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A question about the tSpace Briefing - McFly - 12/31/2004 2:07:18 PM
- It's not all that tricky any more. - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2004 6:35:50 PM

Latest "You Are Here" for Spirit - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 7:19:17 PM
- I think it's already there. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/30/2004 7:34:42 PM
  - re: That 'dark' patch would have been interesting, but hard to traverse. - Marcia - 12/31/2004 3:28:08 AM
    - I think the plan is to eventually get to Husband Hill because it is the highest point in the Columbia Hills. - Buck Galaxy - 12/31/2004 5:55:27 PM
- Opportunity, too. - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 7:21:00 PM

The astronomy event of the year 2004 - Raoul - 12/31/2004 4:56:01 PM

What is missing from this equation? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/28/2004 6:05:11 PM
- My experience with rockets - Gary - 12/29/2004 7:28:02 AM
  - Great anecdotal caveat. Thanks. HNY! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/30/2004 4:21:00 PM
  - re: My experience with rockets - Larry J - 12/30/2004 3:03:29 PM
    - Getting killed by stupidity - Gary - 12/30/2004 7:11:22 PM
      - The secret word is "Estes." - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 7:52:58 PM
        
        Not neccessarily - R.L. - 12/30/2004 8:43:06 PM
        
        Interesting... - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 10:58:16 PM
        
        Reverse Darwinism - Gary - 12/31/2004 7:22:35 AM
        
        Positive Darwinism - Nick Hoffman - 12/31/2004 9:03:46 AM
  - Great story! (n/t) - Davin L. - 12/29/2004 6:26:15 PM
- re: What is missing from this equation? - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 7:01:54 PM
  - PD/S2t? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/28/2004 7:50:37 PM
    - Insulation - Larry J - 12/28/2004 9:39:32 PM
      - Okay, a very BIG grenade. - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 10:11:27 PM
        
        There was an accident not too far from here earlier this year... - Larry J - 12/29/2004 4:13:32 PM
        
        Hybrid rockets - Gary - 12/29/2004 4:29:10 PM
        
        Cool! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/30/2004 4:21:44 PM
        
        re: Hybrid rockets - Larry J - 12/29/2004 8:07:34 PM

2004 and NASA - Raoul - 12/27/2004 9:34:56 PM
- re: 2004 and NASA - Marcia - 12/30/2004 4:23:46 AM
  - re: 2004 and NASA - Marcia - 12/30/2004 4:30:50 AM
- The MER's have raised the bar on Mars exploration. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/28/2004 5:28:58 PM
- It Was A Great Year For NASA (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 12:56:26 AM
  - NASA is in the pooper - Gary - 12/29/2004 5:23:36 PM
    - Forgot Something - Mark Eby - 12/30/2004 2:14:45 AM
    - Great Year For Agency, But Maybe Not Its People - Mark Eby - 12/30/2004 2:13:05 AM
      - Ignorance is bliss - Gary - 12/30/2004 9:02:01 AM
        
        re: The source of Martian methane. - Marcia - 12/31/2004 3:19:45 AM

Redirect MRO to The Moon? - Chris Vancil - 12/24/2004 12:21:34 AM
- re: Update: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter converted to a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter??? - Chris Vancil - 12/30/2004 11:30:03 PM
- MRO is way too much spacecraft for a Moon mission. - Lee - 12/24/2004 2:22:10 AM

SpaceShipTwo - Larry J - 12/29/2004 7:52:59 PM
- re: SpaceShipTwo - SDG - 12/30/2004 8:03:06 PM
  - re: SpaceShipTwo - Larry J - 12/30/2004 8:37:45 PM
  - re: The timing - Raoul - 12/30/2004 8:23:42 PM

ISS transit in front of the Moon - Raoul - 12/30/2004 8:14:17 PM

MER heatshield - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 12:32:29 PM
- Closeup on the other Heatshield Section - Daniel Crotty - 12/29/2004 6:58:22 PM
  - This is a nice piece of work - Gary - 12/30/2004 6:44:18 PM
  - re: Closeup on the other Heatshield Section - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 9:36:46 PM
    - No, it's a red herring - Gary - 12/30/2004 6:28:52 PM
- Don't forget the rest of it... - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 6:57:13 PM
  - re: Don't forget the rest of it... - Delbert - 12/27/2004 7:41:50 PM
  - I expect the geologists (aereologists?) will be very interested in that gouge in the surface. - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 7:03:13 PM
- MER heatshield commentary - Gary - 12/27/2004 6:08:11 PM
- re: MER heatshield tolerance question - ebnelson - 12/27/2004 4:16:26 PM
- Nifty image - Donald - 12/27/2004 2:42:56 PM
  - the archaeology of Mars. - Buck Galaxy - 12/27/2004 5:34:02 PM
    - Yes in that our equipment is alien to Mars those are alien artifacts. (n/t) - Delbert - 12/27/2004 5:46:35 PM
- re: Illuminating - BRFelix - 12/27/2004 2:30:39 PM
  - How much does a ramen spectrometer weigh? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/27/2004 9:48:04 PM
    - Its 'Raman' - R.L. - 12/28/2004 10:50:51 PM
      - The original Athena instrument package... - alcaray - 12/29/2004 6:56:47 PM
    - re: Well, prolly a couple of ounces... - BRFelix - 12/28/2004 12:50:09 AM
      - Spelled it wrong, did I? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/28/2004 5:42:51 PM
        
