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I'm in Cocoa Beach FL and will be visiting NASA tomorrow! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 8/9/2008 5:21:36 AM
- Launch Sims - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2008 11:18:31 PM
  - re: Launch Sims - Marcia - 8/19/2008 12:01:23 AM
    - re: Launch Sims - Marcia - 8/19/2008 12:19:59 AM
      - re: Launch Sims. - Link: - Marcia - 8/19/2008 12:21:21 AM
        
        re: Launch Sims. - Link: - Marcia - 8/19/2008 12:23:58 AM
- You are required to file a trip report, of course.... - ARRELL - 8/9/2008 8:05:18 AM
  - 1981, first, second and Eighth Shuttle Launches - carl - 8/11/2008 4:32:53 PM
  - OMG!!! - Jody - 8/9/2008 1:28:04 PM
    - Remembering october 1985.... - Raoul - 8/9/2008 3:47:19 PM
    - re: OMG!!! - Delbert - 8/9/2008 2:54:17 PM

Amazing images of erupting volcanoes from the ground and space - Socrates II - 8/18/2008 5:51:38 AM
- Amazing images - Raoul - 8/18/2008 4:13:49 PM

MIT solves puzzle of meteorite-asteroid link - Socrates II - 8/14/2008 2:46:45 AM
- Asteroid-impactor link. - E.P. - 8/18/2008 3:59:51 PM
- Does this make Spacewatch a waste of time? - nick hoffman - 8/14/2008 8:38:30 AM
  - I think this new conclusion is about the smaller pieces. - alcaray - 8/14/2008 7:22:55 PM
    - re: I think this new conclusion is about the smaller pieces. - I concur, Alcaray. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/15/2008 6:42:45 AM

Perchlorate: Mars is not Earth-like - E.P. - 8/12/2008 10:13:55 PM
- CO2: Mars is not Earth-like - E.P. - 8/13/2008 8:13:10 PM
  - Faulty photochemistry - Nick Hoffman - 8/14/2008 12:57:49 AM
    - Faulty radio-chemistry - E.P. - 8/18/2008 3:35:17 PM
- So you support a Direct type launch system? (n/t) - Lee - 8/13/2008 2:05:50 AM
  - Yes - E.P. - 8/13/2008 7:59:53 PM

The Safir rocket - Raoul - 8/17/2008 7:42:22 PM
- I am totally alarmed. - Jacob - 8/18/2008 1:39:27 PM

Bomb the moon...find water - phil - 8/15/2008 8:01:19 PM
- Too bad we don't have several seismographs scattered around the moon. - alcaray - 8/15/2008 9:46:48 PM
  - re: Too bad we don't have several seismographs scattered around the moon. - Socrates II - 8/16/2008 2:20:35 AM
    - First attempt to reach the Moon fifty years ago on August 17, 1958 - Socrates II - 8/17/2008 4:00:56 AM
      - The Russians would disagree. - Jacob - 8/17/2008 6:42:46 PM
        
        Soviet moon flights were attempted later in 1958 - Raoul - 8/17/2008 7:49:23 PM
        
        If we were talking the first successful lunar probes - Socrates II - 8/17/2008 10:37:24 PM

Ariane 5 successful launch! - Raoul - 8/15/2008 7:38:09 AM
- re: Ariane 5 successful launch! - Raoul - 8/17/2008 9:49:52 AM

The Moon tonight - Raoul - 8/14/2008 8:53:05 PM
- Is it just me... - Socrates II - 8/17/2008 4:49:58 AM
  - Just before or after a Moon eclipse...the Moon is almost right behind the Earth and - Raoul - 8/17/2008 8:29:22 AM

Pluto Planet Debate Continues vs The Forces of Evil! - phil - 8/14/2008 11:39:22 PM
- re: Pluto Planet Debate Continues vs The Forces of Evil! - Marcia - 8/15/2008 3:40:51 AM
  - Isn't the discovery of Neptune what put an end to Ceres planetary status? - Raoul - 8/15/2008 7:27:38 AM
    - re: Isn't the discovery of Neptune what put an end to Ceres planetary status? - Marcia - 8/17/2008 2:46:03 AM
      - Ceres,Pallas , Juno, Vesta - Raoul - 8/17/2008 8:21:31 AM
  - re: Pluto Planet Debate Continues vs The Forces of Evil! - Marcia - 8/15/2008 3:45:33 AM
    - re: ... and then there's Eris... - Marcia - 8/15/2008 4:13:58 AM
      - re: ... and then there's Eris... - phil - 8/15/2008 1:48:55 PM

