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Papers on Exoplanetary Transits and Does 51 Ophiuchi have planets? - ljk - 8/3/2005 3:09:40 PM

Titan Cryobiology Web Site - ljk - 8/2/2005 3:10:15 PM
- Processing stripes... - Adam - 8/3/2005 11:33:23 AM

MESSENGER Completes Successful Earth Flyby - ljk - 8/2/2005 10:02:41 PM
- B&W image of the Home Planet - LJK - 8/3/2005 1:18:03 AM

Space Ship One Goes to the Smithsonian - phil - 8/2/2005 1:50:58 AM
- Burt did something really classy at Oshkosh - Larry J - 8/2/2005 2:52:19 AM
  - Touch the Future literally - ljk - 8/2/2005 3:03:03 PM
    - re: Touch the Future literally - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 3:55:33 PM
      - Tier I, Tier II, Tier III - Larry J - 8/2/2005 5:11:31 PM
        
        re: Tier I, Tier II, Tier III - phil - 8/2/2005 10:01:56 PM
        
        re: Tier I, Tier II, Tier III - ljk - 8/2/2005 5:38:56 PM
        
        re: Tier I, Tier II, Tier III - Larry J - 8/2/2005 7:24:06 PM

NASA is sending astronauts out to remove the gap fillers. - Delbert - 8/1/2005 10:55:05 PM
- What's going on with these gap fillers - Gary - 8/2/2005 4:20:51 AM
  - Weren't these gap fillers one of the original theories of how hot air entered the interior of Columbia's underside? (n/t) - SDF - 8/2/2005 11:06:54 AM
- why gap fillers - Delbert - 8/1/2005 11:09:11 PM
  - answered - Delbert - 8/1/2005 11:12:53 PM
    - re:A first - Raoul - 8/2/2005 5:39:09 AM
      - re: re:A first - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 11:33:05 AM
        
        re: re:A first - Raoul - 8/2/2005 4:24:38 PM
        
        re: re:A first - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 7:58:18 PM
        
        How are we going to get to Mars... - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:42:48 PM
        
        The entire shuttle program is on life support. - Scott Evil - 8/2/2005 9:09:13 PM
        
        The Columbia accident made us realize that we had been playing Russian roulette with the shuttle crews," Hale said. - Raoul - 8/2/2005 7:23:09 PM
        
        It *does* seem like something of a paradox - McFly - 8/2/2005 6:28:31 PM
        
        The problem is there will be shuttle hanger's on just like there were Saturn 5 hangers on... - Scott Evil - 8/2/2005 9:17:22 PM

Jerry Pournelle rants on the space program - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 2:13:37 AM
- re: Jerry Pournelle rants on the space program - Uncle Mike - 8/2/2005 6:14:07 PM
  - re: Jerry Pournelle rants on the space program - PETB - 8/2/2005 6:32:47 PM
- Ah yes, the ORIGINAL brant. (That's weB RANT....) - et - 7/31/2005 7:00:02 AM

More on UB313 - Adam - 8/1/2005 10:09:54 PM
- Gossip is still the Number 1 news source - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:49:21 PM

Isotopic abundances of carbon and nitrogen in Jupiter-family and Oort Cloud comets - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:17:05 PM

The Latest Papers on the Ever-Popular Black Holes - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:12:56 PM

Discovery of a Magnetic White Dwarf/Probable Brown Dwarf Short-Period Binary - ljk - 8/2/2005 4:01:23 PM

Probably not, but... - Larry J - 8/1/2005 1:40:56 PM
- re: Probably not, but... - gbaikie - 8/2/2005 5:41:15 AM
- Ok, then what type of payload absolutely requires astronauts to ride along? (n/t) - SDF - 8/1/2005 2:09:01 PM
  - re: Look what is done elsewhere - Raoul - 8/1/2005 6:01:39 PM
    - Some Progress M vehicles carried a return canister (image included) - Larry J - 8/2/2005 3:05:51 AM
      - The VBK has a funny shape - Gary - 8/2/2005 4:29:37 AM
        
        The Russians were masters at reusing stuff - Larry J - 8/2/2005 1:25:07 PM
- How did that happen? - Larry J - 8/1/2005 1:42:34 PM

