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Rescued! - Raoul - 8/7/2005 8:23:39 AM
- Hurray! I was afraid this would be another Kursk. (n/t) - Gary - 8/7/2005 5:38:37 PM
  - re: Hurray! I was afraid this would be another Kursk. - ljk - 8/8/2005 1:01:50 PM
    - re: wake up call - Daniel - 8/8/2005 3:05:07 PM

Mars does have life; we put it there. - Jacob Samorodin - 8/6/2005 7:27:24 PM
- How do they know those microbes are on the MERs? - ljk - 8/8/2005 1:21:10 PM
  - I remember Sqyres saying so in his updates prior to launch - pwokenyaw - 8/8/2005 2:59:17 PM
- However, it is unlikely to survive the change in conditions. - David F Mayer - 8/7/2005 3:31:06 AM
- Old scandal - Gary - 8/6/2005 7:57:39 PM
  - Speaking of the MER heatshields.... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/7/2005 1:16:11 AM
    - MER heatshields and surface biology - Gary - 8/7/2005 4:09:59 PM

Earth's Surface Transformed by Three Massive Asteroid Impacts ... - Chris Vancil - 8/6/2005 8:28:48 PM
- What about the big one that created the Moon? - Gary - 8/6/2005 11:37:53 PM
  - re: That was 4.52 Billion years ago (n/t) - Raoul - 8/7/2005 7:36:29 AM
    - re: That was 4.52 Billion years ago - gbaikie - 8/7/2005 11:14:42 PM
  - That resulted in complete melting or vaporization of the entire planet. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/7/2005 3:28:19 AM
    - 25% of Disruption energy... - Adam - 8/8/2005 10:23:07 AM

On Lunar Surface Telescopes: Dr. Daniel Lester testimony to Subcommittee on Space... - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2005 8:49:58 AM
- I can only see disadvantages to a moon based observatory - R.L. - 8/7/2005 6:25:58 AM
- Goodbye Uncle Eddie - phil - 8/7/2005 4:04:52 AM
  - The loons always return - Gary - 8/7/2005 9:28:36 PM
- Low Earth Orbit is easier, cheaper, and better. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/7/2005 3:33:33 AM
- Costs vs Risk Reduction Table From NASA's NEO Office - Mark Eby - 8/6/2005 8:27:46 PM
  - Botched Summary Link: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/report.html (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/6/2005 8:30:11 PM
- Great Reference Chris - Mark Eby - 8/6/2005 2:59:28 PM
- And you have the power and authority to prevent lunar telescopes [optical or radio] from coming to pass, Chris? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/5/2005 12:22:13 AM
  - re: Huh? Why would I want it. If it makes sense it will happen. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2005 7:18:26 AM
- So yesterday's news... - ken murphy - 8/4/2005 11:59:58 PM
  - Because It Was A Recent Topic Of Discussion - Mark Eby - 8/6/2005 9:44:46 PM
  - re: But still relevant... - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2005 7:17:01 AM
- Bets anyone? - alcaray - 8/4/2005 3:49:13 PM
  - re:Not the point. - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2005 9:47:43 PM
    - No current logic? - Jascob Samorodin - 8/5/2005 12:20:36 AM
      - re: No current logic? - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2005 7:05:34 AM
  - re: Bets anyone? - Doug Ellison - 8/4/2005 4:03:43 PM
    - So it's a bet? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/4/2005 4:20:09 PM
- re: On Lunar Surface Telescopes: Dr. Daniel Lester testimony to Subcommittee on Space... - Doug Ellison - 8/4/2005 12:39:59 PM
  - re: On Lunar Surface Telescopes: Dr. Daniel Lester testimony to Subcommittee on Space... - E.P. Grondine - 8/4/2005 12:55:54 PM
    - re: On Lunar Surface Telescopes: Dr. Daniel Lester testimony to Subcommittee on Space... - Doug Ellison - 8/4/2005 2:21:41 PM
- re: On Lunar Surface Telescopes: Dr. Daniel Lester testimony to Subcommittee on Space... - E.P. Grondine - 8/4/2005 12:35:23 PM
- Arthur C. Clarke knew that in 1960... - Adam - 8/4/2005 9:48:03 AM

