2008 10:34:06 PM
  - re: I Don't think So, I See an 8 Mission - Jacob - 10/1/2008 6:21:16 PM
- re: Shenzhou 8,9 and 10, The possibilities. - Raoul - 9/28/2008 7:09:25 PM
  - re: Shenzhou 8,9 and 10, The possibilities. - E.P. - 9/30/2008 10:23:14 PM
    - NASA could have sent a Gemini around the Moon in 1966 - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 2:01:38 PM
      - Zond re-entries were pretty hard... - Adam - 10/1/2008 10:14:07 PM
      - It's not simply the Moon, it's CAPS - E.P. - 10/1/2008 9:48:07 PM
      - Agreed. (n/t) - Jacob - 10/1/2008 6:12:55 PM
  - OK...So one of the Shenzhou would have to be jettisoned. - Jacob - 9/28/2008 8:10:44 PM
    - Why don't we surround our spacecraft with flowers? - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 1:01:43 PM
      - LOL....But seriously, the Chinese now seen intent on sending their people to the moon. (n/t) - Jacob - 9/29/2008 5:39:04 PM

Messenger takes another swipe at Mercury on Monday - alcaray - 10/1/2008 9:30:51 PM

Next on NOVA: "Sputnik Declassified" - Socrates II - 9/27/2008 12:11:42 AM
- [gratuitously offensive remark by EP deleted] (n/t) - Moderator Nick - 9/30/2008 1:37:52 AM
  - Let's take it to community, Nick (n/t) - E.P. - 9/30/2008 10:15:01 PM
    - Valid Subject for Space, just be polite... - Moderator Nick - 9/30/2008 11:39:13 PM
      - So did anyone watch the actual program last night? - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 5:45:59 PM
        
        It was the second time I've seen it. - Jacob - 10/1/2008 6:53:58 PM
        
        Actually - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 7:14:08 PM

No liquid water at Phoenix - Algorithms - 10/1/2008 2:37:39 PM
- For a second there, I thought you were referring to the one in Arizona. [wink] - Jacob - 10/1/2008 6:09:50 PM
  - The landing site may be dry, but we might hear sounds - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 6:20:06 PM

STS 125 seriously delayed because of a failure on board of HST? - Raoul - 9/29/2008 5:05:46 PM
- failure on board of HST - Raoul - 9/29/2008 8:49:43 PM
  - Backups Not Available - carl - 9/29/2008 8:58:26 PM
    - re: B line - Raoul - 9/29/2008 9:34:52 PM
      - I believe that is the backup. - Bowser - 9/29/2008 11:31:11 PM
        
        Maybe this is a blessing in disguise - Socrates II - 9/30/2008 1:14:43 PM
        
        Does the public even care? - SpaceExpert - 10/1/2008 12:39:43 AM
        
        No, many of them don't usually care - Socrates II - 10/1/2008 12:31:39 PM
        
        NASA is very lucky this failure occured now rather than after STS 125 - Raoul - 9/30/2008 8:52:10 PM

Tip of Red Giant Branch More Robust / Reliable Measure of Distance Than Cepheid Variables? - Michael Gmirkin - 9/30/2008 5:22:58 PM
- re: Tip of Red Giant Branch More Robust / Reliable Measure of Distance Than Cepheid Variables? - phil - 9/30/2008 6:31:57 PM
- Very interesting! Another way to measure big distances! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/30/2008 6:23:14 PM
  - Maybe ETI have another way to signal across the galaxies - Socrates II - 9/30/2008 7:03:27 PM

Happy Birthday, NASA !! - Raoul - 9/30/2008 4:08:47 PM

Sunspot Boundaries Pump Plasma Into Interplanetary Space - Michael Gmirkin - 9/30/2008 8:09:24 AM

Australian Govt appoints new Chief scientist - Astronomer - Nick Hoffman - 9/30/2008 4:22:58 AM

The Shenzhou DSN/Tracking ground stations - carl - 9/29/2008 7:34:53 PM
- re: Tianlian I-01 - Raoul - 9/29/2008 8:31:45 PM

