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High-resolution radar to be used for shuttle launches. - Delbert - 8/25/2004 5:30:35 PM
- Nifty. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/25/2004 5:38:02 PM

Nice article of scramjets - Gary - 8/21/2004 11:58:10 PM
- Dual-mode turbojet-scramjet engines. - Robert Clark - 8/25/2004 8:12:49 AM
- Check out Figure 2 in linked article - Gary - 8/22/2004 7:14:03 PM
  - Figure 3 is also cute - Gary - 8/22/2004 7:33:13 PM
- Very interesting. Thanks. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/22/2004 3:36:28 AM

Do you think we'll ever colonise Mars? - Greg - 8/21/2004 2:32:12 PM
- I believe the only way is to move it - Art Martin - 8/23/2004 9:12:23 PM
  - Greg Bear's "Moving Mars" is a fine book (n/t) - phil - 8/24/2004 10:20:03 PM
    - Looks interesting - Art Martin - 8/24/2004 11:05:03 PM
      - The lead character - phil - 8/25/2004 1:05:01 AM
  - Greg Bear's "Moving Mars" is a fine book (n/t) - phil - 8/24/2004 10:20:01 PM
- Cute!! And no. - Bowser - 8/22/2004 3:43:45 AM
  - So let me get this straight - Buck Galaxy - 8/22/2004 8:55:06 PM
    - re: People or governments - Raoul - 8/24/2004 8:18:52 AM
    - We need to do it now or never - Gary - 8/23/2004 5:42:57 AM
    - Mars Direct - Greg - 8/23/2004 2:15:54 AM
  - If we don't then our civilization is finished - Gary - 8/22/2004 7:52:34 PM
    - Re Gary and Buck. - Bowser - 8/22/2004 11:18:32 PM
      - re: Re Gary and Buck. - Tom Brosz - 8/23/2004 3:16:36 PM
        
        People have babies - Gary - 8/23/2004 4:33:44 PM
        
        re: There would be colonists in Antartica - scott Evil - 8/23/2004 3:52:11 PM
        
        Key word: "allowed" -- Antartica is protected by treaty (n/t) - Gary - 8/23/2004 3:55:57 PM
        
        A worthless piece of paper. - Lee - 8/25/2004 2:35:33 AM
        
        Arctic/Greenland? - dtb - 8/24/2004 2:15:51 AM
        
        Populations of obscure places and colonization issues - Gary - 8/24/2004 5:49:49 AM
        
        Economics - dtb - 8/24/2004 5:09:53 PM
        
        How accurate and important is the "eggs in one basket" argument? - alcaray - 8/24/2004 9:54:18 PM
        
        re: How accurate and important is the "eggs in one basket" argument? - dtb - 8/25/2004 1:23:00 AM
      - dog gone off the deep end - phil - 8/23/2004 12:11:32 AM
        
        So where's it wrong? - Bowser - 8/23/2004 12:24:36 AM
        
        re: Have you read my paper on energy? - Success_Machine - 8/23/2004 12:46:16 PM
        
        Your right! - Gary - 8/23/2004 4:11:11 PM

Small asteroid misses Earth by only four thousand miles - JimO - 8/23/2004 5:35:38 PM
- Hmmm!....That might explain the little breeze I felt brush against my neck. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 8/25/2004 12:09:40 AM
- animation - Mike - 8/24/2004 5:18:11 PM
- estimated 5-10 meters in diam? - et - 8/23/2004 11:45:11 PM
- I can think of one system - Larry J - 8/23/2004 6:33:30 PM

An analysis of Kerry's space policy - phil - 8/16/2004 6:27:53 PM
- re: An analysis of Kerry's space policy - Chris Vancil - 8/16/2004 11:16:44 PM
  - Here's a clue: try responding to content vs. trashing the messanger (n/t) - phil - 8/17/2004 12:24:38 AM
    - If Mark R. Whittington is not a partisan hack then no one is. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 8/17/2004 5:33:15 AM
    - It's an election year - Robert - 8/17/2004 3:03:21 AM
      - voting record & public statements - phil - 8/17/2004 4:30:21 PM
        
        re: Bush has no voting record & made one public statement - Chris Vancil - 8/17/2004 9:10:24 PM
        
        re: Bush has no voting record & made one public statement - phil - 8/18/2004 2:19:02 AM
        
        re: Why did Kerry oppose Cassini? The mission promises brilliant scientific returns for decades! (n/t) - ABE - 8/23/2004 3:45:55 PM
        
        re: Because Kerry didn't and your mistaken. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/23/2004 10:44:27 PM
        
