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Third International Conference on Large Meteorite Impacts - Alex R. Blackwell - 6/10/2003 9:39:41 PM

Color photo of the South Pole of Mars - Woodlock - 6/10/2003 6:45:00 PM
- New Link to Color photo of the South Pole of Mars - Woodlock - 6/10/2003 8:54:53 PM
- Ruh roh Raggie! - et - 6/10/2003 7:10:50 PM
  - Try again et - (anonymous) - 6/10/2003 7:58:52 PM
    - Hmmmm. - et - 6/10/2003 8:24:16 PM
      - Ok great - Woodlock - 6/10/2003 8:41:03 PM

MER-A 30 minutes to go. Looks good so far.... Ø (n/t) - et - 6/10/2003 5:29:28 PM
- re: MER-A 23:30 minutes to go. Looks good so far.... Ø - et - 6/10/2003 5:35:43 PM
  - ISS crew may be able to see MER-A launch. - et - 6/10/2003 5:47:38 PM
    - Unfortunatly they didn't see it. (n/t) - Delbert - 6/10/2003 7:45:40 PM

4 minutes and holding - LJ - 6/10/2003 5:49:28 PM
- JPL has acquierd it with the DSN. It's in good shape. - Delbert - 6/10/2003 7:03:46 PM
- re: The camera view onboard the 1st Delta stage is excellent... still running! - Marcia - 6/10/2003 6:07:28 PM
  - 1st Delta stage is excellent... still running! - et - 6/10/2003 6:12:32 PM
    - re: 1st Delta stage is excellent... still running! - Marcia - 6/10/2003 6:41:34 PM
- 4 minutes and running, no holds! Go go go! Ø (n/t) - et - 6/10/2003 5:55:23 PM

Go you metal monster, GO! Liftoff!!!!! Ø (n/t) - et - 6/10/2003 5:59:13 PM

Weather outlook is better for Spirit/Delta 2 launch today. Mobile Service Tower rolled back... - Marcia - 6/10/2003 2:25:36 PM
- If you had Mozilla like me and others here, it's easy to suppress those pop-ups. Ø (n/t) - et - 6/10/2003 5:45:32 PM

For sale: Sputnik 1, original condition. (SERIOUSLY) - et - 6/10/2003 5:24:32 PM

Atmospheric mercury has declined -- But why? - et - 6/10/2003 5:22:13 PM

Why is the MS Mars Research Station and canvas suits needed? - BD - 11/29/2002 8:23:00 PM
- Re: Why is the MS Mars Research Station and canvas suits needed? - Chris Vancil - 12/1/2002 11:52:04 AM
  - They're studying sexual deprivation - E.P. Grondine - 12/2/2002 8:41:42 PM
    - re: They're studying sexual deprivation (n/t) - ALBERTO DE ST MALO - 6/10/2003 4:47:00 PM
    - Re: Nope, we're studying Human Factors - Chris Vancil - 12/2/2002 11:22:00 AM
      - "Human Factors"? Is that what you call it? - E.P. Grondine - 12/2/2002 12:23:11 PM
- Re: Why is the MS Mars Research Station and canvas suits needed? - Eric Cartman - 11/30/2002 11:30:26 AM
  - Re: Why is the MS Mars Research Station and canvas suits needed? - BD - 12/1/2002 2:10:47 PM
- Trying to avoid this particular - - - - Bowser - 11/29/2002 7:03:50 PM
  - Re: Trying to avoid this particular - - - - Chris Vancil - 12/1/2002 12:03:17 PM
  - Re: Yes... - Raoul - 11/29/2002 8:13:20 PM
- Why Is ICAMSR Needed? - Mark Eby - 11/29/2002 5:03:46 PM
  - Why is the Mars Society needed? - E.P. Grondine - 12/2/2002 8:48:33 PM
    - Re: Who really is a Wanna-be Engineer... - Chris Vancil - 12/3/2002 8:17:04 PM
      - Re: Repeating Myself... - Chris Vancil - 12/3/2002 7:37:33 PM
    - Re: Talking of a Wanna-be Engineer??? - Chris Vancil - 12/3/2002 8:11:57 PM
    - Re: Why is the Mars Society needed? - Chris Vancil - 12/2/2002 11:12:40 AM
  - Re: Why Is ICAMSR Needed? It served its purpose - BD - 11/29/2002 5:48:14 PM
- Duh - Mark Eby - 11/29/2002 4:56:53 PM
  - Re: Duh uh again - BD - 11/29/2002 5:30:11 PM
    - Re: Theatre - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2002 7:39:53 PM
      - Re: Theatre -- Columbus - BD - 12/1/2002 2:08:37 PM
        
