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Enlightening piece on Ansari X Prize - Peter Bruener - 9/2/2004 7:18:33 AM

Pillinger approaches NASA - Daniel - 9/1/2004 7:19:57 PM
- The source of much merriment - Gary - 9/1/2004 10:52:56 PM
  - More hype than science - Donald - 9/2/2004 12:03:57 AM
  - And sometimes you do the best you can with what you have. - Bowser - 9/1/2004 10:58:06 PM
    - In this business, the successes count for much more than the failures IMO - Daniel - 9/2/2004 6:15:04 AM
    - Good one, Bowser. Let they who have not augured in at least one Mars mission cast the first stone. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 11:16:39 PM
      - Except He Chose To Repeat NASA's Mistakes - Mark Eby - 9/2/2004 3:23:58 AM

Genesis - Raoul - 9/1/2004 6:38:22 PM
- Genesis on Planetary Radio this week. - et - 9/2/2004 3:47:13 AM

The Cupola - Raoul - 8/30/2004 3:54:50 PM
- One of these is a must on an interplanetary CEV (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 9/1/2004 4:37:33 AM
- re: The press report - Raoul - 8/30/2004 5:54:19 PM
  - re: The window - Raoul - 8/30/2004 7:57:31 PM
    - I'm with you on that assessment. - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 3:44:19 AM
      - re: I'm with you on that assessment. - SDG - 8/31/2004 4:04:26 PM
      - M. Scott Bowser - Bowser - 8/31/2004 1:47:57 PM
        
        A couple of spacewalking astronauts have lost themselves in the awe of the universe (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 9/1/2004 4:35:44 AM
      - re: Dark Star;) - Raoul - 8/31/2004 5:25:08 AM
        
        Good catch! - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 4:37:17 PM
        
        And who knew that phenomonology could get you out of a scifi mess - alcaray - 9/1/2004 11:24:28 PM
        
        Actually it's "Phenomenalism" - Gary - 9/2/2004 12:52:55 AM

Virtual humans - Raoul - 9/1/2004 9:23:41 PM

Frances - Raoul - 9/1/2004 9:14:39 PM

Gusev today from Spirit ; 2 nice pictures - Raoul - 9/1/2004 6:03:13 PM
- Two new Mars images during solar-conjunction??? - Jacob Samorodin - 9/1/2004 6:53:28 PM
  - re: Two new Mars images during solar-conjunction??? - Doug Ellison - 9/1/2004 7:52:19 PM

"Could a single dark matter particle be light-years wide? " - Bowser - 8/31/2004 10:18:19 PM
- If so, I hope it stays far away! (n/t) - Gary - 9/1/2004 4:05:24 PM
  - With a mass on the order of 10^-23 eV would you know the difference? (n/t) - Dave M - 9/1/2004 7:26:57 PM

Now this is art! - REB - 8/31/2004 12:12:22 PM
- Any screensavers? - carl - 9/1/2004 4:31:44 PM
  - re: Any screensavers? - REB - 9/1/2004 7:23:59 PM
- re: Now this is art! - Chris Vancil - 9/1/2004 8:19:30 AM
- yep - Daniel - 9/1/2004 2:43:44 AM

Chi-comms open up their Space complex - carl - 9/1/2004 4:33:59 PM

Theoretical Physics - Davin L. - 8/31/2004 11:45:19 PM
- Best explained by theoretical Physicist Paul Davies - - Daniel L - 9/1/2004 2:59:21 AM
  - Thanks! - Davin L. - 9/1/2004 6:09:18 AM

Opportunity getting too close to the bottom? - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 6:03:14 PM
- Picture - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 2:44:05 AM

MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - Peter Bruener - 8/30/2004 5:12:37 AM
- Why flying to Europa suddenly became such a high NASA priority - E.P. Grondine - 8/30/2004 4:01:22 PM
- re: MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - Larry J - 8/30/2004 2:18:19 PM
  - Most likely a YAG based system - R.L. - 8/30/2004 3:47:04 PM
    - Deuterium Fluoride - et - 8/30/2004 4:28:41 PM
      - Chemistry a bit weak...why would a chemical laser need deuterium? - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 5:08:48 AM
        
        deuterium is a stable isotope - R.L. - 8/31/2004 9:07:36 AM
        
        Crap. You're right. Somehow I was thinking tritium. *blush* (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 4:40:26 PM
        
