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Mimas and the ringd, an animation - Raoul - 3/4/2005 7:05:54 PM

I've just got an e-mail from Dr. Michael O'Hearn. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/4/2005 6:02:37 PM

Wet - BRFelix - 3/4/2005 5:51:33 PM

Mysterious galaxies hundreds of times more powerful than Milky Way discovered by Cornell-led team on Spitzer Space Telescope - LJK - 3/4/2005 5:36:39 PM

Radio Waves Detected Coming From Center of Galaxy - LJK - 3/4/2005 5:29:12 PM

Exploratorium Mars photos - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2005 10:05:46 PM
- re: Exploratorium Mars photos - Doug Ellison - 3/3/2005 10:18:00 PM

Fossett about to land. Turn on the TV! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2005 7:45:12 PM

Pillow Ba-salts - Philip Simon - 3/3/2005 5:08:52 AM
- Salty place - Buck Galaxy - 3/3/2005 5:29:49 PM

Global Flyer has taken off. - Delbert - 3/1/2005 1:22:59 AM
- How things have changed - Delbert - 3/2/2005 9:31:57 PM
  - How things have changed - SteveS - 3/2/2005 10:37:23 PM
    - Amelia had Fred Noonan for navigation - Larry J - 3/2/2005 11:22:13 PM
      - what's next - Delbert - 3/3/2005 2:32:09 PM
- re: Another good site - Vince - 3/2/2005 3:30:26 AM
  - re: No link, sorry - http://spaceflightnow.com/ (n/t) - Vince - 3/2/2005 3:32:14 AM
- tracking site working now. - Delbert - 3/2/2005 1:54:41 AM
  - re: 600 km/h - Raoul - 3/2/2005 6:43:01 AM
- re: Global Flyer has taken off. - Doug Ellison - 3/1/2005 11:06:47 AM
  - re: Global Flyer above Morocco - Raoul - 3/1/2005 5:27:53 PM

Satellites spotting - Raoul - 3/2/2005 8:22:00 PM
- That's just what the world needs.... - SteveS - 3/2/2005 9:33:57 PM
  - Polar satellites are more plentiful than in years past... - Larry J - 3/2/2005 11:16:38 PM
    - re: Polar satellites - SteveS - 3/3/2005 2:26:32 AM
      - They're not in the same orbital plane - Larry J - 3/3/2005 3:51:33 AM
        
        re: They're not in the same orbital plane - SteveS - 3/3/2005 1:43:17 PM
  - re: That's just what the world needs.... - Raoul - 3/2/2005 9:56:29 PM

Spaceplane in Oklahoma - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2005 1:12:21 AM

HLLV to the Moon - Raoul - 3/2/2005 6:37:27 AM
- China, Japan, Russia, EU, US with comsat launchers - E.P. Grondine - 3/2/2005 4:54:56 PM
  - re: Moonbus - Raoul - 3/2/2005 8:38:06 PM

Rosetta - Raoul - 3/1/2005 10:37:07 PM
- re: Rosetta more data!! - Raoul - 3/2/2005 5:15:43 PM
  - re: Rosetta more data!! - SteveS - 3/2/2005 8:31:46 PM

Progress docked to ISS - Raoul - 3/2/2005 8:15:35 PM

Life on Mars redux - Adam - 2/24/2005 3:01:52 PM
- Explore Mars Now - BRFelix - 2/25/2005 4:11:49 PM
- re: Life on Mars should be the default - BRFelix - 2/24/2005 4:44:09 PM
  - Au contraire mon ami - phil - 2/25/2005 1:56:57 AM
    - re: Oh mais non! - BRFelix - 2/25/2005 2:11:13 PM
      - re: Oh mais non! - phil - 2/26/2005 2:29:27 PM
        
        re: Oh mais non! - BRFelix - 2/26/2005 3:58:27 PM
        
        re: Oh mais non! - phil - 2/26/2005 5:57:18 PM
        
        Why does Mars have to be another Earth? - Gary - 2/26/2005 8:37:48 PM
        
        Why the US taxpayer did not provide funds for a Mars rover project from 1976-1994? - Jacob Samorodin - 2/28/2005 4:23:01 PM
        
