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Green Planet Redux. - Robert Clark - 12/18/2005 3:28:45 PM

A solar protuberance from Didier Favre (with the PST) - Raoul - 12/18/2005 3:04:28 PM

Juno won't probe Jovian Moons - Buck Galaxy - 12/17/2005 2:48:22 AM
- re: Juno won't probe Jovian Moons - SteveS - 12/17/2005 2:40:43 PM

Cosmos Episode 13: Who Speaks for Earth - LJK - 12/14/2005 1:57:22 AM
- 2500 Years Wasted - Mark Eby - 12/14/2005 2:52:00 AM
  - Who destroyed the great library in Alexandria? - Robert Clark - 12/15/2005 5:38:41 PM
    - Thought Sagan Implied Christians - Mark Eby - 12/16/2005 2:20:26 AM
      - re: Thought Sagan Implied Christians - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:33:19 AM
        
        To Add - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:35:32 AM
  - If the Roman Empire had not fallen... - LJK - 12/14/2005 3:53:11 AM
    - The Roman Empire needed to fall. - Lee - 12/14/2005 6:36:12 AM
      - well ... - Daniel - 12/17/2005 5:11:14 AM
      - The Roman Empire was no more sick nor perverse than the middle-age European civilization that replaced it. - alcaray - 12/14/2005 6:01:09 PM
        
        re How much is the human life worth these days? (n/t) - Johannes - 12/15/2005 3:14:43 AM
        
        Depends on where you live and how much money you've got. - alcaray - 12/15/2005 6:24:51 PM

Shuttle shutdown savings?: Griffin or Zubrin - Buck Galaxy - 12/10/2005 7:29:59 AM
- Rarely works that way - alcaray - 12/13/2005 11:09:00 PM
  - Exactly! - E.P., the heretic - 12/14/2005 2:09:14 PM
    - Err. Then what about all your anti-Mars campaigning? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/14/2005 4:27:30 PM
      - Deleted EP post (n/t) - ModBob - 12/14/2005 10:56:21 PM
        
        Can you remind me what was wrong with it? - alcaray - 12/14/2005 11:43:16 PM
        
        re: Can you remind me what was wrong with it? - Chris Vancil - 12/14/2005 11:50:16 PM
        
        Thanks. Guess I did not notice. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/15/2005 5:45:16 PM
        
        re: Thanks. Guess I did not notice. - Chris Vancil - 12/15/2005 6:34:57 PM
        
        **If you feel that way, lets discuss it on community** - ModBob - 12/16/2005 5:43:53 PM
        
        re: **If you feel that way, lets discuss it on community** - Chris Vancil - 12/16/2005 9:42:58 PM
        
        "Mod Bob isn't consistence with this censorship." - E.P., the heretic - 12/16/2005 3:37:20 PM
        
        re: "Mod Bob isn't consistence with this censorship." - Chris Vancil - 12/16/2005 9:49:37 PM
- The Difference - Mark Eby - 12/10/2005 7:20:09 PM
  - PS - Mark Eby - 12/10/2005 7:44:59 PM
    - "Start with different requirements and you will end with different solutions." - E.P., the heretic - 12/11/2005 6:16:16 PM
      - re: "Start with different requirements and you will end with different solutions." - Mark Eby - 12/11/2005 11:28:57 PM
        
        re: "Start with different requirements and you will end with different solutions." - Nemo - 12/12/2005 5:48:29 PM
        
        "move on" to what? - E.P., the heretic - 12/13/2005 4:15:43 AM
        
        re: "move on" to what? - Nemo - 12/13/2005 4:13:24 PM
        
        re: "move on" to what? - Chris Vancil - 12/13/2005 9:27:00 AM
        
        Both the lack of awrareness of reality and the faulty logic are stunning - E.P., the heretic - 12/13/2005 2:14:50 PM
        
        re: Right back at you "Both the lack of awrareness of reality and the faulty logic are stunning" - Chris Vancil - 12/13/2005 10:46:49 PM
        
        and here was some poll which shows a different view - E.P., the heretic - 12/13/2005 4:36:38 AM
        
        re: and here was some poll which shows a different view - Chris Vancil - 12/13/2005 8:37:54 AM
        
