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Oh how a little perspective changes things - Dan Apted - 4/1/2002 6:34:17 PM
- Re: OOPs! - Dan Apted - 4/1/2002 6:43:11 PM
  - Re: Someone turned the camera sideways - Success_Machine - 4/2/2002 8:10:16 PM
  - Re: of course. - Raoul - 4/2/2002 8:03:48 PM
    - Re: of course. - Dan Apted - 4/2/2002 4:01:24 PM
      - Re: angles - Raoul - 4/2/2002 4:41:08 PM
        
        Re: Yes . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 4:48:37 PM
        
        Re: An inspiration . . . - Raoul - 4/2/2002 5:44:09 PM
        
        Re: Cool! (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 5:54:15 PM
    - Re: Raoul is right - SteveS - 4/2/2002 1:14:51 PM

Sssssshhh! Shuttle launch time SECRET!!!! - Carl,what's next? - 4/2/2002 2:55:47 PM
- Less than meets the eye - Larry J - 4/2/2002 4:07:27 PM
- Re: Sssssshhh! Shuttle launch time SECRET!!!! - Success_Machine - 4/2/2002 3:51:53 PM
- Re: It's not a problem . . . - D. Spires - 4/2/2002 3:18:25 PM
- Nasa also cut off the visitor passes? - Carl..... - 4/2/2002 9:47:02 AM

The previous flight - Raoul - 4/2/2002 9:11:23 AM

Shenzhou is back - Raoul - 4/1/2002 12:47:10 PM
- I'd like to see a 360 degree walk-around - Larry J - 4/1/2002 8:13:42 PM
  - Re: another picture - Raoul - 4/1/2002 9:32:31 AM
    - Okay, now that's reentry damage. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2002 6:54:55 PM
- P.S. Doesn't look like it sees a lot of reentry heating, does it? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2002 5:58:59 PM
  - Re: Hmm, perhaps.....unless the ablative material is green??? (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 4/1/2002 6:36:09 PM
    - Some Soyuz pictures for comparison - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2002 7:05:14 PM
    - Re: Hmm, perhaps... - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2002 6:54:44 PM
- Dang. Nobody climbed out. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2002 5:57:45 PM
  - Re: Shouldn't that be, 'Dang. Nobody clumb out'? (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 10:55:42 AM
    - Wall, did ennybody clum in?? n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 4/1/2002 1:00:55 PM
      - Re: Them crash dummies talked . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 2:06:04 PM

info du jour - Raoul - 4/1/2002 8:12:07 PM
- Re: Not sure how accurate that is, Raoul . . . - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 3:01:26 PM
- Re: That's great! Thanks n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 4/1/2002 2:09:49 PM

Ben Bova's "Jupiter" - Buck Galaxy - 3/30/2002 12:25:58 PM
- Re: Ben Bova's Jupiter - Adam - 3/31/2002 6:42:28 PM
- Re: Ben Bova's - gbaikie - 3/30/2002 12:39:17 PM
- Re: Ben Bova - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 12:32:33 PM
  - Sci-Fi criticism...help me PLEASE!!!! - R.L. - 3/30/2002 1:39:07 PM
    - Re: Sci-Fi criticism...help me PLEASE!!!! - John Carmack - 3/31/2002 8:48:34 PM
      - Kings of the High Frontier - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2002 9:32:46 AM
    - Hard Sci-Fi - p - 3/31/2002 9:28:42 AM
    - Bova better in new book - Buck Galaxy - 3/30/2002 6:56:10 PM
    - Sturgeon's Law - Fox - 3/30/2002 4:48:08 PM
    - Needing an answer to a hard Sci-fi question. - Lee - 3/30/2002 3:30:46 PM
      - Dr. Robert Forward is a great guy. - Lee - 3/31/2002 8:46:51 PM
        
        Re: Dr. Robert Forward is a great guy. - Chris Vancil - 4/1/2002 7:56:19 PM
      - Re: Needing an answer - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 3:58:02 PM
        