Take a look at this rock on top of Husband Hill! - Jacob Samorodin - 8/1/2005 5:30:58 PM
- ***Grondine Hijack Attempt Deleted*** (n/t) - ModBob - 8/2/2005 5:02:25 AM
  - re: ***Second Grondine Hijack Attempt Deleted*** - ModBob - 8/2/2005 7:28:15 AM
    - Thank you, ModBob - Sam F. - 8/2/2005 11:56:59 AM
- re: this one out there? - Raoul - 8/1/2005 8:52:10 PM
  - Yep, that's it! And on second thought, it looks more like a cheeseburger than a peanut butter sandwich. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/2/2005 1:34:24 AM
- NASA should be required to buy its rover services from the private sector - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 5:43:23 PM
  - Hijacking threads - ModBob - 8/1/2005 8:50:10 PM
    - Not so much a pitiful cry for attention, as simply fed up with the delusions - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 11:45:32 PM
      - re: Not so much a pitiful cry for attention, as simply fed up with the delusions - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 11:31:26 AM
      - Nope - ModBob - 8/2/2005 5:05:36 AM

How many Australians, Argentinians, and Chileans has ATK killed this year? - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 5:56:33 PM
- A question - Lee - 8/2/2005 5:49:16 AM
  - re: A question - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2005 6:31:52 AM
- How much interest in participating in this board have you killed, Ed? - Fox - 8/2/2005 1:28:47 AM
  - I think that the Mars Society provides exactly what you are looking for - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2005 5:38:35 AM
    - re: I think that the Mars Society provides exactly what you are looking for - Doug Ellison - 8/2/2005 11:48:18 AM
  - Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo - tony - 8/2/2005 4:32:55 AM
  - Are we being entertained? - Gary - 8/2/2005 3:55:43 AM
    - Let's find out - Please ban me (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 8/2/2005 7:35:08 AM
    - An 'official' statement is forthcoming - R.L. - 8/2/2005 3:58:13 AM

***Grondine discussion moved to community*** (n/t) - ModBob - 8/2/2005 7:23:28 AM

The "F" word. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 9:27:14 PM
- If the foam wants to come off, maybe they should help it along - SDF - 8/1/2005 7:46:47 AM
  - And a powerful laser on the top to vaporize any birds that fly in front of it - SDF - 8/1/2005 7:52:30 AM
    - That is a cheep shot (n/t) - R.L. - 8/2/2005 5:08:15 AM
- Probably a stupid question... - R.L. - 7/31/2005 11:44:22 PM
  - Not really - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 11:53:39 PM
    - Do you need the foam after ignition? - R.L. - 8/1/2005 12:14:20 AM
      - the reason I ask... - R.L. - 8/1/2005 12:18:14 AM
- Some important new info... - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 2:40:42 AM
  - Thanks Tom - maybe people will FINALLY shut up about this (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 7/31/2005 8:05:32 PM
  - re: Some important new misinfo... - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:37:30 PM
    - re: Some important new misinfo... - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 8:11:36 PM
  - Well then, maybe they should scrap the shuttle now, they tried to fix it and couldn't - SDF - 7/31/2005 9:50:00 AM
- The "F" word... to music - Adam - 7/31/2005 2:00:19 AM
- More like the "G" word. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/31/2005 1:18:12 AM
- re: The "F" word. - Nathan Koren - 7/30/2005 10:27:33 PM
  - That doesn't make sense - Larry J - 7/30/2005 10:45:14 PM
    - re: That doesn't make sense - Nathan Koren - 7/31/2005 7:59:18 AM
    - In Case of Fire, DO Take the Elevator - LJK - 7/30/2005 11:49:40 PM
      - fantasy - phil - 7/31/2005 1:00:58 AM
        
        Time to recant, Phil - read Tom's correction above (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 7/31/2005 8:06:41 PM
        
        Do you think Phil's beliefs are based on FACTS? (n/t) - R.L. - 7/31/2005 11:33:40 PM
        
        F'ing freezing cold fuel tanks... - Adam - 7/31/2005 2:04:36 AM
        
        re: freezing cold fuel tanks... - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 2:12:23 AM
        