        1989 Gallup poll - E.P., the heretic - 12/13/2005 4:40:41 AM
        
        re: 2005 Gallup poll - Chris Vancil - 12/13/2005 9:43:49 AM
        
        51% - but with ISS as ISS - E.P., the heretic - 12/13/2005 1:52:04 PM
        
        "the human missions of NASA need to be of public interest or risk loosing public support." - E.P., the heretic - 12/12/2005 1:12:39 AM
- neither one has a clue - E.P., the heretic - 12/10/2005 3:51:07 PM
  - re: You claim they don't have a clue... - Chris Vancil - 12/10/2005 7:31:30 PM
    - they're not the only ones (n/t) - E.P., the heretic - 12/11/2005 6:07:33 PM
      - re: Thanks Ed, admitting your clueless is the first step to acquiring knowledge. Here wishing you gaining some knowledge about the subject real soon. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/12/2005 1:51:48 AM
  - DOD charged with impact hazard response - phil - 12/10/2005 3:54:47 PM
    - The Brown Ammendment will go through - E.P., the heretic - 12/10/2005 4:09:01 PM
      - and its language will include comets - E.P., the heretic - 12/10/2005 4:19:39 PM
- re: Shuttle shutdown savings?: Griffin or Zubrin - Sawyer - 12/10/2005 2:14:11 PM
  - Are they worth it? - Nemo - 12/10/2005 11:05:49 PM
  - The NASA Jobs Program - phil - 12/10/2005 3:53:27 PM
    - re: The NASA Jobs Program - Tom Brosz - 12/12/2005 6:23:18 AM
      - re: The NASA Jobs Program - Scott Evil - 12/13/2005 6:09:01 AM
    - re: And if it were not a jobs program? - Raoul - 12/10/2005 7:43:39 PM
      - re: And if it were not a jobs program? - Nemo - 12/10/2005 10:46:10 PM
        
        re: 3,000 km/h ? - Raoul - 12/10/2005 11:47:26 PM
        
        re: 3,000 km/h ? - Nemo - 12/12/2005 5:40:49 PM
- re: Shuttle shutdown savings?: Griffin or Zubrin - Raoul - 12/10/2005 11:48:43 AM
  - Putting foreign nations in the critical path - Buck Galaxy - 12/11/2005 8:02:46 AM
  - re: Shuttle shutdown savings?: Griffin or Zubrin - Nemo - 12/10/2005 10:50:46 PM

How many of you can claim this experience? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/15/2005 12:17:22 AM
- More than once - phil - 12/16/2005 7:31:15 PM
- I can, twice - Fox - 12/16/2005 2:29:50 AM
- Nice catch Jacob - SteveS - 12/15/2005 8:17:16 PM
  - re: Mercury and Jupiter and the Sun and the Moon on february 26 1998 from Guadeloupe: 3 minutes long!!! - Raoul - 12/15/2005 10:25:03 PM
    - re: february 26 1998 - Fox - 12/16/2005 2:56:26 AM
      - re: Thank you , Fox! :-)) (n/t) - Raoul - 12/16/2005 4:47:24 PM
- Who confirmed it? (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 12:20:06 AM
  - re: Who confirmed it? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/15/2005 12:25:39 AM
    - So who cares? Why share it? (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 3:23:17 AM
      - Hey, SDF.... - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:17:58 AM
        
        He does seem rather cranky.... - ModBob - 12/15/2005 7:19:57 AM
        
        maybe something to do with this? - Daniel - 12/15/2005 4:21:01 PM
        
        if i were shaking my fist at academia, i'd go out after it rained, and find a specimen to get angry at - SDF - 12/16/2005 7:05:06 AM
        
        I'd forgotten that. I added a post to that thread. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:48:49 PM
      - Because spotting Mercury is kind of cool, that's why. - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:13:47 AM
        
        re: Exactly. Very cool. - BRFelix - 12/15/2005 9:56:52 PM
        
        Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - LJK - 12/15/2005 2:12:00 PM
        
        re: Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - Raoul - 12/15/2005 6:28:04 PM
        
        re: Reminds me of the Mercury Sighting of 1977... - SteveS - 12/15/2005 8:20:11 PM
        