Falcon I is up!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Lee - 9/29/2008 12:27:08 AM
- re: Falcon I is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!...here is a link - sawyer - 9/29/2008 1:56:46 AM
  - re: Falcon I is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!...here is a link - Raoul - 9/29/2008 5:35:43 AM
    - Raoul? Since you work for an insurance company... - Jacob - 9/29/2008 3:53:32 PM
      - re: You'd need 36 consecutive successful launches... (n/t) - Raoul - 9/29/2008 5:00:05 PM
        
        Water test payloads (n/t) - gbaikie - 9/29/2008 7:31:33 PM
        
        Wow!...That means Elon Musk must find some courageous customers for his rocket. (n/t) - Jacob - 9/29/2008 5:33:53 PM
        
        Their bigger concern is probably going to be... - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 6:45:27 PM

Shenzhou-7 - Raoul - 9/24/2008 6:26:22 PM
- re: Shenzhou-7 pass - SteveS - 9/27/2008 3:24:20 AM
  - They landed, mission aacomplished (n/t) - Raoul - 9/28/2008 10:32:52 AM
  - re: Spacewalk!!!! - Raoul - 9/27/2008 9:08:15 AM
    - Very cool. - Lee - 9/27/2008 7:06:09 PM
      - If you blink, you would have missed it. - Jacob - 9/27/2008 8:17:57 PM
        
        Just testing out their suit. - Lee - 9/27/2008 9:26:23 PM
        
        The other two EVA firsts were also short - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 1:53:09 PM
    - re: Spacewalk!!!! - arnaud - 9/27/2008 9:24:10 AM
      - Shenzhou 7 seen from the jettisoned small satellite!!! - Raoul - 9/28/2008 8:45:31 AM
- re: Shenzhou-7 EVA video? - Delbert - 9/26/2008 4:22:45 PM
  - re: Shenzhou-7 EVA video? - Raoul - 9/26/2008 8:10:09 PM
  - Chinese National Space Administration. - Jacob - 9/26/2008 5:14:12 PM
- re: Shenzhou-7 : Jing, Zhai and Liu - Raoul - 9/24/2008 6:59:45 PM
  - SUCCESSFUL LIFT OFF!! [7:10 AM MST]...It's now 7:25 AM. (n/t) - Jacob - 9/25/2008 1:26:19 PM
    - CONFIRMED!!!....IT'S NOW IN ORBIT!!! [7:35 AM MST] - Jacob - 9/25/2008 1:35:34 PM
      - 3 taikonauts! - Raoul - 9/25/2008 3:33:37 PM
        
        re: 3 taikonauts! (Better camera angle than in Soyuzes!) - Raoul - 9/25/2008 3:43:57 PM
        
        Cool. (n/t) - Jacob - 9/25/2008 5:00:51 PM
        
        The Chinese Space Program is so advanced now... - Socrates II - 9/26/2008 3:06:03 PM
        
        There are questions I have about their manned program. - Jacob - 9/26/2008 5:10:08 PM
        
        The 13 minute EVA answered one of my questions.. - Jacob - 9/27/2008 8:20:04 PM
        
        Prestige still counts and the Shenzhou is a better designed spacecraft than the Soyuz (n/t) - Raoul - 9/26/2008 11:37:14 PM
        
        They want their own space stuff - Socrates II - 9/27/2008 12:29:59 AM
        
        re: They will share by inviting astronauts from other countries - Raoul - 9/27/2008 8:16:42 AM
        
        Sharing equipment is one thing - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 1:58:18 PM
        
        They will want to share and have guests - Raoul - 9/29/2008 5:46:27 PM
        
        Yes, especially since China may end up being the only space game in town - Socrates II - 9/29/2008 6:51:36 PM
        
        Sort of like newspapers having obituaries of celebrities constantly ready. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/26/2008 3:15:40 PM

Well?... I've got to hand it to Elon Musk...That guy has perseverence. - Jacob - 9/22/2008 1:22:13 PM
- Mr. Musk and his SpaceX team are going to try again, tonight. - Jacob - 9/28/2008 6:38:45 PM
  - Well? What do you think about Elon Musk and his Falcon 1 rocket now? - Jacob - 9/29/2008 5:36:55 PM

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