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Return to moon timeline - Buck Galaxy - 10/3/2004 10:05:37 PM
- re: Here's my fantasy timeline... - Nathan Koren - 10/4/2004 5:24:27 PM
  - Nice view of things - Art Martin - 10/4/2004 7:24:16 PM
    - re: horrible accidents - Nathan Koren - 10/4/2004 7:47:32 PM
- Oops wrong board. Robert please move this to space science (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 10/4/2004 4:38:05 AM

Mt. St. Helens just blew!! (n/t) - Delbert - 10/1/2004 7:16:10 PM
- re: Disturbances - Raoul - 10/4/2004 9:10:37 AM
- Must-see photo of Friday eruption - dtb - 10/3/2004 2:49:11 AM
- The 1980 blasts were fearsome. - Bowser - 10/2/2004 1:54:18 AM
- Blew as in BLEEWWWW!!!! or as in blew? (n/t) - Tony - 10/1/2004 7:26:09 PM
  - re: Wouam!!! - Raoul - 10/1/2004 9:59:25 PM
    - re: Well - Raoul - 10/1/2004 10:05:17 PM
      - Now THAT is a smoke ring! - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2004 7:07:42 AM
        
        Mountain: Puff, puff. Was good for me...was it good for you? (n/t) - Tony - 10/4/2004 5:02:05 PM
        
        re: Thanks for the image - great perspective. n/t. (n/t) - Vince - 10/3/2004 2:56:09 AM
        
        re: ... on to Level 3 ... - Marcia - 10/2/2004 8:43:13 PM
        
        Even better seismic link... - dtb - 10/2/2004 11:11:49 PM
        
        re: Even better seismic link... - Marcia - 10/3/2004 10:10:47 PM
        
        get that 12V adapter - jms - 10/3/2004 4:47:11 AM
        
        re: get that 12V adapter - dtb - 10/3/2004 3:01:01 PM
        
        May 18th and luck - dtb - 10/3/2004 2:58:31 PM
        
        Oh, I'm just dreaming too. - jms - 10/3/2004 8:18:53 PM
        
        More on St. Helens and the lifecycle of mountains - dtb - 10/4/2004 2:22:35 PM
        
        re: Better seismic link... - Marcia - 10/2/2004 9:34:48 PM

Virtual Atlas of the Moon - Raoul - 10/3/2004 10:34:41 AM
- re: Virtual Atlas of the Moon - Raoul - 10/4/2004 2:14:27 PM
- re: Thanks for sharing - SteveS - 10/4/2004 12:08:12 PM
  - re: Sorry, my answer is above your post - Raoul - 10/4/2004 2:16:13 PM

Black Sky - Lee - 10/4/2004 3:31:29 AM
- re: Black Sky - RNE - 10/4/2004 1:25:38 PM
- Great show! Will be taping it on its midnight repeat out here. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2004 6:29:06 AM

Down and safe! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 3:36:32 PM
- The most exciting news in years.. - FrankC - 9/29/2004 4:12:19 PM
  - re: A meaningful prize for orbital flight - Nathan Koren - 9/29/2004 6:35:10 PM
    - What Allen got for his money - Larry J - 9/29/2004 7:57:30 PM
      - re: What Allen got for his money - Nathan Koren - 9/29/2004 8:15:03 PM
- Big question: was the rolling a problem that needs to be fixed before another flight? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 3:40:30 PM
  - re: or was it Mike Melville having fun? - Nathan Koren - 9/29/2004 4:05:17 PM
  - I don't know but I would ride anywhere with Melvill - SteveS - 9/29/2004 3:46:29 PM
    - Yes!....Mike's got the "Right Stuff"; and a cast-iron stomach too. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/29/2004 4:41:24 PM
      - He he, you can bet that if he had inexperienced passengers they would have blacked out or became very disoriented (n/t) - SteveS - 9/29/2004 5:48:17 PM
        