        At the other end of the Sol system... - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:30:50 PM

Clear view of Ultrea "cave" a day or two away - Buck Galaxy - 12/16/2005 9:29:25 AM
- Why a cave? - LJK - 12/16/2005 2:45:57 PM
  - re: Why a cave? - azstrummer - 12/16/2005 3:10:15 PM
    - re: Why a cave? - LJK - 12/16/2005 3:26:13 PM

To view the Earth from a distance of 4,000 km - Raoul - 12/15/2005 7:36:34 PM
- 4,000 km altitude is near the center of the inner van Allen belt - Larry J - 12/15/2005 8:09:51 PM
  - re: GTO - Raoul - 12/15/2005 8:33:48 PM
    - re: GTO - Larry J - 12/15/2005 9:39:32 PM
      - re: Higher orbit or big 8 - Raoul - 12/15/2005 10:10:38 PM
        
        To the Moon, Alice! - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:24:55 AM
        
        re: To the Moon, Alice! - Larry J - 12/16/2005 1:22:28 PM
        
        re: To the Moon - Raoul - 12/16/2005 6:33:41 AM

The future and the past - Raoul - 12/15/2005 9:06:54 PM
- re: The future and the past - Larry J - 12/15/2005 9:44:07 PM
  - re: The future and the past - LJK - 12/16/2005 5:22:33 AM
  - Agreed 100% - E.P., the heretic - 12/16/2005 12:08:11 AM

At least the Chinese have their act together - E.P., the heretic - 12/15/2005 12:27:34 AM
- Yes, but... - LJK - 12/15/2005 2:08:36 PM
  - They're working on it - E.P., the heretic - 12/15/2005 3:22:18 PM
    - Approval - Doug Ellison - 12/15/2005 4:28:57 PM
      - Awareness - E.P., the heretic - 12/15/2005 5:55:50 PM
        
        FAO Mods - Doug Ellison - 12/15/2005 7:28:55 PM
        
        re: FAO Mods - E.P., the heretic - 12/16/2005 12:03:16 AM

A Solution to the Fermi Paradox: The Solar System, part of a Galactic Hypercivilization? - LJK - 12/12/2005 4:18:00 PM
- I think it's all crap (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 2:53:11 AM
  - raise fist to the sky, extend middle finger - SDF - 12/15/2005 3:37:11 AM
    - re: raise fist to the sky, extend middle finger - LJK - 12/15/2005 2:03:14 PM
- Cats, the bridge to alternate universes? - phil - 12/12/2005 8:41:08 PM
  - But would we really know if we were in a Kardashev Type 3 Civilization? - LJK - 12/14/2005 2:05:29 AM
    - re: But would we really know if we were in a Kardashev Type 3 Civilization? - phil - 12/14/2005 3:06:02 PM
      - re: But would we really know if we were in a Kardashev Type 3 Civilization? - LJK - 12/14/2005 6:04:14 PM
        
        re: But would we really know if we were in a Kardashev Type 3 Civilization? - phil - 12/14/2005 8:05:11 PM
        
        To Boldy Go Where... - LJK - 12/14/2005 8:50:19 PM
  - re: Cats, the bridge to alternate universes? - Arthur Smith - 12/13/2005 5:53:59 AM
  - Shucks...I read that too. - Scott Evil - 12/13/2005 5:35:13 AM
    - I cant catch them all (n/t) - ModBob - 12/13/2005 8:07:46 AM
  - I met a lady... - Adam - 12/13/2005 5:00:01 AM
    - re: I met a lady... - LJK - 12/15/2005 2:16:55 PM
    - Let me guess...she posts in other HZ forums? (n/t) - phil - 12/13/2005 7:38:37 PM
      - No... it wasn't Lindy - Adam - 12/14/2005 10:39:06 AM
- Alien Monday on the National Geographic Channel - December 12 - LJK - 12/12/2005 7:53:50 PM
  - Highly Recommended - phil - 12/12/2005 8:42:44 PM
    - Computer Security Expert Rejects Hacker Hypothesis - LJK - 12/15/2005 8:21:43 PM