        Duh - Money - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 4:44:28 PM
    - I understand - Mark Eby - 11/29/2002 6:49:09 PM
      - Re: I understand - BD - 12/1/2002 2:18:09 PM
        
        Confusing Cause & Effect Again - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 4:13:29 PM
- For once... - Don - 11/29/2002 11:20:17 AM
  - Come On Don.... - Al - 12/1/2002 2:46:18 PM
    - Re: Come On Al.... - Don - 12/1/2002 3:21:06 PM
      - Is That Right... - Al - 12/1/2002 3:40:01 PM
        
        Yes...it certainly is - Don - 12/1/2002 4:17:54 PM
        
        My ears are burning - Fuzzy - 12/1/2002 8:33:34 PM
        
        As they should be - Don - 12/1/2002 9:39:51 AM
        
        I Think You're Both Right & Wrong - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 3:55:08 PM
        
        Getting to Mars - Don - 12/1/2002 4:35:17 PM
        
        Specifics Please - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 5:01:55 PM
        
        Re: Specifics Please - Don - 12/1/2002 5:30:27 PM
        
        Show Me The Evidence... - Al - 12/1/2002 7:36:08 PM
        
        Okie Dokie - Don - 12/1/2002 9:44:13 AM
        
        Re: Okie Dokie - Chris Vancil - 12/1/2002 3:48:49 PM
        
        Risks - Don - 12/1/2002 5:14:33 PM
        
        Re: Risks - Chris Vancil - 12/2/2002 10:29:11 AM
        
        Life Support Myth - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 7:27:16 PM
        
        That assumes you actually make it to Mars - Larry J - 12/2/2002 4:38:38 PM
        
        If You Ever Read The Case For Mars - Mark Eby - 12/2/2002 2:16:36 PM
        
        Re: Life Support Myth - gbaikie - 12/1/2002 12:05:52 PM
        
        Thank you GB - Don - 12/1/2002 1:41:03 PM
        
        Yeah.. - Al - 12/1/2002 3:31:11 PM
        
        At least that's the official line from the Church of St. Zubrin - Larry J - 12/2/2002 4:36:02 PM
        
        Re: Holding on to Old Tired Misconceptions. - Chris Vancil - 12/3/2002 8:44:41 PM
        
        Have you ever BEEN to a conference? - ectoterrestrial - 12/3/2002 5:32:50 PM
        
        Re: Have you ever BEEN to a conference? - Chris Vancil - 12/3/2002 6:51:39 PM
        
        Tell me Al... - Don - 12/1/2002 5:06:56 PM
        
        Real Science & Engineering At Hab - Mark Eby - 12/2/2002 2:14:12 PM
        
        Please Understand - Don - 12/2/2002 5:38:38 PM
        
        Re: Tell me Don.. - Al - 12/2/2002 9:29:08 AM
        
        Re: Tell me Don.. - Don - 12/2/2002 12:37:38 PM
        
        Actually... - Al - 12/1/2002 4:09:45 PM
        
        Re: Actually... - Don - 12/1/2002 4:50:15 PM
        
        Good Points but - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 4:18:28 PM
  - Re: For once...and for all - BD - 12/1/2002 2:01:31 PM
    - COSPAR and SSB - Don - 12/1/2002 3:49:04 PM
    - BS's Outright Lies - Mark Eby - 12/1/2002 3:47:47 PM

Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - SpaceProjects.com - 6/8/2003 5:22:11 PM
- More importantly, they don't have state of the art autonomous vision systems - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:33:15 PM
- re: Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Nick Hoffman - 6/9/2003 3:52:20 AM
  - re: re: Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Tom Brosz - 6/9/2003 4:09:38 AM
    - re: re: re: Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Marcia - 6/9/2003 2:34:14 PM
      - Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Scott - 6/9/2003 4:19:34 PM
        
        re: Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Marcia - 6/10/2003 2:38:07 AM
        
        re: Solar panel cleaners - Tom Brosz - 6/9/2003 4:36:25 PM
- re: Why don't NASA's $800 million Mars Rovers have solar panel cleaners? - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 10:11:56 PM
  - RTGs are a hard sell to the Greens - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:21:16 PM
  - RTGs are a hard sell to the Greens - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:11:11 PM
  - RTG's vs. solar panels? Auctioning off the nearly "expired" rovers to private industry - SpaceProjects.com - 6/9/2003 5:23:29 PM
    - Wow, that's really stupid! - alcaray - 6/9/2003 11:25:04 PM
      - re: Electrostatic force. - Marcia - 6/10/2003 10:53:15 AM
        
        No need to duck! - alcaray - 6/10/2003 3:56:57 PM
      - "Arrogance is bliss" -Alcaray - SpaceProjects.com - 6/10/2003 12:46:37 AM
        
        Another search is in order: see if you can find a connection between RTG's and Prometheus (n/t) - alcaray - 6/10/2003 4:00:02 PM
        
        re: "Arrogance is bliss" - Marcia - 6/10/2003 2:17:46 AM
    - Expired? how about auctioning exclusvie 1 day media rights from day one? - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:49:53 PM
- Good Question, But Not A Good Way To Secure Future Funding - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 6:45:08 PM
  - Dust Accumulation and Removal Technology (DART) - Alex R. Blackwell - 6/9/2003 12:36:24 AM
  - But NASA's Mars Rovers are huge. Mass limitations REALLY kept solar panel cleaners away? (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/8/2003 7:31:01 PM

This is a joke right - Me - 6/10/2003 2:59:09 AM
- No Sam, it's not a joke - Nathan Koren - 6/10/2003 7:29:42 AM
- There's a little black spot on the sun today... - Lee - 6/10/2003 4:14:19 AM
- re: This is a joke right - Jim C - 6/10/2003 3:22:49 AM

NASA is shooting the bull again - BD - 6/8/2003 1:48:31 AM
- I looked a the News. - Woodlock - 6/9/2003 3:13:45 PM
- re: Barry D. is shooting the bull again - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 7:50:16 AM
  - re: NASA saying MER is looking for life a lie - BD - 6/8/2003 12:38:25 PM
    - re: NASA saying MER is looking for water is truth... - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 10:02:42 PM
    - Follow The Water Strategy Is Perfectly Legitimate - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 4:08:17 PM
- Watch out! - Don - 6/8/2003 2:38:35 AM
  - re: Watch out! Don Called Colin Pillinger a fraud - BD - 6/8/2003 12:30:15 PM
    - Yes Your Pattern Of Misrepresentation Is Quite Clear As Don's Post Correctly notes (n/t) - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 3:53:40 PM
    - Lets correct history here - Don - 6/8/2003 1:10:11 PM
      - re: You called Pillinger a fraud and said his University was a scam - BD - 6/9/2003 12:22:02 AM
        
        Get a life - Don - 6/9/2003 2:02:16 AM
        
        hit and run tactics, eh - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:45:27 PM
      - re: Lets correct history here - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 10:22:38 PM
  - Levin's garbage - Gary - 6/8/2003 3:54:38 AM
    - The original article - Nick Hoffman - 6/9/2003 4:13:27 AM
      - Thanks Nick! (n/t) - Gary - 6/9/2003 6:22:02 AM
    - re: Gary's garbage - all attacks no substance - BD - 6/8/2003 12:27:35 PM
      - Name Calling? Barry is the Kettle calling the Pot Black! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 10:38:04 PM
        
        Siince no one is going to send anyone to Mars anytime soon, it really doesn't matter - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 11:00:15 PM
        
        Re: Retarded? It only take one click, EP. Besides, your only trying to hijack the thread. Maybe you and Barry should collaborate on a book... - Chris Vancil - 6/10/2003 6:11:56 AM
        
        Siince no one is going to send anyone to Mars anytime soon, it really doesn't matter - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:59:34 PM
        
        Siince no one is going to send anyone to Mars anytime soon, it really doesn't matter - E.P. Grondine - 6/9/2003 10:58:47 PM
      - Selective Quotation Technique Again - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 4:18:10 PM
        
        re: Selective Quotation Technique Again - Alex R. Blackwell - 6/8/2003 5:10:03 PM
        
        re: re: Selective Quotation Technique Again - gbaikie - 6/8/2003 9:59:53 PM
        
        Thanks Alex, And Some Relevant Sections - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 6:33:15 PM