        I don't know - the roll rates didn't look all that high from the video - Larry J - 9/29/2004 8:00:26 PM
  - re: And did it slow it down to some extend? (n/t) - Raoul - 9/29/2004 3:44:53 PM
    - Not sure how much air/drag there was at that altitude. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 3:51:15 PM
      - Do you think the roll is caused by torque??? - Tom C. - 9/29/2004 5:22:25 PM
        
        re: Do you think the roll is caused by torque??? - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 5:27:40 PM
        
        re: Do you think the roll is caused by torque??? - Basil - 10/4/2004 10:54:08 AM

Return to Moon timeline - Raoul - 10/4/2004 8:06:20 AM

Asteroid/Comet deflection - Peersa - 10/3/2004 9:13:01 AM
- re: Asteroid/Comet deflection - Peersa - 10/4/2004 2:24:05 AM
  - re: Asteroid/Comet deflection - RobVG - 10/4/2004 2:46:11 AM
    - re: Asteroid/Comet deflection - Peersa - 10/4/2004 3:42:58 AM

Science Pinpoints Earth's "Hum" - Vince - 10/3/2004 3:14:57 AM
- Thanks Vince and term clarification. - et - 10/3/2004 4:47:05 PM
  - well-stated and clarified - Daniel - 10/3/2004 8:09:51 PM

A trip to the KSC in 1985 - Raoul - 10/3/2004 4:14:47 PM

Rutan explains the rolls of SS1 - Delbert - 10/2/2004 5:16:26 PM

Scramjet plus tether equals orbit with no rockets at all. - alcaray - 9/29/2004 10:58:52 PM
- re: TSS - Raoul - 9/30/2004 7:50:43 AM
  - Tethers are hard to do - Gary - 9/30/2004 10:10:59 PM
    - re: How would the teather be launched from the payload bay? - Scott Evil - 10/1/2004 2:28:59 PM
      - Two pieces of hardware launched separately - alcaray - 10/2/2004 5:01:47 PM
      - re: Very slowly - Raoul - 10/2/2004 4:03:07 PM

M33 - Raoul - 10/2/2004 4:57:25 PM

Supernova imminent - Raoul - 10/1/2004 10:10:02 AM
- re: Supernova imminent - Fox - 10/1/2004 4:05:06 PM
  - re: Supernova imminent - Raoul - 10/1/2004 4:08:29 PM
    - re: Supernova imminent - Marcia - 10/1/2004 4:55:31 PM
      - re: Thanks Marcia:) (n/t) - Raoul - 10/1/2004 10:07:48 PM

Aurora - Raoul - 10/1/2004 4:11:41 PM

Happy Birthday NASA! (n/t) - SteveS - 10/1/2004 1:09:44 PM
- re: Another Birthday coming and.... - Raoul - 10/1/2004 2:46:54 PM

Opportunity cleans out its files - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 8:07:37 PM
- re: Opportunity cleans out its files - REB - 9/30/2004 1:08:51 PM
  - re: Opportunity cleans out its files - Marcia - 9/30/2004 6:18:07 PM
    - re: Opportunity cleans out its files - Marcia - 9/30/2004 6:24:32 PM
      - re: Opportunity cleans out its files - REB - 10/1/2004 1:00:35 PM
- Amazing, unbelievable images! WOW!! - LJ - 9/29/2004 8:33:08 PM
  - Wow too! And my newly upgraded dsl downloads em twice as fast!! - tony - 9/30/2004 6:04:53 AM
  - Hardy har har. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 9:27:01 PM

Bell's latest dummy-spit - Adam - 9/28/2004 11:35:18 PM
- F-1 engine and an RLV concept - Gary - 9/30/2004 11:11:08 PM
- F-1 engine and an RLV concept - Gary - 9/30/2004 11:11:04 PM
- manned Moon can be done with current EELVs clustered - E.P. Grondine - 9/29/2004 12:34:52 AM
  - Fair point - Adam - 9/29/2004 12:38:28 AM
    - re: Fair point - E.P. Grondine - 9/29/2004 2:01:44 PM
      - Exoplanet scopes - Adam - 9/29/2004 11:42:08 PM
        
        re: Exoplanet scopes - E.P. Grondine - 9/30/2004 1:01:11 AM

SpaceShipOne roll - Pilot error - Dave - 9/29/2004 5:03:04 PM
- Well?....Did SSI beat the X-15 altitude record [67 miles up]??? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/29/2004 5:15:11 PM
  - space daily says ss1 got to 358,000 feet which is 67.8 miles (n/t) - dave - 9/29/2004 6:13:19 PM
    - AWESOME!!! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/29/2004 6:31:43 PM
      - Wonder how high he could of gotten if he left the engine on for 11 more seconds (n/t) - Dave - 9/29/2004 7:13:15 PM
        
        re: Depends on his rate of accelleration while the rocket is firing. - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 9:13:44 PM
        
