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Omega Centauri - Raoul - 7/8/2002 9:59:36 AM

From JPL - alcaray - 7/8/2002 9:12:29 AM

Water/Ice near the equator in Tharsis, Mars. - Robert Clark - 7/8/2002 9:08:47 AM

Apollo 13, from the ground, before the explosion - Raoul - 7/7/2002 6:56:43 PM

"Volcanoes" without lava - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 7:33:48 PM
- Ed's pseudoscience - Dr. Impact - 7/5/2002 11:48:01 AM
  - Reality is as it is... - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 3:45:25 PM
  - Re: Ed's pseudoscience - Chris Vancil - 7/5/2002 3:02:48 PM
    - Chris's pseudo-reasoning - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 3:47:55 PM
      - Re: Chris's pseudo-reasoning - Chris Vancil - 7/6/2002 5:46:26 PM
        
        Mt. St. Helen's - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 12:19:20 PM
        
        Re: Mt. St. Helens - Chris Vancil - 7/6/2002 5:26:21 PM
        
        Re: Mt. St. Helens - E.P. Grondine - 7/7/2002 6:22:58 PM
      - More contrived ad hoc geology - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 2:58:37 PM
        
        Just the facts, Doc - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 12:21:17 PM

Impacts and Clathrate flows on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 2:11:28 PM
- Re: Impacts and Clathrate flows on Mars - Chris Vancil - 7/6/2002 6:02:50 PM
  - Re: Impacts and Clathrate flows on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 6:13:41 PM
    - Re: Impacts and Clathrate flows on Mars - Chris Vancil - 7/6/2002 12:58:58 PM
      - Re: Impacts and Clathrate flows on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/7/2002 6:02:07 PM
- More ill-informed pseudoscience - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 2:52:41 PM
  - Thank you - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 6:03:57 PM
    - Re: Thank you - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 6:23:38 PM
      - Re: Thank you - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 6:52:15 PM
        
        Slurs are your specialty. - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 7:27:18 PM
        
        If I comment on someone, - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 12:16:30 PM
        
        "Fair consideration"? Ha! - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 12:53:02 PM
        
        Incompetence in life and death situations - E.P. Grondine - 7/7/2002 5:39:46 PM

STS 111 experience - Raoul - 7/7/2002 12:11:43 PM

Russians propose international manned Mars mission - p - 7/5/2002 8:40:16 AM
- Uh, Bad Proposal - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 2:17:19 PM
  - Yes - we should work on a lunar observatory first - E.P. Grodine - 7/5/2002 4:15:57 PM
    - An even worse proposal N/T - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 4:30:34 PM
- Hmmmm - - - - Bowser - 7/5/2002 12:58:33 PM
  - Re: Hmmmm - - - - Raoul - 7/6/2002 8:19:03 AM
    - Re: Hmmmm - - - - Bowser - 7/6/2002 1:20:59 PM
      - Re: Hmmmm - - - - Raoul - 7/6/2002 1:28:26 PM
        
        Re: Life - Health officials on all sides will stop this, if it ever gets going at all - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 1:47:59 PM
        
        Sure They Control All Biological Research Tightly - Mark Eby - 7/6/2002 2:41:16 PM
        
        Re: Sure They Control All Biological Research Tightly - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 2:56:28 PM
        
        Re: Sure They Control All Biological Research Tightly - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 6:41:40 PM
        
        Re: Sure They Control All Biological Research Tightly - Chris Vancil - 7/6/2002 5:36:44 PM
        
        Re: Sure They Control All Biological Research Tightly - Dr. Impact - 7/6/2002 12:54:59 PM
        
