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Absolutely superb interactive on the Columbia tragedy. - Bowser - 2/21/2004 5:46:00 AM
- re: Absolutely superb interactive on the Columbia tragedy. - Nipper Wolf - 2/22/2004 3:32:07 AM

Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 5:31:04 PM
- re:Rationale - Raoul - 2/19/2004 8:53:24 PM
  - how permanent would a teraformed Martian atmosphere be? - McFly - 2/20/2004 12:21:03 PM
    - try google - Valdosta? - 2/21/2004 7:31:04 AM
      - Thanks. I must look into this "google" you speak of ;-) (n/t) - McFly - 2/21/2004 7:04:16 PM
    - role of magnetic field - JMS - 2/21/2004 6:47:36 AM
  - Terraforming - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 3:28:16 AM
    - you need to check out the surface area of Mars - Valdosta? - 2/21/2004 7:28:51 AM
  - Terraforming - Bowser - 2/20/2004 1:07:47 AM
    - the challenge - JMS - 2/21/2004 7:07:43 AM
- re: Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 8:06:04 PM
  - re: Manned exploration of Mars if there's no chance of finding evidence of life. - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 8:10:03 PM
- We will send men (and women) to Mars either way. - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:11:29 PM
  - Mars: like Everest or California - dtb - 2/19/2004 10:22:18 PM
    - Economics and migration - Gary - 2/20/2004 7:00:26 AM
- Good news: if there isn't any life, or evidence there ever was, we can terraform the whoe joint! - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:39:27 PM
  - re: Good news: if there isn't any life, or evidence there ever was, we can terraform the whoe joint! - Bowser - 2/19/2004 7:38:03 PM
  - I'm with Tom - McFly - 2/19/2004 6:34:46 PM
    - indigenous life on Mars - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:25:11 PM
      - re: indigenous life on Mars - McFly - 2/20/2004 12:44:32 PM

look out El Capitan, here comes the RAT! - JMS - 2/21/2004 4:58:56 PM

Abstracts of the Stardust science - SteveS - 2/21/2004 3:23:20 PM

New Kuiper Belt Object - Fox - 2/20/2004 2:34:55 PM
- re: New Kuiper Belt Object - SteveS - 2/21/2004 3:04:21 PM

Rosetta seems like one heckuva ride. - Bowser - 2/21/2004 1:04:07 AM
- re: Rosetta seems like one heckuva ride. - Raoul - 2/21/2004 10:03:44 AM

Probably a dumb question - DavidV - 2/19/2004 9:36:29 PM
- As I used to say in lectures, there are no dumb questions - Bowser - 2/20/2004 9:08:44 PM
  - I like this one - BG - 2/21/2004 3:49:34 AM
    - "there is no right answer...but there are alot of wrong ones." (n/t) - JMS - 2/21/2004 4:42:30 AM
- re: Probably a dumb question - g ologyst - 2/20/2004 6:57:37 PM
- re: Probably a dumb question - Nick Hoffman - 2/19/2004 11:13:19 PM
  - excellent Nick, very nice summary. - JMS - 2/20/2004 12:05:40 AM
- good question, actually - JMS - 2/19/2004 10:13:00 PM
- I have a few ideas, probably wrong. - David F Mayer - 2/19/2004 9:41:38 PM

It's dark! - Raoul - 2/20/2004 9:38:56 PM
- re: The most distant supernovae cought by HST - Raoul - 2/20/2004 10:43:31 PM

SN1987A Redux - et - 2/20/2004 9:54:17 PM

At least we know one thing - Space Fanatic - 2/20/2004 9:32:00 PM

Does anyone care to speculate why the subsurface shpericals appear shiney/metalic? - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:02:33 PM
- See the DEVIL in the DARK........... - Carl - 2/20/2004 9:23:00 PM
- re: Does anyone care to speculate why the subsurface shpericals appear shiney/metalic? - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 8:35:38 PM
- Liquid water subsurface. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 7:40:23 PM
  - Wouldn't sub-surface water cause them to corrode? - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:55:24 PM
    - re: Wouldn't sub-surface water cause them to corrode? - Robert Clark - 2/20/2004 6:46:54 PM
- re: Moon spherules - Raoul - 2/19/2004 7:14:35 PM
  - Martian meteorites too - JMS - 2/19/2004 10:01:40 PM
  - Thats why I'm betting that they are the remnants of some impact events. - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:36:13 PM