        But would nuclear propulsion cut it? - Lee - 3/30/2002 4:28:52 PM
        
        Re: Nuclear, as in explosive propulsion . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 5:47:28 PM
        
        Ok, thanks. - Lee - 3/30/2002 6:06:37 PM
        
        Nuclear Pulse and more... - Adam - 3/31/2002 6:34:31 PM
        
        Re: Create something . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 6:26:06 PM
    - Re: Sci-Fi criticism - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 2:14:22 PM

Weather for 1 April 2002 -- COMET CONJUNCTION! - D. Spires - 4/1/2002 1:54:10 PM
- I hope to see an aurora in May - Larry J - 4/1/2002 6:01:28 PM
- Re: Listen to the Aurora - Dan Apted - 4/1/2002 5:54:16 PM
- Re: WOW! - SteveS - 4/1/2002 3:08:35 PM
- Re: sun! - Raoul - 4/1/2002 2:57:00 PM

Soyuz TMA - Raoul - 4/1/2002 4:23:04 PM

What exactly is "NVO"? - E.P. Grondine - 4/1/2002 3:11:16 PM
- National Virtual Observatory? - E.P. Grondine - 4/1/2002 3:13:04 PM
  - Yes - Larry J - 4/1/2002 3:23:55 PM
    - LSST part of NVO? - E.P. Grondine - 4/1/2002 4:17:43 PM

Picture du jour..... - Raoul - 4/1/2002 9:27:46 AM
- Re: Picture du jour..... - Delbert - 4/1/2002 3:17:07 PM

Manhattan observing report - SteveS - 4/1/2002 3:01:41 PM

For R L: Refraction at 3mm - Dan Apted - 3/25/2002 7:58:15 PM
- For D.A. - R.L. - 3/28/2002 4:26:36 PM
- Re: For R L: Refraction at 3mm - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:58:00 PM
  - Far simpler than my textbooks... - R.L. - 3/28/2002 4:51:26 PM
- Re: More sun pillars - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:44:53 PM
- Re: Photos of sun pillars - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:41:21 PM
- Re: Nasa and light pillars - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:35:40 PM
- Re: light pillars - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:33:56 PM
  - Ok, but this pillar or coma is not from a comet nor did it occur inside the Earth's atmosphere: - Marcia - 3/26/2002 3:08:29 PM
    - Re: Water dump aimed down at the earth. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 4:27:23 PM
      - Yes, ice crystals can exist/survive in space, - Marcia - 3/26/2002 5:09:33 PM
        
        but not for very long this close to the sun- especially not small ones...n/t (n/t) - R.L. - 3/29/2002 2:05:05 PM
        
        Re: Thank you again. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 5:47:17 PM
        
        Re: No . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 7:12:26 PM
        
        Re: Image of two different tails for Apt - SteveS - 3/26/2002 8:06:37 PM
        
        Re: Image of two different tails for Apt - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 11:02:54 AM
        
        Your sister must be soooo proud....;) - R.L. - 3/28/2002 4:43:04 PM
- Re: More and more facts - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:28:47 PM
- Re: Light Pillars explained, - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:20:53 PM
  - Look you dense moron... - R.L. - 3/28/2002 4:32:42 PM
    - Re: Ya, the name calling really helps - Dan Apted - 3/31/2002 9:17:23 AM
- Re: More facts you asked me to produce. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 8:08:31 PM
  - No I didn't...can you read? - R.L. - 3/28/2002 4:37:57 PM
    - Re: As you requested. - dapted - 3/31/2002 8:24:55 PM
- Re: The only significant sun pillar I've ever seen - Success_Machine - 3/26/2002 11:12:16 AM
- Re: The best facts yet on how Comet tails may be comet tales. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 9:04:20 AM
  - Re: Another thing.... - SteveS - 3/26/2002 1:51:55 PM
    - Re: Because it is the light from the coma. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 4:01:53 PM
      - Re: What??? - SteveS - 3/26/2002 7:38:38 PM
        