Let's go back to space - Raoul - 6/8/2003 5:56:05 PM
- I Agree. But, retire the STS ASAP! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 6/8/2003 10:26:47 PM
  - re:Ok, but it woud have to be replaced...and how long would that take? (n/t) - Raoul - 6/9/2003 8:44:13 AM
    - 5 to 6 years... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 6/9/2003 6:34:14 PM
      - re: also 5 to 6 years of Soyuz flights to ISS...8-O (n/t) - Raoul - 6/9/2003 8:14:54 PM
        
        re: No matter what replaces STS we will have Soyuz flights to ISS. Your point? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 6/9/2003 8:45:20 PM
        
        re: re: there's a space station up there - Raoul - 6/10/2003 5:35:11 AM
        
        re: there's a space station up there - Chris Vancil - 6/10/2003 5:50:39 AM
- re: Let's go back to space - WHAT EVER - 6/8/2003 10:12:26 PM
  - Made out of what? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/9/2003 12:29:25 AM
    - Unobtainium of course. (n/t) - Lee - 6/9/2003 4:57:56 AM
- re: Let's go back to space - Jacob Samorodin - 6/8/2003 6:43:06 PM

The launch of "Spirit" delayed another day.... - Vince - 6/9/2003 3:00:56 PM
- Aren't there better (& more economical) places in the USA from which to launch? - SpaceProjects.com - 6/9/2003 5:29:43 PM
  - No. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/9/2003 11:03:42 PM
  - re: Aren't there better places in the USA - Tom Brosz - 6/9/2003 6:21:20 PM
    - Is South Texas that inferior to the Cape as a spaceport? - SpaceProjects.com - 6/10/2003 12:29:51 AM
      - re: Is South Texas that inferior to the Cape as a spaceport? - Tom Brosz - 6/10/2003 12:58:21 AM

NIF project sets records for laser performance - et - 6/6/2003 5:47:40 PM
- 700 Shots per year?? - R.L. - 6/9/2003 10:40:05 PM

Helios 2 - Raoul - 6/9/2003 8:05:23 PM

Picture for Sam - Johannes - 6/8/2003 2:17:29 PM
- Johannes, can you READ? - Nick Hoffman - 6/9/2003 4:01:56 AM
  - re: can you READ? YES But........ - Johannes - 6/9/2003 3:50:16 PM

Forecasting technology and central planning - phil - 6/4/2003 9:33:51 PM
- So to follow the internet model... - alcaray - 6/5/2003 12:14:39 AM
  - yes, it would happen sooner - p - 6/5/2003 1:08:18 PM
    - Any company that wants to, can send a mission to Mars today. NASA cannot stop them. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/5/2003 3:23:49 PM
      - Andrew Beal, Walt Anderson and Jim Davidson (etc.) would disagree - SpaceProjects.com - 6/5/2003 6:32:58 PM
        
        Beal chickened out. - Tom Brosz - 6/6/2003 12:47:57 AM
        
        Beal wisely said "why compete against the jealous feds"? (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/6/2003 2:22:23 AM
        
        Because Thatâ€™s What A True Entrepreneur Would Do - Mark Eby - 6/7/2003 9:18:51 PM
        
        And you wonder why the USA has hemorrhaged world launch marketshare - SpaceProjects.com - 6/8/2003 1:02:49 PM
        
        Your Ramblings Fail To Address The point - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 6:40:23 PM
        
        Recommend they move to Indonesia, go to Mars, and stop whining then. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 6/5/2003 10:48:50 PM
        
        But Beal couldn't even get permission to launch from South America, let alone Indonesia (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/5/2003 11:16:58 PM
        
        Perfect example Of The Lame Whining I Mentioned - Mark Eby - 6/5/2003 11:48:10 PM
        
        HELLO: the FAA's AST (from the USA) wouldn't authorize Beal's foreign launch... (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/6/2003 2:19:49 AM
        
        Perfectly Obscure Reply (n/t) - Mark Eby - 6/7/2003 9:07:37 PM
        
        That sounds like a tacit (albeit abrasive) admission to me (n/t) (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/8/2003 1:04:23 PM
        
