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NASA Developes Blueprint to Address Aviation Issues . . . - D. Spires - 2/8/2002 7:14:30 PM

Media Goofed on Antarctic Data Global Warming Interpretation Irks Scientists . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 5:42:18 PM
- Re: Media Goofed on Antarctic Data Global Warming Interpretation Irks Scientists . . . - Stars In My Eyes - 2/7/2002 7:17:15 PM
  - Re: Of course it's on-topic . . . - D. Spires - 2/8/2002 2:01:51 PM
    - No, not "of course". - SIME - 2/8/2002 5:27:56 PM
      - Re: Global Warming posts have always been on-topic here . . . - D. Spires - 2/8/2002 5:36:38 PM
  - we've had this discussion before. - Justin Kelly - 2/8/2002 9:13:18 AM

"Precious Sapphire". - Jacob Samorodin - 2/7/2002 3:38:30 PM
- OK - Futureboy - 2/7/2002 5:44:03 PM
  - Pleasant; thought-provoking. [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/8/2002 2:55:16 PM
    - Thanks - Futureboy - 2/8/2002 3:57:51 PM
      - The Void - Futureboy - 2/8/2002 4:33:51 PM

Buzz Aldrin, Purdue Engineers Plan Mars Hotels . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 4:49:04 PM
- john q public's view - p - 2/7/2002 5:51:08 PM
  - Re: Yes . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 6:22:28 PM
    - well said Dan-O! (n/t) (n/t) - p - 2/7/2002 7:29:53 PM
      - Re: 'I, Robot', 'THX 1138' -- and other 'depressing' books of the era . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 7:50:34 PM
- Recycling the cycler. - ectoterrestrial - 2/7/2002 4:54:07 PM
  - Re: The Moonwalkers - Raoul - 2/7/2002 8:22:07 PM
    - Re: Dean Martin . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 8:49:19 PM
      - Re: Gene and Dean . . - Raoul - 2/7/2002 9:01:42 AM
    - Re: The Moonwalkers - Larry J - 2/7/2002 10:01:57 AM
      - Re: The Moonwalkers - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2002 4:26:33 PM
      - Re: The Moonwalkers - Raoul - 2/7/2002 6:41:36 PM

Re: interesting Martian photos - Robert Clark - 2/6/2002 7:09:41 PM
- Re: interesting Martian photos - Greg - 2/8/2002 3:13:10 PM
- Re: interesting Martian photos - Jonathon - 2/7/2002 1:40:18 PM
- Re: interesting Martian photos - Marcia - 2/7/2002 11:48:53 AM
  - IOW: Solifluction of the Martian kind. nt (n/t) - Marcia - 2/7/2002 4:01:20 PM

Pretty Exciting Stuff - Jeff F. - 2/6/2002 12:42:02 PM
- Train: Drops of Jupiter. - Marcia - 2/6/2002 8:07:02 PM
- Just as long as Greenpeace approves - Stars In My Eyes - 2/6/2002 4:42:40 PM
  - The Green irrational fear of nukes has led us to fears of Global Warming, dependence on fossil fuels, and much more pollution illness - ebnelson - 2/7/2002 1:55:53 PM
  - Re: Just as long as Greenpeace approves - Jeff F - 2/6/2002 8:04:03 PM
  - Let's go to space! Greenpeace can jump up my butt. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2002 5:20:26 PM
    - Greenies outnumber spacies 10-to-1 - SIME - 2/6/2002 6:50:49 PM
      - Re: Greenies and nuclear energy - Raoul - 2/6/2002 8:41:53 PM
        
        Re: Greenies and nuclear energy - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 10:08:36 AM
        
        Re: Kaku - Raoul - 2/6/2002 10:20:28 AM
        
        Re: Kaku - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 10:40:54 AM
        
        NASA took exhaustive efforts to make the RTGs safe - Larry J - 2/6/2002 10:57:55 AM
        
        Yes, sir. - Marcia - 2/6/2002 11:16:39 AM
      - Re: Greenies outnumber spacies 10-to-1 - Jeff F - 2/6/2002 8:07:27 PM
        