        Re: Back to Earth? - Raoul - 7/6/2002 2:21:17 PM
        
        Re: Back to Earth? - E.P Grondine - 7/7/2002 11:57:26 AM
        
        Re: Hmmmm - - - - p - 7/6/2002 1:44:20 PM
        
        Re: Hmmmm - - - - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 2:15:46 PM
- It's a great idea - FrankC - 7/5/2002 11:21:48 AM
  - Off Topic Request - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 2:18:44 PM
- Mars trip costs - LJ - 7/5/2002 9:31:27 AM
  - $20 billion? - Bowser - 7/5/2002 1:52:44 PM
  - Re: Cunningham - Raoul - 7/5/2002 10:39:19 AM
  - You've got that right Larry. - Lee - 7/5/2002 9:57:27 AM
  - Re: Mars trip costs - LJ - 7/5/2002 9:38:46 AM

Mars and clathrate flows - E.P. Grondine - 7/7/2002 10:59:19 AM

New Computer Model Promises Detailed Picture of Worldwide Climate - gbaikie - 7/5/2002 10:58:31 AM
- That's nice. Now, they need to validate their model against the real world... - Larry J - 7/5/2002 4:45:38 PM
  - Re: That's nice. Now, they need to validate their model against the real world... - gbaikie - 7/5/2002 7:53:01 PM
  - Scientific Proof Vs Rational Decision Making - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 2:38:58 PM
    - Give it up! - Bowser - 7/6/2002 7:14:42 PM
    - I don't doubt that global warming is real - Larry J - 7/6/2002 12:48:37 PM
      - You Didn't Answer The Questions - Mark Eby - 7/6/2002 3:09:59 PM
        
        Re: You Didn't Answer The Questions - Larry J - 7/6/2002 4:54:32 PM
    - Rational Decision Making: Cost/Benefit Analysis - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 4:11:11 PM
      - BS - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 4:29:49 PM
        
        Re: BS - E.P. Grondine - 7/7/2002 8:15:36 AM
        
        Fuel Efficiency A Prime Case - Mark Eby - 7/7/2002 9:48:06 AM
  - Re: That's nice. Now, they need to validate their model against the real world... - p - 7/5/2002 8:37:00 AM

Reality Check: Lesson of ISS and Costs of a Manned Mars Mission - Me - 7/6/2002 12:23:58 PM
- Apples and oranges - Larry J - 7/6/2002 7:17:39 PM
- Reality Check: THE ASSUMPTIONS - E.P. Grondine - 7/6/2002 7:04:14 PM
  - Re: Reality Check: THE ASSUMPTIONS - Mark Eby - 7/7/2002 9:39:15 AM
- Re: Past examples - Raoul - 7/6/2002 7:00:08 PM
  - Some things you may have overlooked - Mark Eby - 7/7/2002 9:25:24 AM
- Re: Reality Check: Lesson of ISS and Costs of a Manned Mars Mission - O'Neil - 7/6/2002 6:53:55 PM
  - Why? - Mark Eby - 7/7/2002 9:16:01 AM
- It's Simple - Mark Eby - 7/6/2002 2:48:06 PM
- Re: freezing - Raoul - 7/6/2002 1:35:58 PM
  - how to get it done inexpensively - p - 7/6/2002 1:41:02 PM
    - 60% off? One-way. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 7/6/2002 3:44:20 PM
    - Re: how to get it done inexpensively - Raoul - 7/6/2002 2:07:14 PM
      - The "leadership's" goal is to get reelected - Larry J - 7/6/2002 4:45:22 PM
- Despairing of humans in space. - ebnelson - 7/6/2002 1:22:33 PM
  - Good Points - Mark Eby - 7/6/2002 3:14:21 PM
- Planned incrementalism and an organized plan is what NASA needs. - Lee - 7/6/2002 1:13:07 PM
- Re: Reality Check: Lesson of ISS and Costs of a Manned Mars Mission - p - 7/6/2002 12:58:00 PM
  - Don't you sleep? - Bowser - 7/6/2002 1:42:52 PM
    - Re: Don't you sleep? - p - 7/6/2002 1:48:25 PM

Big eyes - gbaikie - 7/6/2002 11:39:47 AM
- Re: A good example - Raoul - 7/7/2002 9:01:35 AM
- Re: Big eyes - Robert Clark - 7/6/2002 12:21:47 PM
  - Re: Big eyes - gbaikie - 7/6/2002 5:32:53 PM
  - Re: Big eyes - Marcia - 7/6/2002 1:21:53 PM

