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Cosmos I progress - alcaray - 8/13/2003 2:57:09 PM

Space solar power - robert_d - 8/12/2003 3:24:00 PM
- If all you want is to reflect light from space to the ground... - Larry J - 8/12/2003 6:54:26 PM
  - re: If all you want is to reflect light from space to the ground... - robert_d - 8/12/2003 8:30:41 PM
    - Recent article on space power - Larry J - 8/12/2003 9:15:27 PM
    - re: If all you want is to reflect light from space to the ground... - Larry J - 8/12/2003 9:07:24 PM
      - 3kW/m^2 - r.l. - 8/13/2003 1:03:17 AM
        
        In theory, yes - Larry J - 8/13/2003 1:58:50 PM
- re: Space solar power - phil - 8/12/2003 3:43:55 PM

Juno in detail - Raoul - 8/13/2003 5:44:51 AM

Perseids peak tonight. (n/t) - RobVG - 8/13/2003 5:06:43 AM

Our own Nick on CNN - Don - 8/5/2003 1:21:45 AM
- re: Our own Nick on CNN is confused about life on Mars - BD - 8/5/2003 1:54:33 AM
  - Not confused at all - Nick Hoffman - 8/5/2003 4:45:42 AM
    - What's wrong with inconsistent theories, anyway? - pwokenyaw - 8/5/2003 11:44:03 PM
    - re: Not confused at all - BD - 8/5/2003 11:32:00 AM
      - Uhhh, Barry - Exactly how radioactive is Mars? - E.P. Grondine - 8/6/2003 3:44:34 PM
        
        Excuse me EP... - Nick Hoffman - 8/7/2003 5:23:15 AM
        
        Thanks, Nick... but you missed the atom bomb effect - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 4:54:14 PM
        
        re: Thanks, Nick... but you missed the atom bomb effect - Nick Hoffman - 8/9/2003 4:10:04 AM
        
        uhhh, Nick - E.P. Grondine - 8/12/2003 5:37:50 PM
        
        re: uhhh, Nick - Nick Hoffman - 8/13/2003 12:44:54 AM
        
        Defining the problem space - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 6:47:54 PM
        
        re: Uhhh, Ed - How radioactive is Three Mile Island Nuclear reactor? - BD - 8/6/2003 5:17:07 PM
        
        Not relevant to Mars radioactivity - How radioactive is Mars, Barry? - E.P. Grondine - 8/6/2003 7:19:21 PM
        
        re: SNC meteorites pose no dangers to terrestrial microbes - BD - 8/6/2003 7:47:25 PM
        
        Barry, you're missing the point - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 5:33:41 PM
        
        The Tooth Fairy took it... - Nick Hoffman - 8/9/2003 4:17:48 AM
        
        and left NASA with nothing to do... - E.P. Grondine - 8/12/2003 5:00:18 PM
        
        Neutrons - Nick Hoffman - 8/13/2003 12:52:37 AM
        
        re: Barry, you're missing the point...no, I don't think so - BD - 8/8/2003 11:47:09 PM
        
        Labelled Release Experiment results worthless in Mars radiation environment - E.P. Grondine - 8/12/2003 5:21:41 PM
        
        re: Labelled Release Experiment results measured C-14 - BD - 8/12/2003 5:36:58 PM
        
        Possibly - E.P. Grondine - 8/12/2003 6:15:01 PM
        
        Hummm.... It sounds like you believe the truth and falsity of the same proposition at the same time in the same way... - Davin L. - 8/8/2003 7:32:35 PM
        
        No - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 8:30:46 PM
        
        I'm waiting, Ed.... (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/9/2003 4:37:31 AM
        
        re: No - Davin L. - 8/8/2003 8:53:05 PM
        
        re: Uhhh, Ed - How radioactive is Three Mile Island Nuclear reactor? - BD - 8/6/2003 5:16:43 PM
        
        re: Uhhh, Ed - How radioactive is Three Mile Island Nuclear reactor? - BD - 8/6/2003 5:16:34 PM
  - re:NASAs search for life on Mars hardly seems "Desperate" to me. (n/t) - Nipper Wolf - 8/5/2003 3:01:52 AM
    - re: re:NASAs search for life on Mars hardly seems "Desperate" to me. - BD - 8/5/2003 3:04:03 AM
      - Yeah, an $800,000,000 effort to find a reason to keep their jobs - E.P. Grondine - 8/6/2003 3:51:13 PM
  - Uh...Barry - Don - 8/5/2003 2:02:56 AM
    - re: Uh...Barry - BD - 8/5/2003 2:13:41 AM

future Nanotech applications - Scott Evil - 8/12/2003 11:07:41 PM
- It's now looking like Ted Williams will need some nano-treatments when thawed... - SpaceProjects.com - 8/12/2003 11:35:26 PM

