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Old news. - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2002 5:44:52 PM
- Re: Old news. - John Carmack - 2/25/2002 5:25:44 PM
  - Re: Old news. - Success_Machine - 2/26/2002 5:10:20 PM
  - To heck with the lander... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/26/2002 2:59:07 PM
    - Re: To heck with the lander... ;-) - John Carmack - 2/26/2002 3:32:01 PM
      - Re: To heck with the lander... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2002 12:16:34 PM
      - Re: To heck with the lander.. - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 5:04:43 PM
        
        Points of View.... (warning:longwinded!) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2002 2:45:29 PM
  - Great job, John - p - 2/26/2002 9:22:56 AM
    - Ditto! - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 1:36:12 PM
- Necessary Long Term, Unlikely Short Term - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 4:53:54 PM
  - Re: Necessary Long Term, Unlikely Short Term - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 1:15:57 PM
    - Kind Of The Point - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 1:42:24 PM
- Re: Old news. - gbaikie - 2/25/2002 1:58:55 PM
  - NASA, DOD, Private Aerospace & Feds - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2002 6:32:57 PM
    - An important footnote - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2002 6:47:01 PM
      - Re: An important footnote - Mark Eby - 2/27/2002 11:57:57 AM
        
        A very important footnote to the footnote ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/27/2002 3:38:09 PM
- Re: Old news. - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 6:47:21 PM
  - RRC - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2002 7:44:34 PM
  - Re: Old news. - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 6:51:36 PM
    - Re: Budget Proposal - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 7:34:10 PM
      - Re: Budget Proposal - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 8:08:56 PM
        
        Re: Budget Proposal - Success_Machine - 2/25/2002 6:44:20 PM
        
        Re: Budget Proposal - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2002 7:11:51 PM
        
        Incorrect - RobVG - 2/26/2002 7:34:59 PM
        
        Re: Incorrect - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/26/2002 3:05:54 PM
        
        Re: Budget Proposal - Success_Machine - 2/26/2002 4:31:14 PM
        
        Rocket Co.s - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/26/2002 3:22:40 PM
- Profits - Bowser - 2/24/2002 6:19:56 PM
  - Re: Profits - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 8:07:02 PM
    - Pursue an interest + Invest = profits - Marcia - 2/25/2002 3:56:42 PM
      - Link: - Marcia - 2/25/2002 4:00:07 PM
        
        Re: Link: - RobVG - 2/25/2002 4:48:29 PM
        
        Re: Links. - Marcia - 2/25/2002 12:35:00 PM
        
        Great links! Thank you. (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 2/25/2002 2:01:17 PM
      - Yeah, but - - - Bowser - 2/25/2002 11:27:10 AM

Where's The NEO Beef? - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 5:55:32 PM
- Here's The NEO Beef - Mark Eby - 2/26/2002 2:31:29 PM
  - Re: Here's Some of the NEO Beef - Robt Clements - 2/26/2002 2:49:13 PM
    - Spellcheck n/t - Robt Clements - 2/26/2002 3:06:21 PM
- It depends on the target - Larry J - 2/25/2002 8:02:20 PM
  - I Don't Believe The Debate Is That Specific - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 12:37:49 PM
    - Re: I Don't Believe The Debate Is That Specific - Larry J - 2/26/2002 3:20:32 PM
      - Does That Mean? - Mark Eby - 2/26/2002 3:51:26 PM
        
        Just a hunch - Larry J - 2/26/2002 5:41:13 PM
        
        Re: Just a hunch - p - 2/26/2002 6:37:33 PM
        
        Personally, I think your mission design approach is backward - Larry J - 2/26/2002 8:45:19 PM
        
        Re: Personally, I think your mission design approach is backward - p - 2/26/2002 8:59:30 PM
        
        clarification - p - 2/26/2002 9:01:02 AM
        
        Re: clarification - gbaikie - 2/26/2002 9:27:23 AM
- Re: Where's The NEO Beef? - p - 2/25/2002 6:31:17 PM