        Nothing personal... - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 5:57:06 AM
        
        agreed. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/29/2004 4:33:57 PM
    - Before or after you add the boiling water? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 12:46:22 AM
- That's an interesting picture. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/27/2004 1:55:34 PM

Reasons - Raoul - 12/27/2004 9:00:11 PM
- An anti-imperialist view - louis - 12/28/2004 10:01:41 PM
  - re: An anti-imperialist view - ebnelson - 12/29/2004 5:13:36 AM
    - re: An anti-imperialist view - louis - 12/29/2004 7:16:23 PM
      - And the Mongols? (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/29/2004 10:45:08 PM
        
        Yes, and the Aztecs and the Egyptians, and the Mesopotamians, etcetera - louis - 12/29/2004 11:31:14 PM
        
        Okey dokey - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:40:04 PM
  - Yeah, nobody conquered anyone until Christianity showed up. - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 12:37:26 AM
    - re: Yeah, nobody conquered anyone until Christianity showed up. - louis - 12/29/2004 6:59:06 PM
      - I repeat the previous comment. - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 9:35:03 PM
        
        I repeat mine - louis - 12/29/2004 10:36:09 PM
        
        re: Labels - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2004 1:06:37 AM
        
        re: Labels - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:41:19 PM
  - It's A Very Old Human Trait - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:02:59 AM
    - re: It's A Very Old Human Trait - louis - 12/29/2004 7:43:09 PM
      - So explain away the early Islamic empires and the later Ottoman - ebnelson - 12/30/2004 4:44:11 PM
      - No, I'm Rejecting Your Application Of Prejudice - Mark Eby - 12/30/2004 1:58:18 AM
- Our purpose to expand into space is to propogate and protect Gaia - LJK - 12/28/2004 4:43:47 PM
  - re: Gaia - Raoul - 12/28/2004 6:18:34 PM
    - Then there is Metaman... - LJK - 12/28/2004 9:55:40 PM
      - re: Perhaps (n/t) - Raoul - 12/29/2004 6:29:12 AM
- Very interesting thoughts. Thanks - ebnelson - 12/28/2004 4:31:29 PM
- I'm sure you're with me on this - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:21:21 AM
  - re: The politacal divide - Raoul - 12/28/2004 6:50:46 PM
    - re: The politacal divide - phil - 12/28/2004 8:44:59 PM
- Not so much "manifest destiny" as biological imperative - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 10:58:32 PM
  - You really do suprise me - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:31:51 AM
    - Going To Mars Does Not Require Any More Than Going To The Moon - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:05:01 AM
      - even so .. - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:23:55 AM
        
        The Purpose Of Life Is Creation - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:28:55 AM
        
        Ok, that's true. But it's too far-future for our present purposes - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:40:54 AM
        
        That's The Problem With Setting Your Sites On A Resource Poor Destination - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:00:45 AM
        
        technology for in-situ survival on Mars - Daniel - 12/28/2004 2:34:37 AM
        
        Not Quite As Reliable As You Might Expect - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:44:17 AM
        
        Yes, Zubrin says the ChemE is just 19th century technology - Daniel - 12/28/2004 2:49:55 AM
        
        How Much About Zubrin's Plans Have You Read? (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 3:09:20 AM
        
        the basics: - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:15:17 AM
        
        re: the basics: - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 3:19:33 AM
        
        fair enough, what should I consider? - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:32:27 AM
        
        Nothing Specific - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 11:58:05 PM
        
        (sorry, the 2nd link is a .doc, not PDF) - Daniel - 12/28/2004 3:17:33 AM
    - You make a good point... - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 12:45:42 AM
      - I still don't think so - Daniel - 12/28/2004 1:34:48 AM
        
        Tough places - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 3:27:16 AM
        
        Past Explorers Risked More & It Was Routine - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 1:42:50 AM
        
        Cultural change and risk - Nick Hoffman - 12/28/2004 4:40:12 AM
        
        True & False - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 11:56:06 PM
        
        Obviously a Better "Writer" Than Eye ;-) (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:04:21 AM
        
        Religious and ideological motivation - Louis - 12/28/2004 9:47:42 PM
        
        re: motivation - Johannes - 12/29/2004 4:37:17 AM
        
        re: motivation - louis - 12/29/2004 7:30:09 PM

The moon was geologically active for at least a billion years - pwokenyaw - 12/30/2004 3:10:59 AM

t/Space - Larry J - 12/29/2004 9:16:00 PM
- re: t/Space - phil - 12/29/2004 11:28:34 PM
- I think they're hot stuff! - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 9:31:02 PM