        Why? - Nick Hoffman - 3/1/2005 12:28:47 AM
        
        The road to hell ..... - Gary - 3/2/2005 5:52:15 PM
        
        Scattering seeds on barren soil... - Gary - 2/28/2005 4:59:32 PM
        
        We may be badly misreading the interest of the - BRFelix - 2/28/2005 10:21:20 PM
        
        Space Shuttle bluff - Adam - 2/28/2005 10:37:48 PM
        
        re: Why does Mars have to be another Earth? - Nick Hoffman - 2/27/2005 2:43:28 AM
        
        There is no evidence from Mars to preclude - BRFelix - 2/27/2005 10:31:00 PM
        
        Oh yes there is... - Nick Hoffman - 2/28/2005 5:23:17 AM
        
        Absence of evidence or weight of evidence? - BRFelix - 2/28/2005 10:41:04 PM
        
        Bad logic - Adam - 3/1/2005 3:14:21 PM
        
        re: It should be easier to prove presence of Mars life than disprove it - BRFelix - 3/1/2005 5:53:18 PM
        
        re: Why does Mars have to be another Earth? - p - 2/27/2005 12:39:40 AM
      - re: Oh mais non! - Doug Ellison - 2/25/2005 3:07:26 PM
        
        re: Nous ne savons pas, c'est vrai - BRFelix - 2/26/2005 8:11:46 PM

Mars Telecommunications Orbiter - Larry J - 3/1/2005 12:27:32 AM
- re: Mars Telecommunications Orbiter - Doug Ellison - 3/1/2005 9:20:01 AM
  - It looks like there will only be one MTO - Larry J - 3/1/2005 2:38:56 PM
    - re: It looks like there will only be one MTO - Doug Ellison - 3/1/2005 6:37:31 PM
      - I understand the physics - Larry J - 3/1/2005 10:29:03 PM
        
        re: I understand the physics - Doug Ellison - 3/1/2005 11:42:41 PM
        
        You're making a false comparison - Larry J - 3/2/2005 2:31:42 AM
        
        re: You're making a false comparison - Doug Ellison - 3/2/2005 1:13:00 PM
      - re: It looks like there will only be one MTO - gbaikie - 3/1/2005 9:49:51 PM
    - Wouldn't it be neat if... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 5:14:24 PM
      - re: Wouldn't it be neat if... - Doug Ellison - 3/1/2005 6:40:06 PM
        
        Now that you mentioned it... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 6:53:20 PM
        
        In my opinion, they are far too precious a resource... - alcaray - 3/1/2005 7:05:13 PM

Space tycoons - Raoul - 3/1/2005 7:23:51 PM
- NASA should have done it decades ago. - ebnelson - 3/2/2005 6:07:58 AM
- Whoa... - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2005 8:47:00 PM

I have to correct you, Raoul, about the Moon. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/28/2005 3:48:44 PM
- re: I have to correct you, Raoul, about the Moon. - SteveS - 3/1/2005 2:05:16 AM
  - Obviously the moon is not a boring place as the late Mr. Sagan thought. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 4:42:01 PM
    - Scenert verus Life - SteveS - 3/2/2005 3:03:53 AM
- Up to... - Nick Hoffman - 3/1/2005 12:24:37 AM
  - My info comes from David O. Darling. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 5:06:42 PM
- re: Schroter Valley - Raoul - 2/28/2005 5:47:34 PM
  - re: Schroter Valley - Raoul - 2/28/2005 9:41:59 PM
    - Notice that small crater-chain north of it? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 4:40:31 PM

NASA Issues Solicatation For Crew Exploration Vehicle - Chris Vancil - 3/1/2005 11:17:31 PM
- Oops, that is: NASA Issues Solicitation... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 3/1/2005 11:52:32 PM
  - Careful, Beetlejuice might be listening. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/1/2005 11:59:58 PM