        And incredibly dangerous - Gary - 7/31/2005 5:00:03 PM
        
        Missiles - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 11:50:34 PM
        
        The Atlas and Titan I ICBMs were only operational for a few years - Larry J - 8/1/2005 1:55:50 PM

Ice lake found on Mars - phil - 7/29/2005 7:05:13 PM
- Ice lake, eh? The Boston Bruins may have another place available to play hockey. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/30/2005 7:45:05 PM
- How much oil is in the Antartic? - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2005 4:50:46 PM
  - re: How much oil is in the Antartic? - phil - 7/31/2005 12:57:50 AM
    - Irrelevant: we should not spend dime one on manned Mars flight now - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:19:09 PM
- I've noticed that... - Donald - 7/30/2005 3:03:18 PM
  - Yes, this is the 1st specific spot of surface accessable ice on Mars (n/t) - phil - 7/31/2005 6:12:19 PM
- Ice on Mars! Bears in the Woods! - dtb - 7/30/2005 2:37:51 AM
- re: Now that it's made the Beeb - BRFelix - 7/29/2005 10:39:27 PM
  - re: Now that it's made the Beeb - aldo12xu - 7/30/2005 5:55:12 AM
    - re: Goddard Space Flight Center must be - BRFelix - 7/30/2005 12:20:24 PM
- Gets better and better (n/t) - Eri - 7/29/2005 10:30:54 PM
- How can ice persist on in outer space dust clouds? - David F Mayer - 7/29/2005 8:14:33 PM
  - "This time for sure, Rocky!" -- Bullwinkle J Moose; "We'll see about that." Rocket Squirrel - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:50:51 AM
  - Easier to read? (if it works) - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:37:28 AM
    - It didn't work. Something is weird on this BB since it - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:38:08 AM
  - But aren't the temperatures on Mars higher than 100 Kelvin? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2005 4:48:15 PM
    - Yes, but the applied pressure is far higher than in outer space. - David F Mayer - 7/31/2005 3:30:47 AM
  - white on white! ??? - Nick Hoffman - 7/30/2005 3:40:59 AM
    - I would remain extremely sceptical - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2005 4:56:39 PM
      - Enhanced photo - aldo12xu - 8/1/2005 10:38:04 PM
  - Highlight table to read. (my blunder) (n/t) - DFM - 7/29/2005 8:16:08 PM
    - HZ's first use of Ain't It Cool News "Inviso-Text!" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2005 5:57:47 AM

MESSENGER to flyby Earth on August 2 - ljk - 8/1/2005 9:12:18 PM

Plans for the Moon and Mars - Raoul - 7/31/2005 2:30:40 PM
- Finally got an answer to cost and safety questions about the new space architecture - Buck Galaxy - 8/1/2005 4:57:18 AM
  - Great solution, but what is the problem? - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 1:58:03 PM
- Finally getting their sequence of events straighted out. - TiM - 7/31/2005 3:06:43 PM
  - Their priorities are as confused as ever - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 7:08:56 PM
- The ATK architecture is worthless - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:56:52 PM
  - Nice Proof It's Not About CAPS - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 4:17:35 PM
    - What is this CAPS you're talking about, Mark? - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 6:59:56 PM
      - No Wonder You Can't Explain CAPS To Doug (n/t) - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 7:45:27 PM
        
        Evading the question, eh, Mark? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 11:43:28 PM
        
        No, Everyone Else Has An IQ High Enough To Know The Answer (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/1/2005 12:29:43 PM
        
        "They" haven't shown it before - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 2:00:03 PM
        
        re: "They" haven't shown it before - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 2:37:32 PM
        
        re: Actually it's more like justify it's possible costs to Doug (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 7/31/2005 8:19:15 PM
        
        re: Actually it's more like justify it's possible costs to Doug - Doug Ellison - 7/31/2005 10:07:27 PM
        
        Well there is even less justification for spending dime one on sending men to Mars now (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 12:00:08 AM
        
        re: Well there is even less justification for spending dime one on sending men to Mars now - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 7:16:20 AM
        
        Why should we be spending dime one on sending men to Mars now - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 2:04:50 PM
        
        re: Why should we be spending dime one on sending men to Mars now - Chris Vancil - 8/1/2005 7:36:17 PM
        
        re: Why should we be spending dime one on sending men to Mars now - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 2:35:25 PM
- we should not be spending dime one on manned Mars flight now - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:47:47 PM