O'Keefe's question - McFly - 2/25/2002 7:35:11 PM
- Re: the 50 years gap - Raoul - 2/25/2002 7:53:46 PM
- Impetus behind the last great era of exploration - Neophyte - 2/25/2002 5:57:58 PM
  - Profitable space ventures - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 9:31:49 AM
    - Zone archives - Robert - 2/26/2002 9:39:08 AM
  - Re: wondering - Raoul - 2/25/2002 7:00:40 PM
    - As I remember, Space Station 5 was owned by Hilton. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 8:27:31 PM
      - Space Station 5???? - McFly - 2/26/2002 8:37:28 PM
      - Re: Just one part of it - Raoul - 2/26/2002 9:20:30 AM
- Re: O'Keefe's question - gbaikie - 2/25/2002 12:26:43 PM
- Because we can. - Bowser - 2/25/2002 10:09:45 AM
  - Re: Because we can. - Jeff F - 2/26/2002 1:13:38 PM
    - I think you're right. - Bowser - 2/26/2002 5:14:53 PM
    - Re: Because we can. - gbaikie - 2/26/2002 9:14:10 AM

New Finding from Mars coming Friday - Jeff F - 2/26/2002 3:55:11 PM
- Cool! - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 8:26:01 PM

HST: Costar or no Costar? - Raoul - 2/25/2002 8:46:48 PM
- Re: Very technical questions you are asking - Success_Machine - 2/25/2002 9:42:41 AM
  - Re: Thanks for the link, S M, I just sent a message; we'll see if they answer quickly (n/t).s you are asking (n/t) - Raoul - 2/25/2002 10:12:51 AM
    - Re: Thanks for the link, S M, I just sent a message; we'll see if they answer quickly - Success_Machine - 2/25/2002 10:23:34 AM
      - Re: reply - Raoul - 2/25/2002 10:50:30 AM
        
        Re: Might be another dead end - Success_Machine - 2/25/2002 2:38:29 PM
        
        Re: NASA's answer - Raoul - 2/26/2002 5:11:47 PM
        
        Re: NASA's answer - Success_Machine - 2/26/2002 5:57:13 PM
        
        Re: here..... - Raoul - 2/25/2002 7:06:20 PM

10 years from now - gbaikie - 2/26/2002 12:39:42 PM

Important Human Spaceflight Announcement by Allan Rock, Canadian Industry Minister - Jeff F - 2/23/2002 2:01:26 PM
- The Announcement - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 5:53:15 PM
- Re: Important Human Spaceflight Announcement by Allan Rock, Canadian Industry Minister - Success_Machine - 2/23/2002 6:29:31 PM
  - Probably has to do with an unmanned mission planned for Mars by 2010. [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/23/2002 8:05:38 PM
    - "HUMAN" does not mean:unmanned mission planned for Mars by 2010. [n/t] (n/t) - pradeep - 2/23/2002 9:25:42 AM

Are We Doomed By Family Disfunctionality? - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 5:51:47 PM
- Re: You and Dan taught me how to behave - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 7:16:40 PM
  - Re: You and Dan taught me how to behave? - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 8:06:04 PM
    - It's clear Mary Anne wasn't very long at the MSNBC board LOL (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/25/2002 1:09:43 PM
- Re: Some people are just obnoxious - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 6:24:27 PM
  - The closest I can get to math is Bach - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 6:57:37 PM
  - Re: Some people are just obnoxious - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 6:50:55 PM
- Re: Are We Doomed By Family Disfunctionality? - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 11:55:49 AM
  - A challenge - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 1:36:23 PM
    - Re: A challenge - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 2:13:24 PM
      - OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 2:53:53 PM
        
        There Should Be Common Ground - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 4:06:46 PM
        
        But which common ground? - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 4:32:11 PM
        
        Re: But which common ground? - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 5:31:45 PM
        
        Re: But which common ground? - Robt Clements - 2/25/2002 11:12:00 AM
        
        Re: OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - gbaikie - 2/24/2002 3:31:24 PM
        
