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A liquid methane and ethane lake on Titan !! - Raoul - 7/30/2008 6:30:46 PM
- Fingers... - nick hoffman - 7/31/2008 4:31:37 PM
  - An insulated, hermetically-sealed spacesuit would be nice. - Jacob - 7/31/2008 9:12:41 PM
    - re: Canoe - nick hoffman - 8/1/2008 3:18:24 AM
      - LOL! (n/t) - Jacob - 8/1/2008 3:32:10 PM
  - "it's a little irresponsible and clearly unscientific to forget to note that you would suffer immediate skin burns and very rapid deep frostbite from immersing human flesh in a cryogenic liquid." - a… - ARRELL - 7/31/2008 5:35:19 PM
    - Coal toss - podrock - 8/1/2008 1:42:32 AM
    - Arrell, Daredevil of Science! - McFly - 7/31/2008 6:57:29 PM
      - Actually.... - ARRELL - 8/1/2008 1:09:43 AM
        
        too late to stop now. what's the story? (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 8/1/2008 4:42:46 AM
        
        I tried to find where I posted it before .... - ARRELL - 8/1/2008 8:49:23 PM
      - ROTFLMAO!!!! - Jacob - 7/31/2008 9:15:50 PM
    - Important postcript for impressionable minds.... - ARRELL - 7/31/2008 5:56:53 PM
- re: methane to ethane - Andrew - 7/31/2008 3:07:41 PM
  - Let's GO SURFIN' NOW!!!!!! - carl - 7/31/2008 4:15:15 PM
- re: A liquid methane and ethane lake on Titan !! - lance - 7/31/2008 7:09:59 AM
  - Liquiid confirmation, yes, but you can exclude a fishing expedition. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob - 7/31/2008 1:47:32 PM
    - Evidence for active methane weather in the observed spin rate drift of Titan - Socrates II - 7/31/2008 11:46:07 PM

Esquire article on astronauts - et - 7/31/2008 7:35:16 PM
- Shuttle commanders - Raoul - 8/1/2008 5:48:00 AM
- Great to see you again- - ARRELL - 7/31/2008 8:17:32 PM

Sample to oven and oven closes. - alcaray - 8/1/2008 3:19:42 AM

Messages to be sent to Gliese 581c on August 4 - Socrates II - 7/30/2008 11:15:47 PM
- Why bother? - Adam - 7/31/2008 3:23:55 AM
  - Money - nick hoffman - 7/31/2008 4:37:36 PM
  - Because it's more a message to ourselves - Raoul - 7/31/2008 5:34:50 AM
    - I think Gliese 581 D might have been a better choice - Socrates II - 8/1/2008 12:06:29 AM

HUGE medical science breakthrough- Alzheimers may soon be a manageable disease!!!! - ARRELL - 7/30/2008 3:48:35 PM
- Interesting to think that this could improve the level of discourse here.... (n/t) - et - 7/31/2008 7:34:24 PM
- re: HUGE medical science breakthrough- Alzheimers may soon be a manageable disease!!!! - Andrew - 7/31/2008 3:14:06 PM

Phoenix - yet another workaround in attempts to get sample into TEGA. - Bowser - 7/28/2008 2:15:12 PM
- re: Phoenix - yet another workaround in attempts to get sample into TEGA. - Robert Clark - 7/29/2008 4:42:29 PM
- starting to wonder if phoenix should have been resurrected. - Sawyer - 7/29/2008 1:06:05 AM
  - Don't forget how little we knew about Mars when this craft was designed - Nick Hoffman - 7/29/2008 1:52:43 AM
    - re: Don't forget how little we knew about Mars when this craft was designed - phil - 7/29/2008 5:46:32 PM
      - I wish for all that, plus a pony - pwokenyaw - 7/29/2008 8:15:19 PM
        
        Let's assume all you say is true--- - Sawyer - 7/30/2008 12:12:33 PM
        
        Off the top of my head... - alcaray - 7/30/2008 7:06:10 PM
        
        weak response - Sawyer - 7/31/2008 6:55:02 AM
        
        re: weak response - not really - pwokenyaw - 7/31/2008 4:53:12 PM

"Imagination takes a flight to Mars." - Bowser - 7/30/2008 1:33:36 AM
- I have a feeling... - Socrates II - 7/30/2008 3:33:00 AM
  - there's a difference between "feeling" and "thinking" - E.P. - 7/30/2008 11:24:05 PM

Rocket Racing - phil - 7/30/2008 3:40:11 PM
- Re: Armadillo power - Yeti - 7/30/2008 9:30:36 PM

