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XM Satellite Radio & Sirius have a new threat to profitability: FREE digital radio service - SpaceProjects.com - 1/6/2004 4:15:06 PM
- Will enough folks prefer subscriptions over simply SCANNING for stations? - SpaceProjects.com - 1/6/2004 4:27:44 PM

Pictures - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 8:13:37 AM
- Thanks, Tom. This is really great news. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/4/2004 2:53:14 PM
- Wow! Where Beagle fails, NASA succeeds - Donald - 1/4/2004 2:33:10 PM
  - While this is a great success, I'd just as soon not pour any more salt on the wounds of the Beagle team. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 10:16:03 PM
    - It could just as easily been the other way around. (n/t) - Lee - 1/4/2004 10:24:16 PM
  - Beagle 2 cost $45 million plus launch costs. Spirit cost $410 million. - SpaceProjects.com - 1/4/2004 2:44:38 PM
    - Beagle 2 was a secondary payload - Larry J - 1/4/2004 11:11:19 PM
      - Just how much did Beagle 2 save by piggy-backing? - SpaceProjects.com - 1/6/2004 2:07:24 AM
        
        Still Goofy as Ever.. - SpaceProjects.tk - 1/6/2004 11:49:06 AM
        
        Have you anything to add besides jealous invective? - SpaceProjects.com - 1/6/2004 4:12:04 PM
    - Beagle 2 cost $45 million plus launch costs ? what was the cost of the orbiter? - brian gyles - 1/4/2004 5:49:10 PM
      - Beagle 2 cost $45 Million. The orbiter had a seperate design Team and much higher cost - Mark Eby - 1/4/2004 6:30:20 PM
    - Indeed - Donald - 1/4/2004 4:42:16 PM
    - $410 million for a working probe beats $45 million wasted anyday - Mark Eby - 1/4/2004 4:20:01 PM
    - re: Beagle 2 cost $45 million plus launch costs. Spirit cost $410 million. - SpaceProjects.tk - 1/4/2004 4:06:50 PM
- re: Pictures right before the landing - Raoul - 1/4/2004 2:00:56 PM
- re: Pan (hills, far away) - Raoul - 1/4/2004 1:50:45 PM

Got Glasses? - SteveS - 1/6/2004 4:13:52 AM
- re: Got Glasses - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2004 4:30:56 AM
  - re: Got Glasses - Marcia - 1/6/2004 12:49:05 PM
    - re: Got Glasses - SteveS - 1/6/2004 2:13:30 PM

Not just a game. - Delbert - 1/6/2004 7:03:53 AM

Gustev looks like a dried up lakebed - BG - 1/5/2004 2:00:31 AM
- re: Gustev looks like a dried up lakebed - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:18:00 AM
  - re: Gustev looks like a dried up lakebed - BG - 1/5/2004 2:41:32 AM
    - I dont think so - R.L. - 1/5/2004 3:10:34 AM
      - The edge of that feature they are calling Sleepy Hollow... - alcaray - 1/6/2004 12:46:39 AM
      - I agree with R.L. - Gary - 1/5/2004 3:34:56 AM
        
        angular rocks - PB - 1/5/2004 5:11:58 AM
        
        Sedimentary Rocks Busted By Impact Will Not Be Smooth - Mark Eby - 1/5/2004 3:55:11 AM
        
        Rocks, Landscape, and Site Selection - Nick Hoffman - 1/5/2004 4:24:41 AM
        
        re: Rocks, Landscape, and Site Selection - dtb - 1/5/2004 6:43:36 AM
        
        Welcome! Some statements (please correct me where I am wrong) and questions - R.L. - 1/5/2004 5:43:57 AM
        
        Some answers... - Nick Hoffman - 1/5/2004 6:19:19 AM
        
        Don't say it! - Gary - 1/5/2004 5:21:17 AM
        
        Hey, both Viking landers worked, right? - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 5:25:58 AM
        
        re: Rocks, Landscape, and Site Selection - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 5:15:01 AM

NASA and public relations - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:26:52 PM
- re: NASA needs it's own 'channel'. - Marcia - 1/5/2004 7:30:42 PM
  - re: Public Relations. - Marcia - 1/5/2004 7:41:39 PM
- re: NASA TV - Delbert - 1/5/2004 6:49:04 PM
  - re: NASA TV - Marcia - 1/5/2004 9:51:30 PM
- No bucks, no Buck Rogers - Larry J - 1/5/2004 6:33:58 PM

Hundreds see fireballs fall from sky in Spain - John - 1/5/2004 3:04:07 PM
- Saw a large bolide Saturday night (10 PM 1/3/04) - E.P. Grondine - 1/5/2004 8:23:59 PM

Color pnoto. Okay, not much of one. - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:09:13 PM
- Red? Still looks butterscotch to me..... ;-) - Tony - 1/5/2004 7:55:28 PM
- 3D Panorama! Dig out your red and blue glasses. - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:13:24 PM

Squyres found time to write us a note - alcaray - 1/5/2004 7:26:18 PM

Not Mars related but still cool - Larry J - 1/5/2004 6:57:16 PM

Wakeup call for Spirit's first morning on Mars - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 10:43:03 PM
- NASA TV - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 11:09:21 PM
  - re: NASA TV - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:27:14 AM
  - More one-sided conversations - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:15:21 AM
    - Corrected! - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:15:52 PM
  - re: NASA TV - Al - 1/4/2004 11:58:58 PM