55% See Humans on Mars Within a Generation - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2005 11:16:34 AM
- re: Hey! Ken, this poll above and... - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2005 7:53:28 AM
  - So it is clear Ken Murphy will ignore polling evidence that doesn't fit in his agenda. What a hypocrite! - Chris Vancil - 8/6/2005 8:11:58 PM
    - Hypocrite A Little Strong - Mark Eby - 8/6/2005 8:42:08 PM
      - re: Murphy's explanation why he hasn't replied here... - Chris Vancil - 8/7/2005 1:21:39 AM
        
        That's Weak - Mark Eby - 8/7/2005 1:57:09 AM
        
        re: That's Weak - Chris Vancil - 8/7/2005 2:16:28 AM
        
        re: That's Weak - Mark Eby - 8/7/2005 2:34:30 AM
        
        No... - ken murphy - 8/7/2005 1:58:43 AM
        
        Good Idea - Mark Eby - 8/7/2005 2:14:48 AM
        
        re: A Third Poll that gives Positive number for Mars...Badger Poll #6 and #4 - Chris Vancil - 8/7/2005 8:36:32 PM
      - re: I don't think so... - Chris Vancil - 8/6/2005 9:01:48 PM
- re: 55% See Humans on Mars Within a Generation - E.P. Grondine - 8/4/2005 12:46:53 PM
  - re: 55% See Humans on Mars Within a Generation - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2005 8:58:41 PM

Martian high north latitude hot spots? - Robert Clark - 8/5/2005 4:23:22 AM
- re: Martian high north latitude hot spots? - Robert Clark - 8/6/2005 12:06:41 PM
  - How to do it with NASAVIEW - Nick Hoffman - 8/7/2005 1:02:09 PM
- re: Martian high north latitude hot spots? - Nick Hoffman - 8/5/2005 9:57:38 AM
  - re: Martian high north latitude hot spots? - Robert Clark - 8/5/2005 8:28:02 PM
    - Please please don't tell Richard Hoagland - Greg - 8/7/2005 5:35:29 AM
    - "It would be interesting" - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2005 7:46:51 AM

Flash Galileo - pwokenyaw - 8/6/2005 11:46:01 PM
- messed up the link, trying again - pwokenyaw - 8/6/2005 11:48:22 PM

No methane oceans on Titan? - R.L. - 8/5/2005 6:22:29 AM
- I think(?) a hydrocarbon lake was found (n/t) - Gary - 8/6/2005 8:22:02 PM
  - Hydrocarbon lake(s) CLAIMED in recent Science News article (n/t) - phil, back from Maine - 8/6/2005 8:52:54 PM
    - Welcome back. Of course you're right: claimed not found (n/t) - Gary - 8/6/2005 11:20:29 PM
- No oceans? I don't mind lakes...But too cold to swim in them...I would prefer Hawaiian waters. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/6/2005 4:45:40 PM
- No methane oceans just means lots of cows on Titan. (n/t) - Mac - 8/6/2005 5:43:23 AM
- Other than the paper, it's sorta old news there Lzer Lafon... - et - 8/5/2005 10:21:00 PM
  - Well excUUUUse ME! - R.L. - 8/6/2005 5:23:02 AM
  - That's LAZER Lafon.... (n/t) - et - 8/5/2005 10:23:19 PM
    - :) whats a 'LAZER' (n/t) - R.L. - 8/6/2005 5:17:23 AM

Mars from Saturn - Raoul - 8/6/2005 12:38:56 PM

Galaxies.... - Raoul - 8/4/2005 4:20:33 PM
- That is why it is being phased out -- too good. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/5/2005 10:51:31 PM
- re: Galaxies.... - Vince - 8/5/2005 1:45:57 AM

MARSIS - Raoul - 8/5/2005 4:24:44 PM

I'm just day dreaming. - Delbert - 8/5/2005 12:22:03 AM
- How close are they? - DALeffler - 8/5/2005 3:48:20 AM