        It Means I have No Clue What You Intended (n/t) - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 10:50:58 PM
- A few Notes - Mark Eby - 6/4/2003 10:45:06 PM
  - re: A few Notes - Tom Brosz - 6/5/2003 12:00:18 AM
    - Just like those flying cars N/T (n/t) - Mark Eby - 6/5/2003 3:17:25 AM
      - Government bureaucrats killed at least one flying car - Larry J - 6/6/2003 3:00:57 PM
        
        Why Shouldn't Both Apply? - Mark Eby - 6/6/2003 10:06:40 PM
        
        re: Why Shouldn't Both Apply? - gbaikie - 6/8/2003 1:39:57 AM
      - Right, govt didn't create barriers to selling the net N/T (n/t) - gbaikie - 6/5/2003 7:24:55 AM
- Perhaps such antibureaucratic remarks constitute heresy? - SpaceProjects.com - 6/4/2003 10:05:54 PM

A sun eclipse from the Moon - Raoul - 6/8/2003 9:03:55 PM

A closer look at MER 1 - Lee - 6/8/2003 6:56:17 AM

Historic Mars lander 'did find life' - BD - 6/6/2003 10:10:35 AM
- Old news - Don - 6/6/2003 1:21:28 PM
  - Probably Because Thermal Cycles Are An Obvious Alternative - Mark Eby - 6/7/2003 11:24:25 PM
    - re: Thermal Cycles explained in paper - need to read first - BD - 6/8/2003 12:51:19 AM
      - PS - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 3:26:46 AM
      - Yeap - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 3:24:24 AM
    - re: Probably Because Thermal Cycles Are An Obvious Alternative - BD - 6/8/2003 12:27:47 AM
      - Barry Demonstrates His "Scientific" Debate Tactics Again - Mark Eby - 6/8/2003 3:17:59 AM
  - re: Old news - bd - 6/7/2003 9:15:13 PM
  - Who has been pushing Levin's baloney? - Gary - 6/6/2003 3:24:46 PM
    - re: Who has been pushing Levin's baloney? - BD - 6/7/2003 9:06:49 PM
    - re: Who has been pushing Levin's baloney? - Johannes - 6/7/2003 1:33:02 PM
      - Life in the galaxy should be common - Gary - 6/8/2003 4:39:24 AM
      - He didn't say that - Larry J - 6/7/2003 3:21:05 PM
        
        Larry J has got it mostly right - Gary - 6/8/2003 4:22:03 AM
        
        re: He didn't say that - Delbert - 6/7/2003 6:09:37 PM

Sunday Planetology/Exobiology Documentaries - Mark Eby - 6/7/2003 10:37:15 PM
- re: The Earth - Raoul - 6/7/2003 11:14:03 PM

Last night I started to feel a bit guilty about the prior post - alcaray - 6/6/2003 3:07:00 PM
- Should have gone under: "Recommend they move to Indonesia, go to Mars, and stop whining then. n/t" - alcaray - 6/6/2003 3:11:11 PM
  - USA: 100% of world's launch marketshare in 1980's; 29% in 2001 - SpaceProjects.com - 6/6/2003 5:32:38 PM
    - Except the USA didn't have 100% of world's launch marketshare in 1980's - Larry J - 6/7/2003 5:07:16 PM
    - re: commerce or, technology.... - Raoul - 6/7/2003 10:16:58 AM
    - Isn't that an example of what you advocate? More competetion? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/6/2003 7:01:32 PM
      - Yes, BUT it also suggests the USA is dropping the ball, doesn't it? (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 6/6/2003 7:03:53 PM

Is there really a market for private satellite-launchers? - Jacob Samorodin - 6/6/2003 3:58:17 PM
- re: Is there really a market for private satellite-launchers? - Larry J - 6/7/2003 3:15:28 PM
- I think that the theory goes - alcaray - 6/6/2003 4:43:47 PM
- Very good question. - Tom Brosz - 6/6/2003 4:35:48 PM
  - tourism - Delbert - 6/6/2003 5:17:16 PM

Just heard on the radio - alcaray - 6/5/2003 9:07:48 PM
- The show is over - alcaray - 6/6/2003 7:33:23 PM
  - Nozomi Comms Status - Chris Vancil - 6/7/2003 6:20:27 AM
  - The show goes on! - et - 6/6/2003 8:20:09 PM

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