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Virtual Laboratories and Virtual Worlds - Socrates II - 12/12/2007 3:42:41 PM

The reason why Atlantis remains on the ground? :-) - Raoul - 12/11/2007 4:56:56 PM
- Better call Mungo! (n/t) - Laurie Street - 12/11/2007 7:23:34 PM

Detection of an intergalactic meteor particle with the 6-m telescope - Socrates II - 12/11/2007 3:57:36 PM
- Size and mass - Laurie Street - 12/11/2007 4:46:32 PM
- Seems like a lot of conclusions to draw from just speed and trajectory. - TB - 12/11/2007 4:02:59 PM

NASA on target for return to the moon by 2020 - gbaikie - 12/11/2007 7:58:06 AM
- See "Space Shuttle" for an example of NASA's targets. - Bowser - 12/11/2007 4:32:16 PM
- I like the idea but... - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 2:29:22 PM
- GRAIL to examine Luna's internal structure and evolution - Socrates II - 12/11/2007 1:48:01 PM

Spirit Breaks Free in Race for Survival - REB - 12/4/2007 3:25:07 PM
- More maps - TB - 12/4/2007 4:41:18 PM
  - Nice. I had thought Oppy went all the way around Victoria - Buck Galaxy - 12/5/2007 12:43:52 AM
  - SOL 1376 - Laurie Street - 12/4/2007 9:51:01 PM
  - re: More maps - REB - 12/4/2007 6:33:24 PM
    - Building blocks of life formed on Mars - Socrates II - 12/11/2007 4:17:29 PM

The shape of Atlas and Pan - Raoul - 12/6/2007 8:04:59 PM
- "Saturn's 'flying saucer' moons built of ring material." - Robert Clark - 12/8/2007 8:02:50 PM
  - Tanj! - Louis Wu - 12/9/2007 4:12:02 AM
- Theory about Atlas morphology (Saturn moon) - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 8:35:00 PM
  - re: Theory about Atlas morphology (Saturn moon) (n/t) - VeSkO - 12/11/2007 3:23:50 PM
  - Images - Raoul - 12/7/2007 11:26:41 PM

Decision made to let Hubble die in space after one more repair - Jeff F - 12/4/2007 1:53:53 PM
- Several parts of the HST are already back on Earth! - Raoul - 12/6/2007 7:51:46 PM
- Put it on sale a E-bay. - TAFKASE - 12/6/2007 7:45:07 PM
- bring it home - DJL - 12/5/2007 9:58:45 PM
  - Not a single space telescope (except those attached to the shuttle) has been brought back home - Raoul - 12/8/2007 2:37:31 PM
  - re: bring it home - TB - 12/6/2007 5:24:31 PM
    - re: bring it home. - Unless there's a 2nd generation shuttle, Hubble will stay in limbo orbit. - Marcia - 12/8/2007 3:18:51 AM
      - My biggest gripe with Nasa. - Lee - 12/8/2007 4:00:58 AM
        
        re: My biggest gripe with Nasa. - Marcia - 12/11/2007 2:43:24 AM
    - Archive orbit - pb - 12/7/2007 11:40:17 PM
    - good point (n/t) - DJL - 12/6/2007 10:16:19 PM
  - re: bring it home - REB - 12/6/2007 3:18:46 PM
    - re: bring it home - Delbert - 12/8/2007 4:41:29 PM
      - Westar 6 and Palapa B2 - Raoul - 12/8/2007 5:15:31 PM
  - can't bring it home - Jeff F - 12/6/2007 2:37:49 PM
    - re: can't bring it home. - When shuttle is retired so will Hubble. (n/t) - Marcia - 12/7/2007 10:34:26 PM
    - One reason not to retire the shuttle concept. - Lee - 12/6/2007 3:17:56 PM
      - The shuttle design is unsafe - Jeff F - 12/7/2007 1:21:38 PM
        
        re:All launch systems are dangerous and require risk taking...including Orion's (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/8/2007 8:40:38 AM
        
        Proven? - Lee - 12/8/2007 1:14:38 AM
      - maintaining paylod capabilities - DJL - 12/6/2007 4:18:27 PM
        
        Hubble is a national treasure. - Lee - 12/6/2007 8:17:24 PM
        
        It would be better preserved in space - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 8:28:04 PM
        
        re: It would be better preserved in space. - Don't bet on that. - Marcia - 12/8/2007 12:36:34 AM
        