New panorama released!!! Somethings different! - R.L. - 1/4/2004 9:58:32 PM
- Do I hear the theme from 2001 Space Odyssey? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/5/2004 2:54:21 PM
- You mean the little footprints? - ebnelson - 1/5/2004 12:41:10 AM
- question on uploading images - BG - 1/5/2004 12:14:22 AM
  - re: question on uploading images - R.L. - 1/5/2004 12:30:52 AM
- Lindy will freak!!!! LOL (n/t) - R.L. - 1/4/2004 10:19:20 PM
- LOL! A good Photoshopper could have all kinds of fun with this. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 10:06:44 PM

A word of caution about Spirit's imagery. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/5/2004 2:39:45 PM

It just happened!!! - et - 1/4/2004 3:09:24 AM
- re: It just happened!!! - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 4:17:50 AM
  - Same here with the realtime. CNN also has live coverage (n/t) - BG - 1/4/2004 4:31:28 AM
- Cool! Play by play (n/t) - RobVg - 1/4/2004 3:30:18 AM
- Um, heh. Turn to entry attitude. - et - 1/4/2004 3:19:12 AM
  - re: Um, heh. Turn to entry attitude. - Davin L. - 1/4/2004 3:50:39 AM
    - OK. 3-4 min to cruise stage jettison. (n/t) - et - 1/4/2004 4:11:46 AM
    - http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/nasatv.htm (n/t) - RobVG - 1/4/2004 3:59:34 AM
      - Is there audio? I dont hear anything (n/t) - R.L. - 1/4/2004 4:02:09 AM
        
        link test - Nipper Wolf - 1/5/2004 7:43:17 AM
        
        re: Is there audio? Yes there is (n/t) - phil - 1/4/2004 4:10:07 AM
        
        helps to have phones plugged in correctly Thanks (n/t) - r.l. - 1/4/2004 4:13:57 AM

whats the expected mission duration for these rovers? - Davin L. - 1/5/2004 6:33:34 AM
- Design life is 90 days... - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 7:38:09 AM

More pictures in from the hi-gain direct link - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:00:44 AM

Hi gain antenna up and running! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 5:22:50 AM
- With any luck, more pictures tonight - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 5:28:58 AM

Should receive Hi Gain Antena data in 15 minutes (n/t) - BG - 1/5/2004 5:04:09 AM

Spirit anaglyphs - PB - 1/5/2004 4:18:08 AM

So, where are all the landers at? - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:09:00 AM
- cool mars sites - BG - 1/5/2004 2:53:03 AM
  - Found at Roving Mouse... - Fox - 1/5/2004 3:21:50 AM
- Another question - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:22:45 AM
  - re: Another question - R.L. - 1/5/2004 2:30:42 AM

when will they roll spirit off the pad? (n/t) - Davin L. - 1/5/2004 2:35:13 AM
- re: NASA TV reported 9 Sols, maybe more. - Marcia - 1/5/2004 2:47:49 AM
- re: when will they roll spirit off the pad? - Nipper Wolf - 1/5/2004 2:45:11 AM
  - I dont think so - R.L. - 1/5/2004 3:04:30 AM
    - OOOPS ignore that post, meant for BG below (n/t) - R.L. (BLUSHING) - 1/5/2004 3:07:01 AM

Dust devil trails... - R.L. - 1/5/2004 1:53:58 AM
- It's the dirt underneath drying out. (Just kidding) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 2:05:08 AM
  - Dust devil in action from MGS - R.L. - 1/5/2004 2:26:22 AM
  - LOL WE WISH! (n/t) - R.L. - 1/5/2004 2:06:57 AM

This looks inviting - SteveS - 1/4/2004 9:09:31 PM
- re: This looks inviting - dtb - 1/4/2004 9:35:15 PM
  - Rover range - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 10:05:03 PM
- re: This looks inviting - Delbert - 1/4/2004 9:15:45 PM
  - re: This looks inviting - Raoul - 1/4/2004 9:47:34 PM
  - When will we be getting the color pan cam images? (n/t) - BG - 1/4/2004 9:24:44 PM
    - When the batteries are fully charged and the high-bandwidth antenna deploys - Fox - 1/5/2004 12:37:21 AM

PICTURES! - Woodlock - 1/4/2004 3:10:16 PM
- re: PICTURES! I hope they keep posting those raw images! Thanks! - Marcia - 1/4/2004 7:17:34 PM
  - re: 'that cliff' - Marcia - 1/5/2004 12:03:32 AM

Rover egress: upcoming next steps in detail - phil - 1/4/2004 5:56:07 PM
- Nukes on Mars - Gary - 1/4/2004 6:30:51 PM
  - re: Nukes on Mars - Nathan Koren - 1/4/2004 9:44:19 PM
    - re: Nukes on Mars - Marcia - 1/4/2004 10:22:07 PM
      - Probably due to cost and perhaps weight constraints - Larry J - 1/4/2004 11:24:30 PM
        
        re: Thanks, Larry! (n/t) - Marcia - 1/4/2004 11:53:54 PM

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