Near Earth Object - 2004 HZ (Lets pretend the HZ stands for Habitable Zone) - Scott Evil - 12/29/2004 6:02:15 PM
- re: Near Earth Object - 2004 HZ (Lets pretend the HZ stands for Habitable Zone) - Nick Hoffman - 12/29/2004 10:04:17 PM
  - re: I hope it isn't us - Scott Evil - 12/29/2004 10:59:39 PM

Upcoming Iapetus - alcaray - 12/29/2004 10:55:26 PM

What's the latest on SpaceX? - robert_d - 12/29/2004 6:30:25 PM
- re: What's the latest on SpaceX? - Larry J - 12/29/2004 9:04:11 PM

Images of tsunami from Digital Globe - Delbert - 12/29/2004 9:04:03 PM

External Tanks - Raoul - 12/29/2004 7:29:36 PM

More on "Frost on the rover solar panels". - Robert Clark - 12/25/2004 8:51:14 PM
- Chart of Mars solar longitude. - Robert Clark - 12/29/2004 7:53:57 AM
- re: More on "Frost on the rover solar panels". - Robert Clark - 12/28/2004 4:49:57 PM

Maglev launcher question - louis - 12/26/2004 3:29:54 AM
- Short answer: - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:24:14 PM
  - re: Short answer: - louis - 12/28/2004 9:32:00 PM
- Simple Physics - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 5:36:25 AM
  - So for suborbital launches it is possible? What if you use a mountain slope? - louis - 12/26/2004 4:06:09 PM
    - I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - Gary - 12/26/2004 9:56:29 PM
      - re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - louis - 12/26/2004 10:10:11 PM
        
        re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - Gary - 12/26/2004 10:54:53 PM
        
        re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - louis - 12/26/2004 11:49:00 PM
        
        Would this change the equation? - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 3:26:23 AM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? - louis - 12/27/2004 3:21:37 PM
        
        Too Hard Basket - Nick Hoffman - 12/28/2004 5:47:50 AM
        
        re: Too Hard Basket - louis - 12/28/2004 9:34:07 PM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? - Johannes - 12/27/2004 4:42:43 PM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? NO - phil - 12/28/2004 8:49:04 PM
        
        Thank you all, time for a conclusion. - louis - 12/29/2004 12:49:52 AM

Spirit kicks the rock out of its shoe... - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 10:21:02 PM

Sounds of Titan! - Daniel - 12/26/2004 12:24:44 PM
- Well? That's one way to prove there's liquid down there. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/26/2004 7:55:07 PM
  - just imagine .. - daniel - 12/26/2004 9:23:47 PM
    - How about "Look out! That thing is heading right for us!" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 11:00:42 PM
      - I wish! And some critter-photos too, please! - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:38:38 AM
    - re:Venus - Raoul - 12/26/2004 10:07:49 PM
      - Yes, you're right. Venera recorded sounds during descent - Daniel - 12/26/2004 10:35:14 PM
        
        A chart and some details on the Venera 11-14 GROZA experiment - LJK - 12/27/2004 1:47:12 PM
        
        a lot of info & pictures there - daniel - 12/27/2004 4:02:19 PM
        
        re: a lot of info & pictures there - LJK - 12/28/2004 4:50:26 PM
        
        re: Thunder - Raoul - 12/26/2004 10:45:43 PM

Huygens - absolutely fantastic! - Bowser - 12/25/2004 8:40:48 AM
- Great news! But now I gotta wait three friggin' weeks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2004 7:53:03 PM
- Merry Christmas Space Fans As Noted Elsewhere (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:24:27 PM
  - Gorgeous photo of Saturn from Cassini - LJK - 12/28/2004 4:33:30 PM

Prometheus Mission to 2004 MN4? - phil - 12/27/2004 9:41:17 PM
- Perhaps the Europa Ice Clipper plan could be modified for this - LJK - 12/28/2004 4:27:29 PM
- re: Hmmm - Raoul - 12/27/2004 9:50:42 PM
  - Sagan Error - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 12:55:01 AM
  - re: Hmmm - phil - 12/27/2004 10:15:11 PM

The past future - Raoul - 12/27/2004 5:09:01 PM
- Exactly - Daniel - 12/28/2004 12:36:18 AM
- Danger, Will Robinson! - Fox - 12/27/2004 10:54:29 PM
  - re: LOL LOL! ;))) - Raoul - 12/28/2004 6:39:05 AM
- Great link. Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:17:50 PM

Relativity question - FrankC - 12/26/2004 2:40:17 AM
- Thanks (n/t) - FrankC - 12/26/2004 5:18:16 PM
- Peter is right - Daniel - 12/26/2004 9:40:18 AM
- re: Relativity question - Peter Bruener - 12/26/2004 4:51:24 AM
  - A fun aspect about this - Gary - 12/26/2004 11:02:06 PM
    - And yet another fun aspect about this... - Peter Bruener - 12/28/2004 3:38:58 AM
    - A fun aspect about this... too - Adam - 12/28/2004 12:15:12 AM
  - slight correction - Adam - 12/26/2004 1:42:14 PM

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