        Shields Up - Socrates II - 12/11/2007 1:31:55 PM
        
        The best thing for us however.... - Raoul - 12/6/2007 10:10:40 PM
        
        I don't get your point, raul - DJL - 12/6/2007 10:14:47 PM
        
        I have a cheap Tasco telescope that's more powerful than Galileo's. - Lee - 12/7/2007 3:42:46 AM
- re: Decision made to let Hubble die in space after one more repair - Chris Vancil - 12/5/2007 9:45:53 PM
  - MOTHBALL Hubble - carl - 12/6/2007 5:26:24 PM
- re: Decision made to let Hubble die in space after one more repair - Marcia - 12/4/2007 10:19:34 PM
  - A globular cluster with white dwarfs ! - Raoul - 12/4/2007 10:26:54 PM
    - re: A globular cluster with white dwarfs ! - Yep, Hubble's still kicking. :) Thanks, Raoul! - Marcia - 12/4/2007 10:32:42 PM
      - re: A globular cluster with white dwarfs ! - Yep, Hubble's still kicking. :) Thanks, Raoul! - phil - 12/5/2007 7:14:27 PM
        
        re: - of course, Phil. Some here would think that as obvious. :} (n/t) - Marcia - 12/7/2007 9:20:24 PM

Orion to land on water - Raoul - 12/9/2007 5:16:17 PM
- probably on Lake Michigan... - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 2:18:03 PM
  - Gulf of Mexico - Dave - 12/10/2007 8:10:50 PM
    - Maybe they could come in over Canada. - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 11:56:19 PM
- re: Orion to land on water .... here we go again - DWC - 12/9/2007 6:44:50 PM
  - Orion is the right design - Jeff F - 12/10/2007 12:33:57 AM
    - re:Is the Orion right design? - Chris Vancil - 12/11/2007 12:28:06 PM
  - Helicopters fleet - Raoul - 12/9/2007 7:29:50 PM
    - Re-activate the INTREPID!!! - carl - 12/10/2007 5:28:46 PM

"Dino Autopsy" - RobVG - 12/8/2007 7:09:40 PM
- re: "Dino Autopsy" - That was amazing. - Marcia - 12/10/2007 6:29:40 PM
  - It was. - RobVG - 12/11/2007 4:16:36 AM
  - re: "Dino Autopsy" - That was amazing. - Remember that there were two shows shown back to back: - Marcia - 12/10/2007 11:04:27 PM

Space X update - TB - 12/11/2007 1:21:14 AM
- The stats on the Merlin 1C are quite impressive. - Lee - 12/11/2007 2:59:48 AM

Mars occultation by the Full Moon less than 24 hours before Mars opposition on the 24th - Raoul - 12/10/2007 5:09:17 PM
- For me at 5:00 AM the 24th! - Raoul - 12/10/2007 6:05:47 PM

Atlantis launch scrubbed for today (n/t) - Raoul - 12/6/2007 5:15:56 PM
- SchrÃ¶dinger's hydrogen. - Bowser - 12/6/2007 6:29:00 PM
  - Launch delayed to january 2 soonest (n/t) - Raoul - 12/9/2007 5:17:44 PM
    - re: Launch delayed to january 2 soonest. - Yep. - Marcia - 12/10/2007 4:40:13 PM

Voyager 2 to Cross Solar Wind "Termination Shock" Boundary - Socrates II - 11/29/2007 3:23:42 PM
- re: Voyager 2 to Cross Solar Wind "Termination Shock" Boundary - Marcia - 11/30/2007 2:15:03 AM
  - But what would you expect them to see? - Socrates II - 11/30/2007 5:03:23 AM
    - Sol system termination shock boundary is "squashed" - Socrates II - 12/10/2007 3:40:00 PM
      - re: Sol system termination shock boundary is "squashed". - Marcia - 12/10/2007 4:22:32 PM

Mars in 39 days with Vasimr? - Socrates II - 11/29/2007 2:57:00 PM
- Or Saturn in less than a year. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/1/2007 8:26:28 PM
- re: Mars in 39 days with Vasimr? - Robert Clark - 11/29/2007 5:13:22 PM
  - re: Mars in 39 days with Vasimr? - Robert Clark - 12/9/2007 3:54:23 PM
    - re: Mars in 39 days with Vasimr? - TAKFASE - 12/10/2007 2:23:39 PM

Space blog - TB - 12/8/2007 6:13:53 PM
- Yeah, he doesn't like Griffin. I get it already. Sheesh. (n/t) - TB - 12/8/2007 10:08:06 PM

Mars Express on the Labyrinth of the Night ! - Raoul - 12/1/2007 8:52:07 PM
- re: Mars Express on the Labyrinth of the Night ! - Robert Clark - 12/4/2007 12:17:52 PM
  - Less water in Mars' clouds - Socrates II - 12/7/2007 1:41:07 AM
    - Supercooled liquid water water clouds. - Robert Clark - 12/8/2007 6:08:40 PM