Trans Atlantic Model - Nathan Koren - 8/11/2003 4:35:25 AM
- Speaking of Spaceships... - Nipper Wolf - 8/12/2003 3:04:28 AM
  - re: Speaking of Spaceships... - Nathan Koren - 8/12/2003 4:50:38 PM
- It made it - Larry J - 8/11/2003 2:49:23 PM

Cosmos I at the Rockefeller - alcaray - 8/11/2003 11:29:31 PM
- Will this work? - Nathan Koren - 8/12/2003 1:28:11 AM
  - The blades aren't entirely flexible. - alcaray - 8/12/2003 3:05:00 PM
    - Aha! - Nathan Koren - 8/12/2003 4:37:25 PM

Possibilities for complex life on Europa. - Robert Clark - 8/12/2003 4:58:22 AM
- re: Possibilities for complex life on Europa. - Adam - 8/12/2003 6:36:02 AM

Aug.12, 2003 -- Canada's SCISAT satellite launches from Vandenberg AFB - Success_Machine - 8/7/2003 1:32:31 AM
- re: Live Webcast Aug.12, 2003 -- Canada's SCISAT satellite launches from Vandenberg AFB - Success_Machine - 8/12/2003 12:19:13 AM

Vladimir Komarov's death - Raoul - 8/11/2003 8:35:32 PM

Has Google just made space-related e-zines, etc., obsolete? - SpaceProjects.com - 8/11/2003 5:50:24 PM

Intelligent life created/will create the universe - phil - 8/11/2003 4:47:13 PM

And the Mars Scout Mission is...The Phoenix Lander! - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2003 9:57:38 PM
- Has anyone got a link to a list of the instruments that will be flown? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/5/2003 3:27:11 PM
  - re: Has anyone got a link to a list of the instruments that will be flown? - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2003 6:51:02 PM
    - Sweet! Thanks! (n/t) - alcaray - 8/5/2003 9:39:55 PM
  - ARES Mars plane WON'T be flown, thanks to Lockheed's Mars monopoly (n/t) (n/t) - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 3:37:11 PM
    - Mars atmospheric sample return was also nixed in favor of Lockheed - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 5:04:05 PM
      - re: Yes there were four missions and before that there were 20 some odd studies... - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2003 7:05:44 PM
        
        Lockheed doesn't want competition any more than Microsoft or TelMex do... - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 8:15:22 PM
- NASA's Mars scout mission was COMPETED? Lockheed won again. - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/4/2003 11:27:06 PM
  - re: It's called the Phoenix for a reason... - Chris Vancil - 8/4/2003 11:49:31 PM
    - Lockheed keeps winning the Mars contracts while others remain on the sideline$... - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 1:07:47 AM
      - re: Lockheed keeps winning the Mars contracts while others remain on the sideline$... - Kim Keller - 8/5/2003 7:39:26 PM
        
        MER 1 & 2 were govt. built, with subcontracts going to LockMart - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 8:09:29 PM
      - re:Who Cares? Competition is highly over rated! - Chris Vancil - 8/5/2003 6:50:11 AM
        
        Lockmart - a symptom of NASA's many problems - phil - 8/5/2003 12:46:59 PM
        
        You can't really compare the Viking missions with current ones - Larry J - 8/5/2003 6:09:41 PM
        
        Airbags and landing sites - Nick Hoffman - 8/6/2003 7:08:16 AM
        
        With luck, you won't be dependent on NASA for your Mars data - E.P. Grondine - 8/6/2003 4:25:01 PM
        
        Scientific data from NASA is evil! - alcaray - 8/6/2003 10:05:28 PM
        
        No its not: it's simply biased - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 4:23:17 PM
        
        techincal info (and specs of the instrument that recorded it) are not biased - alcaray - 8/8/2003 4:39:09 PM
        
        Why did NASA not reimage Hoffman's active CO2 vents? - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 5:13:49 PM
        
        Why NASA DID reimage my active CO2 flows - nick Hoffman - 8/9/2003 4:22:00 AM
        
        re: Why NASA DID reimage my active CO2 flows - UM - 8/10/2003 7:28:09 PM
        
        re: Same reason they didn't go back and re-image the "face" until it was extremely convenient, I would guess - alcaray - 8/8/2003 6:31:27 PM
        
        I'm sure Nick will be delighted to here that active CO2 flows have no more reality than the "face" - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 7:09:07 PM
        
        And all this without proof... - Chris Vancil - 8/8/2003 10:34:53 PM
        
        Why won't NASA simply offer competitive prizes, rather than reward the most corrupt lobbyists? - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 7:00:54 PM
        
        re: You can't really compare the Viking missions with current ones - phil - 8/5/2003 6:27:53 PM
        