Enterprise episodes "Breaking the Ice" - Success_Machine - 7/3/2002 12:09:10 PM
- My biggest problem with "Enterprise" and "Star Trek" in general. - Lee - 7/4/2002 2:18:44 PM
  - You gotta forget the original, or - FrankC - 7/4/2002 5:22:45 PM
    - Re: You gotta forget the original, or - Raoul - 7/4/2002 6:12:55 PM
  - Re: My biggest problem with - SM - 7/4/2002 4:58:05 PM
- Re: Enterprise episodes - Delbert - 7/3/2002 2:47:17 PM
  - Re: Yes indeed ! - SM - 7/4/2002 11:09:54 AM
    - Re: Check out these images - SM - 7/4/2002 12:30:44 PM
      - Re: Check out these images - O'Neil - 7/5/2002 3:14:24 PM
        
        Re: IMHO, T'Pol is not an improvement on Seven of Nine - SM - 7/6/2002 1:09:46 PM
        
        Re: IMHO, T'Pol is not an improvement on Seven of Nine - p - 7/6/2002 6:58:30 PM
        
        WARNING - O'Neil - 7/6/2002 1:26:20 PM

Ariane V - Raoul - 7/6/2002 8:13:46 AM

CCNet News Items -- Planning the Next Steps of Planetary Protection . . . - D. Spires - 7/3/2002 11:59:15 AM
- Assume we were hit. - Bowser - 7/3/2002 4:38:43 PM
  - No need to assume: We will be hit - E.P. Grondine - 7/4/2002 7:50:45 PM
  - Re: Would likely not happen . . . - D. Spires - 7/4/2002 6:29:50 PM
    - That's a given. - Bowser - 7/4/2002 12:05:56 PM
- "More than occasionally" - Nick Hoffman - 7/3/2002 1:08:20 PM
  - and "occasionally", I love being baited - E.P. Grondine - 7/4/2002 7:40:12 PM
    - Re: and - Mark Eby - 7/5/2002 3:14:33 PM
      - Re: and - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 6:02:35 PM
        
        Re: and (n/t) - Dr. - 7/5/2002 2:20:54 PM
        
        Re: and - Dr. Impact - 7/5/2002 2:21:44 PM
        
        Re: and - E.P. Grondine - 7/5/2002 3:58:23 PM

Quantum Computing Problem - Success_Machine - 7/5/2002 4:09:51 PM

CONTOUR underway - p - 7/5/2002 3:56:20 PM

Enterprise: "breaking the ice" - Raoul Lannoy - 7/1/2002 3:56:10 PM
- What was the point of the solar sail in the new Star Wars movie? - Lee - 7/2/2002 6:41:32 PM
  - Looked good.... - Robt Clements - 7/4/2002 2:43:40 PM
  - Re: Was that a solar sail ? - SM - 7/2/2002 6:45:49 PM
- The laws of physics don't apply to a Hollywood script - Larry J - 7/1/2002 4:06:18 PM
  - Re: The laws of physics - Raoul - 7/1/2002 4:23:29 PM
    - Re: The laws of physics - Delbert - 7/1/2002 10:05:01 AM
      - Armageddon was just plain awful - Larry J - 7/1/2002 2:18:20 PM
        
        Re: Armageddon's only redeeming factor - ebnelson - 7/1/2002 2:56:37 PM
        
        Re: Armageddon was a kick ass film - SM - 7/2/2002 1:46:01 PM
        
        Armageddon sucked so bad it could've created its own black hole - Larry J - 7/2/2002 4:26:41 PM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - SM - 7/2/2002 6:36:16 PM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - p - 7/2/2002 9:05:50 AM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - SM - 7/2/2002 9:15:49 AM
        
        Babylon 5 is fairly hard sci-fi. - Lee - 7/2/2002 1:48:36 PM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - p - 7/2/2002 10:22:39 AM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - Delbert - 7/2/2002 8:01:48 AM
        
