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Beautiful - "Milestone for giant physics lab" - Bowser - 2/28/2007 8:21:35 PM
- btw - check this out... - Vince - 3/1/2007 3:06:19 AM
  - That is fun. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/1/2007 3:51:30 AM
- re: Beautiful - "Milestone for giant physics lab" - Vince - 3/1/2007 3:01:17 AM
- They are building a giant time machine. - REB - 2/28/2007 8:43:11 PM
  - But do they have a Flux Capacitor? (n/t) - Martha - 3/1/2007 2:05:18 PM
  - note to self: order reprints of the last 5 months of the Wall Street Journal (n/t) - [blank] - 3/1/2007 12:40:48 PM

Thoughts On A Private Space Program - Chris Vancil - 2/27/2007 10:22:16 PM
- re: Thoughts On A Private Space Program - TB - 2/27/2007 11:33:53 PM
  - re: Thoughts On A Private Space Program - Chris Vancil - 3/1/2007 8:36:28 AM

Hail damages Shuttles ET - carl - 2/27/2007 5:48:09 PM
- I never understood why they leave rockets outside for weeks or months before a launch. - Lee - 2/28/2007 8:28:20 AM
  - To KEEP OUT the WOODPECKERS? - carl - 2/28/2007 4:10:28 PM
- re: Hail damages Shuttles ET - Delbert - 2/28/2007 7:09:37 AM
- re: Earliest launch date: april 22? (n/t) - Raoul - 2/27/2007 10:34:39 PM
  - re: A picture worth 1,000 words - Raoul - 2/28/2007 6:31:58 AM
    - If it wasn't this, it would probably have been woodpeckers again. (n/t) - TB - 2/28/2007 7:51:14 AM

Large lake seen on last Titan flyby - REB - 2/27/2007 10:42:47 PM
- I did a little enhancement of that shot... - TB - 2/27/2007 11:39:01 PM
  - I shoulda known, TB - ER - 2/28/2007 3:05:27 AM
    - Unintentional, I assure you. - TB - 2/28/2007 6:01:04 AM
      - re: Unintentional, I assure you. - REB - 2/28/2007 1:43:48 PM
        
        Surface Gravity - nick hoffman - 2/28/2007 1:53:10 PM
        
        re: Surface Gravity - REB - 2/28/2007 3:50:04 PM
      - 48% of water - Adam - 2/28/2007 6:36:53 AM
  - re: Well I'll be dam - SteveS - 2/28/2007 2:25:10 AM

Little Red Spot - SteveS - 2/28/2007 1:45:44 PM

A Russian viewpoint about the Moon - Raoul - 2/27/2007 5:46:35 PM
- DID they Build a LM? - carl - 2/27/2007 6:39:12 PM
  - re: LK - Chris Vancil - 2/27/2007 8:02:35 PM
    - More on the LK - TB - 2/28/2007 6:04:08 AM

Anousheh Ansari at Caltech on march 2nd - Raoul - 2/27/2007 5:12:26 PM

BepiColombo Given Green Light - Chris Vancil - 2/27/2007 9:26:44 AM
- re: BepiColombo Given Green Light - Sawyer - 2/27/2007 1:03:14 PM

Iran launched a satellite into space - Raoul - 2/25/2007 10:12:02 AM
- Maybe. - TB - 2/27/2007 2:07:29 AM
- I knew it was coming...I wasn't that many days off in my forecast.. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 8:14:29 PM
  - re: More... - Raoul - 2/26/2007 9:50:53 PM
- A sounding rocket - Raoul - 2/25/2007 4:43:05 PM
  - Oh darn (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 2/25/2007 9:50:16 PM