        Re: Greenies outnumber spacies 10-to-1 - et - 2/6/2002 8:30:10 PM
        
        Yo, spacedude, I'm, like, totally not a greendude. - SIME - 2/6/2002 7:26:36 PM
        
        LOL. - SIME - 2/6/2002 7:32:54 PM
      - Re: Greenies outnumber spacies 10-to-1 - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 7:57:30 PM
        
        SDI - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/6/2002 1:06:47 PM
        
        What does SDAI stand for? - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 3:48:30 PM
        
        SDAI....SDI?... AIDS?...GOP SADIst? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/7/2002 11:11:43 AM
    - Greenpeace can jump - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2002 1:01:07 PM
      - Space Reactors and the Military - Adam - 2/8/2002 11:14:45 AM
      - Stop the rhetoric, please! - Nathan Koren - 2/7/2002 9:08:22 AM
        
        Re: Stop the rhetoric, please! - gbaikie - 2/7/2002 2:23:22 PM
        
        Socialiasm - Nathan Koren - 2/7/2002 5:18:32 PM
        
        Re: Socialism - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2002 5:56:28 PM
        
        Re: Contradictions - Raoul - 2/7/2002 8:00:50 PM
        
        Re: Contradictions - Marcia - 2/7/2002 10:08:22 AM
        
        The non-wacko environmentalists - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2002 10:17:22 AM
        
        As with many issues, the extremists drive the agenda - Larry J - 2/8/2002 2:31:58 PM
        
        Socialism and the environment - Larry J - 2/7/2002 7:12:04 PM
        
        No, I have met enough extremists to know that Enviro extremists are anti-tech, anti-industry, anti-capital and very elitist - ebnelson - 2/7/2002 1:51:44 PM
      - Mr Brosz, an apology! - SIME - 2/6/2002 7:06:29 PM
    - Ouch! Ever the martyr for the cause, eh Tom? (n/t) (n/t) - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 10:11:04 AM
- The success of DS1 points the way. [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/6/2002 2:50:08 PM

The Moon (from Denis Joye, webcam user) - Raoul - 2/7/2002 6:37:05 PM
- "Erreur 404 Impossible de trouver cette page" nt (n/t) - Etoiles Dans Les Yeux - 2/7/2002 6:54:24 PM
  - Re: Try this - Success_Machine - 2/8/2002 11:18:07 AM
    - Re: Heh heh heh - Success_Machine - 2/8/2002 11:20:41 AM

Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 11:54:28 AM
- Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 2:22:27 PM
  - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 2:32:45 PM
    - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 2:48:14 PM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2002 5:32:00 PM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Raoul - 2/6/2002 4:55:29 PM
        
        Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - Success_Machine - 2/6/2002 5:26:27 PM
        
        Re: I am sure I've done this exact thing in a past life.... - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:43:22 AM
        
        Re: I am sure I've done this exact thing in a past life.... - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:53:08 AM
        
        Re: Major theoretical dilemma - Success_Machine - 2/7/2002 11:56:07 AM
        
        Re: Potential solution - Success_Machine - 2/8/2002 10:26:08 AM
      - Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - gbaikie - 2/6/2002 11:06:46 AM
- Re: Space Tether Experiment ? - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 12:27:08 PM

The Waste Collection System (WCS) - Jonathon - 2/7/2002 5:53:13 PM
- Re: Heywood Floyd took his time to read this, in the Aries 1B : - Raoul - 2/7/2002 8:08:10 PM
  - a near oops! - McFly - 2/7/2002 11:03:24 AM

URL needed for OKeefe Mars "What's the point?" interview - E.P. Grondine - 2/7/2002 5:34:51 PM
- Re: URL needed for OKeefe Mars - McFly - 2/7/2002 5:56:22 PM
  - Muchas Gracias, McFly! - E.P. Grondine - 2/7/2002 6:01:58 PM

The Biggest Explosions in the Solar System . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 5:00:59 PM

