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And now, back to Spirit and the 'Adirondack Rock'! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/31/2004 6:21:11 PM
- If Gusev is as dry as it seems what explains the hydrogen readings from orbit? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/31/2004 11:49:58 PM
  - There are minerals that contain hydrogen - Gary - 2/1/2004 12:43:32 AM
  - The GRS readings suggest the water is subsurface. - Robert Clark - 2/1/2004 12:40:15 AM
- Mossbauer results not definitive? - Robert Clark - 1/31/2004 11:37:05 PM
- Vesicles - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2004 8:09:40 PM
- re:vesicles are the norm in basalt flows - dtb - 1/31/2004 6:35:20 PM
  - Thanks for the link. As a famous Aussie singer put it: "Let's get vesicle". ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/31/2004 6:48:53 PM

Opportunity to roll tonight! - Buck Galaxy - 1/30/2004 6:36:56 PM
- re: Great! - Marcia - 1/30/2004 11:48:39 PM
- What tune will JPL play as Opportunity starts to roll? [Hah!...Nice pun] I have a suggestion for a tune. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2004 9:08:03 PM
  - Governator at JPL - Buck Galaxy - 1/30/2004 11:22:55 PM
    - Gore at JPL - Gary - 1/31/2004 5:08:03 AM
      - Wondered If I Missed A Discussion On This - Mark Eby - 2/1/2004 12:39:16 AM
    - re: Governator at JPL - Marcia - 1/30/2004 11:55:05 PM
- re: Opportunity to roll tonight! - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 7:56:45 PM
  - Rolling out - SteveS - 1/30/2004 11:00:13 PM
    - Damn. it worked in preview, here's the link - SteveS - 1/31/2004 12:04:08 AM

Nice Mars Missions Art Site - Buck Galaxy - 2/1/2004 12:31:37 AM

Chart on NASA budget plan - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 8:20:00 AM
- re: Chart on NASA budget plan - Motie - 1/31/2004 11:10:27 PM
- My letter to andrew sullivan; It's time for folks to WRITE - phil - 1/15/2004 8:03:20 PM
- I like that the CEV operational costs are about 1/4 the shuttles' - Tony - 1/15/2004 6:21:53 PM
  - Yeah, I remember the operating costs they promised for the Shuttle, too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 8:17:45 PM
- Good news and bad news - Gary - 1/15/2004 5:12:17 PM
  - re: Good news and bad news - gbaikie - 1/15/2004 7:17:17 PM
  - re: Good news and bad news - Larry J - 1/15/2004 5:31:09 PM
    - ISS inclination & VASIMR - phil - 1/15/2004 6:52:09 PM
      - Man rate a nuclear reactor for space? - Old NASA Thought Pattern - 1/16/2004 4:54:25 PM
        
        re: Man rate a nuclear reactor for space? Yes - phil - 1/16/2004 5:14:31 PM
        
        re: Man rate a nuclear reactor for space? Yes - Jack - 1/22/2004 1:22:17 PM
- re: Chart on NASA budget plan - Larry J - 1/15/2004 4:29:22 PM
  - Andrew Sullivan - phil - 1/15/2004 6:28:58 PM
- That's a great chart. - Scott Evil - 1/15/2004 3:52:50 PM
- Of course, sticking to the plan will be another matter... - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 8:24:48 AM

An Idea for saving Hubble - Buck Galaxy - 1/30/2004 3:16:29 AM
- re: An Idea for saving Hubble - Raoul - 1/30/2004 6:33:12 AM
  - re: An Idea for saving Hubble - DALeffler - 1/31/2004 12:31:06 AM
    - re: An Idea for saving Hubble - Raoul - 1/31/2004 9:57:24 AM
      - re: An Idea for saving Hubble - SteveS - 1/31/2004 2:33:40 PM
        
        re: An Idea for saving Hubble - Raoul - 1/31/2004 7:12:28 PM
        
        Try thinking outside the box - Buck Galaxy - 1/31/2004 7:54:31 PM

Opportunity - Raoul - 1/31/2004 11:23:32 AM
- re: Opportunity - dlp_79 - 1/31/2004 11:34:48 AM
  - re: Opportunity - Raoul - 1/31/2004 11:37:23 AM
    - re: Mac Davis . . . - D. Spires - 1/31/2004 12:11:48 PM
      - re: Front side! - Raoul - 1/31/2004 1:31:39 PM
        
        re: Front side! - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2004 7:52:48 PM
        
