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A novel and possible "planet-saving" use for the ISS. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 3:07:36 PM
- Re: A novel and possible - O'Neil - 7/29/2002 7:34:32 PM
- novel and possible - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2002 7:22:58 PM
- Nukes are whimps - R.L. - 7/28/2002 7:16:04 PM
- In addition... - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 3:19:00 PM
  - Re: In addition... - alcaray - 7/29/2002 5:58:11 PM
  - Re: In addition... - Raoul - 7/28/2002 5:42:24 PM
    - Re: In addition... - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 5:54:58 PM
  - Re: In addition... - doubter - 7/28/2002 4:58:28 PM
    - Interesting response...or lack of it. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 5:47:44 PM

Interplanetary Highway - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2002 11:07:10 AM
- But would such a trajectory be worth it? - Lee - 7/28/2002 12:33:07 PM
  - Mass-producing a heavy-lifter would be *so* worthwhile. - Nathan Koren - 7/29/2002 7:22:04 PM
  - OK, for short term, close-to-home missions and if you're not in a hurry. - Marcia - 7/28/2002 3:34:34 PM

any good space sim coloniztion games? - brendan - 7/28/2002 5:55:01 PM
- Re: any good space sim colonisation games? - kadet ken - 7/29/2002 12:56:47 PM
  - Re: any good space sim colonisation games? - brendan - 7/29/2002 4:35:29 PM
- Re: any good space sim coloniztion games? - Tom Brosz - 7/28/2002 7:14:19 PM
  - Re: any good space sim coloniztion games? - brendan - 7/28/2002 6:45:00 PM
- Alpha Centauri - FrankC - 7/28/2002 12:08:31 PM
  - Re: Alpha Centauri - brendan - 7/28/2002 6:38:49 PM
    - Colonise Mars - Nick Hoffman - 7/29/2002 7:19:51 PM

RE: Water Sign on Mars - BRFelix - 7/25/2002 4:36:56 PM
- Re: RE: Water Sign on Mars - D. Spires - 7/25/2002 5:50:05 PM
- Re: RE: Water Sign on Mars - Robert E. B. - 7/25/2002 5:23:52 PM
- Re: RE: Water Sign on Mars - Woodlock - 7/25/2002 5:22:27 PM
- Re: RE: Water Sign on Mars - Robert - 7/25/2002 4:24:13 PM
  - Well since this thing, whatever it is - BRFelix - 7/26/2002 4:20:04 PM
    - Boy, am I full of it... - Robert - 7/26/2002 3:48:09 PM
      - LOL n/t - Woodlock - 7/26/2002 4:48:39 PM
    - Re: Ground-fog . . . - D. Spires - 7/26/2002 10:24:21 AM
      - Re: Well... - BRFelix - 7/27/2002 4:32:18 PM
        
        Re: Cave . . . - D. Spires - 7/27/2002 7:37:06 PM
        
        Re: Well now there then.... - BRFelix - 7/27/2002 9:00:35 AM
        
        Re: Seasons . . . - D. Spires - 7/27/2002 10:51:31 AM
        
        Or... - Robert - 7/27/2002 5:40:05 PM
        
        Re: Or... - BRFelix - 7/28/2002 4:07:12 PM
        
        Re: Fixed links - BRFelix - 7/29/2002 4:38:51 PM
        
        Re: I would have to agree . . . - D. Spires - 7/29/2002 11:51:55 AM
        
        Re: Active Tharsis - BRFelix - 7/29/2002 3:36:53 PM

Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - Jacob Samorodin - 7/27/2002 2:18:19 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2002 6:59:54 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - gbaikie - 7/28/2002 6:36:47 PM
- Re: Fiery meteor trails: Friction or compression? - R.L. - 7/28/2002 5:21:28 PM
  - Thanks, R.L.! ...And you too, Delbert. [N/T] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 5:57:30 PM
    - Re: Thanks, R.L.! ...And you too, Delbert. [N/T] - R.L. - 7/28/2002 6:36:12 PM
    - Did you get my email to you? n/t (n/t) - R.L. - 7/28/2002 6:02:06 PM
      - Ooops! - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 6:30:41 PM
- both n/t (n/t) - Delbert - 7/28/2002 4:59:58 PM
  - Re: both - Marcia - 7/29/2002 4:29:28 PM
- Are all the physicists on vacation? [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 7/28/2002 2:51:39 PM