        Nope, wrong again....... Kerry DID oppose Cassini! - Gary - 8/24/2004 6:47:55 AM
        
        Re: Sorry wrong! Wanting to postpone some which had already been postponed does not constitute opposition. It would still fly. Get a clue. - Chris Vancil - 8/24/2004 7:36:14 AM
        
        Look above for continuation of this thread (n/t) - Gary - 8/24/2004 3:56:54 PM

Holy Icecap, Batman - Nick Hoffman - 8/24/2004 4:56:57 AM
- animation - Mike - 8/24/2004 3:53:56 PM
- 5 - 11 km asteroid hit? - Buck Galaxy - 8/24/2004 5:03:11 AM
  - re: 5 - 11 km asteroid hit? - Nick Hoffman - 8/24/2004 5:52:42 AM

LXD75: Decisions made easier. - RobVG - 8/17/2004 4:25:22 AM
- Have scope will travel - SDG - 8/18/2004 8:51:08 PM
  - Start with a good star atlas... - RobVG - 8/19/2004 4:03:52 AM
    - re: Start with a good star atlas... - SDG - 8/19/2004 4:51:49 AM
      - re: Start with a good star atlas... - RobVG - 8/21/2004 4:46:33 AM
        
        Hey Rob, - SDG - 8/23/2004 2:53:20 PM
        
        Cool. - RobVG - 8/24/2004 4:19:57 AM
- re: LXD75 - SteveS - 8/17/2004 3:00:21 PM
  - re: LXD75 - RobVG - 8/18/2004 3:21:00 AM
    - re: LXD75 - SteveS - 8/18/2004 7:00:09 PM
    - Enjoy! - Bowser - 8/18/2004 1:35:32 PM

Another possible factor in "global warming" that has until now been ignored - Scott Evil - 8/17/2004 7:22:44 PM
- re: What else - E.P. Grondine - 8/23/2004 3:39:43 PM
- A neat idea, but, the researcher's "Kung Fu" is no good. - et - 8/18/2004 4:43:22 AM
- Time to learn how to make that Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie - Tammy - 8/18/2004 2:58:34 AM
- I think we're all mature enough around here. - Bowser - 8/17/2004 8:37:25 PM

Strange object in Spirit microscopic image - Art Martin - 8/22/2004 1:42:57 AM
- re: Strange interpretation of Spirit microscopic image - Nick Hoffman - 8/22/2004 6:03:32 AM
  - Just fun to speculate - Art Martin - 8/22/2004 11:19:10 PM
    - ;-] (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 8/23/2004 11:48:50 AM
- THAT doesn't look like an artifact of the polishing/grinding. - Bowser - 8/22/2004 3:38:34 AM

Cool space art. - Lee - 8/22/2004 5:13:55 AM
- The space art is cool but I have nitpicks - Gary - 8/22/2004 8:06:42 PM
  - re: The space art is cool but I have nitpicks - Nick Hoffman - 8/22/2004 10:56:38 PM

It sez here - "NASA BUILDS WORLD'S BIGGEST PAPER AIRPLANE" - Bowser - 8/22/2004 5:10:45 AM

WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 20 Aug 04 Washington, DC - et - 8/20/2004 10:45:05 PM
- and this leftist commentary has WHAT to do with space? - p - 8/21/2004 2:35:21 PM
  - Thanks. - Bowser - 8/22/2004 3:45:07 AM
  - Not too much, just mostly science. - et - 8/21/2004 8:34:55 PM

Curious object in Martian sky - C Desley - 8/21/2004 4:43:13 AM
- re: Curious object in Martian sky - C Desley - 8/21/2004 4:47:45 AM
  - Good eye - Buck Galaxy - 8/21/2004 7:09:41 AM
    - Just for the record, how long is a typical camera exposure? - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2004 7:43:45 AM
      - Varies by filter - Robert - 8/21/2004 5:38:49 PM
        
        It might be worth knowing which pictures are taken during grinding operations - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2004 7:23:20 PM
        
