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Hyperion's hydrocarbons. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/7/2007 9:59:31 PM
- Organic compounds can be turned into a plethora of materials. - Lee - 7/8/2007 1:07:26 AM
  - I agree.... Great insight. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/8/2007 7:41:52 PM
    - Outer system colonies will be the most self sufficient. - Lee - 7/8/2007 9:23:22 PM
      - Tether power sources? - Adam - 7/10/2007 10:38:23 AM
        
        re: Tether power sources? - Daniel - 7/10/2007 2:56:21 PM
        
        re: Tether power sources? - alcaray - 7/11/2007 12:39:51 AM
        
        What he said... - Adam - 7/12/2007 10:43:44 AM
        
        You haven't answered the original question at all - Daniel - 7/14/2007 9:51:11 PM
        
        It's true, Daniel. - Lee - 7/15/2007 2:03:28 AM
        
        Nothing new there - I've already mentioned that - Daniel - 7/15/2007 4:13:47 PM
        
        re: Nothing new there - I've already mentioned that - gbaikie - 7/16/2007 10:45:34 AM
        
        Can't see why not - Daniel - 7/16/2007 8:48:04 PM
        
        re: Can't see why not - gbaikie - 7/17/2007 12:58:43 AM
        
        Just throughing some ideas around. - Lee - 7/10/2007 11:28:54 AM
        
        "Throwing" Geez, goes to show what no sleep will do to ya. - Lee - 7/10/2007 8:35:12 PM
      - Dreams of the future. - Lee - 7/8/2007 11:53:47 PM
        
        No way - and by the way - Daniel - 7/9/2007 9:33:30 PM
        
        Oh come on - Lee - 7/10/2007 2:50:30 AM
        
        Vademecum concept - Daniel - 7/10/2007 2:50:42 PM
        
        Artificial gravity. - Lee - 7/12/2007 2:15:31 AM
        
        One thing - Lee - 7/10/2007 9:00:54 PM

Sidewalk Astronomy - Jeff F - 7/16/2007 12:53:01 PM
- And to add..... - Jeff F - 7/17/2007 12:38:27 AM

Scientists value the Moon - Raoul - 9/19/2006 2:44:46 PM
- re: Scientists value the Moon - a good report! - Ken Murphy - 9/19/2006 11:32:59 PM
  - re: Commercialization - Raoul - 9/20/2006 8:58:13 AM
- next NRC report 2007 - E.P. - 9/19/2006 8:41:31 PM
  - re: next NRC report 2007 - Ken Murphy - 7/17/2007 12:04:04 AM

Heinlein Centennial Week - phil - 7/1/2007 11:29:52 PM
- re: Heinlein Centennial Week - TB - 7/2/2007 1:15:05 AM
  - The film version of Starship Troopers got a bad rap - TheSheepLookUp - 7/2/2007 9:00:15 PM
    - Hated the movie, but loved the book. - REB - 7/3/2007 5:01:29 PM
      - They didn't have the budget for them - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 5:28:13 PM
        
        'The Postman' - ARRELL - 7/4/2007 7:52:03 AM
        
        re: 'The Postman' - phil - 7/4/2007 12:33:15 PM
        
        re: 'The Postman' - ARRELL - 7/4/2007 2:41:02 PM
        
        re: 'The Postman' - phil - 7/4/2007 3:32:25 PM
        
        They were a big part of the book. - REB - 7/3/2007 5:38:20 PM
        
        Think of real stupids things that have happened in real wars - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 5:43:00 PM
        