Antigravity? - Tom Brosz - 7/29/2002 12:24:48 PM
- Re: Antigravity? - FrankC - 7/29/2002 3:14:59 PM

An asteroid to spot next month - Raoul - 7/29/2002 8:31:06 AM
- Re: I'm sure they will and thanks for the reminder nt (n/t) - SteveS - 7/29/2002 2:26:42 PM

Physics News Update -- Ice Ages and Spiral Arms . . . - D. Spires - 7/27/2002 8:25:22 AM
- Another possibly equivalent idea..... - ectoterrestrial - 7/28/2002 9:31:30 AM
- And this could be completely compatible with Milankovitch Theory - Matt Burley - 7/27/2002 11:54:33 AM
  - We need to own space so we can protect ourselves - R.L. - 7/28/2002 5:52:14 PM
    - Re: We have started . . . - D. Spires - 7/29/2002 11:34:39 AM

CCNet News Items -- New Observations Rule Out 2019 Impact, but Remote Risk Remains . . . - D. Spires - 7/29/2002 9:17:09 AM
- Re: Asteroid 2002 NT7: Potential Earth Impact In 2019 Ruled Out - SM - 7/29/2002 10:49:57 AM

The Merlin Roadster - Success_Machine - 7/26/2002 9:05:39 AM
- Re: The Merlin Roadster - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2002 4:22:49 PM
  - The way around that. - Bowser - 7/26/2002 7:23:45 PM
    - Excellent point - alcaray - 7/29/2002 10:34:55 AM
  - Look at it this way - alcaray - 7/26/2002 4:36:21 PM
    - Re: Look at it this way - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2002 5:27:28 PM
      - Re: Personal experience with truck hitting moose - SM - 7/26/2002 6:04:49 PM
        
        Truck hitting moose - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2002 10:20:21 AM
        
        Re: The Merlin Roadster - SM - 7/29/2002 9:11:54 AM
        
        Re: Now I get it - SM - 7/29/2002 9:20:06 AM
- Re: The Merlin Coup will get 70 - 90 mpg fuel economy - Success_Machine - 7/26/2002 10:44:33 AM
  - Re: Renewable Energy Transportation - Success_Machine - 7/26/2002 11:53:44 AM
    - Re: Renewable Energy Transportation - Success_Machine - 7/26/2002 3:04:11 PM
      - Re: Merlin Roadster featured in Space.com Article - Success_Machine - 7/26/2002 3:09:45 PM

PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM AT TWENTY: A PALEONTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE - Mark Eby - 7/27/2002 9:18:04 AM
- Space Relevance? - Mark Eby - 7/28/2002 7:32:11 PM
- A good article... with cavaets - Adam - 7/28/2002 8:55:29 AM

Computer Simulations & the Climate - p - 7/24/2002 3:17:28 PM
- One odd point from your link - alcaray - 7/24/2002 6:44:03 PM
  - Phil's Got You - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 12:09:43 PM
    - In this case... - alcaray - 7/25/2002 3:21:40 PM
  - Re: One odd point from your link - p - 7/24/2002 8:47:54 AM
    - Re: One odd point from your link - alcaray - 7/24/2002 9:46:56 AM
- Interesting. - ebnelson - 7/24/2002 4:19:43 PM
  - Re: Interesting. - Robert E. B. - 7/24/2002 5:14:41 PM
    - Remember you equilibrium equations Robert - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 3:47:48 PM
- Goofy and goofier. - Bowser - 7/24/2002 4:13:57 PM
  - Good and funny (and ignored) analogy! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 7/24/2002 6:40:34 PM
    - Re: Ignored analogy - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2002 11:23:44 AM
      - Your analogy was excellent, too - alcaray - 7/25/2002 3:25:37 PM
        