        Dovetailing - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 4:10:12 PM
        
        Re: OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 3:26:01 PM
        
        Re: OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 4:13:56 PM
        
        Re: OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 4:41:09 PM
        
        Re: OK, then: we've established that there is no common ground, politically... - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 5:40:28 PM
  - You Need A More Technical Approach - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 1:24:18 PM
    - But how many can go? - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 2:30:41 PM
      - Re: But how many can go? - Mark Eby - 2/25/2002 5:09:35 PM
      - Good Question - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 4:15:55 PM
    - Already have one - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 1:46:23 PM
      - So Where's The Math & Details? - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 3:55:47 PM
- Re: Are We Doomed By Family Disfunctionality? - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2002 9:21:21 AM
  - "Normal" Is For Followers - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 2:11:39 PM
    - Horse first, then cart - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 3:12:51 PM
      - Maybe, but - Mark Eby - 2/24/2002 3:59:32 PM

HST question - Raoul - 2/24/2002 7:19:56 PM
- Re: HST question - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 8:00:38 PM
  - Re: HST question - Raoul - 2/24/2002 8:44:47 PM
    - Re: HST question - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 10:29:55 AM
      - Hubble Deep Field - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 10:58:07 AM
        
        Re: Hubble Deep Field - Marcia - 2/24/2002 11:20:51 AM
- Re: HST question - Raoul - 2/24/2002 6:39:41 PM
- Re: HST question - Neophyte - 2/24/2002 11:53:46 AM

commercial pure research? - McFly - 2/22/2002 4:03:18 PM
- My $0.02 on pure and applied research - Neophyte - 2/23/2002 1:50:03 PM
- Ownership of "pure" research - Bowser - 2/22/2002 5:47:10 PM
  - Don't be dim... - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2002 7:20:53 PM
    - Re: Don't be dim... - John Carmack - 2/22/2002 2:06:25 PM
      - Patents - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2002 7:23:00 PM
        
        Re: Patents - Rob VG - 2/23/2002 9:15:56 AM
        
        Re: Patents - gbaikie - 2/23/2002 12:04:17 PM
      - Patents - RobVG - 2/23/2002 5:49:13 PM
        
        Re: Patents - John Carmack - 2/23/2002 3:33:41 PM
        
        Re: Patents - Neophyte - 2/24/2002 7:53:10 PM
        
        Re: Patents - RobVG - 2/24/2002 9:46:07 AM
        
        Re: Patents - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2002 9:27:51 AM
      - Re: Don't be dim... - gbaikie - 2/22/2002 2:30:16 PM
- Re: commercial pure research? - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2002 4:40:37 PM
- Re: commercial pure research? - p - 2/22/2002 4:25:27 PM
  - Re: commercial pure research? - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2002 4:44:20 PM
    - I agree with Tom's definition - alcaray - 2/22/2002 6:26:07 PM
  - Re: commercial pure research? - delbert - 2/22/2002 4:40:27 PM
    - Lindy's PURE RESEARCH - Lindy - 2/23/2002 7:58:00 PM

Russia says 'N Sync's Bass will not blast off - Robt Clements - 2/21/2002 10:55:41 AM
- NASAWatch and News - Chris Vancil - 2/23/2002 7:16:06 PM
  - Vancil is a lazy websurfer - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 12:33:38 PM
    - Re: Vancil isn't a lazy websurfer - Chris Vancil - 2/23/2002 2:48:19 PM
      - Re: Vancil isn't a lazy websurfer - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 3:07:17 PM
    - Reliable Sources? - Mark Eby - 2/23/2002 1:14:30 PM
      - Re: Reliable Sources? - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 2:04:21 PM
        
        Reagan Method? - Mark Eby - 2/23/2002 2:19:40 PM
        
        It depends - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 2:28:09 PM
        
        Re: It depends - gbaikie - 2/23/2002 4:22:11 PM
        
        Re: It depends - Chris Vancil - 2/23/2002 5:32:32 PM
        
        DUH it is OLD news, goofball. - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 6:44:39 PM
        
        Goofball - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 5:44:03 PM
        
        Re: Goofball - Chris Vancil - 2/23/2002 6:57:15 PM
        
        Re: Goofball - gbaikie - 2/24/2002 1:59:30 PM
        
        Are you calling me a liar, goofball? - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 7:09:27 PM
        