        That's why they were fighting. - Lee - 7/3/2007 8:20:53 PM
        
        How convenient - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 8:28:11 PM
        
        The problem was... - TB - 7/3/2007 6:33:02 PM
        
        re: The problem is... - Hank - 7/6/2007 12:16:31 AM
        
        re: The problem is... - gbaikie - 7/6/2007 7:04:21 AM
        
        Anyone can play alternative history. - Hank - 7/6/2007 10:43:59 AM
        
        Other people can do it seriously. - TB - 7/6/2007 5:31:06 PM
        
        From a purely scientific point of view, - Hank - 7/6/2007 5:58:30 PM
        
        Bingo! (n/t) - phil - 7/4/2007 12:31:31 PM
        
        Bingo! (n/t) - phil - 7/4/2007 12:31:25 PM
    - re: The film version of Starship Troopers got a bad rap!?! - phil - 7/2/2007 11:48:35 PM
      - Did you like Robocop? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/3/2007 12:17:50 AM
        
        re: Did you like Robocop? - phil - 7/3/2007 12:58:06 PM
        
        Phil, you did get that Starship Troopers was a satire, don't you? - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 2:19:43 PM
        
        re: Phil, you did get that Starship Troopers was a satire, don't you? - phil - 7/3/2007 3:24:44 PM
        
        Isn't satire supposed to be distasteful and disrespectful? - Hank - 7/3/2007 9:48:27 PM
        
        To each his own - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 5:32:00 PM
        
        I loved the uniforms. Very fashionable. (n/t) - Lee - 7/3/2007 4:45:02 PM
        
        They always did know how to dress sharp - TheSheepLookUp - 7/3/2007 5:30:25 PM
        
        Griffin, Heinlein, and spaceflight - TheSheepLookUp - 7/16/2007 6:28:03 PM

APOD is down (n/t) - Delbert - 7/16/2007 1:38:09 AM
- it's back up and running again (n/t) - Delbert - 7/16/2007 4:36:06 PM

Scale model of a hydrogen atom - very impressive. - Bowser - 7/13/2007 2:12:55 AM
- Nice touch: Neptune as the proton (n/t) - Fox - 7/15/2007 3:17:33 PM
- â€˜le silence eternel de ces espaces infinies mâ€™effraieâ€™ - Hank - 7/14/2007 5:14:11 PM
- A webpage eleven miles wide... - TB - 7/13/2007 6:08:58 AM
  - How did you read the code? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 7/14/2007 4:31:53 AM
    - Maybe "code" was the wrong word... - TB - 7/14/2007 6:40:10 AM
- Now that.... - Donald - 7/13/2007 2:42:07 AM
  - Get a good run at it, and let us know if it worked. :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 7/15/2007 2:59:37 AM
    - Been there, done that - Donald - 7/16/2007 12:40:04 PM
  - Because you are not a cat. - Mr Fibuli - 7/13/2007 2:57:35 AM

Telescope Observing Tonight In Maryland - Jeff F - 7/14/2007 2:54:29 AM
- What scope do you have Jeff? (n/t) - RobVG - 7/14/2007 3:23:19 AM
  - re: What scope do you have Jeff? - Jeff F - 7/14/2007 5:31:41 AM
    - re: What scope do you have Jeff? - RobVG - 7/14/2007 5:47:29 PM
      - re: What scope do you have Jeff? - Jeff F - 7/15/2007 10:25:39 AM
        
        What type of observatory? - RobVG - 7/15/2007 6:25:31 PM
        
        re: What type of observatory? - Jeff F - 7/15/2007 9:01:45 PM

Possible Human Missions To Phobos and Deimos ? - Jeff F - 7/15/2007 6:17:37 PM

At 7,800 feet, Great Canary Telescope to use its 34-foot wide mirror Friday - Sawyer - 7/14/2007 12:24:31 PM
- BBC art link - Sawyer - 7/14/2007 11:17:29 PM
- Scooped. - RobVG - 7/14/2007 5:31:55 PM

Please take time to visit the CERN LHC website. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/12/2007 9:40:27 PM
- re: Please take time to visit the CERN LHC website. - Adam - 7/14/2007 8:52:59 PM
- Would moderator please move this to Space Science. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/12/2007 9:43:02 PM
  - done. (n/t) - moderite podrock - 7/12/2007 9:48:13 PM
    - re: done. - Mr Fibuli - 7/13/2007 3:00:29 AM