        Re: analogy - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2002 9:42:55 AM
        
        One day soon I will respond to this - alcaray - 7/26/2002 3:41:40 PM
        
        Re: One day soon I will respond to this - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2002 5:08:14 PM
        
        Kyoto Smyoto - Mark Eby - 7/25/2002 2:43:38 PM
        
        Re: Kyoto Smyoto - Tom Brosz - 7/25/2002 4:39:23 PM
        
        That's Still No Excuse - Mark Eby - 7/26/2002 4:16:15 PM
      - The old - - - - Bowser - 7/24/2002 11:49:21 AM
      - No - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 11:47:40 AM
  - Re: Goofy - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2002 4:43:06 PM
- Cooked Books? - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 3:45:00 PM
- Sure Let's Overlook The Obvious & Bury Our Heads - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 11:43:31 AM
  - Once again, you invoke political dogma as a substitute for sound science - Larry J - 7/25/2002 1:23:57 PM
    - Re: Once again, you invoke political dogma as a substitute for sound science - delbert - 7/25/2002 7:09:53 PM
      - Re: Once again, you invoke political dogma as a substitute for sound science - gbaikie - 7/25/2002 3:01:47 PM
        
        Re: Once again, you invoke political dogma as a substitute for sound science - gbaikie - 7/25/2002 3:20:44 PM
    - Larry Swings at 1 Out of 7 - Mark Eby - 7/25/2002 2:57:29 PM
      - I don't have time to respond to an encyclopedia - Larry J - 7/26/2002 8:05:55 AM
        
        Yet You Seem To Support Policy Based on Wishful Thinking Alone - Mark Eby - 7/26/2002 4:07:56 PM
        
        computer models are done by people - p - 7/27/2002 7:11:31 PM
        
        So are rockets, brain surgery, etc - Mark Eby - 7/27/2002 9:47:05 AM
        
        I never said that and I resent you trying to put words in my mouth. - Larry J - 7/27/2002 10:07:30 AM
        
        What Your Words Mean Not What You Said. - Mark Eby - 7/27/2002 2:44:33 PM
        
        Re: Computer Models - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/27/2002 6:15:44 PM
        
        Equations Are Old & Model Consistency Tests Are Well Established - Mark Eby - 7/28/2002 6:05:09 PM
    - Handwaving Away Arguments A Sign Of Dogma - Mark Eby - 7/25/2002 12:19:18 PM

Teachers - Raoul - 7/28/2002 8:43:18 AM

Global warming greenhouse gases...not - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/26/2002 5:30:57 PM
- Invest in Sunblok, maybe with a SPF of 120 n/t (n/t) - sunblok - 7/27/2002 7:21:40 PM

Crash in an airshow - Raoul - 7/27/2002 2:01:42 PM
- Was the Su-27 flying over the crowd by design? - Matt Burley - 7/27/2002 5:27:59 PM
- Re: Crash in an airshow - Tom Brosz - 7/27/2002 5:00:58 PM
  - Seriously.... - Tom Brosz - 7/27/2002 5:03:36 PM
  - US airshow regulations are very strict - Larry J - 7/27/2002 9:54:13 AM

NASA's hypersonic vehicle(s) decades away. - Marcia - 7/25/2002 3:04:36 PM
- Re: NASA's hypersonic vehicle(s) decades away. - SM - 7/26/2002 7:20:01 PM
  - Re: NASA's hypersonic vehicle(s) decades away. - ectoterrestrial - 7/26/2002 8:41:07 AM

