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Beagle probe faces its big challenge - Chris Vancil - 12/22/2003 9:11:14 PM
- R WE listening or looking at the entry phase - carl - 12/23/2003 11:31:11 PM
  - re: R WE listening or looking at the entry phase - alcaray - 12/24/2003 4:15:57 PM
- It appears the BBC is lurking the HabitableZone (n/t) - Gary - 12/23/2003 7:07:09 AM
  - Actually, that BBC author wrote a 2 hour documentary on Beagle 2 which has already aired TWICE. - SpaceProjects.com - 12/24/2003 10:01:10 AM
  - My go- man - you've led them right to us! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/24/2003 7:03:16 AM
    - secrecy and space (was:My go- man - you've led them right to us!) - DD4SKYART - 12/26/2003 1:12:27 AM
  - Hey, BBC! Come on over to the CE board! (Heh heh heh...) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 7:30:15 PM
  - Lurking? Hell, that looks like plagerism! - Larry J - 12/23/2003 3:42:00 PM
    - Plagiarism? Are you sure about that? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/24/2003 5:32:22 PM
    - We need to be careful about what's being said here - Gary - 12/23/2003 4:47:56 PM
      - Watching one's words - Larry J - 12/23/2003 7:21:11 PM
        
        Kim Keller and classified info - Gary - 12/24/2003 3:39:23 AM
        
        Kim wasn't a NASA employee - Larry J - 12/24/2003 3:14:03 PM
        
        secrecy.... - R.L. - 12/23/2003 9:50:59 PM
        
        re: secrecy.... - Larry J - 12/24/2003 3:30:07 PM
        
        Somewhere - Davin L. - 12/23/2003 10:41:16 PM
        
        Watching other's words..... - et - 12/23/2003 8:24:30 PM
        
        Are you an MSNBC Space Board alumni? - Larry J - 12/24/2003 3:42:59 PM
        
        Now you're making me feel bad about that flying saucer photo... - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 5:54:51 PM
        
        It was a cool photo... - Larry J - 12/24/2003 7:26:16 PM
        
        Who're you kidding Tom... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/24/2003 7:17:01 PM
        
        re: Wow! Ya got me! - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 1:45:44 AM
        
        Nope. - et - 12/24/2003 4:08:24 PM
        
        I'm with you up to a point. - alcaray - 12/24/2003 5:43:21 PM
        
        And that other Robert guy - alcaray - 12/24/2003 4:07:23 PM
        
        re: Watching other's words..... - gbaikie - 12/23/2003 11:01:01 PM
        
        Probably not, but who knows..... - et - 12/23/2003 11:18:19 PM
- re: Beagle probe faces its big challenge - Raoul - 12/22/2003 9:15:13 PM
  - re: Beagle probe faces its big challenge - Chris Vancil - 12/22/2003 9:27:08 PM
    - treu for all landers..... (n/t) - JonClarke - 12/23/2003 3:05:58 AM

The Beagle has landed - Buck Galaxy - 12/25/2003 3:08:31 AM
- At this point, it might be more accurate to say it arrived - Larry J - 12/25/2003 4:46:45 PM

Pretty good interview/article on the making of Beagle II - alcaray - 12/23/2003 5:32:08 PM
- Another thing that worries me about Beagle 2 - Gary - 12/23/2003 6:04:55 PM
  - Faster, Better, Cheaper. Pick any two. - Larry J - 12/23/2003 7:50:07 PM
    - Correction - Larry J - 12/24/2003 8:57:32 PM
      - MPL failure cause - Delbert - 12/25/2003 2:29:11 AM
        
        Like you said, that was one of several possibilities - Larry J - 12/25/2003 3:48:55 PM
    - the small details - R.L. - 12/23/2003 10:18:33 PM

This is what Lou Dobbs has been waiting for - Buck Galaxy - 12/24/2003 5:45:50 PM
- Minor correction: Lou Dobbs isn't a Republican (as far as I know) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 12:00:04 AM
  - His conservative pro-republican views are well know (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 12/25/2003 3:10:45 AM
    - Didn't some accuse Bill Clinton of being a centrist, too? (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 3:22:32 PM