Oppy armed and dangerous again - Laurie Street - 12/15/2005 6:09:20 PM
- With some proviso.... - Doug Ellison - 12/15/2005 7:32:26 PM

Rocket chair - Raoul - 12/14/2005 8:30:24 PM
- re: Rocket chair - Larry J - 12/14/2005 10:07:12 PM
  - re: Rocket chair - LJK - 12/15/2005 3:31:19 PM
    - re: Rocket chair - Raoul - 12/15/2005 5:13:30 PM

SATELLITE DISH 100' diameter and EQUIP for SALE! - Chris Vancil - 12/13/2005 11:10:36 PM
- But can it get HBO? - carl - 12/15/2005 5:08:04 PM
- I know of another one - Larry J - 12/13/2005 11:39:34 PM
  - re: I know of another one - Chris Vancil - 12/14/2005 10:46:13 AM
    - re: I know of another one - Larry J - 12/14/2005 2:05:08 PM
      - re: I know of another one - LJK - 12/14/2005 5:31:53 PM
        
        re: I know of another one - Chris Vancil - 12/14/2005 9:53:43 PM
      - re: I know of another one - Chris Vancil - 12/14/2005 3:21:44 PM
        
        I'm not certain of the size - Larry J - 12/14/2005 6:51:49 PM

The Transition between Star Clusters and Dwarf Galaxies - LJK - 12/15/2005 4:20:35 PM

Interesting new Ion engine design - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 4:51:12 PM
- I wonder how much more effecient this engine is, exactly? - alcaray - 12/14/2005 6:22:52 PM
  - It sounds like the fuel efficiency (Isp) is roughly the same... - Larry J - 12/14/2005 7:10:06 PM
  - I would think so... - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 7:05:27 PM
    - I wonder how it compares to VASIMR - Larry J - 12/14/2005 7:12:04 PM
      - re: I wonder how it compares to VASIMR - phil - 12/14/2005 8:09:29 PM
        
        I can't find much recent information about VASIMR - Larry J - 12/14/2005 8:30:41 PM
        
        You didn't look in the right places. - et - 12/14/2005 9:10:16 PM
        
        Are there any potential "on the ground" uses for the technolog? - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 9:50:19 PM
        
        Coffee warmer? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/14/2005 11:40:23 PM
        
        If they could, I think my dentist office would be glad to buy a VASMR drill - Scott Evil - 12/15/2005 2:41:57 PM
        
        re: Are there any potential "on the ground" uses for the technolog? - et - 12/14/2005 11:03:24 PM
        
        it would be nice to see the technology develop without being 100% dependant of the Space program. - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 11:15:37 PM
        
        re: it would be nice to see the technology develop without being 100% dependant of the Space program. - et - 12/15/2005 3:04:52 AM

China to Start Manned Lunar Program? - Chris Vancil - 12/14/2005 11:42:52 PM
- Yes, Chris. Exactly as I've told you for months now. - E.P., the heretic - 12/15/2005 12:31:43 AM
  - re: Usually folks who double post someone else say they are sorry. But not you! - Chris Vancil - 12/15/2005 12:53:54 AM
    - Well, if I had of double posted I would have apologized - E.P., the heretic - 12/15/2005 2:13:43 AM
      - re: Hey I accept your apology and... - Chris Vancil - 12/15/2005 6:02:17 AM
        
        **Thin ice warning** - ModBob - 12/15/2005 7:23:30 AM
      - We all double post a story now and then. It isn't a crime. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2005 5:14:59 AM

Laboratory tests on dark energy - LJK - 12/14/2005 12:41:40 PM
- grade of "D-minus" (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 3:21:06 AM