Is this not the RTG that some of us have planned to send to Pluto? - alcaray - 7/24/2002 4:56:07 PM
- To answer my own question: Yes. - alcaray - 7/26/2002 3:33:18 PM
- Re: Is this not the RTG that some of us have planned to send to Pluto? - SM - 7/24/2002 6:29:48 PM
  - Re: Is this not the RTG that some of us have planned to send to Pluto? - Tom Brosz - 7/26/2002 4:33:19 PM
  - Laser powered anchored elevator. - RobVG - 7/24/2002 7:03:49 PM
    - Re: Laser powered anchored elevator. - SM - 7/24/2002 3:27:52 PM
  - Re: Is this not the RTG that some of us have planned to send to Pluto? - ectoterrestrial - 7/24/2002 11:48:31 AM
    - 2.65Gigawatts!!2.65Gigawatts!!!! - Futureboy - 7/25/2002 3:07:32 PM
    - Re: Is this not the RTG that some of us have planned to send to Pluto? - SM - 7/24/2002 3:12:53 PM
      - Jeez, guys! - alcaray - 7/25/2002 3:35:53 PM
        
        Re: Powering a Space Elevator with RTGs - SM - 7/25/2002 7:54:38 PM
        
        Re: Jeez, guys! - Scott - 7/25/2002 10:11:16 AM
        
        So many beers, so little time - alcaray - 7/25/2002 11:05:51 AM
        
        Dortmunder - Scott - 7/26/2002 2:30:26 PM
        
        Pilzner Urquel, a fine beer (n/t) (n/t) - p - 7/25/2002 10:18:41 AM

Warp_Drive references... - Adam - 7/26/2002 10:48:10 AM

René Descartes - Raoul - 7/26/2002 9:02:23 AM

A new space vision - Raoul - 7/20/2002 8:31:59 AM
- The Other Big Potential Catastrophe - Mark Eby - 7/20/2002 5:03:57 PM
  - Another Big Potential Catastrophe... - E.P. Grondine - 7/21/2002 4:20:28 PM
    - Re: Another Big Potential Catastrophe... - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 7:51:40 PM
      - Ooops - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 7:54:39 PM
    - There is absolutely no economic or technical reason to put those sensors on the Moon - Larry J - 7/21/2002 5:39:01 PM
      - I'll disagree... - E.P. Grondine - 7/21/2002 6:08:01 PM
        
        So Why Do All These Reports Disagree? - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 7:30:09 PM
        
        Suggestion & Question - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 8:01:37 AM
  - Re: The Other Big Potential Catastrophe - Raoul - 7/20/2002 6:48:24 PM
    - Re: Wilderness View of the Stars - SM - 7/21/2002 1:56:58 PM
    - Black Sky? - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 8:06:39 AM
      - Re: Both - Raoul Lannoy - 7/21/2002 8:19:41 AM
  - Re: The Other Big Potential Catastrophe - gbaikie - 7/20/2002 2:45:12 PM
    - Re: The Other Big Potential Catastrophe - Mark Eby - 7/20/2002 3:02:09 PM
      - Re: The Other Big Potential Catastrophe - gbaikie - 7/20/2002 3:54:05 PM
        
        SFF BS - Mark Eby - 7/20/2002 4:59:50 PM
        
        Re: SFF BS - gbaikie - 7/21/2002 8:55:43 AM
        
        You Mean MLLV? - Mark Eby - 7/21/2002 9:12:22 AM
        
        Re: You Mean MLLV? - gbaikie - 7/21/2002 4:40:01 PM
        
        Thanks for The Corrections - Mark Eby - 7/22/2002 11:03:14 AM
        
        Re: Thanks for The Corrections - gbaikie - 7/22/2002 3:58:28 PM
        
        Re: Thanks for The Corrections - Mark Eby - 7/24/2002 12:29:28 PM
        
        Re: Thanks for The Corrections - gbaikie - 7/25/2002 6:17:54 PM
        
        Thanks for The Support - Mark Eby - 7/25/2002 3:19:50 PM
  - I like this. - Bowser - 7/20/2002 10:45:55 AM

MOC wide angle color photos - Woodlock - 7/23/2002 6:37:19 PM
- Re: MOC wide angle color photos - Nick Hoffman - 7/24/2002 11:33:03 AM
  - Re: MOC wide angle color photos - Woodlock - 7/24/2002 3:57:01 PM
- [whislte] that's a pretty image - Robert - 7/23/2002 5:17:24 PM
  - Thought this might get your attention. - Woodlock - 7/24/2002 2:23:51 PM
    - It did - Robert - 7/25/2002 4:16:25 PM
      - Re: It did - Woodlock - 7/25/2002 5:36:22 PM
    - These URL's don't work. Can you repost?... - Nick Hoffman - 7/24/2002 11:38:03 AM
      - Can you repost?...Yes yes yes - Woodlock - 7/24/2002 3:11:23 PM
  - Blue sky on Mars. - ectoterrestrial - 7/24/2002 12:22:35 PM

