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Saturn - Raoul - 12/31/2003 4:56:58 PM
- re: Saturn - Raoul - 12/31/2003 5:20:38 PM

Relativistic Nuclear Diffraction Shield for starships and interstellar torpedos - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 1:58:35 PM
- Instead of directing the protons away... - Scott Evil - 12/30/2003 4:45:41 PM
  - re: Well, that idea has been proposed before - Success_Machine - 12/30/2003 5:05:39 PM
    - The Anti-matter ramscoop? Where and by whom? (n/t) - et - 12/30/2003 7:49:45 PM
      - re: Here we go again, the Anti-matter ramscoop - Success_Machine - 12/30/2003 8:10:30 PM
        
        My questions were... - et - 12/30/2003 8:32:05 PM
        
        Dr. Robert W. Brussard. Nevermind SM.... (n/t) - et - 12/30/2003 9:11:09 PM
        
        re: The major problem with the Interstellar Ramscoop idea - Success_Machine - 12/31/2003 2:22:45 AM
        
        Well then: do both... N/T (n/t) - Scott Evil - 12/31/2003 6:00:20 AM
        
        Well, the neutrino carries spin and a teensy weensy bit of mass, right? - et - 12/31/2003 6:41:07 AM
        
        Draw up a paper. Go ahead and put Scott Evil as one of the names on it as well as the rest of the regulars here. - Scott Evil - 12/31/2003 3:34:29 PM
- Cherenekov radiation? - Nick Hoffman - 12/30/2003 3:02:00 AM
  - re: Think of the military applications - Success_Machine - 12/30/2003 3:11:37 AM
- Waving aside the assertion that the only thing in space you might run into would be lonely protons... - alcaray - 12/30/2003 12:13:05 AM
  - re: A proton diameter = 1 millionth of a nanometer - Success_Machine - 12/30/2003 1:29:04 AM
- re: Relativistic Nuclear Diffraction Shield for starships and interstellar torpedos - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 7:02:53 PM
  - Wow... SM you are a true lateral thinker... - Adam - 12/29/2003 10:41:09 PM
    - re: Thanks! Recipe for lateral thinking: a box of chocolates and 18 hrs sleep. - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 11:05:26 PM

Something That Takes Up A Lot Of Space - Mark Eby - 12/31/2003 3:13:02 AM

The night sky - Raoul - 12/30/2003 6:30:45 AM
- Perspective - RobVG - 12/30/2003 9:00:19 PM
  - re: M31 is destined to collide with the Milky Way :-))) - Success_Machine - 12/31/2003 2:29:52 AM
- re: The Celestial Sphere - perspective - Success_Machine - 12/30/2003 7:19:50 PM

Extremely cool on-line movie about MER - Gary - 12/30/2003 9:54:52 PM
- re: Extremely cool on-line movie about MER - Raoul - 12/30/2003 10:23:21 PM

The shape of the Universe - Raoul - 12/29/2003 7:07:55 PM
- Are there any plans on the books to do a hi-res (with polarization) map of microwave frequencies? - alcaray - 12/29/2003 10:34:51 PM
  - re: Are there any plans on the books to do a hi-res (with polarization) map of microwave frequencies? - Raoul - 12/30/2003 9:06:04 PM
- re: Terragen - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 9:19:32 PM

A proposal for SSTO - Lee - 12/29/2003 4:04:54 AM
- Any thoughts from you Tom? - Lee - 12/30/2003 4:22:24 AM
  - I don't even know where to start... - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2003 8:03:40 AM
    - It'd be interesting to run the numbers on the Atlas V without the Centaur upper stage - Larry J - 12/30/2003 4:04:44 PM
      - re: It'd be interesting to run the numbers - Tom Brosz - 12/30/2003 8:11:44 PM
    - Thanks for the input. - Lee - 12/30/2003 9:27:29 AM
- re: A proposal for SSTO - John Carmack - 12/29/2003 7:19:19 AM

Jupiter, the Hard Way there... - Adam - 12/29/2003 8:50:02 AM
- re: Jupiter, the Hard Way there... - Marcia - 12/30/2003 6:58:10 PM