        Bummer!...I just found out that it didn't quite beat the X-15. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/30/2004 9:57:10 PM
        
        With SpaceShipOne traveling at over 3,000 feet per second that extra 11 seconds surely would have done it. (n/t) - SteveS - 9/30/2004 11:00:49 PM

A Space Race To Change The World - Chris Vancil - 9/30/2004 8:02:54 AM
- re: A Space Race To Change The World - Raoul - 9/30/2004 8:11:42 AM
  - re: Are you looking for a free ride into space? - Scott Evil - 9/30/2004 2:27:56 PM
    - re: Well... - Raoul - 9/30/2004 3:33:02 PM
      - I was unable to make it to Mojave yesterday, but am planning on going Monday. (n/t) - Delbert - 9/30/2004 5:51:18 PM
        
        re: Monday. - Raoul - 9/30/2004 6:21:14 PM
      - People not necessary - Delbert - 9/30/2004 5:49:11 PM
        
        No roll of dimes? - SteveS - 9/30/2004 10:13:53 PM

NASA Explores Future Space with 12 new Advanced Concept Awards (Whoa! Check these out!) - Buck Galaxy - 9/30/2004 4:54:21 AM
- Here is a story about one of them - alcaray - 9/30/2004 10:05:26 PM
- re: NASA Explores Future Space with 12 new Advanced Concept Awards (Whoa! Check these out!) - Raoul - 9/30/2004 7:42:09 AM
- re: NIAC 6th Annual Meeting - Chris Vancil - 9/30/2004 7:39:48 AM

Solar Conjunction Ends: Nirgal Vallis (Mars) - SteveS - 9/30/2004 1:52:28 AM
- Four more years! - REB - 9/30/2004 3:33:45 PM
  - Well, 2 year extension and $15 million is a good start - SteveS - 9/30/2004 10:00:27 PM

Pournelle on the Spaceship One flight - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 9:01:04 PM

DART moves one step closer to Fall launch. - Marcia - 9/30/2004 5:50:59 PM
- re: 1967 Cosmos 186 Cosmos 188 - Raoul - 9/30/2004 6:41:16 PM

New pictue of Prometheus - REB - 9/30/2004 2:40:45 PM
- A potatoid!!! Great info! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/30/2004 3:40:12 PM

Anyone catch the NOVA 'Origins' program? - R.L. - 9/29/2004 5:19:50 AM
- There's always tonight - SteveS - 9/29/2004 5:00:23 PM
- Survey says.... - et - 9/29/2004 4:35:05 PM
- re: Anyone catch the NOVA 'Origins' program? - Marcia - 9/29/2004 12:48:22 PM
  - re: Anyone catch the NOVA 'Origins' program? - Marcia - 9/29/2004 1:04:42 PM
- re: Anyone catch the NOVA 'Origins' program? - Tom C. - 9/29/2004 11:11:32 AM
- So, you're the guy who nailed that pilot over Utah! - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 5:22:11 AM
  - huh? Pilot over Utah? - R.L. - 9/29/2004 5:28:27 AM
    - Oops. Link. - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 1:29:59 PM
      - Very interesting, also fairly questionable - R.L. - 9/29/2004 6:41:45 PM
        
        re: fairly questionable - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 9:41:16 PM
        
        A frequency doubled Yag could do it - R.L. - 9/30/2004 12:17:59 AM
        
        I think the implication you're missing is that it wasn't an accident. - et - 9/29/2004 6:55:41 PM
        
        You missed my point - R.L. - 9/29/2004 7:05:45 PM
        
        I don't think it would be all that hard... - Larry J - 9/29/2004 8:33:42 PM
        
        If you have the know-how and considerable cash it isnt - R.L. - 9/29/2004 8:51:48 PM
        
        It wouldn't take a very powerful laser to temporarily damage someone's eyes - Larry J - 9/30/2004 12:47:22 AM
        
        See thread above on this subject (n/t) - R.L. - 9/30/2004 4:40:48 AM
        
        Military Test - Nick Hoffman - 9/30/2004 1:40:04 AM
        
        He was working on laser eye protection for pilots - Larry J - 9/30/2004 1:31:17 PM
        
        Tom Clancy - Nick Hoffman - 9/30/2004 1:36:00 AM
        
        Yup. - et - 9/29/2004 7:44:18 PM

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