Hints of salty water? - Space Fanatic - 2/19/2004 11:50:59 PM
- Steve's looking for sulfates... - JMS - 2/20/2004 4:56:23 AM
  - Will someone post a pic of the threads please (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/20/2004 3:37:02 PM
  - re: confusion at press conference - dtb - 2/20/2004 5:07:04 AM
    - Missed the conference, wish they'd post a transcript. - JMS - 2/20/2004 5:50:04 AM
      - transcripts - dtb - 2/20/2004 6:53:20 AM
        
        re: transcripts: Thanks dtb, that helps (n/t) - JMS - 2/20/2004 3:50:19 PM
        
        This is probably more public relations than science - Gary - 2/20/2004 7:22:24 AM
        
        You belittle the scientists - Buck Galaxy - 2/20/2004 3:31:49 PM
        
        No science without funding. No funding without politics. (n/t) - Gary - 2/20/2004 4:55:44 PM
        
        Did you consider simpler theories, before asserting this one as truth? (n/t) - alcaray - 2/20/2004 8:45:10 PM
- source of the quote? - dtb - 2/20/2004 3:44:35 AM
  - re: source of the quote? - Space Fanatic - 2/20/2004 6:29:30 AM
  - I found the story at CNN - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 3:51:40 AM
    - re: About those spheres- - Johannes - 2/20/2004 5:58:41 AM
      - re: About those spheres- - G. Ologyst - 2/20/2004 7:09:45 PM
      - re: About those spheres- - G. Ologyst - 2/20/2004 7:09:34 PM
      - re: About those spheres- - G. Ologyst - 2/20/2004 7:09:20 PM
    - And, they went there actually looking for water - Buck Galaxy - 2/20/2004 4:37:55 AM

"Threads" in microscopic images - Buck Galaxy - 2/20/2004 6:02:08 AM
- re: "Threads" in microscopic images - Robert Clark - 2/20/2004 4:37:31 PM
  - Pele's hair? - R.L. - 2/20/2004 6:14:03 PM
    - Oh, no! Asbestos! - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:01:59 PM
  - I see it, thanks! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/20/2004 4:55:44 PM

Fill in the graph, please. - JMS - 2/20/2004 1:39:02 AM
- re: Fill in the graph, please. - dtb - 2/20/2004 3:55:19 AM
  - origin of graph... - JMS - 2/20/2004 5:20:20 AM
    - re: Ok, I gotta ask - Success_Machine - 2/20/2004 7:33:03 AM
      - What would I, myself, do with the data? - JMS - 2/20/2004 4:10:04 PM
        
        re: Good point - Success_Machine - 2/20/2004 4:39:35 PM

Question regarding the Shuttle's robotic arm. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 5:47:58 AM
- re: Question regarding the Shuttle's robotic arm. - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:07:44 AM
  - Thanks. That seems to answer it. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:20:45 PM

Questions I've been wondering about. - Carolina Dave - 2/20/2004 2:59:29 AM
- Sorta half-baked answer. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 6:20:27 AM

Is the Shuttle Grounded Forever - Jeffrey Bell Writes again! - Nick Hoffman - 2/19/2004 3:51:58 PM
- One can only hope... - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 4:50:35 PM
  - Be careful about what you wish for - Gary - 2/19/2004 5:05:14 PM
    - CATS already exists, relatively speaking - Larry J - 2/19/2004 7:19:47 PM
      - Iwonder what the shuttle stack would cost to launch a non-human carrying payload. - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 7:47:00 PM
        