        Ta ! - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 5:01:07 PM

Let's save the Hubble Space Telescope - Raoul - 1/29/2004 5:23:01 PM
- Can we mothball the HST? - carl - 1/30/2004 4:01:38 PM
  - re: Conception - Raoul - 1/30/2004 8:15:53 PM
    - Thought shuttles were MODULAR - carl - 1/31/2004 6:59:10 PM
      - re: Thought shuttles were MODULAR - Raoul - 1/31/2004 7:22:43 PM
  - A very simple and relatively inexpensive idea. NASA will never think of it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 4:20:50 PM
    - OK, then let's tell 'em - carl - 1/31/2004 4:41:12 PM
- This just in!...The Hubble gets a reprieve (from Mr. O'Keefe); check Skypub.com for the latest. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2004 12:06:20 AM
  - re: This just in!...The Hubble gets a reprieve (from Mr. O'Keefe); check Skypub.com for the latest. - Raoul - 1/30/2004 6:36:46 AM
    - re: This just in!...The Hubble gets a reprieve (from Mr. O'Keefe); check Skypub.com for the latest. - gbaikie - 1/30/2004 11:53:47 AM

Space X has its December update up - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 10:18:01 PM
- Don't forget Bezos! - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 10:24:39 PM
- And from Armadillo... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 10:22:02 PM
  - I am so freakin busy these days - phil - 1/31/2004 7:09:59 PM

Jay Leno Jay walking on space - Delbert - 1/31/2004 6:31:59 PM
- Jay Leno WALK ON Oprah..... - carl - 1/31/2004 6:55:08 PM

APOD-A Galaxy is not a Comet - SteveS - 1/31/2004 2:45:20 PM
- re: APOD-A Galaxy is not a Comet - Raoul - 1/31/2004 6:45:16 PM

Some color Mars pictures to enjoy - Don Davis - 1/31/2004 3:58:34 PM

Question For Larry - Mark Eby - 1/29/2004 3:38:14 AM
- Maglev would be nice but not absolutely required - Larry J - 1/29/2004 3:37:20 PM
  - Thanks For The Answer & Info. (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/30/2004 2:01:21 AM
  - re: "You wouldn't use it for delicate things like people " - alcaray - 1/29/2004 6:20:36 PM
    - G loading is of course the limiting factor - Larry J - 1/29/2004 8:21:20 PM
      - I think I calculated a 3-G Moon-to-escape launcher to be about 60 miles long. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2004 8:32:36 PM
        
        What would the launcer size need to be to achieve lunar orbit? - Scott Evil - 1/29/2004 9:13:22 PM
        
        I design for escape velocity as a worst-case. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2004 3:44:30 AM
        
        re: What would the launcer size need to be to achieve lunar orbit? - Larry J - 1/29/2004 10:23:27 PM
        
        Arthur C. Clarke and MagLev... - Adam - 1/31/2004 7:14:25 AM
        
        Which one Scott? (n/t) - et - 1/29/2004 9:30:41 PM
  - It would be much easier to build a space elevator on the moon than Earth. N/T - Scott Evil - 1/29/2004 3:42:34 PM
    - couple issues - alcaray - 1/29/2004 6:24:39 PM
      - maybe I'm wrong about #2 - alcaray - 1/29/2004 8:03:10 PM
        
        re: maybe I'm wrong about #2 - gbaikie - 1/29/2004 9:07:26 PM
        
        I agree that it's a bad idea but guys,but lets get the facts straight. - et - 1/29/2004 9:27:54 PM
        
        re: I agree that it's a bad idea but guys,but lets get the facts straight. - alcaray - 1/29/2004 11:34:59 PM
        
        I'm sorry Al and g. - et - 1/29/2004 11:51:41 PM
        
        re: I'm sorry Al and g. - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 4:35:41 AM
        
        re: I'm sorry Al and g. - alcaray - 1/30/2004 12:14:21 AM

Spirit fully recovered! - DavidV - 1/31/2004 1:46:13 AM
- Vanishing Haematite ??? - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 3:10:45 AM
  - re: Hematite Color ??? - DavidV - 1/31/2004 3:32:06 AM
    - re: Hematite Color ??? - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 5:53:17 AM
      - Chunks of hematite won't be found at the landing site. - Lee - 1/31/2004 6:55:38 AM

MER-A, the C programming language and memory leaks - Gary - 1/27/2004 4:53:12 PM
- C is SO old-fashioned and clumsy. It is a 1970s language no longer fit for professional use. (My opinion. Your mileage may vary.) - David F Mayer - 1/28/2004 6:06:11 PM
  - It's better than Fortran - Gary - 1/29/2004 4:10:48 AM
    - Our AS400 guru insists that Spirit's problems stem from the fact that it wasn't programmed in COBOL. :-) (n/t) - McFly - 1/31/2004 12:16:01 AM
      - True, on a technicality... - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 3:23:06 AM
      - re: Our AS400 guru insists that Spirit's problems stem from the fact that it wasn't programmed in COBOL. :-) - brian gyles - 1/31/2004 1:41:29 AM
- Java and automatic garbage collection...gotta love it! - McFly - 1/28/2004 4:50:57 PM
  - well in regards to testing they failed . - brian gyles - 1/30/2004 3:27:07 AM
    - re: well in regards to testing they failed . - Gary - 1/30/2004 5:00:03 AM