        Deuterium is what's routinely used in the VASIMR lab experiments now. - et - 8/31/2004 4:12:08 PM
        
        There are HF lasers - R.L. - 8/31/2004 8:57:11 AM
        
        Molecular weight: that explains it. Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 4:41:31 PM
        
        "Heavy" hydrofluoric acid? - et - 8/31/2004 6:08:23 PM
        
        "Just Add Water." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 2:40:16 AM
        
        I looked it up because I thought it would've been a FEL. Not a YAG, silly t-sip.... ;) (n/t) - et - 8/31/2004 4:14:19 PM
      - Ouch!!!!! - R.L.L - 8/30/2004 6:05:01 PM
- re: MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - dtb - 8/30/2004 5:55:59 AM
  - re: green women in tin-foil bikinis! - Peter Bruener - 8/30/2004 6:38:40 AM

What will the "Genesis" spacecraft teach us about the SW that "Apollo" hasn't revealed already? - Jacob Samorodin - 8/31/2004 7:05:34 PM
- re: "Genesis" - Raoul - 8/31/2004 8:23:48 PM
  - Yep. Also... - et - 8/31/2004 8:50:05 PM
    - Good points! Thanks. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/31/2004 9:33:20 PM

Procyon - Raoul - 8/31/2004 8:30:47 PM

A new class of planets - REB - 8/31/2004 6:02:42 PM
- re: A new class of planets - Raoul - 8/31/2004 6:23:09 PM
- BTW, this is related to the story Raoul posted a couple of days ago. NT - REB - 8/31/2004 6:06:37 PM
  - re:More about it - Raoul - 8/31/2004 7:34:01 PM

The biggest questions on 22 pages - alcaray - 8/31/2004 7:02:57 PM

Fred Whipple - Raoul - 8/31/2004 4:35:40 PM

Explore - Raoul - 8/31/2004 4:17:48 PM

Our most everlasting and visible neighbour - Raoul - 8/29/2004 6:26:38 PM
- re: Our most everlasting and visible neighbour - REB - 8/31/2004 12:59:33 PM
- lovely animated gif (n/t) - Daniel - 8/30/2004 8:53:09 PM
- way cool...thanks Raoul (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 8/30/2004 7:05:21 AM

The lost and forgotten missions - Raoul - 8/28/2004 4:28:43 PM
- Somehow an appropriate place to put this - E.P. Grondine - 8/28/2004 6:29:35 PM
  - re: Launchers - Raoul - 8/28/2004 8:56:33 PM
    - re: Launchers - E.P. Grondine - 8/28/2004 9:41:07 PM
- Saturn V - Tom Brosz - 8/28/2004 6:27:14 PM
  - re: Saturn V - Raoul - 8/28/2004 8:33:13 PM
    - I still have mine - Gary - 8/29/2004 6:23:00 AM
      - re:Envying you - Raoul - 8/29/2004 8:07:41 AM
        
        I still like to play with it - Gary - 8/29/2004 5:27:57 PM
  - Old scandal - Gary - 8/28/2004 7:09:53 PM
    - re: Old scandal - gbaikie - 8/29/2004 10:47:03 PM
      - The rear view mirror - Gary - 8/30/2004 6:16:56 AM
        
        Cold War factor - dtb - 8/30/2004 2:51:04 PM
        
        re: The rear view mirror - gbaikie - 8/30/2004 1:59:15 PM
    - I wish we would've left the Russians out of the station program. - Lee - 8/29/2004 3:30:54 AM
      - re: I wish we would've left the Russians out of the station program. - luiscar - 8/30/2004 2:40:01 PM
      - re: 600 km - Raoul - 8/29/2004 8:14:13 AM
        