Perhaps Beagle 2 constructor Astrium WANTED it to fail, in order to get better funding? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:00:15 PM
- re: You don't understand contracting Rich. What is of more benefit success or failure when selling your services? - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 4:20:04 AM
  - Lockheed "won" the 2007 Mars "Phoenix" bid, and ALSO a billion+ dollars Mars sample return award... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 1:12:33 PM
    - re: You don't get it. - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 10:53:30 PM
      - If it's NOT about money for these contractors, why'd Boeing's CEO have to step down recently? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/27/2003 12:22:14 AM
        
        re: Don't put words in my mouth! For big Companies these little rovers and probes are more about prestige than money... Boeing's problems have nothing to do with it... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/27/2003 1:36:00 AM
        
        If you say so... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/27/2003 9:09:43 PM
    - re: Lockheed "won" the 2007 Mars "Phoenix" bid, and ALSO a billion+ dollars Mars sample return award... - Voices in your head - 12/26/2003 1:58:59 PM
      - If that's the best "rebuttal" available, this theory might hold water after all... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/30/2003 2:03:45 PM
- Failure is an orphan, success is owned by all. - ebnelson - 12/26/2003 1:32:57 AM
  - You think corruption's unheard of in the U.S. space industry? Ever heard of Boeing? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 1:17:30 PM
- Maybe You Just Get What You Paid For - Mark Eby - 12/25/2003 4:37:54 PM
  - Indeed - Donald - 12/25/2003 4:44:21 PM
    - With COMPETITIVE prizes, if entrepreneurs fail, taxpayers pay NADA. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 5:20:45 PM
      - Let's Try An Analytical Approach - Mark Eby - 12/25/2003 6:16:21 PM
        
        Burt Rutan, like the FBI, have been huge fans of competitive prizes... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 7:12:46 PM
        
        Looks like you are spending your christmas alone. - Loony tune - 12/26/2003 12:00:31 AM
        
        Not true, but so what if I had? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 1:19:59 PM
        
        I Was Hoping For A Serious Reply - Mark Eby - 12/25/2003 9:54:02 PM
        
        I, too, was hoping for a serious reply... But here are numerous rebuttals... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 1:57:06 PM
        
        Prizes - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 12:36:29 AM
        
        Where's You Proof Tom? - (anonymous) - 12/26/2003 5:16:47 PM
        
        Proof - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 6:58:13 PM
        
        Were those Mars failures due to cost-cutting, or due to bureaucratic SOCIALISM? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 6:01:34 PM
        
        re: Were those Mars failures due to cost-cutting, or due to bureaucratic SOCIALISM? - Voices in your head - 12/26/2003 9:26:17 PM
        
        Why not ask one of yours, Keith? (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 9:33:39 PM
  - How can we know UNLESS competitive prizes are finally offered with all those tax dollars? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 4:42:35 PM
  - As usual, Mark is spot on. (n/t) - Gary - 12/25/2003 4:41:23 PM
- Just plain silly - Donald - 12/25/2003 3:29:00 PM
  - Here are some ways that LockMart profited from its 1999 Mars fowl-ups - SpaceProjects.com - 12/29/2003 10:04:37 AM
  - Didn't monopolistic LockMart profit from its "unintentional" 1999 Mars flops? Why shouldn't monopolistic Astrium? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:35:41 PM
- You are such a goof (n/t) - alcaray - 12/25/2003 3:25:41 PM
- re: Perhaps Beagle 2 constructor Astrium WANTED it to fail, in order to get better funding? - What have you been smoking dude? - 12/25/2003 3:23:44 PM
  - If you had a LOGICAL rebuttal, you'd have offered it by now. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:31:46 PM
    - re: If you had a LOGICAL rebuttal, you'd have offered it by now. - Dude you are a wacko - 12/25/2003 3:34:36 PM
      - If you had a LOGICAL rebuttal, you'd have offered it by now... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:38:17 PM
        
        re: If you had a LOGICAL rebuttal, you'd have offered it by now... - Voices in your head - 12/25/2003 11:51:54 PM
        