        Re: Right. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 11:07:27 AM
  - Re: Halo's - SteveS - 3/26/2002 1:26:52 PM
    - Re: 22 degrees not 202, and not 158 - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 4:42:37 PM

Crowded Outer Solar System - Adam - 3/31/2002 6:57:13 PM

"Voice Heard From China's Shenzhou 3" - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 12:05:31 PM
- Possibilities - Larry J - 3/31/2002 6:06:03 PM
  - dummies? (not worth reading) - p - 3/31/2002 9:56:57 AM
  - Re: Possibilities - Tom Brosz - 3/31/2002 9:34:25 AM
- Space Flight for Dummies (tm) - Fox - 3/30/2002 6:14:34 PM
- I was thinking the same thing. - Lee - 3/30/2002 2:19:24 PM

The Moon last night, through the Celestron G8 and the Mavica - Raoul - 3/30/2002 11:05:05 AM
- Re: The Moon sports canals - SteveS - 3/31/2002 3:19:08 PM
  - Re: The Moon sports canals - Raoul - 3/31/2002 5:48:53 PM
    - Re: Collimation - SteveS - 3/31/2002 10:01:54 AM
- Re: The Moon last night, through the Celestron G8 and the Mavica - Dan Apted - 3/30/2002 5:22:08 PM
  - Re: Celestron G8 - Raoul - 3/30/2002 7:09:01 PM
- Re: The Moon last night, through the Celestron G8 and the Mavica - Fox - 3/30/2002 12:06:40 PM
  - Re: The Moon last night, through the Celestron G8 and the Mavica - Raoul - 3/31/2002 5:39:37 PM

An experiment - Raoul - 3/29/2002 12:09:26 PM
- Re: Did you see any worms? - SteveS - 3/31/2002 2:59:45 PM
  - Re: Cars! - Raoul - 3/31/2002 5:36:01 PM
- A Meeting of the Moons (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:15:07 PM
- Are you sure - Bowser - 3/29/2002 1:28:26 PM
- Re: An experiment - delbert - 3/29/2002 12:23:29 PM
  - Re: An experiment - Raoul - 3/30/2002 9:54:48 AM

On this day, March 29, 1974 - Success_Machine - 3/29/2002 11:46:36 AM
- And that may be just the start of it... - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 10:43:24 AM
  - Acronym - Fox - 3/30/2002 8:32:25 PM
    - Re: T.H.R.U.S.H. - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 6:20:04 PM

Can we reverse engineer dinosaurs? - Success_Machine - 3/28/2002 12:51:18 PM
- First, get a dinosaur!! - Bowser - 3/30/2002 8:27:09 PM
- Re: Complete genomes available for yeast, bacteria, worms - Success_Machine - 3/28/2002 1:17:48 PM
  - Genetic code writers needed. Starting pay 100k yr. Great benefits - Lee - 3/28/2002 2:18:02 PM
    - Shades of Bladerunner - RobVG - 3/28/2002 2:49:46 PM
      - Re: Shades of Bladerunner - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 3:08:17 PM
        
        We better not forget poor Harry Mud - RobVG - 3/28/2002 4:48:53 PM
      - Bladerunner + Gattaca - Lee - 3/28/2002 3:06:59 PM
      - Nuts - RobVG - 3/28/2002 2:51:53 PM
  - Re: New idea for interstellar generation ship - Success_Machine - 3/28/2002 2:09:52 PM
    - 10,000 is a bit much. - Lee - 3/28/2002 2:50:19 PM

Can "keri'at shema" be recited on the moon and what day would be the Sabbath if there is no twelve-hour periods of "day" or "night" ? n/t (n/t) - €rabbitsunblok€ - 3/29/2002 2:54:48 PM
- The first Muslim in space faced the same issues - Matt Burley - 3/30/2002 5:57:10 PM
- Responsa - Fox - 3/29/2002 7:50:59 PM
  - Then, to which "mitzvot" are binding to Jews who happen to find themselves in outer space ? - €sunblok€ - 3/30/2002 9:00:48 AM
    - Jews.... in.... Space! - Fox - 3/30/2002 11:35:31 AM
      - Yes, Judith Resnik was just about to discover something important about human vision. - €sunblok€ - 3/30/2002 4:29:16 PM
      - Re: Jews.... in.... Space! - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2002 4:20:39 PM