NASA Images Capture Golds, Silvers and Bronzes of Utah Olympic Site . . . - D. Spires - 2/7/2002 2:46:58 PM

Sean O'Keefe made an interesting statement the other day. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/5/2002 3:35:48 PM
- Mars? "What's the point?" - E.P. Grondine - 2/6/2002 8:52:17 PM
  - Yes - Stars In My Eyes - 2/6/2002 4:25:51 PM
- "what then?" - Marcia - 2/6/2002 6:47:38 PM
- Sean O'Keefe - robert_d - 2/5/2002 6:04:42 PM
- Ferengi philosophy - Robert - 2/5/2002 5:16:18 PM
  - Realistic philosophy (an oxymoron?) - McFly - 2/5/2002 6:08:48 PM
    - Re: Realistic philosophy (an oxymoron?) - Dave M - 2/5/2002 7:52:15 PM
  - Re: Ferengi philosophy - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2002 5:53:50 PM
    - Millionaires - p - 2/5/2002 7:14:47 PM
      - Re: Millionaires - Tom Brosz - 2/5/2002 8:00:05 PM
        
        Sounds like the old "Rich Texan" marketing strategy - Larry J - 2/5/2002 8:18:27 PM
        
        clarification - p - 2/6/2002 4:56:30 PM
- Re: Sean O'Keefe made an interesting statement the other day. - gbaikie - 2/5/2002 11:34:24 AM

The Survey Results Are In - Mark Eby - 2/4/2002 3:21:34 PM
- Moon folk are your friends... - McFly - 2/5/2002 7:15:01 PM
  - Re: Moon folk are your friends... - Mark Eby - 2/5/2002 1:53:01 PM
    - Eating chocolate - E.P. Grondine - 2/6/2002 8:49:17 PM
      - Mmmmm, Mars Bar...... - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 10:01:33 AM
        
        I'd rather have a Moon Pie & RC Cola. =)~ - Lee - 2/6/2002 10:50:09 AM
- Re: The Survey Results Are In - Chris Vancil - 2/5/2002 12:37:08 PM
  - Re: The Survey Results Are In - Mark Eby - 2/5/2002 2:40:06 PM
- The way I read it... - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2002 10:30:37 AM
- Re: The Survey Results Are In - Robt Clements - 2/5/2002 10:30:34 AM
  - Re: The Survey Results Are In - Mark Eby - 2/5/2002 2:22:20 PM
    - Re: The Survey Results Are In - Robt Clements - 2/5/2002 2:36:51 PM
- Re: The Survey Results Are In - Stars In My Eyes - 2/4/2002 5:20:27 PM
  - Re: The Survey Results Are In - Robt Clements - 2/4/2002 5:34:25 PM
- Re: The Survey Results Are In - gbaikie - 2/4/2002 4:57:40 PM

New technologies? - Delbert - 2/5/2002 5:38:35 PM
- Re: New technologies? - Larry J - 2/5/2002 7:16:12 PM
  - Re: New technologies? - Dave M - 2/5/2002 7:40:06 PM
    - Re: New technologies? - Larry J - 2/5/2002 7:53:08 PM
      - an issue with ion - alcaray - 2/6/2002 7:52:52 PM
        
        Even an ion powered spacecraft... - Larry J - 2/6/2002 8:35:51 PM
      - Re: New technologies? - Marcia - 2/5/2002 8:28:50 PM
        
        It'd take some big RTGs - Larry J - 2/5/2002 9:24:08 AM
        
        Components have to get smaller. - Marcia - 2/5/2002 12:19:53 PM
        
        Thank you, Larry. - Marcia - 2/5/2002 11:11:30 AM
- Re: New technologies? - Marcia - 2/5/2002 6:14:39 PM
- Re: New technologies? - Robt Clements - 2/5/2002 10:12:51 AM