News from Mars - alcaray - 8/15/2008 7:18:19 PM
- correction - alcaray - 8/16/2008 5:53:09 AM
- re: News from Mars - phil - 8/15/2008 7:33:00 PM

Ruskies IN Georgia, Yanks Outa ISS? - phil - 8/14/2008 5:10:30 PM
- Washington Post Article On the ISS Shuttle Soyuz Conundrum - phil - 8/15/2008 2:24:30 PM
  - Aww, Shucks, Where Our Apollos? - carl - 8/15/2008 7:07:05 PM
- Dumping the ISS on unsuspecting foreigners would be a dirty trick. - Bowser - 8/15/2008 7:49:51 AM
  - History and politics of space - Raoul - 8/15/2008 6:50:56 PM
    - Keep POLITICS out Of SPACE - carl - 8/15/2008 7:08:54 PM
      - Sure, then no bucks, no Buck Rogers (n/t) - Raoul - 8/15/2008 10:32:09 PM
- re: Ruskies IN Georgia, Yanks Outa ISS? - Marcia - 8/14/2008 11:15:35 PM
  - Optimism reigns - phil - 8/14/2008 11:42:42 PM
- WATCH 2010 Odessy 2 - carl - 8/14/2008 7:11:23 PM
  - Of course reality" on Earth could turn into a real nuclear horror. (n/t) - Jacob - 8/15/2008 1:50:57 PM
  - re: WATCH 2010 Odessy 2 - phil - 8/14/2008 11:40:24 PM
    - Yup, But 25 Yrs AGO - carl - 8/15/2008 4:45:18 PM

Behold: Enceladus! - Marcia - 8/13/2008 1:54:20 AM
- re: Behold: Enceladus..... - Marcia - 8/13/2008 2:47:43 AM
  - re: Behold: Enceladus..... - phil - 8/13/2008 1:23:49 PM
    - re: Behold: Enceladus..... - Marcia - 8/14/2008 11:45:04 PM
      - re: Behold: Enceladus..... - Marcia - 8/15/2008 6:20:29 AM

Comparing the ISS to the Beijing Olympics; a blog. - Jacob - 8/12/2008 6:57:50 PM
- re: Comparing the ISS to the Beijing Olympics; a blog. - The question is yours. - Marcia - 8/13/2008 2:53:58 AM
  - That's an interesting perspective. (n/t) - Jacob - 8/13/2008 1:28:51 PM
    - re: That's an interesting perspective. - It is and for different reasons and goals, but the same drive is there as far as space goes. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/14/2008 11:20:16 PM
- re: Comparing the ISS to the Beijing Olympics; a blog. - Vince - 8/13/2008 12:51:16 AM
- Comparing ? - Raoul - 8/12/2008 9:57:30 PM
  - Remarkably, the ISS has fortunately never been used as a political pawn by any nation, unlike the Olympics. (n/t) - Jacob - 8/13/2008 1:33:56 PM
    - I'm afraid many at ESA wouldn't agree ! - Raoul - 8/13/2008 9:51:10 PM
      - re: I'm afraid many at ESA wouldn't agree ! - Marcia - 8/14/2008 9:46:44 PM
      - re: I'm afraid many at ESA wouldn't agree ! - brian gyles - 8/14/2008 8:13:53 PM

Astronaut John Bull died. - Raoul - 8/14/2008 10:38:51 PM

Asking a question to Chamitoff - Raoul - 8/14/2008 7:06:59 PM
- re: Asking a question to Chamitoff. - Done! ;) - Marcia - 8/14/2008 9:54:38 PM

Emily's Phoenix catch-up post. - alcaray - 8/14/2008 7:18:11 PM
- re: Emily's Phoenix catch-up post. - Robert Clark - 8/14/2008 9:01:22 PM