        It depends - Larry J - 2/19/2004 8:37:53 PM
    - We've been working on CATS for decades - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 5:33:07 PM
      - Careful, careful. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:26:50 AM
      - Well said. BTW, FoxNews.com praises space prizes again today... - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 8:39:00 PM
      - Buck, you big govt bashing conservative, you :) (n/t) - phil - 2/19/2004 6:17:57 PM
- I think it will fly again, but forget the 7-person crews... - Scott Evil - 2/19/2004 4:40:59 PM
  - Will the pathetic Shuttle survive Kerry or Edwards (who BOTH enjoy double digit leads over Bush now)? - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 4:54:53 PM
    - Robert: This guy is spamming the Habitable Zone (n/t) - Say "No" to spam - 2/19/2004 5:09:18 PM
      - What makes that particular comment "spam?" I don't see it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:41:13 PM
      - Are you a Shuttle-hugger or something? - ~tax leech - 2/19/2004 5:13:42 PM
- He thinks it's 5 to 1 against flying, AND the ISS will come down within 5 years. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 4:00:31 PM
  - looks like my case of Malt Whiskey is safe! - Nick Hoffman - 2/19/2004 4:02:30 PM
    - re: If you want my opinion - Success_Machine - 2/20/2004 5:31:14 AM

Imperial Executor-Class Star Destroyer : Intuition or Prior-Knowledge? - Success_Machine - 2/19/2004 3:32:07 PM
- re: Imperial Executor-Class Star Destroyer: troop ship or luxury cruiser? - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:51:22 PM
  - re: Executor-Class Star Destroyer was Darth Vader's Ship - Success_Machine - 2/20/2004 3:22:34 AM
- Other way around - Gary - 2/19/2004 4:48:46 PM

Blue subsurface on Adirondack rock? - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 3:14:58 AM
- Robert Clark, what are you trying to say? - JMS - 2/19/2004 9:49:15 PM
  - re: Robert Clark, what are you trying to say? - Robert Clark - 2/20/2004 12:43:23 AM
    - Still no cards on the table Rob. - JMS - 2/20/2004 2:41:27 AM
- Blue man on Mars? (pic) - JMS - 2/19/2004 6:29:19 AM
  - sorry 'bout the repeat post...no control... (n/t) - JMS - 2/19/2004 6:32:19 AM
- Blue man on Mars? (pic) - JMS - 2/19/2004 6:29:06 AM
  - ROTFLMAO! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 6:44:53 AM
- No wonder. It's pretty cold there, isn't it? (n/t) - Bowser - 2/19/2004 6:00:20 AM
- ...looks like a paint ball shot... (n/t) - JMS - 2/19/2004 5:07:02 AM
- Laughing soooo hard....oops...gotta change my shorts... (n/t) - JMS - 2/19/2004 5:05:22 AM
- Criminy! - Donald - 2/19/2004 4:39:11 AM
  - Straight color combination. - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 3:31:57 PM
    - L4 (601nm) is yellow, not red. (n/t) - JMS - 2/19/2004 3:47:31 PM
      - Use whatever VISUAL LIGHT filters you want. The result is still blue. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 4:05:52 PM
- Man, u have lost it- totally - R.L. - 2/19/2004 4:11:06 AM
  - What will NASA say? - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 4:24:05 PM
  - Dude, chill on the color nonsense - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 5:43:19 AM
    - Ooops sorry R.L. that was for Robert Clark (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 5:44:54 AM
      - Ya got it right the first time. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 2/19/2004 3:35:22 PM

ISS losing more debris - Buck Galaxy - 2/19/2004 2:38:19 AM
- Send ISS to the moon - JMS - 2/20/2004 12:17:40 AM

An Odyssey of Mars Science: Part 3 - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 8:13:12 PM
- re: An Odyssey of Mars Science: Part 3 - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 10:10:12 PM

Standby Shuttle readied for next SHUTTLE FLIGHT> - carl - 2/19/2004 9:11:16 PM
- re: Standby Shuttle readied for next SHUTTLE FLIGHT> - Larry J - 2/19/2004 10:05:04 PM

Nukes to Mars & Beyond - phil - 2/19/2004 9:21:29 PM
- Corrected HTML - Larry J - 2/19/2004 9:50:47 PM

1987 Supernova from the HST (recent) - Raoul - 2/19/2004 9:05:48 PM

Herschel's mirror larger than Hubble's - Raoul - 2/19/2004 7:35:07 PM
- re: Herschel's mirror larger than Hubble's - phil - 2/19/2004 8:33:11 PM

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