Extraordinary Luck to Beagle 2!!! Just a few hours to go... - Chris Vancil - 12/24/2003 9:28:36 PM
- re: A bit of a slide show... - Chris Vancil - 12/25/2003 3:05:35 AM
  - Let's hope their technicians are better than their artists. LOL (n/t) - Lee - 12/25/2003 4:54:50 AM
  - re: Oops my bad... A bit of a slide show... - Chris Vancil - 12/25/2003 3:09:16 AM
- Good luck to them!! Fingers and toes crossed. (n/t) - Gary - 12/25/2003 1:38:01 AM
  - re: I hope Mars Odyssey will be able to help in relaying the first message. - Marcia - 12/25/2003 3:28:31 AM
- Fingers crossed! :-) Predictions, anyone? No sleep for me tonight :-) - SpaceProjects.com - 12/25/2003 12:02:37 AM
- And to Mars Express orbiter! (n/t) - alcaray - 12/24/2003 9:53:44 PM
  - re: And to Mars Express orbiter! - Chris Vancil - 12/25/2003 2:41:08 AM

My alma mater and radio astronomy - McFly - 12/24/2003 5:38:45 PM

Oh, great. NOW what? - Tom Brosz - 12/18/2003 9:37:38 AM
- re: I see nothing mysterious about the effect - Johannes - 12/19/2003 5:46:58 AM
- You didn't read the whole thing, did you? - et - 12/18/2003 10:55:47 PM
- "That's bulls""", Graham. If that was the case then we'd all be freezing to death." - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/18/2003 4:51:11 PM
- Time too put up some giant reflective platforms in space! - Scott Evil - 12/18/2003 3:35:51 PM
  - No offense- but you and your ilk are freakin' insane... Some facts and data you will bury your head in the sand before looking at. - R.L. - 12/20/2003 7:09:47 AM
    - re: No offense- Some facts and data you will bury your head in the sand before looking at. - Johannes - 12/24/2003 3:21:46 PM
    - Dealing with it - Tom Brosz - 12/20/2003 11:24:12 PM
      - re: Dealing with it - R.L. - 12/20/2003 11:46:55 PM
    - Three months ago... - et - 12/20/2003 9:41:42 PM
    - Oh hey, a new topic. - et - 12/20/2003 8:40:57 PM
      - sad thing is: ignorant fools like Scott - R.L. - 12/20/2003 11:03:21 PM
        
        admit it losers: We would be better off without Bangledesh. - Scott Evil - 12/22/2003 5:43:14 PM
        
        Ok Scott. - et - 12/23/2003 4:13:44 PM
        
        ITs still snows in December...The proof is in my yard. - Scott Evil - 12/23/2003 5:01:28 PM
        
        Anecdotes.... - et - 12/23/2003 8:48:53 PM
        
        Thank you, Scott - R.L. - 12/23/2003 8:21:42 PM
        
        Greenhouse gasses. the ghost that will steal Christmas future! - Scott Evil - 12/23/2003 9:36:34 PM
        
        Ok Scott-bot. - et - 12/23/2003 10:24:05 PM
        
        You just dont get it... - R.L. - 12/23/2003 10:04:41 PM
  - I love the sound of knees jerking in the morning - alcaray - 12/18/2003 7:30:05 PM
  - re: the stars.. - Raoul - 12/18/2003 5:23:29 PM
    - How Hawaii deals with it - R.L. - 12/20/2003 7:40:01 AM
      - re: How Hawaii deals with it - Raoul - 12/22/2003 7:30:18 PM
    - You want a night sky? - Scott Evil - 12/18/2003 6:07:33 PM
      - Ouch...rookie mistake! ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 7:45:29 PM
        