Phobos by Mars Express - Raoul - 7/30/2008 9:23:18 PM

International Year of Astronomy 2009 : 100 hours of astronomy - Raoul - 7/29/2008 7:57:54 PM

HAPPY BIRTH DAY NASA!!!!!!!!! - carl - 7/29/2008 6:07:12 PM
- re: Images ! Which one is the best to you? - Raoul - 7/29/2008 6:29:23 PM
  - NASA Kid of 60's - carl - 7/29/2008 6:35:56 PM

Millions of NASA images ! - Raoul - 7/27/2008 10:00:32 AM
- Wow! Awesome site! Thanks! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 7/29/2008 12:47:54 AM
  - ZOWIE!!!! Great Wall Paper - carl - 7/29/2008 6:09:21 PM
- Thanks Raoul! (n/t) - Vince - 7/28/2008 5:09:47 PM

"Project Paperclip: Dark side of the Moon" moved to Off-Topic - moderite podrock - 7/28/2008 10:53:14 PM
- ? for what reason...? (n/t) - ? - 7/29/2008 1:26:47 AM
  - Continuing discussion on this thread deleted - Moderator Nick - 7/29/2008 1:55:19 PM

Fascinating article by Jim O - "Shuttle flight rules get lost in translation." - Bowser - 7/29/2008 4:47:40 AM

All quiet on the space tourism & transport front. - Jacob - 7/28/2008 1:40:12 PM
- Tomorrrow, there is the debut of the XCOR rocketplane racer. - Jacob - 7/28/2008 9:07:22 PM
- WhiteKnightTwo unveiled !! - Raoul - 7/28/2008 6:16:53 PM
  - Yes!...Finally! (n/t) - Jacob - 7/28/2008 6:53:39 PM
  - re: WhiteKnightTwo unveiled !! - Raoul - 7/28/2008 6:50:29 PM
  - SpaceShipTwo assembled!! - Raoul - 7/28/2008 6:30:15 PM
    - The word is that it will take to the air for the first time in late September. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/28/2008 6:54:59 PM

Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:07:07 AM
- Wet yes, but wet with what? - BRFelix - 7/23/2008 1:27:23 PM
  - re: Wet yes, but wet with what? - Marcia - 7/24/2008 2:37:46 AM
    - re: Wet yes, but wet with what? - Marcia - 7/24/2008 3:25:56 AM
      - Unfortunately - BRFelix - 7/25/2008 3:13:24 AM
        
        re: Unfortunately. - BR, most, MOST of the time 'clay-like' has to do with running water with minerals. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:46:12 AM
        
        Ummm... - nick hoffman - 7/26/2008 4:32:04 PM
        
        re: Ummm...- Phyllosilicates are different... they/clay like minerals are dissolved from water. - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:35:17 AM
        
        phyllosilicates - nick hoffman - 7/27/2008 5:20:22 AM
        
        re: phyllosilicates - Marcia - 7/27/2008 5:49:44 AM
        
        re: phyllosilicates - BTW, if it makes you feel better... - Marcia - 7/27/2008 5:53:51 AM
        
        re: Ummm...- Phyllosilicates are different... (Addendum) they/clay like minerals created from running water. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:41:01 AM
        
        Volatiles - BRFelix - 7/26/2008 5:59:48 PM
        
        re: Unfortunately. - BR, - although a bit different in lakes and ponding. - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:48:40 AM
        
        re: Ahh.. - Marcia - 7/26/2008 1:53:13 AM
        
        Mars, Marcia, Mars - BRFelix - 7/26/2008 3:06:06 AM
        
        re: Mars, Marcia, Mars - Dear BR: - Marcia - 7/27/2008 3:39:41 AM
        
        What could have been, is now, might be in the future - BRFelix - 7/27/2008 3:11:43 PM
- all still too early - Doug Ellison - 7/19/2008 4:14:00 PM
  - Is MARTIAN Soil.... SOIL? - carl - 7/25/2008 5:10:55 PM
    - Regolith (n/t) - nick hoffman - 7/26/2008 5:06:47 AM
- Rivers flowed WHEN it rained * - nick hoffman - 7/19/2008 4:43:00 AM
  - re: Rivers flowed WHEN it rained * - Snow does not leave rivers and deltas. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/20/2008 1:29:29 AM
    - except when it melts (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 7/21/2008 3:33:48 AM
      - re: except when it melts. - Lakes, maybe, rivers and deltas, NO. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:13:43 PM
        