NASA says no need for 4th spacewalk - Daniel - 8/4/2005 7:14:44 PM
- re: NASA says no need for 4th spacewalk - ken murphy - 8/5/2005 12:20:09 AM
  - no need to. - Delbert - 8/5/2005 12:27:45 AM
    - Who said anything about need? - ken murphy - 8/5/2005 12:36:07 AM
      - They've had hundreds of hours of EVA over the years; I don't think they need to go out just for practice. (n/t) - Delbert - 8/5/2005 12:39:42 AM

A short note on ATK as the source for the currently promoted Moon architecture - E.P. Grondine - 8/4/2005 1:29:31 PM
- re: ATK website... - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2005 9:32:38 PM
  - re: ATK website... - Doug Ellison - 8/4/2005 10:26:53 PM

A tribute - Raoul - 8/4/2005 6:00:17 PM
- re: A tribute - Raoul - 8/4/2005 6:58:08 PM

Bertrand Piccard's "Solar Impulse" - Larry J - 8/4/2005 6:56:23 PM

58% oppose spending dime one on sending men to Mars now - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 6:58:11 PM
- Try Reading The article - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 7:43:37 PM
  - space polls - Robert - 7/31/2005 8:28:45 PM
    - re: space polls - ken murphy - 8/1/2005 4:26:27 AM
      - Why Did You Leave Out The 99 Data? - Mark Eby - 8/1/2005 12:28:06 PM
        
        I was trying to be nice. - ken murphy - 8/2/2005 12:42:33 AM
        
        Just Try Being Accurate For a Change - ID - 8/2/2005 4:59:11 PM
        
        You haven't shown that I wasn't. - ken murphy - 8/3/2005 12:22:50 AM
        
        Let's Review - Mark Eby - 8/3/2005 12:56:13 PM
        
        I wasn't. - ID - 8/3/2005 1:13:59 AM
        
        re: Another Poll 2003...49% support Manned Mars... - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 4:20:15 PM
        
        re: I was trying to be nice. - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 6:49:48 AM
        
        re: I was trying to be nice. - ken murphy - 8/3/2005 12:43:18 AM
        
        re: I was trying to be nice. - Chris Vancil - 8/3/2005 8:51:08 AM
        
        Okay, Mark - let's shut down the Moon landings - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 1:53:04 PM
        
        re: Okay, Mark - let's shut down the Moon landings - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 2:39:56 PM
        
        We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 2:49:16 PM
        
        re: We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 2:57:46 PM
        
        re: We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 6:11:40 PM
        
        re: We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 6:43:30 PM
        
        re: We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2005 12:34:12 AM
        
        re: We can do all of this far cheaper with unmanned probes - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 12:02:21 PM
    - 40 percent is pretty impressive at this point - John Q Public - 8/1/2005 3:46:28 AM
    - dealing with the impact hazard is left off of every poll - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 11:40:39 PM
    - re: space polls - gbaikie - 7/31/2005 11:24:28 PM
    - It Might Be Worthless, But Fun - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 10:54:19 PM
      - ask FrankC for an online poll............. (n/t) - Tony - 8/4/2005 3:28:03 PM
    - Mark is right: Space polls are worthless - Gary - 7/31/2005 10:47:37 PM
      - topline worthless, but trend/comparative data useful - dtb - 8/1/2005 12:39:53 AM
      - Don't like the answers, eh? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 11:41:46 PM
- Sounds like dime one will be spent one way or another. - RobVG - 7/31/2005 7:13:27 PM
  - Yes - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 7:25:41 PM
    - re: Yes - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 10:05:10 AM
      - re: Yes - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 1:44:15 PM
        
        re: Yes - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 2:41:33 PM
        
        re: Yes - E.P Grondine - 8/4/2005 12:40:37 PM

Around the Moon in 7 days - Raoul - 8/2/2005 4:20:57 PM
- links from "Return to the Moon' Conference - phil - 8/2/2005 6:37:26 PM
- what about re-intry from Lunar trajectory. - Delbert - 8/2/2005 6:02:25 PM
  - It's significantly hotter. - Gary - 8/3/2005 4:04:12 AM
  - re: Zond - Raoul - 8/2/2005 6:32:28 PM
    - re: Zond - ljk - 8/2/2005 6:45:45 PM
      - Cool! - Gary - 8/3/2005 3:50:19 AM
        