Action-reaction in space: the â€œgyrodine warâ€ heats up - Chris Vancil - 2/28/2005 8:15:48 PM
- re: Action-reaction in space - Raoul - 3/1/2005 6:55:49 PM
  - re: Sergei's interview - Raoul - 3/1/2005 10:14:57 PM

A new capsule for the ISS - Raoul - 3/1/2005 9:27:31 PM
- re: (Just a proposal) (n/t) - Raoul - 3/1/2005 9:28:27 PM

Japan Aims For Station On The Moon - Jack Herer - 3/1/2005 5:47:56 PM
- re:Psychological boost - Raoul - 3/1/2005 7:10:48 PM
  - H2B?...H2C?... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 7:35:28 PM
- re: Japan Aims For Station On The Moon - Jacob Samorodin - 3/1/2005 6:13:13 PM

Mars Express video flyby over pack ice - aldo12xu - 2/27/2005 5:43:12 PM
- re: Mars Express video flyby over pack ice - aldo12xu - 3/1/2005 3:21:48 PM
- thanks aldo - jms - 2/27/2005 10:01:14 PM
- re: Wow! great, thanks!! (n/t) - Raoul - 2/27/2005 7:55:45 PM

What were Einstein and GÃ¶del talking about? - LJK - 2/24/2005 12:43:18 AM
- really fascinating, however - - Daniel - 2/24/2005 10:50:47 AM
  - Before the big bang there was a tribe of Smurfs floating around in non-space - alcaray - 2/25/2005 12:45:41 AM
    - Al is pretty much correct... But the rabit hole goes on and on. - Davin :. - 2/25/2005 8:33:51 PM
      - correction - Davin :. - 2/25/2005 8:41:19 PM
        
        yep - - Daniel - 2/26/2005 3:23:06 AM
        
        and now, *my* correction - - Daniel - 2/26/2005 3:27:01 AM
        
        re: and now, *my* correction - - Davin :. - 2/27/2005 4:15:57 AM
        
        Logic - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2005 6:29:45 PM
        
        Zeno's paradox .. - Daniel - 2/27/2005 2:47:45 PM
        
        re: Logic - Davin :. - 2/27/2005 4:08:41 AM
        
        re: Logic - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2005 11:42:07 PM
        
        re: Logic - Davin :. - 2/28/2005 12:10:48 AM
        
        That's where observation and common sense come in. - Tom Brosz - 2/28/2005 1:04:57 AM
        
        Sorry, but you have no idea what you are talking about. - Davin :. - 2/28/2005 4:37:40 AM
        
        with html corrected - Davin :. - 2/28/2005 4:38:47 AM
        
        LOL. yes, I swear I am a programmer. again with the HTML - Davin :. - 2/28/2005 4:41:29 AM
        
        re: LOL. yes, I swear I am a programmer. - Tom Brosz - 2/28/2005 4:22:45 PM
        
        re: LOL. yes, I swear I am a programmer. - Davin :. - 2/28/2005 6:31:58 PM
        
        re: LOL. yes, I swear I am a programmer. - Tom Brosz - 3/1/2005 4:37:41 AM
        
        they go about proving things in the same way (n/t) - alcaray - 2/26/2005 3:38:47 PM
    - Thanks - - Daniel - 2/25/2005 3:51:03 PM
- re: The Forgotten Legacy of Kurt GÃ¶del and Albert Einstein - Vince - 2/24/2005 4:48:18 AM

A roadmap - Raoul - 2/15/2005 4:44:20 PM
- re: A roadmap - Steve - 2/17/2005 12:20:38 AM
  - no need to apologize... - E.P. Grondine - 2/17/2005 6:31:50 AM
  - Wrong On Many Counts - Mark Eby - 2/17/2005 2:49:06 AM
    - re: Wrong On Many Counts - Steve - 2/17/2005 4:54:44 PM
      - OK Couldn't Resist - Mark Eby - 2/18/2005 3:38:38 AM
        