Space On TV Tonight - Mark Eby - 1/30/2004 1:57:46 AM
- Space On TV Saturday - They're On Again - Mark Eby - 1/31/2004 1:08:36 AM
- Mars Show On Now And Very Up To Date, Discusses Spirit & Opportunity (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/30/2004 2:03:59 AM

Space: Who Should, or Shouldn't Go ? nt - Success_Machine - 1/30/2004 9:57:47 AM
- re: Space: Who Should, - Raoul - 1/30/2004 10:00:32 PM
- You shouldn't - you'd depress everyone! :-) (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 1/30/2004 12:24:03 PM

Japan to focus on manned spaceflight - Justin Kelly - 1/30/2004 2:12:24 AM
- The CVhinese will have taikonauts walking on the moon, and you'll be a grandfather, by the time it happens. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2004 9:32:22 PM

A very interesting color picture from MER-B - Gary - 1/29/2004 4:49:56 PM
- Olivine and ash. - et - 1/29/2004 8:58:45 PM
- It is strange, though - alcaray - 1/29/2004 6:10:15 PM
  - re: It is strange, though - et - 1/29/2004 9:06:30 PM
    - re: It is strange, though - Marcia - 1/30/2004 4:47:40 AM
- re: A very interesting color picture from MER-B - PB - 1/29/2004 5:49:55 PM

Japan to refocus on manned space flight - Jusitn - 1/30/2004 2:11:38 AM

Alert Hoagland! - Robert - 1/29/2004 11:26:56 PM
- The one in the middle is definetly a "Space Invader" - RobVG - 1/30/2004 1:46:26 AM
- To finish the story - alcaray - 1/30/2004 12:20:45 AM
  - Before Robert or Justin transfer this entire thread to the Flame (anomaly?) Board... - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2004 12:49:09 AM

Since there are at least a couple of engineers on this board... - Jacob Samorodin - 1/29/2004 2:41:48 PM
- There are several techniques - Larry J - 1/29/2004 4:47:14 PM
  - Great references. Thanks. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2004 12:31:55 AM

CNN says problem with Opportunity, no other sites confirm it. - Buck Galaxy - 1/29/2004 2:39:52 AM
- When the media finds the good news boring, it tends to focus on the negative; even exaggerating it. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/29/2004 2:59:38 PM
  - rI don't think many of the reporters understand the topic well enough... - alcaray - 1/29/2004 6:34:33 PM
    - re: rI don't think many of the reporters understand the topic well enough... - Delbert - 1/30/2004 12:15:22 AM
- re: CNN says problem with Opportunity, no other sites confirm it. - dtb - 1/29/2004 3:28:25 AM
- Heard This Yesterday & Seen It Several Places. (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/29/2004 3:02:08 AM
  - Geez and I thought I read everything there was to read on the rovers yesterday! :-) (n/t) - Buck - 1/29/2004 4:23:30 AM

My favorite quote from the MER landings. - Delbert - 1/29/2004 5:44:36 PM

Jennifer's Informative If Slightly Disjointed Press Conference - Mark Eby - 1/28/2004 2:01:19 AM
- I detest folks who start pointing fingers... - alcaray - 1/28/2004 5:16:53 PM
  - discussion with my SW staff - phil - 1/28/2004 7:25:54 PM
    - Remember the blunder over the metric/American-units for that failed 1999 Mars orbiter mission? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/29/2004 3:04:54 PM

Some new photos, including color panorama - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 9:27:45 PM
- re: Some new photos, including color panorama - Johannes - 1/29/2004 12:26:30 AM
- Bedrock - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2004 9:30:39 PM
  - re: Bedrock - Buck - 1/28/2004 10:17:55 PM
    - Hey, Bandwidth warning! - Nick Hoffman - 1/29/2004 6:23:40 AM
      - Thanks! What's with the differences in ground texture? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/29/2004 2:56:16 PM
      - Good point - I'll remember that (n/t) - Buck - 1/29/2004 8:58:47 AM
    - re: Bedrock - PB - 1/29/2004 12:30:50 AM
      - White rings around the craters...duh! - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2004 3:44:03 AM
      - Absolutely conclusive proof of Opportunity's location! Excellent pics! Thanks again PB (n/t) - Buck - 1/29/2004 2:28:53 AM

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