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Meteorites causing human victims - Raoul - 8/29/2004 4:42:47 PM
- Meteorite wrecks houses in India - sean - 8/30/2004 3:29:53 PM

Machholz 10th comet - Raoul - 8/29/2004 6:44:28 PM

The night the sky fell on Chicago - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2004 12:12:31 AM
- Coincidences and shape recognition - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2004 12:21:04 AM
  - (as usual, Tasmania is ignored :)) (n/t) - Daniel - 8/29/2004 3:35:12 PM
    - Hey, want to talk about the Map of Tasmania ??? - Nick Hoffman - 8/29/2004 4:59:20 PM
      - well, I guess the explanation is - - Daniel - 8/29/2004 5:27:00 PM
  - How receptive! - E.P. Grondine - 8/28/2004 9:58:28 PM
    - re: How receptive! - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2004 11:01:18 PM

Morning sky - Raoul - 8/28/2004 10:10:57 AM
- re: Morning sky..... :-( - Delbert - 8/28/2004 4:00:16 PM
  - re: Same here..... :-( - Raoul - 8/28/2004 4:31:11 PM
    - Two mornings ago - Fox - 8/29/2004 2:03:44 AM
      - re: A week ago - Raoul - 8/29/2004 8:42:00 AM

Tiny telescopes, big discoveries. - RobVG - 8/28/2004 4:52:53 PM
- re: Indeed - Raoul - 8/28/2004 5:49:36 PM
  - Tres interessant. - RobVG - 8/28/2004 7:00:12 PM
    - re: Amateurs participating - Raoul - 8/28/2004 8:06:14 PM
      - MMT's? - Peter Bruener - 8/28/2004 9:54:59 PM
        
        re: Optical interferometry - Raoul - 8/28/2004 10:52:58 PM
        
        Thanks (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 8/28/2004 11:55:42 PM

Smallest exoplanet! - Raoul - 8/25/2004 8:25:14 PM
- Finally!...The discovery of a Uranus-mass planet!...But Uranus is not a "water-world". - Jacob Samorodin - 8/27/2004 4:26:02 PM
  - Whither water? - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2004 9:04:27 AM
    - Hellacious in many ways - dtb - 8/28/2004 9:59:22 PM
- re: Smallest exoplanet! - REB - 8/26/2004 2:23:54 PM
  - Big Earths = Waterworlds - Nick Hoffman - 8/27/2004 11:37:51 AM
    - re: Big Earths = Waterworlds - Raoul - 8/27/2004 8:28:09 PM
    - re: Big Earths = Waterworlds Great Analysis! - p - 8/27/2004 7:38:12 PM
  - re: Smallest exoplanet! - Raoul - 8/26/2004 2:39:12 PM
    - re: Smallest exoplanet! - REB - 8/26/2004 2:52:55 PM
      - Who was the joker who named Uranus anyways? - GF - 8/26/2004 4:26:50 PM
        
        re: It's only a "problem" in the english language;) (n/t) - Raoul - 8/26/2004 5:38:17 PM
        
        Try teaching Astronomy to a bunch of 8th graders. - REB - 8/26/2004 5:20:08 PM
        
        Ur-Anus = Beginning-End, father of Kronos = Time - Gary - 8/27/2004 4:45:41 AM
        
        re: Try teaching Astronomy to a bunch of 8th graders. - MarkV - 8/27/2004 1:33:18 AM

Delta 4 Heavy - Raoul - 8/27/2004 10:33:48 PM
- a modern launch facility - Robert - 8/28/2004 5:54:43 PM
  - I choked the link - Robert - 8/28/2004 5:56:27 PM
    - re: Launch facility - Raoul - 8/28/2004 8:21:42 PM

Struck by a meteorite ? - Raoul - 8/26/2004 1:23:30 PM
- re: Struck by a meteorite ? - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2004 12:13:58 AM
- re: Struck by a meteorite ? Answer NO. - Delbert - 8/27/2004 4:09:26 PM
  - re: Looks like an urban legend of sorts (n/t) - Raoul - 8/27/2004 8:24:24 PM
    - I think not - Delbert - 8/28/2004 3:40:42 AM
      - re: The meteorites - Raoul - 8/28/2004 8:44:16 AM
- re: Struck by a meteorite ? - Nick Hoffman - 8/27/2004 11:24:34 AM

Too risky to explore dunes - REB - 8/27/2004 12:13:41 PM
- Some Nav Camera photos - Tom Brosz - 8/28/2004 1:31:36 AM
- Probably for the best. - Tom Brosz - 8/27/2004 6:36:24 PM
  - Wonder if in the programming..... - Art Martin - 8/27/2004 9:06:01 PM
    - I think you're correct on the size issue. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/28/2004 12:48:51 AM

Where's the hill pan? - Art Martin - 8/27/2004 9:13:46 PM
- re: Where's the hill pan? - Doug Ellison - 8/27/2004 11:35:06 PM
  - Thanks Doug, your images are great. (n/t) - Art Martin - 8/28/2004 1:21:12 AM