        The six segment SRBs would've allowed it to go that high. (n/t) - Lee - 8/29/2004 9:02:03 AM
      - There are reasons why the ISS is a white elephant - Gary - 8/29/2004 6:11:32 AM
        
        re: There are reasons why the ISS is a white elephant - alcaray - 8/30/2004 10:44:33 PM
        
        EML-1 - ken murphy - 8/31/2004 4:31:20 AM
        
        Skylab - Daniel L - 8/30/2004 2:08:29 PM
        
        Hardly. September 26, 1998 - E.P. Grondine - 8/29/2004 7:28:27 PM
        
        I wonder if Tom Hanks could be interested in it - E.P. Grondine - 8/29/2004 7:32:53 PM
    - and new nonsense. Ummm, Gary... - E.P. Grondine - 8/28/2004 9:54:04 PM
      - re: and new nonsense. Ummm, Gary... - Enyo - 8/29/2004 9:54:55 PM
        
        I know, I already knew, now here's why what I said is right - E.P. Grondine - 8/30/2004 3:35:18 PM

Trans-Galactic Flight - YT - 8/23/2004 3:22:10 PM
- Of course, everyone is hypothesizing that... - alcaray - 8/26/2004 6:27:33 PM
  - Off topic - RobVG - 8/29/2004 4:06:10 PM
    - re: Barred Spirals - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/30/2004 1:16:41 PM
      - Thanks! - RobVG - 8/31/2004 4:07:27 AM
  - Bingo! - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/27/2004 3:48:15 PM
    - Well, I doubt that magnetism has much to do with it. - alcaray - 8/27/2004 4:48:11 PM
- re: Trans-Galactic Flight - Nick Hoffman - 8/24/2004 5:33:31 AM
  - Incorrect: See et's reply to this post. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/25/2004 2:18:39 AM
    - I've found that it speeds discussion and understanding if you explain why. - et - 8/25/2004 4:56:09 AM
      - 3D vs 2D - Nick Hoffman - 8/26/2004 1:38:45 AM
        
        re: 3D vs 2D - SM - 8/26/2004 4:37:28 PM
        
        Pretty shitty - Davin L. - 8/29/2004 1:14:23 AM
        
        How Considerate of you... - Nick Hoffman - 8/27/2004 12:22:03 PM
        
        Excellent, here is another interesting fact - R.L. - 8/29/2004 8:33:52 AM
        
        You should see how popular that post made you on Community - R.L. - 8/27/2004 8:28:34 AM
        
        That was totally out of line... - R.L. - 8/26/2004 8:52:52 PM
        
        What's your problem? - et - 8/26/2004 7:06:29 PM
        
        I think S&M is reacting emotionally to verbal abuse. - alcaray - 8/26/2004 9:22:47 PM
        
        re: I think SM is bipolar. Seriously. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2004 7:03:59 AM
        
        NO EXCUSE POSSIBLE - R.L. - 8/27/2004 8:32:07 AM
        
        No excuse offered. - alcaray - 8/27/2004 3:35:25 PM
        
        seconded - very upsetting (n/t) - Daniel L - 8/27/2004 12:08:32 PM
- re: Trans-Galactic Flight - et - 8/23/2004 8:36:28 PM
  - Correct (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/25/2004 2:18:01 AM

Sand 'tendrils' at Meridiani may show evidence of liquid water. - Robert Clark - 8/30/2004 4:19:14 AM
- Man, I'm the furthest thing from a geologist and that sounds hokey to me. (n/t) - Art Martin - 8/30/2004 11:17:38 PM
- not likely - dtb - 8/30/2004 6:12:19 AM
  - re: not likely - Robert Clark - 8/31/2004 1:31:11 AM
    - What was the source? - dtb - 8/31/2004 2:26:22 AM
      - re: What was the source? - Pete B. - 8/31/2004 3:15:43 AM
  - re: not likely - Doug Ellison - 8/30/2004 10:03:29 AM

NASA Press Conferance On Shuttle Progress Replaying On NASA TV Now (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/31/2004 1:16:34 AM

From Mars Express - Raoul - 8/30/2004 5:23:48 PM

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