'Clear Signs of Water' on Distant Planet - Jeff F - 7/13/2007 2:30:43 PM
- Just a touch warm though (n/t) - Adam - 7/14/2007 9:27:24 AM
  - Understatement of the year....A hot-tub is an icebox by comparison. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/14/2007 5:13:50 PM
    - Anyone for super-critical steam baths? (n/t) - Adam - 7/14/2007 8:38:46 PM

7th International Conference on Mars. - Robert Clark - 7/5/2007 6:57:06 PM
- Possible solution to the mystery of the Type 2 material on Mars? - Robert Clark - 7/11/2007 7:18:22 PM
  - Paper points to dry unweathered silica (glass) - dtb - 7/13/2007 4:37:14 PM
    - Type 2 material = high noncrystalline silica Gusev nodules = (perhaps!) altered rhyolite. - Robert Clark - 7/13/2007 9:30:44 PM
- I strongly reccomend the OMEGA/CRISM papers - nick hoffman - 7/7/2007 12:14:41 PM
  - re: I strongly reccomend the OMEGA/CRISM papers - Marcia - 7/9/2007 12:09:28 AM
- History - nick hoffman - 7/6/2007 3:37:33 PM
- re: 7th International Conference on Mars. - Marcia - 7/6/2007 1:59:39 AM
  - re: 7th International Conference on Mars. - Marcia - 7/7/2007 12:36:10 AM
- re: 7th International Conference on Mars. - Robert Clark - 7/5/2007 8:09:41 PM
- re: Lots of Conferences coming up... - Chris Vancil - 7/5/2007 7:28:10 PM
- re: 7th International Conference on Mars. - Robert Clark - 7/5/2007 7:15:33 PM
  - Submitted article: "Transient Melt Water Ponding in Central Aram Chaos on Mars." - Robert Clark - 7/7/2007 12:58:38 PM
    - Sorry, this is pure fantasy - nick hoffman - 7/7/2007 1:14:29 PM
      - Submitted article: "Transient Melt Water Ponding in Central Aram Chaos on Mars." - Robert Clark - 7/7/2007 5:43:11 PM
        
        "However, even rare events of liquid water formation would be significant since they would dominate the chemistry of the soil" - nick hoffman - 7/8/2007 1:14:25 AM
        
        Did he study at UH with Blackwell? - E.P. - 7/10/2007 8:51:09 PM
        
        No, they are not contemporaries, sfaik - nick hoffman - 7/12/2007 12:35:10 PM
        
        re: "However, even rare events of liquid water formation would be significant since they would dominate the chemistry of the soil" - Robert Clark - 7/8/2007 10:56:21 AM
        
        No, Bob. - nick hoffman - 7/9/2007 3:38:21 AM
        
        Recent localized aqueous weathering still possible. - Robert Clark - 7/9/2007 8:14:14 PM
        
        re: Recent localized aqueous weathering still possible. - Robert Clark - 7/14/2007 12:53:27 AM
        
        re: Recent localized aqueous weathering still possible. - Robert Clark - 7/12/2007 8:20:46 PM
        
        re: Recent localized aqueous weathering still possible. - Robert Clark - 7/12/2007 3:01:23 PM
        
        re: Recent localized aqueous weathering still possible. - Robert Clark - 7/10/2007 8:17:20 PM
- Search function for lunar and planetary conference abstracts. - Robert Clark - 7/5/2007 7:10:19 PM

Global Warming not caused by the Sun or cosmic rays - TheSheepLookUp - 7/12/2007 2:21:28 PM
- Svensmark's work - TB - 7/13/2007 2:09:52 AM
  - re: Svensmark's work - Un_Epi_De_Maise - 7/13/2007 11:08:38 PM
- re: Global Warming not caused by the Sun or cosmic rays - Jack Herer - 7/12/2007 5:03:02 PM

Mars - Laurel - 7/12/2007 4:15:40 PM
- re: Mars - Jeff F - 7/12/2007 4:30:36 PM
  - re: Mars - REB - 7/12/2007 4:37:22 PM
    - The origin of perennial water-ice at the South Pole of Mars - TheSheepLookUp - 7/13/2007 3:08:22 PM