        No mistake... Its a figure of speech. - Scott Evil - 12/22/2003 5:52:00 PM
      - Dark side of the moon? - R.L. - 12/20/2003 11:19:50 PM
      - re: Buy a telescope - Raoul - 12/18/2003 7:43:30 PM
        
        I with you...Maybe I'll get them to turn off the reflectors while Belgium is sleeping - Scott Evil - 12/19/2003 12:48:47 AM
        
        As much looking through scopes as you do, I'd think you'd be more supportive. (n/t) - et - 12/19/2003 10:33:53 PM

Spiral galaxies - Raoul - 12/24/2003 6:39:24 AM

Interview of Bill Hartman, about mars. - alcaray - 12/24/2003 12:35:10 AM

It's Winter but...also 35 years ago - Raoul - 12/21/2003 8:33:14 PM
- Uncle Walter ALMOST CRIED - carl - 12/23/2003 11:36:07 PM
- re: It's Winter but...also 35 years ago - Nipper Wolf - 12/22/2003 3:07:19 AM
  - re: It's Winter but...also 35 years ago - Raoul - 12/22/2003 5:18:07 PM

Comet impacts with Earth occur: Morrison must either retract or resign - E.P. Grondine - 12/22/2003 9:02:30 PM
- Why don't you retract all your errors first before asking someone else to? - Buster - 12/23/2003 1:07:17 PM
  - Iyou have any problem with my work, write Dr. Peiser (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 12/23/2003 9:32:22 PM
    - re: Dr. Peiser...your Mom? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/23/2003 11:34:14 PM
    - This is your work????? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/23/2003 10:46:28 PM
- Yeah! Then we can haul him off to The Village! (n/t) - Tom "be seeing you" Brosz - 12/23/2003 12:00:31 AM
  - re: Yeah! Then we can haul him off to The Village! - robert_d - 12/23/2003 4:35:40 PM
- re: Comet impacts with Earth occur: Morrison must either retract or resign - Dr. Impact - 12/22/2003 9:14:43 PM

The calm before the storm: From athena.cornell.edu. - et - 12/23/2003 11:26:23 PM

Solar Trivia Item - Success_Machine - 12/23/2003 4:53:41 AM

Beagle 2 separation successful - SteveS - 12/19/2003 2:38:26 PM
- re: Beagle 2 separation successful - Raoul - 12/19/2003 7:23:33 PM
  - re: Beagle 2 separation successful - SteveS - 12/20/2003 12:53:33 AM
    - re: Beagle 2 separation successful - Raoul - 12/20/2003 11:12:11 AM
      - Mars dust storms - SteveS - 12/20/2003 2:34:20 PM
      - What are Beagle 2's chances of landing successfully, given its technical limitations? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/20/2003 12:36:47 PM
        
        Very small - Gary - 12/21/2003 5:18:36 AM
        
        NIH? (n/t) - JonClarke - 12/21/2003 8:39:14 PM
        
        Physics doesn't change across national boundaries - Larry J - 12/22/2003 7:47:55 PM
        
        re: Physics doesn't change across national boundaries - JonClarke - 12/22/2003 11:39:28 PM
        
        re: Nosecone and parachute - Raoul - 12/21/2003 2:06:40 PM
        
        Beagle - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 7:18:27 PM
        
        numbers game - Gary - 12/22/2003 3:13:14 AM
        
        re: numbers game - JonClarke - 12/22/2003 11:44:54 PM
        
        Futility - Justin Kelly - 12/22/2003 12:03:01 AM
        
        re: Nosecone and parachute - Gary - 12/21/2003 6:56:58 PM
        
        re: Nosecone and parachute - PB - 12/21/2003 11:35:37 PM
        
        An educated guess - Gary - 12/22/2003 3:23:56 AM
        
        re: Nosecone and parachute - Raoul - 12/21/2003 8:16:42 PM
        
        re: Very small - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 6:31:56 AM
        
        re: What are Beagle 2's chances of landing successfully, given its technical limitations? - PB - 12/21/2003 4:04:07 AM
        
        technical limitations - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 4:16:34 AM
        
        re: technical limitations - PB - 12/22/2003 12:23:48 AM
        
        Good info! Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/22/2003 1:08:43 AM
        