        Wanna see the tortoises? - ljk - 8/3/2005 3:44:55 PM
        
        Bad link (n/t) - Gary - 8/4/2005 6:24:27 AM
        
        That's one small pseudopod for me... - ljk - 8/3/2005 1:00:12 PM
      - Two tortoises who made history; "snapping" at the Apollo 8 crew's achievement. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/2/2005 11:33:30 PM
      - re: Soyuz - Raoul - 8/2/2005 7:09:10 PM
- About the waste disposal unit onboard the Soyuz... - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:33:45 PM
  - re: Smelling in space - Raoul - 8/2/2005 6:42:07 PM
    - Not only that - Robert - 8/2/2005 8:42:34 PM
      - re: Not only that - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 9:11:53 PM
        
        Would you want anything but bland food knowing you would have to live with it the rest of the trip? - Scott Evil - 8/2/2005 9:23:42 PM
        
        Yep, CH4 + O2 is at least as dangerous as pure O2 - Robert - 8/2/2005 9:38:20 PM
        
        Please, stop the French bashing (n/t) - p the convert - 8/2/2005 9:59:43 PM
        
        re: Would you want anything but bland food knowing you would have to live with it the rest of the trip? - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 9:30:10 PM
        
        re: Dang here... - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 9:38:04 PM
    - re: Smelling in space - phil - 8/2/2005 6:55:16 PM
      - re: Smelling in space - Chris Vancil - 8/2/2005 9:24:11 PM
      - Thanks for putting in your two scents - R.L. - 8/2/2005 7:30:55 PM

some questions about gaps and gap fillers - Daniel - 8/3/2005 5:18:36 PM
- re: some questions about gaps and gap fillers - Vince - 8/4/2005 2:58:45 AM
  - thanks - Daniel - 8/4/2005 5:57:31 AM
- PS turbulence and laminar flow - Daniel - 8/3/2005 5:30:13 PM

Eileen's window - Raoul - 8/3/2005 5:39:44 PM
- re: Eileen's window - Raoul - 8/3/2005 6:06:31 PM
  - Whoa... - Robert - 8/3/2005 6:13:25 PM
    - re: Good question - Raoul - 8/3/2005 7:29:06 PM
    - Very cool image of the Soyuz "in front" of the Space Shuttle - ljk - 8/3/2005 7:06:44 PM
      - Times have changed. - REB - 8/3/2005 9:37:24 PM
        
        re: APOLLO-SOYUZ Test Project this year was the 35 Anniversary! - Chris Vancil - 8/3/2005 9:56:54 PM
        
        re: ASTP - Fox - 8/3/2005 10:15:18 PM
        
        re: NASM - Raoul - 8/4/2005 5:37:16 AM
      - re: ISS and Discovery crossing the Sun before linkup! - Raoul - 8/3/2005 7:34:47 PM
      - re: Very cool image of the Soyuz "in front" of the Space Shuttle - Raoul - 8/3/2005 7:26:40 PM

Discovery - One small fix... - Vince - 8/3/2005 4:42:36 AM
- Been a while Vince - R.L. - 8/3/2005 8:07:39 AM
  - re: Been a while Vince - Vince - 8/4/2005 3:04:02 AM

Water ice in crater at Martian north pole. - Robert Clark - 7/29/2005 3:04:16 AM
- re: Water ice in crater at Martian north pole. - Robert Clark - 8/3/2005 10:26:57 PM

Rings illusion - Raoul - 8/2/2005 8:36:16 PM
- re: Another Treat from the Cassini Imaging Team! - Vince - 8/3/2005 3:31:38 AM
- OK - R.L. - 8/2/2005 8:54:07 PM
  - Cassini UVIS Observations of the Io Plasma Torus - ljk - 8/3/2005 3:21:43 PM