New Technologies (cont'd) - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/6/2002 6:20:31 PM
- Re: New Technologies (cont'd) - Dave M - 2/6/2002 7:54:35 PM
  - On increased costs - Larry J - 2/6/2002 8:14:53 PM
    - Re: On increased costs - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/6/2002 8:29:59 PM
      - Exactly. Thank you, Alex and Larry. - Marcia - 2/6/2002 10:29:54 AM
    - Re: On increased costs - Robt Clements - 2/6/2002 2:12:27 PM
  - Re: New Technologies (cont'd) - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/6/2002 8:10:19 PM

interesting Martian photos - Greg - 2/4/2002 10:39:02 AM
- Another 2 cents - LJ - 2/5/2002 7:50:24 PM
  - I meant to add... - LJ - 2/5/2002 7:51:21 PM
- Re: interesting Martian photos - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2002 10:24:55 AM
  - Re: interesting Martian photos - Greg - 2/6/2002 11:25:32 AM
  - Re: interesting Martian photos - Splinx - 2/5/2002 6:32:12 PM
    - My guess: glaciers - Robert - 2/5/2002 6:40:20 PM

Meteor Noise - Mike F. - 2/6/2002 9:15:49 AM
- Dude....Sweet!(n/t) (n/t) - ectoterrestrial - 2/6/2002 10:05:56 AM

lunar video archived? - Delbert - 2/5/2002 6:58:00 PM
- Re: lunar video archived? - Raoul - 2/5/2002 7:35:26 PM
  - Re: lunar video archived? - Splinx - 2/5/2002 2:23:39 PM
    - Re: very interesting, sp, thanks (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul - 2/5/2002 6:30:18 PM

Private enterprise and a shuttle - Bowser - 2/2/2002 2:44:11 PM
- Thinking about profits are we? - RobVG - 2/2/2002 6:23:06 PM
  - There's gotta be a reason. - Bowser - 2/4/2002 9:33:58 AM
    - Re: There's gotta be a reason. - gbaikie - 2/5/2002 7:19:46 PM
    - Re: There's gotta be a market - Raoul - 2/5/2002 5:14:47 PM

Pluto Cancelled--Europa Cancelled..etc..... - Jeff Fuka - 2/4/2002 5:55:05 PM
- The Planetary Society exec-board must be gnashing their teeth. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/5/2002 3:20:51 PM
  - Not really.... - Robt Clements - 2/5/2002 2:48:37 PM
- Re: Pluto Cancelled--Europa Cancelled..etc..... - p - 2/4/2002 8:04:24 PM
- Ah, prepare to launch, but stay put... they've stopped the clock for ten years. - Marcia - 2/4/2002 6:54:10 PM
  - Damned fingers! Anyway, about "and subsequent years" - Larry J - 2/4/2002 8:16:14 PM
    - Re: Damned fingers! Anyway, about - Marcia - 2/4/2002 10:23:36 AM
      - VASIMR, schmASIMR - ectoterrestrial - 2/4/2002 12:19:54 PM
        
        Re: VASIMR, Franklin - Raoul - 2/5/2002 6:00:39 PM
        
        comparitive propulsion technologies - p - 2/5/2002 7:09:53 PM
        
        Re: comparitive propulsion technologies forgot to post link - p - 2/5/2002 7:10:47 PM
        
        Not really - Larry J - 2/4/2002 2:24:58 PM
        
        And also... - Gary - 2/4/2002 4:32:43 PM
        
        Re: And also... - et - 2/4/2002 7:11:51 PM
  - Re: Ah, prepare to launch, but stay put... they've stopped the clock for ten years. (n/t) - Larry J - 2/4/2002 7:56:32 PM
  - Re: Ah, prepare to launch, but stay put... they've stopped the clock for ten years. - Jeff F. - 2/4/2002 7:22:01 PM
- Re: Pluto Cancelled--Europa Cancelled..etc..... - Robt Clements - 2/4/2002 10:08:22 AM
  - I thought of that too, Robert. - Marcia - 2/4/2002 10:39:17 AM
    - I don't.... - Robt Clements - 2/4/2002 1:37:15 PM

Some artists! - Raoul - 2/5/2002 10:29:52 AM
- Raoul... - Marcia - 2/5/2002 12:28:26 PM
  - Re: Raoul... - ectoterrestrial - 2/5/2002 1:52:35 PM
- Re: Hey, Skywatcher . . . - D. Spires - 2/5/2002 11:41:58 AM
  - Re: Hey, - Raoul - 2/5/2002 6:35:01 PM