        Onyx River - pwokenyaw - 7/21/2008 10:40:40 PM
        
        This is where Mars studies fail - nick hoffman - 7/22/2008 8:31:30 AM
- re: Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... to Marsbug below: - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:09:39 AM
  - re: Ancient Mars was wet and diverse.... to Nick... - Marcia - 7/19/2008 3:33:50 AM

Finally they've sent the sample-to-TEGA commands. - alcaray - 7/26/2008 4:52:21 PM
- Some difficulties along the way. - Bowser - 7/27/2008 4:08:57 AM

Buzz thread moved to flame (n/t) - Raoul moderating - 7/26/2008 9:11:36 PM

A cliff on Mars (Mars Express) - Raoul - 7/23/2008 5:34:04 AM
- Another amazing image from a spectacular mission. Thanks Raoul (n/t) - McFly - 7/26/2008 3:18:44 AM
- re: A cliff on Mars (Mars Express) - nick hoffman - 7/25/2008 11:18:24 AM
  - re: A cliff on Mars (Mars Express) - Robert Williams - 7/26/2008 6:48:22 AM
    - NASA and ESA are different - nick hoffman - 7/26/2008 4:23:25 PM
  - Maybe it's the lichens growing alongside the canals. (n/t) - ER - 7/25/2008 7:44:55 PM

Why are space scientists more interested in Phobos than Deimos? - Jacob - 7/25/2008 5:21:41 PM
- Orbit, size, practicality... - nick hoffman - 7/25/2008 11:36:26 PM
- Further info. - Jacob - 7/25/2008 9:09:19 PM
- Perhaps because they can image it because its brighter - E.P. - 7/25/2008 6:42:51 PM

Seeking interviews with Phobos experts - JimO - 7/21/2008 8:59:15 PM
- Didn't see your post until now - ARRELL - 7/25/2008 9:41:34 PM
  - Sent you an email (n/t) - ARRELL - 7/25/2008 10:22:38 PM
- Try tracking down the Marse Piat team (n/t) - E.P. - 7/25/2008 6:45:26 PM

They NEVER FOUND Missing Tapes from Apollo 11? - carl - 7/22/2008 8:18:06 PM
- They never checked with CBS (n/t) - E.P. - 7/25/2008 6:43:34 PM
- Here... - Raoul - 7/22/2008 8:55:11 PM
  - 2 years later and ZIPPPPPPO.. - carl - 7/22/2008 9:36:41 PM
    - Is that important? - Raoul - 7/22/2008 9:53:05 PM
      - 1st of ANYTHING TRES' IMPORTANT! - carl - 7/23/2008 2:44:32 PM
        
        Gary isn't here any more but... - nick hoffman - 7/24/2008 11:23:27 AM
        
        NO WAYY!! What are they TRASHING NEXT? - arl - 7/24/2008 7:51:05 PM

Midnight sun on Mars (Phoenix) - Raoul - 7/24/2008 5:43:06 AM
- The dots don't line up... - nick hoffman - 7/24/2008 11:13:46 AM
  - re: The dots don't line up... - slinted - 7/24/2008 12:16:18 PM
    - re: The dots don't line up... - Yep, and it IS Mars afterall. - Thanks! (n/t) - Marcia - 7/25/2008 2:35:42 AM

Local Newspaper: Article on my astronomy club in Maryland - Jeff F - 7/24/2008 12:26:56 AM
- Well done! (n/t) - Bowser - 7/24/2008 2:57:01 PM
- Cool - podrock - 7/24/2008 4:02:21 AM
  - Pretty exciting - Jeff F - 7/24/2008 10:12:43 AM
    - TAAS memories. - ER - 7/24/2008 8:18:57 PM

New Russian-European Manned Vehicle... - Adam Crowl - 7/23/2008 9:44:59 AM
- More details... - Adam Crowl - 7/23/2008 10:07:52 AM
- link instead... - Adam Crowl - 7/23/2008 9:55:19 AM
  - With landing gears... - Raoul - 7/23/2008 5:06:48 PM
    - The artwork reminds me... - Adam Crowl - 7/24/2008 8:15:03 PM
    - And no parachutes ?? - Raoul - 7/23/2008 5:51:25 PM
      - bigger issue is no.... - Doug Ellison - 7/24/2008 9:59:18 AM
        
        Russia's economic growth - Raoul - 7/24/2008 5:38:33 PM
      - Without backup chutes any technical failure would be most unforgiving. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/23/2008 6:12:28 PM
        
        re: Without chutes - Raoul - 7/23/2008 9:39:39 PM

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