Interview with a Chernobyl nuclear technician - Gary - 8/25/2004 5:37:26 AM
- Cherenkov radiation - Nick Hoffman - 8/27/2004 2:58:00 PM
- What a Chechen terrorist won't do to scoop up that radioactive material laying around near Pripyet. - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 7:09:49 PM
  - re: What a Chechen terrorist won't do to scoop up that radioactive material laying around near Pripyet. - Doug Ellison - 8/26/2004 12:41:47 PM
    - Here is her website: - MarkV - 8/27/2004 1:37:20 AM
      - Elena and her motorcycle was a hoax... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/27/2004 9:30:39 AM
        
        re: Elena and her motorcycle was a hoax... - Doug Ellison - 8/27/2004 11:38:19 PM

Exoplanet - Raoul - 8/27/2004 9:56:37 AM
- re: Exoplanet - dtb - 8/27/2004 10:05:02 PM
  - re: Yes, could be; sounds interesting! (n/t) - Raoul - 8/27/2004 10:35:18 PM

Cassini versus Kerry and the moonbats - Gary - 8/24/2004 3:55:48 PM
- re: Cassini versus Kerry and the moonbats - Tom Brosz - 8/24/2004 10:36:56 PM
  - Watch them come out of the wooodwork when the nuclear-powered VASIMIR awaits launch. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 12:07:58 AM
  - re: Cassini versus Kerry and the moonbats - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 11:08:29 PM
- re: Cassini versus Kerry and the moonbats - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 10:04:45 PM
  - "Kerry has sponsored pro-space legislation " - phil - 8/24/2004 10:46:39 PM
    - re: "Kerry has sponsored pro-space legislation " - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 10:59:11 PM
      - Post it NOW! - phil - 8/25/2004 12:40:50 AM
        
        re: Post it NOW! - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 9:07:35 AM
        
        The Hollings Bills - p - 8/25/2004 3:26:57 PM
        
        re: The Hollings Bills - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 7:39:51 PM
        
        re: The Hollings Bills - phil - 8/25/2004 11:49:18 PM
        
        re: The Kerry Bills - Chris Vancil - 8/26/2004 6:27:31 AM
        
        You can't handle the turth (n/t) - p - 8/26/2004 11:43:28 AM
        
        Turths can be pretty tricky to handle! ;} - Larry J - 8/26/2004 2:07:29 PM
        
        re: Turths can be pretty tricky to handle! ;} - Chris Vancil - 8/26/2004 7:40:27 PM
        
        Could Cassini have been launched later? - Larry J - 8/26/2004 8:43:16 PM
        
        re: Could Cassini have been launched later? - Chris Vancil - 8/26/2004 11:18:39 PM
        
        Adding millions of dollars in additional cost just to appease Luddites is nothing but stupid - Larry J - 8/27/2004 6:59:10 PM
        
        re: Fine, but they already had spent millions more and had delayed launch. And could have use more time on the ground... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/27/2004 10:19:37 PM
- NASA developing nuclear power generators for DoD - E.P. Grondine - 8/24/2004 5:20:26 PM
- "Wanting to postpone some which had already been postponed does not constitute opposition" - phil - 8/24/2004 4:08:16 PM
  - re: Postpone is not Cancel. - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 10:12:43 PM
    - Do you understand the concept of launch windows? - Larry J - 8/25/2004 4:08:37 PM
      - re: Do you understand the concept of launch windows? - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 7:29:23 PM
        
        No, Chris does not - p - 8/25/2004 11:56:29 PM
        
        re: Yes, sombody doesn't get it - Chris Vancil - 8/26/2004 6:53:24 AM
      - Do you think congressmen do? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/25/2004 6:38:28 PM
    - Another Kerry nuance - phil - 8/24/2004 10:18:21 PM
  - It does not AUTOMATICALLY constitute opposition - pwokenyaw - 8/24/2004 4:55:29 PM
  - Ditto (n/t) - Gary - 8/24/2004 4:29:16 PM

Mars Suit Project from TMSC 7 - Chris Vancil - 8/27/2004 9:19:50 AM
- Speaking of Mars space-suits... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/27/2004 5:41:18 PM
  - re: Speaking of Mars space-suits... - Chris Vancil - 8/27/2004 10:16:24 PM