250 million years ago something unknown wiped out most life on our planet. - Charles - 1/30/2002 5:49:42 PM
- Hi Charles... - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/31/2002 11:20:29 AM
  - Re: Hi Charles... - Charles - 1/31/2002 3:03:55 PM
    - Re: Their 'mythical' planet could have been anything . . . - D. Spires - 1/31/2002 3:52:31 PM
      - Re: Their 'mythical' planet could have been anything . . . - Charles - 1/31/2002 8:29:00 PM
        
        Re: A simple web-search away . . . - D. Spires - 1/31/2002 9:37:35 AM
        
        Re: A simple web-search away . . . - Charles - 2/1/2002 1:52:47 PM
        
        Re: Still, just a simple web-search away . . . - D. Spires - 2/1/2002 3:46:42 PM
        
        Re: A simple web-search away . . . - McFly - 1/31/2002 12:05:21 PM
        
        Re: Hmm-m . . . - D. Spires - 1/31/2002 12:15:04 PM
      - Uh....I hate to ask - RobVG - 1/31/2002 5:50:33 PM
        
        Re: Cement, my friend . . . - D. Spires - 1/31/2002 6:18:46 PM
- Good grief, how old are you? - Stars In My Eyes (not Rocks In My Head) - 1/30/2002 8:28:29 PM
- Re: something unknown - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 6:57:16 PM
  - Re: something unknown - Charles - 1/30/2002 7:56:24 PM
    - Perhaps if you read something other than whack-job websites... - Larry J - 1/30/2002 9:56:49 AM
      - Re: Perhaps if you read something other than whack-job websites... - Charles - 1/31/2002 7:55:19 PM
      - Re: ;^) - D. Spires - 1/30/2002 10:06:17 AM
    - How do you think it gets to BE a goddam planet?? - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 9:15:43 AM
- Hilarious! - p - 1/30/2002 6:53:28 PM
  - Dang...wish I'd thought of that one! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 6:57:54 PM
- Dealing with a superior intelligence. (RANT/LONG) - ectoterrestrial - 1/30/2002 12:59:25 PM
  - Re: To quote the late, great Professor Sam Kinison . . . - D. Spires - 1/30/2002 1:17:17 PM
    - Re: To quote the late, great student who gets No respect.... - et - 1/30/2002 1:49:13 PM
      - to which hottie do you allude? - McFly - 1/31/2002 3:04:26 PM
        
        Dax of course.(n/t) (n/t) - et - 1/31/2002 4:04:15 PM
      - Not to mention Robert Picardo. Coincidence? I think not! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 3:04:40 PM
- Charles, you need a bigger boat. - RobVG - 1/30/2002 10:13:45 AM
  - Re: Charles, you need a bigger boat. - Charles - 1/31/2002 8:01:51 PM
    - Charles - RobVG - 1/31/2002 10:12:01 AM
      - Re: Charles - Charles - 2/1/2002 2:04:11 PM
        
        Re: Charles - et - 2/2/2002 2:40:00 PM
        
        Re: Charles - Charles - 2/5/2002 5:42:26 PM
        
        Re: Charles - RobVG - 2/1/2002 7:22:41 PM
        
        Re: Charles - Charles - 2/5/2002 5:31:04 PM
        
        I Understand. Thanks Charles (n/t) - RobVG - 2/5/2002 1:56:33 PM
  - I don't start snapping unless the other guy does first. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 10:44:27 AM
    - Unless they say something REALLY dumb... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 10:45:51 AM
- Re: An excellent example, thank you . . . - D. Spires - 1/30/2002 9:00:04 AM

Nasa Plans Nuclear Power, faster voyages - JEFF F. - 2/5/2002 1:38:01 PM

NASA Administrator Says 2003 Budget Reflects White House Commitment . . . - D. Spires - 2/5/2002 1:12:04 PM

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