        When you've learned to spell, THEN you can criticize others' writings... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 12:38:47 PM
        
        re: When you've learned to spell, THEN you can criticize others' writings... - Voices in your head - 12/26/2003 1:56:48 PM
        
        Yes, when the tinfoil's off... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/28/2003 5:05:36 PM

Beagle-2 Impact Velocity - Gary - 12/29/2003 12:16:47 AM
- uhhh, Gary, Did you screw up too? - E.P. Grondine - 12/29/2003 6:39:21 PM
- So... Beagle 2 Crater anyone? - Adam - 12/29/2003 7:41:13 AM
  - Needle in a Haystack - Nick Hoffman - 12/29/2003 11:56:13 AM
- re: Questions - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 2:26:15 AM
  - Answers - Nick Hoffman - 12/29/2003 4:20:06 AM
    - re: Well sure - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 4:33:26 AM
      - re: And it sure helps if you get paid - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 4:53:14 AM
        
        It's nice getting paid to do your hobby - Gary - 12/29/2003 5:12:44 AM
        
        re: Employment alternatives aren't too appealing - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 2:44:09 PM
        
        re: Found it !!! - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 3:17:25 PM
        
        re: Love this one - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 3:21:56 PM
  - re: Questions - Gary - 12/29/2003 3:07:45 AM
    - re: Overkill - Success_Machine - 12/29/2003 3:16:00 AM
- Tight tolerances and thin margins a long way from home - ebnelson - 12/29/2003 1:34:56 AM

The ISS this morning - Raoul - 12/29/2003 4:59:20 PM

Spudis views on a return to the moon - Buck Galaxy - 12/28/2003 1:54:32 AM
- You Mars Nuts keep forgetting the only compelling reason for returning to the Moon - E.P. Grondine - 12/28/2003 9:46:00 PM
  - Hardly "the only compelling reason" - Buck Galaxy - 12/29/2003 7:08:18 AM
    - Actually it's not a reason at all. - Buster - 12/29/2003 2:21:55 PM
  - re: You Mars Nuts keep forgetting the only compelling reason for returning to the Moon - gbaikie - 12/29/2003 2:52:10 AM

Bush: "I got set up!" - Buck Galaxy - 12/20/2003 8:20:44 AM
- Houston let Bush Snr down - E.P. Grondine - 12/28/2003 9:55:27 PM
- That was mean, Buck... - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2003 7:32:28 PM
- re: Cargo - Raoul - 12/20/2003 11:17:16 AM

x-33 venturestar could it be back on the drawing board? - brian gyles - 12/25/2003 7:56:53 PM
- I don't think so - Larry J - 12/26/2003 1:47:29 AM
  - Delta Clipper - FrankC - 12/27/2003 1:19:00 AM
    - A Delta Clipper/Roton could work. - Lee - 12/27/2003 1:50:18 AM
      - re: A Delta Clipper/Roton could work. - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 6:34:30 AM
        
        I remember seeing something once - Lee - 12/27/2003 9:59:35 PM
      - posting it - FrankC - 12/27/2003 3:52:56 AM
  - Larry is correct - Gary - 12/26/2003 4:09:26 AM
    - Can Dark Horse be done? - E.P. Grondine - 12/28/2003 9:25:54 PM
    - I still hope we'll achieve SSTO someday... - Larry J - 12/26/2003 2:58:12 PM

Japanese students successfully test new solar car technologies - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 2:09:11 PM
- re: First Canadian Cellulose-to-Ethanol Plant - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 2:30:53 PM

On the need for government building codes, on Earth and in space - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 6:39:56 PM
- Building codes aren't the problem - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 8:16:33 PM
  - Speaking as somewhat of an expert in the subject... - Donald - 12/27/2003 11:05:58 PM
    - Where do you live that your contractors are such blithering idiots? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2003 6:08:30 AM
      - re: Blithering idiots - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 11:31:55 AM
    - re: "Pinto Madness" the original article - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 2:28:43 AM
- re: Speediness for Bam - Raoul - 12/27/2003 7:22:16 PM
  - re: Speediness for Bam - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 9:12:34 PM