Spitzer Finds Life Components in Young Universe - ljk - 7/28/2005 9:50:03 PM
- Spitzer Detection of PAH and Silicate Dust Features in the Mid-Infrared Spectra of z~2 Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies - ljk - 8/3/2005 3:19:48 PM

Probable delay in next shuttle launch - Delbert - 7/27/2005 10:57:00 PM
- Strike One... - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2005 12:57:22 AM
  - NASA maybe screwed - Gary - 7/28/2005 3:55:36 AM
  - THIS will be the Shuttle's last hurray! - Buck Galaxy - 7/28/2005 3:47:41 AM
    - Be careful what you wish for - Gary - 7/28/2005 3:58:02 AM
      - Those guys have already lost the battle - Buck Galaxy - 7/28/2005 4:10:29 AM
        
        This stuff is hard to do - Gary - 7/28/2005 5:40:12 AM
        
        Plus, people forget how long it took to develop Apollo - Larry J - 7/28/2005 1:32:10 PM
        
        Waste Anything but Time - ljk - 8/3/2005 3:16:38 PM
        
        There was about a 5 year percolation period before Kennedy's speech - Gary - 7/28/2005 4:25:07 PM
        
        Ditto on launchers - dtb - 7/28/2005 9:18:37 PM
        
        re: There was about a 5 year percolation period before Kennedy's speech - ljk - 7/28/2005 6:51:56 PM
        
        Computing power and engineering success - Robert - 7/29/2005 3:02:34 AM
        
        Rutan's method - Larry J - 7/29/2005 3:41:45 PM
        
        And Why Couldn't That Be Used To Test Artificial Gravity Concepts? - Mark Eby - 7/30/2005 2:47:45 AM
        
        Testing in Earth orbit is a good idea - Larry J - 7/31/2005 8:22:33 PM
        
        Interesting - Robert - 7/29/2005 4:30:00 PM
        
        What happened at Lockheed's Skunk Works after Kelly Johnson retired? - Larry J - 7/29/2005 7:08:39 PM
        
        re: What happened at Lockheed's Skunk Works after Kelly Johnson retired? - Robert - 7/29/2005 9:32:18 PM
        
        Hypersonic aerodynamics can fool an intuitive engineer - Gary - 7/29/2005 4:07:17 PM
- No shuttle flights until foam loss is understood - SteveS - 7/27/2005 11:45:17 PM
  - So do away with the foam. - Lee - 7/28/2005 5:36:31 AM
    - re: So do away with the foam. - drzarkov - 8/2/2005 9:31:36 PM
    - There maybe a way to contain that foam. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/30/2005 8:18:37 PM
      - re: There maybe ways to contain that foam. - Chris Vancil - 7/31/2005 8:34:25 AM
    - Why don't they put the foam on the inside? (n/t) - SDF - 7/30/2005 1:10:41 PM
      - re: Why don't they put the foam on the inside? - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 9:33:16 PM
    - Not at $10,000/kg - Gary - 7/28/2005 5:48:06 AM
      - Maybe they need to go back to the original foam - Larry J - 7/28/2005 1:43:06 PM
        
        "Green kills." - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 7:07:26 AM
        
        Yes - E.P. Grondine - 7/29/2005 3:06:10 AM
        
        Good idea. - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2005 5:53:10 PM
        
        re: Maybe they need to go back to the original foam - Delbert - 7/28/2005 2:11:32 PM
      - re: Not at $10,000/kg - Chris Vancil - 7/28/2005 7:27:39 AM
        
        re: Not at $10,000/kg - Doug Ellison - 7/28/2005 8:39:47 AM
        
        re: Not at $10,000/kg - Chris Vancil - 7/28/2005 9:51:59 AM
      - No foam on Energia - Lee - 7/28/2005 5:54:02 AM
        
        Energia used kerosene/LOX instead of H2/LOX - Larry J - 7/28/2005 1:34:26 PM
        
        No: Energia used H2/LOX for the Core - robert_d - 7/28/2005 4:54:23 PM
        
        You're right - Larry J - 7/28/2005 6:15:57 PM
- re: Probable delay in next shuttle launch - Larry J - 7/27/2005 11:43:38 PM

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