        Prices decline with time, unless NASA's involved... - Unflattering Mirror - 8/7/2003 4:50:37 PM
        
        You are wrong - alcaray - 8/7/2003 5:24:39 PM
        
        re: You are wrong - UM - 8/8/2003 2:36:56 AM
        
        Which country has bidding that is more competetive than the US? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/8/2003 4:22:13 PM
        
        Do you think the USA has genuinely competitive bidding? (n/t) - UM - 8/9/2003 3:11:43 AM
        
        re: Do you think the USA has genuinely competitive bidding? - UM - 8/10/2003 12:05:33 AM
        
        re: Do you think the USA has genuinely competitive bidding? - alcaray - 8/11/2003 4:12:08 PM
        
        Not as much as it may seem... - Larry J - 8/5/2003 9:04:14 PM
        
        Haven't NASA's astronomical observatories improved due to competition with NSF? - NASAWatch.INFO - 8/5/2003 7:04:35 PM

N Sync - Paladin - 8/10/2003 11:50:02 PM

Part One: Brain-storming for financing/underwriting proposals for 'private' space-sector. - Jacob Samorodin - 6/17/2003 7:38:09 PM
- re: Part One: Brain-storming for financing/underwriting proposals for 'private' space-sector. - Exackt - 8/10/2003 11:45:55 PM
- Financing 'private' space-sector - Tom Brosz - 6/18/2003 3:34:49 AM
  - re: Financing 'private' space-sector - Jacob Samorodin - 6/18/2003 2:58:30 PM
    - Recycling - Tom Brosz - 6/18/2003 4:50:31 PM
      - re: Recycling - Jacob Samorodin - 6/18/2003 7:28:08 PM
- re:Private - Raoul - 6/17/2003 8:28:40 PM
- Start with the fundamentals - Larry J - 6/17/2003 8:18:50 PM
  - re: Start with the fundamentals - gbaikie - 6/18/2003 1:34:41 AM
    - re: re: Start with the fundamentals - Jacob Samorodin - 6/18/2003 7:42:25 PM
      - re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals - John Carmack - 6/18/2003 10:17:18 PM
        
        re: re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals - SM - 6/19/2003 4:16:23 PM
        
        re: re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals - Jacob Samorodin - 6/19/2003 2:44:16 PM
        
        re: re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals (n/t) - So Robert Goddard's widow was wrong to g - 6/19/2003 2:36:40 PM
        
        Ideas - Tom Brosz - 6/19/2003 6:06:57 AM
        
        There was a cruddy little networked game - alcaray - 6/19/2003 10:09:50 PM
      - re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals - gbaikie - 6/18/2003 10:05:19 PM
        
        re: re: re: re: Start with the fundamentals - JM - 6/23/2003 8:04:41 PM

Life-on-Mars debate revisited- MSNBC - BD - 8/9/2003 9:37:26 PM
- The relevant quote - Don - 8/10/2003 1:48:29 PM
  - re: The relevant quote - Robert Clark - 8/10/2003 11:11:46 PM
  - re: The relevant quote is that Garvin doesn't know Viking - BD - 8/10/2003 6:38:19 PM
- re: MSNBC Life-on-Mars Live Poll - BD - 8/9/2003 9:44:18 PM
  - Poor Barry! reality has NEVER been a democracy! - R.L. - 8/10/2003 2:26:53 AM
    - re: Poor R.L. Science has NEVER been a democracy either. - BD - 8/10/2003 1:33:02 PM

Ulysses and it's long long trip... - Raoul - 8/10/2003 9:42:15 PM

The 3 nights of the falling stars! - Raoul - 8/10/2003 8:47:19 PM

Yuri and Ekaterina getting married today - Raoul - 8/10/2003 2:30:03 PM

Lunation from APOD - Raoul - 8/10/2003 8:56:55 AM

X Prize Update: Space Ship One passes glide test - phil - 8/9/2003 1:36:32 AM
- SpaceShipOne photos - p - 8/9/2003 1:48:17 PM

Mars Q & A - Raoul - 8/9/2003 9:05:21 AM

The impossibility of terra-forming Mars - E.P. Grondine - 8/8/2003 6:58:07 PM
- re: EP does it again...The impossibility of terra-forming Mars??? - Chris Vancil - 8/8/2003 9:59:39 PM
  - re: Terraforming Mars - Raoul - 8/9/2003 9:00:23 AM
- Wonderful "proof" that climatic change is impossible (n/t) - alcaray - 8/8/2003 7:42:33 PM
  - One word: Areoforming - Fox - 8/9/2003 4:37:49 AM

Will Mars Odyssey prove liquid water in Solis Lacus, Mars? - Robert Clark - 8/9/2003 4:48:11 AM

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