An extremely brief announcement from the ESA regarding Beagle2 - ebnelson - 12/26/2003 1:55:24 AM
- In space, no one can hear you yelp. (n/t) - Lee - 12/27/2003 6:44:18 AM
  - Careful. The dog jokes aren't going over very well here. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 7:28:16 AM
    - Oh come on, that one was funny. - Lee - 12/27/2003 9:45:00 PM
- Beagle 2 transmits a signal. Click here to hear it LIVE... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 4:33:46 PM
  - You are nuts - alcaray - 12/26/2003 5:04:56 PM
    - Enduring misery causes cancer. Laughter's the best medicine. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 5:11:14 PM
      - Only reason Drudge linked to that article is because his name was in it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 6:16:45 PM
      - What's Your Point Rich?????? - Al - 12/26/2003 6:10:22 PM
        
        Nice rant! :-) You deserve some govt. contract tax dollars for that pro-big-govt. endorsement. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 6:35:01 PM
        
        re: Nice rant! :-) You deserve some govt. contract tax dollars for that pro-big-govt. endorsement. - Now you think you are someone else. - 12/26/2003 9:23:24 PM
        
        Likewise, Keith - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 9:35:01 PM
        
        The Real Watchdog - SpaceProjects.tk - 12/28/2003 2:18:22 AM
        
        Thanks for the free publicity for our altruistic websites :-) - SpaceProjects.com - 12/28/2003 7:51:57 AM
        
        You're my hero (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.tk - 12/28/2003 10:39:49 AM
        
        why not pretend I am this guy - no skin off of my back - 12/26/2003 9:51:15 PM
        
        re: Likewise, Keith - Voices in your head - 12/26/2003 9:40:39 PM
        
        :) - Al - 12/26/2003 6:44:39 PM
      - Good point: add delusions of grandeur to your diagnosis (n/t) - alcaray - 12/26/2003 5:38:29 PM
- Kudos to ESA - Really!!! - Al - 12/26/2003 12:41:31 PM
  - I'm with you. Express is a marvelous mission. - alcaray - 12/26/2003 4:15:13 PM
  - Agreed - Don - 12/26/2003 2:44:05 PM
- Defeat is an orphan... - Gary - 12/26/2003 5:20:16 AM
  - I didn't see any mention of price in that article... - Larry J - 12/26/2003 2:44:13 PM
    - Multiprobe missions - Gary - 12/26/2003 5:55:31 PM
      - Of course they would have to fix the problems with the Beagle 2 design... - Larry J - 12/26/2003 6:33:12 PM
    - It was edited - Gary - 12/26/2003 5:04:47 PM
- cnn.com: "British scientists have failed in their latest attempt to make contact with the Beagle 2 probe which was to have landed on Mars on Christmas Day." - Buck Galaxy - 12/26/2003 2:38:00 AM
  - Mars Express and the search for WATER up to 5 kilometers beneath the surface. WHAT ABOUT ICE? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 2:18:15 PM
    - WashingtonPost.com suggests ice and rock will be distinguishable by Mars Express, but... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/26/2003 2:42:07 PM
  - The Aliens got it, just like the last two.....:~) (n/t) - Lindy - 12/26/2003 4:23:22 AM
    - Dozens of citizens reported seeing - Lee - 12/26/2003 8:46:53 AM
      - re: Dozens of citizens reported seeing - Johannes - 12/27/2003 5:55:11 AM

MARSIS radar, rock, ice, and Mars - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2003 4:47:33 AM
- Can MARSIS even distinguish between ice and rock that well? False negatives could be saddening, indeed. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/27/2003 1:54:17 PM
  - re: Can MARSIS even distinguish between ice and rock that well? False negatives could be saddening, indeed. - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2003 6:28:44 PM
    - re: Can MARSIS even distinguish between ice and rock that well? False negatives could be saddening, indeed. - et - 12/27/2003 10:42:38 PM
    - So ESA will claim there's no WATER even where there's perhaps plenty of ICE? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/27/2003 9:13:52 PM
      - Hey, SpaceReject.com..... - et - 12/27/2003 10:50:31 PM
        