The movie: "The Astronaut Farmer". I've just seen it. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 4:49:14 AM
- re: Spoiler and curmudgeonly remarks. - Chris Vancil - 2/25/2007 10:20:16 PM
  - Hydrazine is a deadly poison - TB - 2/26/2007 5:31:57 PM
    - re: Hydrazine is a deadly poison - Chris Vancil - 2/26/2007 10:03:38 PM
- You've got beautiful scenery in the heart of Texas, REB. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 8:33:24 PM
  - Thank you. The Texas Hill Country is beautiful. I hope to retire there. - REB - 2/26/2007 2:36:06 PM
    - Some more pictures. - REB - 2/26/2007 2:54:41 PM
  - re: You've got beautiful scenery in the heart of Texas, REB. - Delbert - 2/25/2007 9:09:23 PM
    - Hollywood and Texas. - REB - 2/26/2007 3:01:03 PM
    - Hmmm...I may have to examine the movie closer. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 9:32:39 PM
- re: The movie: "The Astronaut Farmer". I've just seen it. - Delbert - 2/25/2007 6:18:03 PM
- I haven't seen the movie, but I can guess how it turns out. - ER - 2/25/2007 1:57:07 PM
- Would that serve those who promote getting away from government institutions? - Raoul - 2/25/2007 9:44:05 AM
  - Governments can be a help, sometimes....Sometimes they're just an obstructing bully. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 8:08:00 PM
    - re: FAA, a villain? - Raoul - 2/25/2007 8:34:48 PM
      - re: FAA, a villain? - TB - 2/26/2007 1:44:23 AM
      - Hollywood character portrayals. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 9:30:47 PM
- re: The movie: "The Astronaut Farmer" - Ken Murphy - 2/25/2007 7:07:47 AM
  - The proximity of the Atlas-class booster to the ranch house. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 8:22:57 PM
    - Martin Caidin - Lindy - 2/26/2007 4:59:10 PM
- Haven't seen it yet... - TB - 2/25/2007 6:18:24 AM
  - re: Haven't seen it yet... - dtb - 2/26/2007 4:11:32 AM
  - I didn't know about the hightech scrapyard known as the "missile graveyard". - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 8:28:31 PM
    - No, it doesn't exist. The Junk Yard was just a convenient lie to move the story along. A bit like New Mexico stood in for Texas. You don't find spacesuit being thrown away. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/26/2007 6:17:35 AM
    - the "missile graveyard". - TB - 2/25/2007 9:32:42 PM
      - Thanks. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/25/2007 9:34:23 PM

Official opening of the Soyuz launch base construction site, today! - Raoul - 2/26/2007 9:27:25 PM

Mars from Rosetta - Chris Vancil - 2/26/2007 9:41:08 AM

Where did LJK go? - Peter Bruener - 2/25/2007 9:51:02 AM
- re: Where did LJK go? - ER - 2/25/2007 1:01:23 PM
  - Thanks (n/t) - PB - 2/26/2007 12:35:18 AM

Rosetta swing-by tonight - Raoul - 2/24/2007 5:47:09 PM
- re: Pictures - Raoul - 2/25/2007 4:39:48 PM
  - Better: Philae (the probe) pictures Mars AND Rosetta! - Raoul - 2/25/2007 8:28:39 PM

Camping on the Moon! - Raoul - 2/24/2007 6:08:43 PM
- Set it up inside a lava tube, and you're in business. (n/t) - TB - 2/24/2007 9:59:16 PM
  - I think I have a low-tech solution to the lunar-dust 'problem' so many of you have a problem with. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/24/2007 11:38:31 PM
- Cowboys and Horseys on the Moon! - scienceman - 2/24/2007 8:35:28 PM
  - "To the Moon , Alice!!!!" (n/t) - Ralph Cramden - 2/24/2007 9:33:29 PM

The hot German babe in the bikini? - phil - 2/24/2007 2:30:59 PM
- Nope, Brittney SPEARS......... - carl - 2/24/2007 5:45:42 PM
  - Maybe you missed the quip on page 2 (n/t) - phil - 2/24/2007 11:36:14 PM

Humans to Mars, the risk factor - Raoul - 2/22/2007 8:28:15 PM
- Another bonus of heavy lift. - Lee - 2/23/2007 4:45:28 AM
- I believe human physiology and psychology are the limiting factors. - Bowser - 2/23/2007 2:25:49 AM
  - After you eliminate physiology and psychology, not much is left. (n/t) - ER - 2/23/2007 9:19:10 PM
    - re: Breakdowns in space... - Raoul - 2/23/2007 10:34:22 PM
      - Keep people busy in space; but not too busy. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/24/2007 11:13:51 PM
    - Bingo. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/23/2007 9:44:25 PM
  - Send gay lovers in a committed relationship - . - 2/23/2007 2:44:50 PM
    - "It worked for the spartans" - Buck Galaxy - 2/24/2007 1:40:45 AM
    - re: Send gay lovers in a committed relationship - Hans - 2/23/2007 6:35:05 PM
- These questions relate to all locations we would possibly colonize...like the Moon, Mars, other moons and Asteroids. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/22/2007 10:38:17 PM
  - The Moon is minimum 1 week away, back and forth; a huge difference in all aspects (n/t) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 6:36:38 AM
    - re: Yes and this only applies if you intend to leave the Moon. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/23/2007 8:27:53 AM