        Apologizes? - Chris Vancil - 2/24/2002 2:19:47 PM
        
        Read my article. It is not incorrect. - Keith Cowing - 2/24/2002 3:40:37 PM
        
        Re: Read my article. It is not incorrect. - Chris Vancil - 2/24/2002 6:00:11 PM
        
        I stand by my story - Keith Cowing - 2/23/2002 4:31:50 PM
        
        Thanks for clarification n/t - gbaikie - 2/23/2002 5:21:44 PM
- Mircorp - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2002 11:06:01 AM
  - Re: Mircorp - Robt Clements - 2/21/2002 1:45:01 PM
    - Re: Mircorp - Mark Eby - 2/23/2002 1:11:12 PM
    - Re: Rosaviakosmos v Mircorp - Raoul - 2/22/2002 5:55:23 PM
- Proof there IS a God! - Rapmaster P - 2/21/2002 11:05:24 AM

AW&ST (February 25, 2002) - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/24/2002 11:15:53 AM
- I like Weiler's 'wait and see' approach re. Mars. - Marcia - 2/24/2002 1:56:19 PM
- Re: AW&ST (February 25, 2002) - Delbert - 2/24/2002 12:53:49 PM

FAME is fleeting - p - 2/22/2002 2:58:04 PM
- Re: FAME is fleeting - Robt Clements - 2/24/2002 10:11:44 AM
- Re: FAME is fleeting - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/22/2002 6:29:40 PM
  - Re: FAME is fleeting - p - 2/22/2002 9:14:09 AM
    - ...could come back for re-submission. - Marcia - 2/22/2002 9:31:44 AM
- Re: FAME is fleeting - Raoul - 2/22/2002 5:57:37 PM

interesting Martian photo - Greg - 2/21/2002 2:04:33 PM
- Giant marsworms... - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/21/2002 2:25:03 PM
  - The Spice must flow! - The Emporer - 2/23/2002 8:19:15 PM
  - need IR, because as everyone knows, Marsworms are nocturnal n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/22/2002 1:56:17 PM

Creation of space - Historian - 2/22/2002 5:26:59 PM
- Re: Creation of space - RobVG - 2/23/2002 7:31:15 PM
  - Re: Creation of space - Neophyte - 2/23/2002 11:00:51 AM
    - Thanks for the input. - RobVG - 2/23/2002 11:12:33 AM
- Re: Creation of space - gbaikie - 2/22/2002 6:44:31 PM
  - Hi Geoff.......n/t (n/t) - Lindy - 2/23/2002 7:53:30 PM
  - Re: Creation of space - gbaikie - 2/22/2002 7:13:06 PM
- "....something wonderful." (n/t) - The Phonetic Physicist (A.K.A. et) - 2/22/2002 6:20:17 PM
- Re: What would happen? nt - Success_Machine - 2/22/2002 5:30:29 PM

N Synch's Lance Bass to fly to ISS - Keith Cowing - 2/19/2002 12:28:00 PM
- The next Space Tourist comes from Poland? - Chris Vancil - 2/21/2002 3:53:05 PM
  - Babelfish did much better than I could have done. Thanks, Chris! n/t - Marcia - 2/21/2002 12:11:50 PM
- Popstar ISS bound? Get in line. - T Durden - 2/21/2002 11:37:57 AM
  - Get Real - Mark Eby - 2/21/2002 2:04:13 PM
    - Re: Get Real - T. Durden - 2/21/2002 4:24:59 PM
      - Re: Get Real - Marcia - 2/21/2002 11:38:54 AM
        
        Re: Get Real - T. Durden - 2/23/2002 7:06:15 PM
- Let's take up a collection... - McFly - 2/20/2002 2:24:14 PM
  - Re: Let's take up a collection... - Chris Vancil - 2/20/2002 6:19:13 PM
    - true... - McFly - 2/20/2002 6:44:12 PM
      - Re: true... - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2002 10:51:01 AM
        
        Re: true... - Mark Eby - 2/21/2002 3:24:48 PM
  - We could even let him take a spacewalk... - Larry J - 2/20/2002 5:59:47 PM
- Not likely.... - Robt Clements - 2/19/2002 2:10:03 PM
  - Here's the MirCorp press release - Keith Cowing - 2/20/2002 5:29:17 PM
    - The MirCorp press release - Chris Vancil - 2/20/2002 6:10:23 PM
  - I think my sources are a tad better than yours. - Keith Cowing - 2/19/2002 2:52:25 PM
    - Maybe; but.... - Robt Clements - 2/19/2002 3:17:38 PM
      - Clemts suffers from Grondine Symdrome - Keith Cowing - 2/19/2002 3:52:29 PM
        