More on Bush FY03 Budget: not all nano-news is good nano-news . . . - D. Spires - 3/30/2002 3:37:23 PM

A good night for satellites - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2002 2:16:41 PM

Don your helmets the sky is falling - Johannes - 3/22/2002 4:35:22 PM
- Short, non-politicized answers - Fox - 3/24/2002 4:21:53 PM
- The Problem with Weather Modelling is ... - David F Mayer - 3/24/2002 9:29:28 AM
  - Variability Versus Main Factors - Mark Eby - 3/27/2002 3:38:07 PM
    - Re: Variability Versus Main Factors - David F Mayer - 3/30/2002 1:07:30 PM
- If atmospheric pressure were falling - ebnelson - 3/23/2002 2:21:04 PM
  - Political All Right - Mark Eby - 3/23/2002 4:42:06 PM
    - Re: Political All Right - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 8:48:24 PM
      - Motive Evaluation Method - Mark Eby - 3/23/2002 10:05:01 AM
      - Strange Choice of Trust - Mark Eby - 3/23/2002 9:53:20 AM
        
        Re: Strange Choice of Trust - Tom Brosz - 3/23/2002 1:06:28 PM
        
        Sure Fusion - Mark Eby - 3/23/2002 3:55:00 PM
    - Re: Political All Right - Success_Machine - 3/23/2002 10:09:17 AM
      - Re: Taxes - Success_Machine - 3/23/2002 10:35:24 AM
        
        Re: Home Electrolyzers - Success_Machine - 3/23/2002 10:42:44 AM
        
        Possible positive side effects. - RobVG - 3/24/2002 8:10:47 PM
        
        Re: Home Electrolyzers - RobVG - 3/23/2002 7:37:44 PM
- Re: Not to worry . . . - D. Spires - 3/22/2002 5:03:50 PM
  - Re: Not to worry . . . - Johannes - 3/23/2002 5:53:22 PM
    - Re: Global radiation leaks . . . - D. Spires - 3/23/2002 6:26:26 PM
      - Re: Global radiation leaks . . . - Johannes - 3/24/2002 4:38:34 PM

God that would be awful, I'd probably have to commit suicide! n/t (n/t) - Dan Apted - 3/28/2002 7:21:04 PM
- Re: Gee -- I'll miss you, Dan . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 3:24:13 PM
  - Moderator! MODERATOR!! Whaaah! - p - 3/29/2002 7:07:53 PM
    - What an insensitive thing to say: Underhandedly attacking a culture. N/T (n/t) - Scott - 3/29/2002 7:38:37 PM
    - Shhhh!.... Nick's trying to get some work done! (n/t) - RobVG - 3/29/2002 9:00:22 AM
- Don't kow what your post was referring to, but... - R.L. - 3/29/2002 1:07:19 PM

Searching for a "common language" - Bowser - 3/29/2002 7:14:35 PM
- Re: communicating - Raoul - 3/29/2002 12:16:01 PM
- Re: languages - Raoul - 3/29/2002 11:42:23 AM

Space 'vator - alcaray - 3/27/2002 8:02:26 PM
- Re: Free Bubble-up and Rainbow Stew - Dan Apted - 3/28/2002 3:57:49 PM
  - Re: They're building that cable now, Dan. It's already a few nanometers long . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/29/2002 7:03:25 PM
  - Re: Free Bubble-up and Rainbow Stew - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 5:32:30 PM
- Re: Space 'vator - gbaikie - 3/27/2002 4:08:54 PM
- Re: Space 'vator - SteveS - 3/27/2002 9:57:05 AM
- Re: Space 'vator - RobVG - 3/27/2002 9:11:27 AM
- Re: Space 'vator - p - 3/27/2002 9:05:11 AM

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