        Re: Armageddon rocked ! - Raoul - 7/2/2002 8:24:43 AM
        
        Armageddon had the same problem as many movies... - Larry J - 7/2/2002 1:32:54 PM
        
        ...and his name is Jerry Bruckheimer - Nathan Koren - 7/2/2002 1:48:55 PM
        
        Re: ...and his name is Jerry Bruckheimer - p - 7/2/2002 3:02:26 PM
        
        Re: ...and his name is Jerry Bruckheimer - Nathan Koren - 7/2/2002 3:17:28 PM
        
        Sacrilege! SACRILEGE! - SDAI-Trek1 - 7/2/2002 4:44:11 PM
        
        An interesting factiod about the Original ST series - RNE - 7/5/2002 12:28:45 PM
        
        Re: Sacrilege! SACRILEGE! - Marcia - 7/3/2002 6:57:54 PM

Making the MOST out of less. - Lee - 7/3/2002 1:11:47 PM
- or making less out of Mars? - Robt Clements - 7/4/2002 6:39:15 PM

July 4, 1997 - Marcia - 7/4/2002 2:52:31 PM
- Re: July 4, 1997 - Raoul - 7/4/2002 3:29:36 PM

Auction closed, all sales final. - SM - 7/4/2002 8:23:51 AM
- Re: You're just bad, S_M . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 7/4/2002 10:55:44 AM
  - Re: On the grapevine... - SM - 7/4/2002 3:25:14 PM

Fossett lands!....What's next? - Jacob Samorodin - 7/3/2002 10:09:14 AM
- Re: Fossett's goals - Raoul - 7/4/2002 8:49:50 AM
  - Re: Fossett's goals - Bowser - 7/4/2002 12:29:53 PM

Cassiopeia A a star that died 300 years ago by the HST - Raoul - 7/3/2002 6:08:49 PM
- Re: Cassiopeia A - Marcia - 7/3/2002 6:39:20 PM
- A question - Bowser - 7/3/2002 4:18:50 PM
  - Re: A question - Raoul - 7/4/2002 9:03:29 AM
    - More answers... - Nick Hoffman - 7/4/2002 9:20:55 AM

Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 6/27/2002 4:50:24 PM
- Uh, NO... - Nick Hoffman - 6/29/2002 4:56:43 PM
  - The phenomena is observed, Nick - E.P. Grondine - 6/29/2002 12:39:07 PM
- Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - Chris Vancil - 6/28/2002 7:39:30 PM
  - Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 6/29/2002 4:12:44 PM
    - Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - Chris Vancil - 6/29/2002 7:59:25 PM
      - Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 6/29/2002 12:44:52 PM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - Chris Vancil - 6/30/2002 4:34:04 PM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/1/2002 3:48:30 PM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - Chris Vancil - 7/2/2002 3:04:09 PM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/2/2002 4:27:06 PM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - Chris Vancil - 7/2/2002 11:50:43 AM
        
        Re: Q.E.D.: Clathrate Reactions on Mars - E.P. Grondine - 7/3/2002 7:03:00 PM
- Re: Q.E.D.: Excuse my ignorance; I did not know - Johannes - 6/27/2002 3:34:32 PM
  - Clearly the picture shows a Fault-line - Scott - 6/28/2002 4:51:04 PM
  - Freakin' hilarious bro! - p - 6/28/2002 12:01:53 PM
    - 'Efin' nasty, ya ignorant a-hole - E.P. Grondine - 6/28/2002 4:38:48 PM
  - Could be that, but I guess that if you look up a geological definition - ebnelson - 6/28/2002 8:04:10 AM
  - There is simply no excuse for your ignorance - E.P. Grondine - 6/27/2002 5:37:26 PM
    - Re: There is - Johannes - 6/30/2002 2:35:01 PM
    - Re: There is simply no excuse for your ignorance - Nick Hoffman - 6/29/2002 4:58:43 PM
    - I could be wrong... - alcaray - 6/28/2002 4:56:40 PM

Two-Step Crew Return Vehicle Option Under Study for Space Station - Larry J - 7/3/2002 6:43:01 PM

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