Thaw point: 'Snowball Earth' was more a slushball - Socrates II - 12/7/2007 2:04:16 PM
- Interstellar dust clouds related to snowball Earth? - Laurie Street - 12/7/2007 5:04:02 PM

Launching magnetic sails from Earth's surface with a tower just 100 kilometers high - Socrates II - 12/7/2007 2:30:44 PM

Amazing image of Comet Holmes over the Pyramids of Giza - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 9:19:10 PM
- re: Holmes ! - Raoul - 12/6/2007 10:07:39 PM

2 disc special edition - 2001: A Space Odyssey - Raoul - 12/1/2007 7:32:57 PM
- Never got my CUT from VOICE Over - HAL 9000 - 12/3/2007 9:06:27 PM
  - re: Maybe it's because I did! (n/t) - Douglas Rain - 12/6/2007 9:32:37 PM
  - 2010 Answers some Questions - carl - 12/4/2007 5:27:59 PM
    - If HAL was paranoid from the start... - Raoul - 12/4/2007 6:11:48 PM
      - NOPE! - carl - 12/4/2007 7:47:44 PM
        
        Hofstader-Moebius loop............. - carl - 12/4/2007 7:57:47 PM
        
        Chapter 26 in 2010 "Probation" - Raoul - 12/4/2007 9:50:53 PM
        
        Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and you want me to open the pod bay door - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 3:02:52 PM
        
        HAL liberated from Discovery - carl - 12/5/2007 4:15:24 PM
        
        re: HAL liberated from Discovery - REB - 12/6/2007 3:59:57 PM
        
        The other three Discovery astronauts - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 4:27:21 PM
        
        Good points! - Raoul - 12/6/2007 5:25:27 PM
  - Read my lips - Frank Poole - 12/3/2007 9:50:55 PM
    - re: A flaw - Raoul - 12/3/2007 10:21:01 PM
      - Paranoid - pb - 12/3/2007 11:32:39 PM
      - or, - podrock - 12/3/2007 11:09:23 PM
- Kubrick's quotes... - Raoul - 12/1/2007 7:50:52 PM
  - "we must supply our own light" - McFly - 12/1/2007 8:37:44 PM
    - Too bad it isn't HD - TB - 12/1/2007 10:44:15 PM
      - re: Blu ray - Raoul - 12/2/2007 9:55:33 AM
        
        Blu Ray is good. - TB - 12/2/2007 11:36:55 PM
        
        re: Blu ray - Delbert - 12/2/2007 9:30:06 PM
        
        re: Blu ray - Raoul - 12/2/2007 9:35:58 PM
        
        Blue-Ray vs HD-DVD - Delbert - 12/2/2007 9:34:49 PM
        
        BTW, it is Arthur C. Clarke's 90th birthday - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 6:03:36 PM
        
        December 17th (n/t) - Raoul - 12/6/2007 5:18:23 PM

APSIS - an Artificial Planetary System in Space to probe extra-dimensional gravity and MOND - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 8:25:38 PM

Orion escape system - Raoul - 12/5/2007 9:43:26 PM
- Assuming the abort system is rarely used... - TAFKASE - 12/6/2007 7:56:54 PM

Are Aliens Among Us? - Socrates II - 11/30/2007 9:39:15 PM
- re: Are Aliens Among Us? - Robert Clark - 12/1/2007 9:51:58 PM
- Most Earthlike... - Raoul - 11/30/2007 9:57:21 PM
  - The most Earthlike place anywhere in the universe is the Earth. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/1/2007 8:22:39 PM
    - Natural selection is the antithesis of chance - Raoul - 12/1/2007 8:40:30 PM
      - re: Natural selection is the antithesis of chance - andrew - 12/2/2007 10:54:28 PM
        
        If humans can't find a reason for something, then it must be God! - Socrates II - 12/4/2007 3:28:26 PM
        
        That's what's called "the God of the Gaps" (n/t) - Raoul - 12/4/2007 6:17:13 PM
  - re: Most Earthlike... - Hans - 12/1/2007 7:41:01 AM
    - Liquid Crystal Life - Socrates II - 12/3/2007 5:39:32 PM
      - Habitable Climates - Socrates II - 12/4/2007 3:32:24 PM
        
        Life from mica? - Socrates II - 12/5/2007 3:18:20 PM
        
        Could We Detect Plants on other Planets? - Socrates II - 12/6/2007 3:15:50 PM

A mosaic of the Lunar north pole by Smart-1 - Raoul - 12/5/2007 9:47:35 PM

"Conditions Favorable For Atlantis Launch" - Bowser - 12/5/2007 6:58:58 PM

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