NASA's Medical Checklist - Haldol, Valium, Duct Tape - Eric - 2/24/2007 9:44:32 AM
- Probably easier said than done in zero-g...Hope we never have to find out. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/24/2007 10:59:45 PM
- Shuttle Hatch LOCKED in 1985+1995 flights? - cark - 2/24/2007 4:16:00 PM
  - re: Shuttle Hatch LOCKED - JimO - 2/24/2007 4:49:21 PM
    - "Open the POD BAY DOORS, HAL". Dave Bowman - carl - 2/24/2007 5:44:28 PM
      - Relax....I think we're still 2001 years from A.I. breakthroughs. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/24/2007 11:01:31 PM
- Nothing exotic there. Your basic babysitting kit. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/24/2007 3:52:17 PM

Streakers on Mars. - REB - 2/22/2007 4:59:30 PM
- There's a good chance they are due to freeze-thaw cycles. - Robert Clark - 2/24/2007 9:30:37 PM
- They're tire tracks. - SDF - 2/22/2007 10:33:18 PM
  - DUNE BUGGIES!!!!!! - carl - 2/23/2007 2:46:50 PM

Light Shed on New Photon Drive - phil - 2/23/2007 2:29:30 PM
- I don't get it. - SDF - 2/24/2007 3:33:53 AM
  - It's small, Jim - phil - 2/24/2007 1:35:59 PM
    - He's published on the NIAC website - SDF - 2/24/2007 4:07:01 PM
      - propulsion claims - phil - 2/24/2007 4:20:08 PM
        
        It doesn't work with one spacecraft - SDF - 2/24/2007 7:14:19 PM
        
        Maybe.... - SDF - 2/24/2007 7:22:09 PM
  - How do you keep the second mirror around? (n/t) - Bowser - 2/24/2007 7:17:25 AM

The increcible return of Soyuz 5 on january 18 1969!! - Raoul - 2/24/2007 5:13:55 PM
- That's a fascinating story. Darn near a ride to end all rides. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/24/2007 6:14:04 PM

Bigelow's Inflated Space Plans - phil - 2/23/2007 3:22:39 PM
- Great article/interview - Buck Galaxy - 2/24/2007 8:18:00 AM

The Pleiades and the Moon (Starry Night) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 6:19:37 PM
- re: The Pleiades and the Moon - SteveS - 2/23/2007 8:42:18 PM
  - Just saw at 23:57 Taygeta being occulted by the Moon!!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 11:01:41 PM
    - re: Sweet! I have about 8 more hours to go... (n/t) - Vince - 2/23/2007 11:08:45 PM
      - re: Really? shouldn't it also happen now? Unless parallax fools me? (n/t) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 11:26:36 PM
    - Electra is just below the Moon's terminator, siin ut will be Maia's turn to disappear!!!! The 20 x 80 are great! (n/t) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 11:08:30 PM
      - re: There goes Maia at 0:13 CET!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 2/23/2007 11:16:25 PM
        
        A picture with the Sony DSC-V1 mode night - Raoul - 2/23/2007 11:37:18 PM
        
        re: A picture - SteveS - 2/24/2007 4:41:44 AM
        
        Wowee!! (n/t) - Bowser - 2/24/2007 2:51:26 AM
        
        re: Thanks for the updates and the image Raoul. (n/t) - Vince - 2/24/2007 1:35:44 AM

Supernova's 20th Anniversary (New Hubble Images) - Vince - 2/23/2007 11:02:06 PM
- re: The discoverer - Raoul - 2/24/2007 12:08:32 AM

Another naked eye Nova in Scorpio - Peter Bruener - 2/23/2007 10:39:45 PM
- Sorry, Scorpius (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 2/23/2007 10:43:55 PM

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