US Satellite Shootdown...The Inside Story - phil - 8/14/2008 2:24:00 PM

Ice would be nice, on the moon that is. - Johannes - 8/12/2008 12:21:10 AM
- re: Sorry about the typo, REASON not season. (n/t) - Johannes - 8/13/2008 2:00:03 AM
- re: Ice would be nice, on the moon that is. - Ken Murphy - 8/13/2008 1:08:20 AM
  - Another source or two... - Adam - 8/13/2008 8:23:52 AM
    - re:That is Interesting, thank you. (n/t) - Johannes - 8/14/2008 1:24:22 AM
  - re: I agree that it is very important - Johannes - 8/13/2008 2:26:52 AM
- Take a look at the next big comet to come by. Ask yourself what is happening to the water on it. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/12/2008 10:04:07 PM
  - The snow line 4 AU from the Sun - Raoul - 8/13/2008 9:54:29 PM
    - Thanks! - alcaray - 8/13/2008 10:48:10 PM
  - re:Good point - Johannes - 8/13/2008 12:59:25 AM
- I'll Take some GREEN CHEESE - carl - 8/12/2008 5:03:47 PM

Enceladus - Raoul - 8/13/2008 9:04:37 PM

An incentive for private travel to the Moon. - Bowser - 8/5/2008 4:37:51 AM
- Don't they belong to the US? - Raoul - 8/5/2008 5:34:10 AM
  - Normal rules of Salvage apply - nick hoffman - 8/5/2008 12:52:40 PM
    - re: Normal rules of Salvage apply - SpaceExpert - 8/6/2008 3:34:36 AM
      - re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:07:05 AM
        
        re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - btw: - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:12:02 AM
        
        re: Normal rules of Salvage apply. - Thank you. - btw, the link is... - Marcia - 8/7/2008 2:39:35 AM
    - They are major parts of human history - Socrates II - 8/6/2008 2:06:22 AM
      - Visiting the sites - Raoul - 8/6/2008 6:10:48 PM
        
        I did not say the sites could not or should not be studied for science and history - Socrates II - 8/7/2008 3:17:44 AM
      - No, I don't want to see pillage - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2008 3:56:44 AM
        
        re: No, I don't want to see pillage - SpaceExpert - 8/7/2008 2:13:49 AM
        
        Space law is clear on ownership - SpaceExpert - 8/7/2008 1:42:09 AM
        
        That's great news, imho - McFly - 8/7/2008 4:02:43 PM
        
        Armstrong's first (left) footprint was already erased by..himself! - Raoul - 8/10/2008 2:01:01 PM
        
        You know what Armstrong once said about his own lunar footprints... - Socrates II - 8/13/2008 4:54:17 PM
        
        re: Space law is clear on ownership (Flag Law) - Raoul - 8/7/2008 9:18:56 AM
        
        Thanks. One lives and learns... - Nick Hoffman - 8/7/2008 3:49:41 AM
        
        Moon museum: Race to save space relics - Socrates II - 8/7/2008 5:07:59 AM

NASA Postpones Orion's Launch 'til Sept 2014 - carl - 8/13/2008 4:33:50 PM

IEEE Spectrum Articles on "The Singularity" - phil - 8/7/2008 2:32:28 PM
- Rodney Brooks, MIT, discusses the future, 2007 - JEKing - 8/9/2008 2:07:43 AM
- Uploading is copying, not transfering - Raoul - 8/8/2008 7:58:54 AM
  - It is difficult to say - FrankC - 8/8/2008 1:59:32 PM
    - Still - Lee - 8/8/2008 4:20:52 PM
      - Actually, Goldfish DO have long-term memory. - nick hoffman - 8/10/2008 10:24:02 AM
        
        re: Actually, Goldfish DO have long-term memory. - alcaray - 8/10/2008 5:16:19 PM
      - That does not follow. - alcaray - 8/8/2008 9:35:09 PM
        