"Comet Collision" - Documentary on Deep Impact Mission Sunday - Mark Eby - 7/30/2005 8:31:28 PM
- Best defense against comet and asteroid collisions... - Gary - 7/30/2005 8:52:38 PM
  - The catch in that statement... - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2005 1:58:49 AM
    - As In Catch 22 or The Chicken & The Egg - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 2:45:54 AM
      - Ditto that - Gary - 7/31/2005 3:50:49 AM
        
        re: Ditto that - dtb - 7/31/2005 9:53:27 PM
        
        A Slight Misunderstanding - Mark Eby - 7/31/2005 11:18:46 PM
        
        re: A Slight Misunderstanding - dtb - 7/31/2005 11:50:27 PM
        
        re: A Slight Misunderstanding - Mark Eby - 8/1/2005 12:40:46 PM
        
        Social impacts - dtb - 7/31/2005 9:59:13 PM
        
        We should not spend dime one on sending men to Mars now. - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:03:36 PM
        
        re: We should not spend dime one on sending men to Mars now. - Chris Vancil - 7/31/2005 8:07:41 PM
        
        Actually, Chris - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 11:53:35 PM
        
        re: Actually, Chris - Doug Ellison - 8/1/2005 3:43:12 PM
  - What absolute nonsense (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 12:09:03 AM
  - Different Rationale - Mark Eby - 7/30/2005 11:37:45 PM
    - Protecting Earth - Gary - 7/31/2005 3:44:18 AM
      - Wow - and I thought that I was an enviro-whacko - pwokenyaw - 7/31/2005 4:21:23 AM
        
        The difference between me and your garden variety enviro-whacko - Gary (yes it's true....) - 7/31/2005 5:04:03 AM
        
        Why are humans not considered part of the Earth-Nature equation? - ljk - 8/1/2005 1:56:56 PM
  - Deflection - Larry J - 7/30/2005 10:51:26 PM

Great Info from Cowing on launcher selection - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2005 2:25:39 PM

Can a large space capsule be used to launch and return payloads as large as Hubble Telescope to Earth (n/t) - SDF - 8/1/2005 1:08:24 PM

EVA 1 now winding up - Daniel - 7/30/2005 4:18:22 PM
- re: Spacewalking - Raoul - 7/30/2005 7:16:02 PM
  - live moonwalks - Daniel - 7/30/2005 7:45:52 PM
    - re: live moonwalks - Raoul - 7/30/2005 8:26:37 PM
      - you know .. - Daniel - 7/31/2005 3:29:34 PM

The enemies of Space Exploration are sharpening their knives - Gary - 7/30/2005 8:16:11 PM
- we should not spend dime one on manned Mars flight now - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 2:10:02 PM
- re: The "match" - Peter Bruener - 7/31/2005 1:05:42 AM
- re: More: "There's no doubt shuttle program risks outweigh value" - Chris Vancil - 7/31/2005 12:22:21 AM
- Thode argumebts work against manned Mars flight, but not against CAPS (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2005 12:15:23 AM
- re: The enemies of Space Exploration are sharpening their knives - Buck Galaxy - 7/30/2005 11:35:23 PM
- re: Not convinced - Raoul - 7/30/2005 9:07:18 PM
  - re: Not convinced - AHB - 7/31/2005 12:19:07 AM

The case for space - Chris Vancil - 7/31/2005 7:30:48 AM

Another One??? - Adam - 7/30/2005 12:06:47 PM
- re: Sources ? and a map - Raoul - 7/30/2005 3:28:10 PM
  - Oops... the IAU's MPC - Adam - 7/30/2005 9:17:21 PM
    - re: Thank you, Adam! (n/t) - Raoul - 7/30/2005 11:44:02 PM
  - A question: - Jacob Samorodin - 7/30/2005 8:14:29 PM
    - re: Cetus - Raoul - 7/30/2005 8:22:51 PM
      - Why we need a dedicated KBO probe - LJK - 7/30/2005 11:47:02 PM
        
        Advanced RPGs powering Ion drives... - Adam - 7/31/2005 5:01:47 AM

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