        Good tidings to you, too :-) (n/t) - Space"Reject".com - 12/28/2003 1:29:06 AM

Movie Preview --- The Returner (broadband) - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 4:47:27 PM
- Bad reviews - FrankC - 12/28/2003 12:40:57 AM
  - re: man ..... that's bad nt - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 1:22:24 AM

The Next Low Cost Attempt To Mars - Al - 12/26/2003 3:41:24 PM
- Links... - Al - 12/26/2003 3:43:32 PM
  - Very, very cool - Larry J - 12/26/2003 5:14:26 PM
    - re: AMSAT-DL - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 10:40:39 PM
      - re: AMSAT-DL: If wishes were horses then beggars might ride. - va3rno - 12/28/2003 12:22:00 AM
      - Thanks Chris... - Al - 12/26/2003 10:56:06 PM
        
        Launch windows - Larry J - 12/27/2003 1:33:01 PM

Confident about Mars Exploration Rover - Gary - 12/27/2003 6:06:27 PM
- Organisational myopia... - Adam - 12/27/2003 9:40:27 PM

"Triple Crown of Aerospace" - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 12:24:30 AM
- re: Voyager & Proteus both built by Scaled Composites - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 5:49:06 PM
  - re: Helios built by Aerovironment Inc. also has altitude record - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 6:00:43 PM
- re: "Triple Crown of Aerospace" - Larry J - 12/26/2003 2:26:43 AM
  - re: MiG 31 Foxhound - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 2:51:18 AM

Good news on Nexis/Jimo - Buck Galaxy - 12/24/2003 5:37:17 PM
- I don't understand the propulsion part - alcaray - 12/24/2003 5:55:31 PM
  - What is going to stop JIMO from doing it? - Adam - 12/26/2003 10:41:57 PM

Hey Tom - alcaray - 12/26/2003 7:37:13 PM
- Sonofagun. First I'd heard of this! Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 10:09:17 PM

Damn it! Still have my fingers crossed - R.L. - 12/25/2003 6:53:51 AM
- re: Damn it! Still have my fingers crossed - DD4SKYART - 12/26/2003 1:27:26 AM
- re: taking risks vs taking shortcuts - dtb - 12/25/2003 10:28:07 PM
  - re: taking risks vs taking shortcuts - dtb - 12/25/2003 10:33:12 PM
- This failure / glitch rate is demonstrating quite clearly the limits of unmanned exploration - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 2:04:50 PM
  - True, to a point. - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 8:36:45 PM
  - Partly agree - Donald - 12/25/2003 5:20:45 PM
  - Beagle 2 is not a valid data point - Gary - 12/25/2003 4:46:30 PM
    - It is not meant as specific blame of the Beaagle2 team at all - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 6:31:10 PM
  - At the very least, all these tax dollars should fund COMPETITIVE PRIZES, not contracts... - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:44:27 PM
- Here's a failure scenario analysis. Odds of being contacted successfully? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 10:11:57 AM
  - Did Beagle have a self righting mechanism? - Lee - 12/25/2003 9:13:39 PM
    - re: Did Beagle have a self righting mechanism?...Yes. - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 3:57:53 AM
  - re: Here's a failure scenario analysis. Odds of being contacted successfully? - blairj - 12/25/2003 4:54:47 PM
  - Most likely failure scenario... - Gary - 12/25/2003 4:49:50 PM
- re:Mars Express in orbit - Raoul - 12/25/2003 9:28:47 AM
  - re: re:Mars Express in orbit - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 8:43:11 AM
    - re: My Error...Mars Express doesn't join the search till January 4th... - Chris Vancil - 12/26/2003 10:05:53 PM
  - This is a great achievement! - Gary - 12/25/2003 6:02:24 PM
    - Yeah, it's nice to be able to breathe again :-) - McFly - 12/26/2003 6:27:35 PM
  - That's certainly an accomplishment - Larry J - 12/25/2003 4:37:16 PM

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