Using the Venus Transit of 2004 to Test Kepler for Finding Exoworlds - LJK - 12/12/2005 4:04:49 PM
- Extrasolar Planets with AMBER/VLTI, What can we expect from current performances? - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:22:02 PM
  - The Multiple System HD 27638 - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:25:50 PM
    - Dead Zones and Extrasolar Planetary Properties - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:32:44 PM
      - Survey for Transiting Extrasolar Planets in Stellar Systems: III. A Limit on the Fraction of Stars with Planets in the Open Cluster NGC 1245 - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:36:40 PM
        
        Abundances of refractory elements in the atmospheres of stars with extrasolar planets - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:43:23 PM
        
        Abundance ratios of volatile vs. refractory elements in planet-harbouring stars: hints of pollution? - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:45:18 PM
        
        Spectroscopic companions of very young brown dwarfs - LJK - 12/14/2005 7:40:09 PM
        
        How Dry is the Brown Dwarf Desert?: Quantifying the Relative Number of Planets, Brown Dwarfs and Stellar Companions around Nearby Sun-like Stars - LJK - 12/14/2005 7:52:12 PM
        
        give 'em a C+ (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 3:18:11 AM
        
        Early Evolution of Stellar Groups and Clusters: Environmental Effects on Forming Planetary Systems - LJK - 12/14/2005 7:42:01 PM

IceHEP High Energy Physics at the South Pole - LJK - 12/12/2005 5:30:30 PM
- Constraints on Cosmic Neutrino Fluxes from the ANITA Experiment - LJK - 12/14/2005 4:54:28 AM
  - re: I'd give them a "C", they've earned it (n/t) - SDF - 12/15/2005 2:06:23 AM

Hayabusa misses train for Earth return this pass, will get next one - JimO - 12/14/2005 3:36:56 AM
- JAXA Hayabusa Status Report - December 14, 2005 - LJK - 12/14/2005 12:32:00 PM
  - Planetoid Probe Yields Insight For Planetary Defense - LJK - 12/14/2005 8:45:52 PM
    - Yep!,,,, I think Jim Oberg is being unduly optimistic. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/15/2005 12:20:07 AM

Messenger adjusts orbit for Venus flyby - Buck Galaxy - 12/13/2005 8:22:35 AM
- Long time to Mercury, yes. - alcaray - 12/13/2005 4:54:15 PM
  - Which reminds me... - alcaray - 12/13/2005 7:26:15 PM
    - We have imaged the other side of Mercury - LJK - 12/14/2005 6:22:09 PM
      - Rest assured, I haven't forgotten about Mercury. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/14/2005 6:25:04 PM
        
        I was getting worried. :^) - LJK - 12/14/2005 7:13:18 PM

Letter from NASA Administrator Griffin to OMB Director Bolten - Jeff F - 12/14/2005 5:18:22 PM
- Funny how Griffin does not mention the costs for development of the CLV - E.P., the heretic - 12/14/2005 6:37:12 PM
  - re: Funny how Griffin does not mention the costs for development of the CLV - Jeff F - 12/14/2005 6:49:14 PM

Highlights from the 2005 MAKS Russian airshow - Larry J - 12/14/2005 1:24:20 PM
- re: Very intersting; thanks, Larry! (n/t) - Raoul - 12/14/2005 4:30:20 PM
  - European high altitude research work - very interesting indeed. a second thanks again. (n/t) - E.P., the heretic - 12/14/2005 6:40:12 PM

Heh. Oh no. OMG! LOLOL! " Reality TV "Astronauts" Lift Off" - et - 12/13/2005 7:50:18 PM
- re: Heh. Oh no. OMG! LOLOL! " Reality TV "Astronauts" Lift Off" - Doug Ellison - 12/14/2005 2:17:47 PM
  - BBC Americer - phil - 12/14/2005 3:00:04 PM
    - re: BBC Americer - Doug Ellison - 12/14/2005 3:38:26 PM
      - Are they going to stage some sort of life-theatening emergency? - Scott Evil - 12/14/2005 4:26:12 PM
        
        re: Are they going to stage some sort of life-theatening emergency? - Doug Ellison - 12/14/2005 4:32:26 PM
- They should vote them off the ship. - podrock - 12/14/2005 12:18:02 AM
  - See what bad SF flicks have done? - LJK - 12/14/2005 4:19:53 AM

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