        Grrr!!!! Again - Mark Eby - 2/18/2005 3:45:53 AM
      - Would Love To But - Mark Eby - 2/18/2005 2:56:05 AM
        
        re: Would Love To But - Steve - 2/28/2005 11:44:45 PM
- I wish it were so but I'm skeptical - Gary - 2/16/2005 5:59:16 AM
  - Wrong, O' Demented One... - E.P. Grondine - 2/17/2005 6:43:51 AM
  - re:Evolution - Raoul - 2/16/2005 6:37:39 AM
    - re: I agree. The surest way to kill the program is to try to design a one size fits all vehicle on the 1st go-around. - Scott Evil - 2/16/2005 11:58:59 PM
      - re: I agree. The surest way to kill the program is to try to design a one size fits all vehicle on the 1st go-around. - Gary - 2/17/2005 6:34:11 AM
    - would need redesigning - Daniel - 2/16/2005 8:42:37 AM
      - Stick a couple of aero flaps on it if you have to. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/16/2005 5:40:06 PM
        
        Hypersonic aerodynamics are very nonintuitive - Gary - 2/17/2005 5:58:51 AM
      - how do I find out more about this subject - Marcus - 2/16/2005 5:18:15 PM
        
        Some good references - Gary - 2/17/2005 6:15:27 AM
      - Completely correct - Gary - 2/16/2005 4:46:06 PM
        
        best possible scenario in that case .. - Daniel - 2/16/2005 5:05:13 PM
        
        It gets "better" - Gary - 2/16/2005 5:19:59 PM
        
        re: It gets "better" - Chris Vancil - 2/17/2005 8:16:16 AM
        
        I'm very skeptical about lunar economic development - Gary - 2/17/2005 4:35:49 PM
        
        Agreed: Helium 3 is bogus. - Tom Brosz - 2/18/2005 3:01:46 AM
        
        re: I'm very skeptical about lunar economic development - Chris Vancil - 2/17/2005 10:38:48 PM
- re: A roadmap - Chris Vancil - 2/15/2005 9:29:03 PM
  - re: A roadmap - Keith Cowing - 2/16/2005 6:25:44 PM
    - re: A roadmap - Chris Vancil - 2/16/2005 10:33:06 PM
    - When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - alcaray - 2/16/2005 7:41:56 PM
      - re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Keith Cowing - 2/16/2005 8:33:16 PM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Chris Vancil - 2/16/2005 10:24:04 PM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Keith Cowing - 2/16/2005 10:30:42 PM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Chris Vancil - 2/16/2005 11:07:00 PM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Keith Cowing - 2/16/2005 11:27:24 PM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Chris Vancil - 2/17/2005 12:15:59 AM
        
        re: When was the last time you stuck your nose in, over here... - Keith Cowing - 2/17/2005 12:40:47 AM
        
        All right already. - Tom Brosz - 2/17/2005 12:50:04 AM
        
        but "idiot" is the important pont, isn't it? - E.P. Grondine - 2/17/2005 6:53:17 AM
        
        re: All right already. - Keith Cowing - 2/17/2005 12:56:58 AM
        
        Cowing by name, cowing by nature (n/t) - Greg - 2/17/2005 1:17:06 AM
        
        How third grade, Gary. - Keith Cowing - 2/17/2005 2:31:42 AM
        
        That's Greg Not Gary - Mark Eby - 2/17/2005 2:46:32 AM
        
        Jarkowsky or Jakosky?, Mark - Keith Cowing - 2/17/2005 3:28:54 AM
        
        Title Bar Is A Little Easier Than Memory If You Read It - Mark Eby - 2/18/2005 3:51:26 AM
        
        Dude, chill - Buck Galaxy - 2/17/2005 7:03:27 AM
        
        Making more friends all the time, eh, Keith? - E.P. Grondine - 2/17/2005 6:57:46 AM
        
        All right, don't make me have to stop the car. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/17/2005 2:59:43 AM
        
        So the answer was: never? (n/t) - alcaray - 2/16/2005 10:20:45 PM

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