        The best way to avoid dealing with an issue - Robt Clements - 2/19/2002 4:39:32 PM
        
        You're a nutcase, just like Grondine - Keith Cowing - 2/19/2002 4:53:20 PM
        
        Tom, you pass out the popcorn, I got the bon-bons here for everyone. - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/19/2002 4:59:06 PM
        
        I thought Space Adventures had taken over the business. I could be wrong... - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2002 7:23:48 PM
        
        Neither company has an exclusive - Keith Cowing - 2/20/2002 2:49:33 PM
- Kill me now. (n/t) (n/t) - ectoterrestrial - 2/19/2002 2:02:13 PM
- Re: "Polls Report New Interest in Space Program Among Late Elementary, Middle School Girls - Mary Anne - 2/19/2002 1:37:21 PM
  - In other news.... - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2002 2:32:50 PM
    - Re: In other news.... - ectoterrestrial - 2/19/2002 2:39:04 PM

Beep beep - Raoul - 2/23/2002 3:37:29 PM
- Next to Tex Avery, my favorite cartoonist. :( (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2002 6:46:19 PM
  - Farewell to Chuck Jones. - Marcia - 2/23/2002 11:22:08 AM
    - Great links!!. - Bowser - 2/23/2002 2:48:17 PM
      - Thanks Marcia - RNE - 2/23/2002 3:18:49 PM

New Journal: International Journal of Astrobiology - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/20/2002 8:15:42 PM
- Thanks For The Free Issue Alex! - Mark Eby - 2/23/2002 2:24:46 PM

And while the ice hockey teams played... - Raoul - 2/22/2002 12:49:28 PM
- Raoul, if you turn your first photo upside down... that's what I just saw. - Marcia - 2/22/2002 1:46:40 PM
  - Re: The toy! - Raoul - 2/22/2002 3:26:52 PM
- I find it hard to believe your shooting through a pane of glass. - RobVG - 2/22/2002 1:40:51 PM
  - Re: Finally! - Raoul - 2/22/2002 3:21:08 PM
    - You Lucky Dog! - RobVG - 2/22/2002 3:41:03 PM
      - Re: improvisation - Raoul - 2/23/2002 10:06:16 AM

Rotating Space Elevator Efficiency - Success_Machine - 2/22/2002 7:56:32 PM
- Re: Rotating Space Elevator Efficiency - ectoterrestrial - 2/22/2002 11:32:13 AM
  - Re: Rotating Space Elevator Efficiency - Success_Machine - 2/22/2002 5:10:00 PM

Light speed! - LJ - 2/22/2002 6:40:17 PM
- You haven't even reached the Moon yet! (n/t) - RobVG - 2/22/2002 7:07:20 PM
  - No moon yet, but... - LJ - 2/22/2002 9:48:13 AM

Jupiter-Moon - Raoul - 2/22/2002 6:54:20 PM
- Re: Jupiter-Moon - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/22/2002 6:30:23 PM

Understanding the "NEO flux" :) - gbaikie - 2/21/2002 11:27:11 AM
- ? - alcaray - 2/21/2002 1:35:55 PM
  - Re: ? - gbaikie - 2/21/2002 2:58:16 PM
    - Iapetus & Co. - Marcia - 2/22/2002 3:14:23 PM
      - Re: Iapetus ! - Raoul - 2/22/2002 6:46:07 PM
        
        Doesn't seem spherical to me either. - Marcia - 2/22/2002 9:39:43 AM
        
        Re: Doesn't seem spherical to me either. - Raoul - 2/22/2002 11:05:37 AM
      - Re: Iapetus & Co. - gbaikie - 2/22/2002 1:42:50 PM
        
        Re: Iapetus & Co. - Marcia - 2/22/2002 2:49:55 PM
- Re: Understanding the - p - 2/21/2002 11:44:05 AM

Stinky astronauts - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2002 3:43:45 PM
- Clears a potential hurdle for my 15 year-old son... - McFly - 2/22/2002 4:07:19 PM

interesting Martian photos - Greg - 2/22/2002 3:40:31 PM

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