        I'm not saying I know. - Lee - 8/8/2008 10:24:31 PM
        
        I think Occum's Razor... - alcaray - 8/9/2008 12:01:53 AM
        
        re: I think Occum's Razor... - Marcia - 8/9/2008 6:02:44 AM
        
        very well said marcia ;) (n/t) - lance - 8/10/2008 6:20:28 PM
        
        Honestly, I doubt... - alcaray - 8/9/2008 7:31:09 AM
  - What is consciousness? - Lee - 8/8/2008 11:57:13 AM
    - re: What is consciousness? - JEKing - 8/8/2008 6:06:26 PM
    - We are what we remember - Raoul - 8/8/2008 5:43:14 PM
      - re: We are what we remember. - It is more than that, it's called 'self awareness'. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/9/2008 6:25:04 AM
        
        Animals are aware of themselves! - Raoul - 8/9/2008 8:26:37 AM
        
        sentient - FrankC - 8/9/2008 6:06:33 PM
        
        Among animals - Raoul - 8/10/2008 1:42:35 PM
        
        Smaller... - Adam - 8/13/2008 8:34:02 AM
        
        awareness and self-awareness are relative simple emergent qualities of intelligence - Sawyer - 8/10/2008 12:35:18 AM
        
        re: awareness of our insignificance.... - Raoul - 8/10/2008 1:52:45 PM
        
        typo-Marcia of course (n/t) - FrankC - 8/9/2008 6:08:27 PM
      - It's more than that. - Lee - 8/8/2008 6:14:31 PM
- artilects, etc. - JEKing - 8/7/2008 10:05:48 PM
- I wish they would hurry - FrankC - 8/7/2008 6:34:09 PM
- That's really quite amazing. - Bowser - 8/7/2008 4:47:02 PM
  - re: That's really quite amazing. - lance - 8/10/2008 4:50:46 PM

Perseids - SteveS - 8/11/2008 1:56:57 PM
- Eclipse Perseids eclipse - Raoul - 8/11/2008 5:18:47 PM
  - re: Eclipse Perseids eclipse - SteveS - 8/12/2008 1:05:53 PM

A Physics question - Jody - 8/5/2008 3:38:09 PM
- A physics answer. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/10/2008 8:50:15 PM
- Thank You Guys!! (n/t) - Jody - 8/6/2008 3:48:30 AM
- Your underwater eyesight? - Jacob - 8/5/2008 6:56:32 PM
  - That's a little skewed. - alcaray - 8/6/2008 10:49:31 PM
    - *wink*...I ain't tellin' (n/t) - Jody - 8/7/2008 1:39:34 PM
- The bicycle - FrankC - 8/5/2008 5:59:58 PM
  - OK, Is it Balance or The Bikes Wheels? - carlo - 8/5/2008 6:06:27 PM
    - Yes it is balance - FrankC - 8/6/2008 6:02:22 AM
    - If it was gyro, you couldn't turn corners - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2008 3:52:22 AM
    - On a bicycle its mostly balance... - ARRELL - 8/5/2008 6:33:59 PM
      - even better link - ARRELL - 8/5/2008 6:36:59 PM
- Index of refraction - ARRELL - 8/5/2008 4:24:49 PM
  - A physics answer - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2008 3:48:59 AM
    - Jody, this could save you a trip to the optometrist! (n/t) - Eri - 8/7/2008 1:09:13 AM
      - alcaray could be on to somethin' - Jody - 8/7/2008 1:47:58 PM
        
        re: alcaray could be on to somethin' - Alba - 8/7/2008 5:24:18 PM
        
        Sorry Charlie ;) (n/t) - Jody - 8/7/2008 8:24:20 PM
- re: A Physics question - Raoul - 8/5/2008 4:13:59 PM

Rumblings that NASA Might Abandon "The Stick" - phil - 8/8/2008 10:21:41 PM
- The entire article - Raoul - 8/9/2008 7:53:05 AM
  - The Stick Was Designed By A Shuttle Astronaut - Marsby - 8/10/2008 2:52:50 AM
    - Horowitz - Raoul - 8/10/2008 1:22:42 PM
- American Energia! - Lee - 8/8/2008 11:02:51 PM
  - re: American Energia! - Personally, I prefer the Deltas, even Delta 11's (2's) if necessary. - Marcia - 8/9/2008 5:40:05 AM

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