        [9.2] [9.4] [9.25] - Robert - 8/21/2004 8:34:34 PM
        
        Artifacts in past mars photos - Buck Galaxy - 8/21/2004 6:02:58 PM
        
        re: Artifacts in past mars photos - Robert - 8/21/2004 8:26:25 PM
      - Carl Sagan - Nick Hoffman - 8/21/2004 11:05:46 AM
        
        re: Carl Sagan - Doug Ellison - 8/21/2004 4:57:30 PM

Red Rocks in Endurance - Buck Galaxy - 8/21/2004 6:29:29 PM
- Anyone have a pic of the mystery rock? - Buck Galaxy - 8/21/2004 7:35:09 PM

St. Paul, MN USA: Thing in sky baffles experts - Jack Herer - 8/20/2004 6:22:15 PM
- Definitely a balloon - Nathan - 8/20/2004 8:58:14 PM
  - High Altitude Platform? - John - 8/21/2004 12:26:27 AM

Woman hurt in meteorite strike - Jack Herer - 8/20/2004 7:24:37 PM

Interesting report from China - p - 8/12/2004 9:30:38 PM
- Press reports re Tunguska 'UFO fragment' -- my reply - JimO - 8/12/2004 10:31:58 PM
  - re: Press reports re Tunguska 'UFO fragment' -- my reply - vidar martinsen - 8/20/2004 10:55:43 AM

Lava flow from top of hill? - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 10:33:57 PM
- Ok, this is ridiculous. Guess you can't size an image here. - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 10:39:35 PM
  - Can you list the URL of the original link? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/20/2004 5:17:09 AM
- re: Lava flow from top of hill? - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 10:36:56 PM

Denver area rocket builder's home explodes - p - 7/23/2004 4:30:37 PM
- Update, from the Colorado Springs Gazette - jms - 7/23/2004 9:21:43 PM
  - Praise the Lord! Larry J Lives!!! (n/t) - p - 7/23/2004 10:16:01 PM
    - Gee. Thanks! - Larry J - 7/26/2004 6:07:16 PM
      - re: Gee. Thanks! - phil - 7/26/2004 7:58:53 PM
      - re: Gee. Thanks! - phil - 7/26/2004 7:58:19 PM
- Anybody know who this guy is? - Tom Brosz - 7/23/2004 6:03:54 PM
  - re: Anybody know who this guy is? - Qaz - 8/19/2004 10:14:26 PM
  - Was it Wan Hu? (n/t) - Lee - 7/24/2004 2:44:25 AM
- re: Denver area rocket builder fails to win the X-Prize, but a Darwin Award might be coming his way soon! - ZZ - 7/23/2004 5:11:57 PM

My eyes may be deceiving me, but it looks like martian skies are showing a strong hint of "blue". - Jacob Samorodin - 8/19/2004 6:39:43 PM
- re: My eyes may be deceiving me, but it looks like martian skies are showing a strong hint of "blue". - Doug Ellison - 8/19/2004 8:29:27 PM

Micro-Fusion Weapons Possible Spin-Off for Space Propulsion - AY - 8/19/2004 10:36:01 AM
- Swords really do make the best plowshares. - Lee - 8/19/2004 6:19:18 PM

A curiosity or a paradox: What moves at the speed-of-light in an electric circuit? - Jacob Samorodin - 8/18/2004 3:37:13 PM
- Only ignorance moves FTL.... - et - 8/19/2004 2:49:50 AM
  - Yes! You are right!... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/19/2004 6:03:15 PM
- re: A curiosity or a paradox: What moves at the speed-of-light in an electric circuit? - Larry J - 8/18/2004 3:57:20 PM
  - Thanks for the info, but... - Jacob Samorodin - 8/18/2004 4:38:05 PM
    - re: Thanks for the info, but... - Larry J - 8/18/2004 6:32:58 PM