The greatest TV show ever... - Raoul - 7/24/2002 6:54:49 PM
- Always wondered if we can use todays computer tech.... - Carl.... - 7/24/2002 1:14:39 PM
  - Re: videos - Raoul - 7/25/2002 3:54:39 PM

Asteroid impact with Earth 2019? - SteveS - 7/23/2002 1:21:39 PM
- August 10 debris stream probably presents greater risk - E.P. Grondine - 7/24/2002 7:23:52 PM
  - Re: August 10 debris stream probably presents greater risk - SteveS - 7/24/2002 3:06:32 PM
    - Rdidn't the Earth pass thru the Tail of Haley's Comet during it's early 1900's approach? - Scott - 7/25/2002 3:16:23 PM
- Re: Can't access NASA website - SM - 7/24/2002 5:58:19 PM
  - Re: Can't access NASA website - p - 7/24/2002 6:14:10 PM
    - Re: Can't access NASA website - SM - 7/25/2002 8:12:10 AM
      - Re: NASA Reporting Risk Assessment - SM - 7/25/2002 8:26:01 AM
- Re: Asteroid impact with Earth 2019? - Scott - 7/24/2002 4:18:10 PM
  - My question when the object was first observed: - ebnelson - 7/24/2002 4:25:43 PM
    - Tagging an asteroid - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2002 4:52:16 PM
      - Re: One package, but more than a single probe . . . - D. Spires - 7/24/2002 5:02:19 PM
        
        Re: One package, but more than a single probe . . . - Tom Brosz - 7/24/2002 5:32:28 PM
        
        Re: One package, but more than a single probe . . . - ectoterrestrial - 7/24/2002 12:02:11 PM
        
        Measuring the slight changes in orbit caused by encounters with Earth mars and ?Venus? might also help to analyse the object's composition - Scott - 7/24/2002 8:30:28 AM
    - I thought the same, Ed. - Marcia - 7/24/2002 4:42:20 PM
    - Re: It may take a couple circuits . . . - D. Spires - 7/24/2002 4:41:21 PM
      - The NEO DyS site is up. - Marcia - 7/24/2002 6:17:35 PM
        
        Re: People seem to be suddenly very interested in NEAs . . . - D. Spires - 7/24/2002 10:48:39 AM
        
        Yes, the JPL site seems jammed with hits... front page has been updated. - Marcia - 7/24/2002 11:35:23 AM
        
        Re: More or less on 2002 NT7 - SteveS - 7/24/2002 3:30:33 PM
- Whaaaaatttttt? Me worry? - Carl...uh ohhhhhhhhh! - 7/24/2002 4:03:27 PM
- Visible in August this year - star charts - p - 7/24/2002 3:23:08 PM
  - Right website wrong asteroid - Vince - 7/24/2002 6:07:29 PM
    - whoops! - p - 7/24/2002 6:17:37 PM
  - Re: Well . . . - D. Spires - 7/24/2002 3:54:18 PM
- Go To The Experts - Mark Eby - 7/23/2002 2:29:39 PM
  - Re: Thanks, Mark (n/t) - SteveS - 7/24/2002 11:51:07 AM
- Re: Asteroid impact with Earth 2019? - delbert - 7/23/2002 1:30:05 PM
  - Re: Asteroid impact with Earth 2019? - SteveS - 7/24/2002 11:48:25 AM

The difficult road to Mars, - Raoul - 7/24/2002 8:21:19 AM
- So the Russians think Mars is home to buried cities? Hmmm. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/25/2002 10:35:47 AM

THe guy who helped the FBI - Raoul - 7/24/2002 5:34:00 PM

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