        So the Mars Rover solar panels canNOT dust themselves? - SpaceProjects.com - 12/21/2003 8:20:52 AM
        
        re: So... - Chris Vancil - 12/22/2003 8:34:53 PM
        
        re: I don't know (n/t) - Raoul - 12/20/2003 7:19:20 PM

A view from the past... - Raoul - 12/22/2003 8:46:25 PM

Saturn's white spot - Raoul - 12/22/2003 7:07:12 PM
- re: Saturn's white spot - Raoul - 12/22/2003 7:11:01 PM

APOD: December 22, 2003 - Marcia - 12/22/2003 5:08:05 PM

Relativistic Interstellar Torpedo Engine (RITE) - Success_Machine - 12/19/2003 1:40:33 PM
- re: Time dilation and starship power supply - Success_Machine - 12/20/2003 2:22:15 PM
  - 136 AU accelerator... - Adam - 12/20/2003 8:55:31 PM
    - re: Just using my imagination! :-) - Success_Machine - 12/21/2003 3:17:05 PM
      - re: Virtual Particles - Success_Machine - 12/22/2003 2:01:38 PM
        
        re: Proton Nulling - Success_Machine - 12/22/2003 3:01:28 PM

Spitzer spots a comet inside our solar system with a dust cloud large dust cloud. - Nick - 12/21/2003 6:35:31 PM
- re: Spitzer spots a comet inside our solar system with a dust cloud large dust cloud. - Robert Clark - 12/22/2003 2:23:05 PM
- re: proportions - Raoul - 12/21/2003 7:55:48 PM
  - maybe the comet is passing through the cloud and the reporter didn't get it. n/t (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 12/21/2003 8:15:23 PM
    - re: maybe the comet is passing through the cloud and the reporter didn't get it. - Marcia - 12/22/2003 1:01:28 AM
      - re: Better link... - Marcia - 12/22/2003 1:18:20 AM

Can oceans exist in space? - Buck Galaxy - 12/19/2003 3:25:20 AM
- Planet-sized water globs... - Adam - 12/19/2003 11:00:55 PM
- re: Can oceans exist in space? - Success_Machine - 12/19/2003 6:28:52 AM
- The point is academic - Gary - 12/19/2003 4:07:50 AM
- I don't think so - Larry J - 12/19/2003 3:36:38 AM
  - Europa... - Nick Hoffman - 12/21/2003 4:57:36 AM
    - re: Europa... - Larry J - 12/21/2003 2:06:16 PM
      - Cores and Globs - Nick Hoffman - 12/22/2003 12:18:53 AM
  - What about - Buck Galaxy - 12/19/2003 3:48:31 AM
    - Niven's "Integral Trees" solar system worked something like you suggest. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/19/2003 5:58:04 AM
    - Not just temperature, but pressure - Fox - 12/19/2003 4:07:10 AM
    - re: What about - Larry J - 12/19/2003 4:05:11 AM

Space honeymoon? - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 11:17:27 PM
- re: Diamonds are ok, - Marcia - 12/21/2003 11:48:00 PM

TIMOTHY FERRIS: Return to the moon - Donald - 12/21/2003 2:08:13 PM
- I think it's a good idea - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 7:42:57 PM
- re: Return to the moon - Raoul - 12/21/2003 5:59:29 PM

Crew Escape System - Raoul - 12/21/2003 1:14:27 PM
- It is going to have some get up and go - ebnelson - 12/21/2003 1:36:06 PM

Infrared astronomy - Raoul - 12/19/2003 7:39:13 PM
- Looks Like a D7 Klingon Battle Crusier. n/t - Nipper Wolf - 12/20/2003 3:18:24 AM
- More images. - et - 12/19/2003 8:25:49 PM

James Oberg on Mars - SteveS - 12/20/2003 1:14:49 AM

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