Did anyone see the JPL Rover news conference - Art Martin - 8/18/2004 6:43:10 PM
- News release says they're going to go for that dune field. - Tom Brosz - 8/19/2004 4:32:49 AM
  - That dust looks pretty fine. - Gary - 8/19/2004 6:29:59 AM
    - re: That dust looks pretty fine. - Nathan Koren - 8/19/2004 3:04:01 PM
  - re: News release says they're going to go for that dune field. - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 4:53:26 AM
  - Awesome! - Buck Galaxy - 8/19/2004 4:40:16 AM
- re: Did anyone see the JPL Rover news conference - Jacob Samorodin - 8/18/2004 7:24:52 PM
  - Info on the JPL site now. Assorted ranting. - Art Martin - 8/18/2004 10:26:15 PM
    - re: Info on the JPL site now. Assorted ranting. - Doug Ellison - 8/19/2004 9:04:21 AM
      - See that's why I called it ranting - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 3:52:34 PM
    - Completely wrong - dtb - 8/19/2004 1:16:18 AM
      - re: Completely wrong - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 4:50:01 AM
      - I'm confused - Gary - 8/19/2004 3:11:48 AM
        
        re: I'm confused - dtb - 8/19/2004 4:59:01 AM
        
        re: I'm confused - Buck Galaxy - 8/19/2004 4:37:12 AM
        
        re: I'm confused - Art Martin - 8/19/2004 4:52:11 AM
        
        Heal thyself doctor. - et - 8/19/2004 3:55:42 AM
    - I feel the same way about wanting to LOOK at stuff, although I'm no geologist. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2004 10:58:26 PM

Magnetism and early planet formation - Scott Evil - 8/17/2004 7:35:57 PM
- re: Good question - Johannes - 8/18/2004 2:03:27 AM
  - Hmmm, how could we test this with a wager? (n/t) - et - 8/18/2004 2:19:11 AM
  - Where did you get that BS? - R.L. - 8/18/2004 2:08:43 AM
    - How about information instead of an insult? - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2004 4:24:00 PM
      - re: How about information instead of an insult? - R.L. - 8/19/2004 12:49:50 AM
        
        re: How about information instead of an insult? - Johannes - 8/19/2004 3:12:27 PM
      - thanks for the reminder, Tom - Adam - 8/18/2004 8:19:29 PM
- re: Magnetism and early planet formation - Adam - 8/17/2004 10:15:38 PM

Creative ETI signalling methods- can you think up a beacon? - R.L. - 8/15/2004 6:48:40 AM
- Fluorescent gas of a strange isotope - Gary - 8/19/2004 6:23:11 AM
- Detection before communication - Lee - 8/17/2004 2:16:08 AM
- A detailed SETI website. - Lee - 8/16/2004 2:00:26 AM
  - The Sun's Own Light - GB - 8/16/2004 12:50:36 PM
    - They might just create a model describing the beacon as a natural phenomenon (n/t) - UZ - 8/17/2004 9:55:34 AM
- We do NOT want to be found. - Bowser - 8/16/2004 12:28:14 AM
  - Shoot me now, I agree with the dog - phil - 8/16/2004 1:47:33 AM
    - Amazing - Lindy - 8/18/2004 5:28:42 AM
      - Lindy, you just dont listen.... - R.L. - 8/18/2004 8:17:54 AM
        
        If you think that ETI exists........ - Lindy - 8/18/2004 3:03:41 PM
        
        He's been to the mountain top, and has seen the Promised Land. (n/t) - Lee - 8/18/2004 7:51:21 PM
        
        vibrator question - p - 8/18/2004 3:09:43 PM
        
        If it has something to do with those probes, I don't wanna know. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2004 9:03:34 PM
- Wall Drug signs on Pluto. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/15/2004 6:23:10 PM
  - See Rock City only 4 billion miles. (n/t) - Lee - 8/16/2004 2:04:48 AM
    - Meramec Caverns! (n/t) - Fox - 8/16/2004 2:23:30 AM
      - Ruby Falls! :-D (n/t) - Lee - 8/16/2004 2:28:13 AM
        
        If they invade us, we'll own the pink slips on their starships in three months. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/16/2004 3:53:38 AM
- re: Creative ETI signalling methods- can you think up a beacon? - LJK - 8/15/2004 2:30:59 PM
- re: Creative ETI signalling methods - Fox - 8/15/2004 2:24:52 PM
  - re: Creative ETI signalling methods - Larry J - 8/15/2004 3:33:15 PM
- X-ray emissions from nuclear detonations. - Lee - 8/15/2004 7:19:21 AM
- re: Creative ETI signalling methods- can you think up a beacon? - Peersa - 8/15/2004 6:57:42 AM

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