Robert Shepherd may rebuke me for posting a type of 'spam', but... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 7:31:23 PM
- Wouldn't he have to buke at least once first, before he could rebuke? - McFly - 8/26/2004 8:24:23 PM
  - Is anticipation of a rebuke a "prebuke"? - Robert - 8/27/2004 7:50:01 PM
- It's on my Amazon "Wish List," but nobody's gotten the hint so far. - Tom Brosz - 8/26/2004 5:48:45 PM
- "Rebuke?" Isn't that what Oral Roberts does? Not Robert Shepherd. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/26/2004 5:12:44 AM
- Robert Shepherd bought the DVD set when it first came out (n/t) - Robert - 8/26/2004 3:34:49 AM
- You get free lodging for the plug? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/25/2004 10:10:03 PM
- How about a favorit episode poll - Delbert - 8/25/2004 9:53:42 PM
  - Gee delbert, do I have to choose? I.......I can't DO IT! - et - 8/26/2004 4:54:29 AM
  - re: 15! - Raoul - 8/25/2004 9:59:25 PM
- re: Apollo - Raoul - 8/25/2004 9:08:57 PM
- Definately a classic. (n/t) - et - 8/25/2004 7:47:34 PM

Next shuttle launch in pespective - Raoul - 8/27/2004 1:59:49 PM

Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Mark Eby - 8/22/2004 4:11:18 PM
- I Think Most Long Term Posters Here Know Keith Well Enough - Can We Talk About The Convention? - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 12:43:46 AM
  - re: I Think Most Long Term Posters Here Know Keith Well Enough - Can We Talk About The Convention? - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 9:34:16 AM
  - Amen, details - phil - 8/25/2004 12:45:54 AM
    - That Was A Quick Chill - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 12:48:20 AM
- re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Chris Vancil - 8/23/2004 8:16:23 AM
  - If you have something to say... - dtb - 8/24/2004 1:50:34 AM
    - re: If you have something to say... - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 8:27:39 AM
      - You missed my point entirely - dtb - 8/24/2004 4:43:10 PM
        
        re: You missed my point entirely - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 9:08:03 PM
        
        Heard some nasty dirt on Keith Cowing and his lack of morals, which I can say much more about. - phil - 8/24/2004 10:14:29 PM
        
        I was tired when I posted... - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 11:17:59 PM
        
        So you were against it when you were for it - phil - 8/25/2004 12:43:59 AM
        
        re: So you were against it when you were for it - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 9:11:15 AM
        
        ? - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 12:46:24 AM
      - Then why mention this "private" issue in a public forum? - phil - 8/24/2004 1:08:12 PM
        
        re: Clueless? Coming from you? - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 8:22:52 PM
  - re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Keith Cowing - 8/23/2004 1:51:57 PM
    - re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Chris Vancil - 8/23/2004 8:08:53 PM
      - re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Keith Cowing - 8/23/2004 8:19:11 PM
        
        re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Chris Vancil - 8/23/2004 8:52:46 PM
        
        re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Keith Cowing - 8/23/2004 8:59:42 PM
        
        re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 8:15:35 AM
        
        re: Mars Society Convention Held This Weekend In Chicago - Keith Cowing - 8/24/2004 1:06:19 PM
        
        Another book for the waning summer - McFly - 8/26/2004 8:42:29 PM
        
        re: Another book for the waning summer - Chris Vancil - 8/27/2004 7:57:05 AM
        
        Flame board is not a punishment - alcaray - 8/24/2004 3:29:22 PM
    - "No one cares" - E.P. Grondine - 8/23/2004 3:14:35 PM

Market for rockets? - Raoul - 8/26/2004 7:35:24 PM
- re: Market for rockets? - Larry J - 8/26/2004 8:32:23 PM
  - re: Market for rockets? - Raoul - 8/26/2004 8:45:17 PM
    - re: Market for rockets? - E.P. Grondine - 8/27/2004 3:09:48 AM

What's Going On With JPL's NEO Site? - Mark Eby - 8/15/2004 2:59:13 AM
- Well, Mark... - E.P. Grondine - 8/23/2004 3:52:27 PM
  - Funny, I'm Laughing With You For A Change - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 1:00:29 AM
    - Glad you see the humor... - E.P. Grondine - 8/25/2004 5:14:07 PM
      - Policy Will Obviously Fail - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 8:59:24 PM
        
        Has it? - E.P. Grondine - 8/26/2004 2:37:35 PM
        
        No doubt Your Kind of Place - Mark Eby - 8/27/2004 12:30:15 AM
        
        The insane and the interesting... - E.P. Grondine - 8/27/2004 2:48:13 AM

A house in the antarctic - Raoul - 8/26/2004 9:13:35 PM

Jim Oberg SSI article in IEE Spectrum - phil - 8/26/2004 5:23:58 PM
- He got at least one significant detail wrong - Larry J - 8/26/2004 6:18:22 PM

OHP - Raoul - 8/26/2004 6:15:21 PM

Fly me to the Moon........... - Raoul - 8/26/2004 1:38:42 PM

MS Summary Of Convention - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 1:14:38 AM
- Looks like it was a good one. - et - 8/25/2004 4:48:44 AM
- re: MS Summary Of Convention - dtb - 8/25/2004 2:58:06 AM
  - re: MS Summary Of Convention - Chris Vancil - 8/25/2004 8:19:46 PM

TrES - Raoul - 8/25/2004 8:00:13 AM
- Bully for those two astronomer! Nice work! - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 7:19:16 PM

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