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"Opportunity" awoke from a long winter's nap - RobVG - 6/3/2012 3:31:57 PM
- Those panels are very dirty - BuckGalaxy - 6/5/2012 5:56:10 AM
- That was kind of risky... - TB - 6/3/2012 7:01:26 PM
  - That is cute. - bowser - 6/3/2012 10:27:02 PM
  - Re: That was kind of risky... - Jody - 6/3/2012 7:53:48 PM

Mars One - TB - 6/5/2012 2:42:00 AM
- Interesting, but it almost looked like a scam. - BuckGalaxy - 6/5/2012 5:41:22 AM

Partial eclipse of the Moon, June 4 - TB - 6/2/2012 4:09:53 PM

Virgin Galactic gets FAA permit for test flights - TB - 6/1/2012 7:12:33 PM

Dragon is coming home, NOW. Live video - RobVG - 5/31/2012 3:22:48 PM
- Re: Dragon is coming home, NOW. Live video - TB - 6/1/2012 7:07:39 PM
- Fascinating, and congratulations to all. Do we know if the recovery ships are private or USN? - bowser - 5/31/2012 4:02:38 PM
  - The primary recovery ship is a 185-foot commercial vessel operated by American Marine Corp. - TB - 5/31/2012 4:12:03 PM
    - That is really nice. Truly an achievement! - bowser - 5/31/2012 7:40:15 PM
- Re: Dragon is coming home, NOW. Live video - TB - 5/31/2012 3:27:58 PM
  - Thanks! Just tuned in. n/t - RobVG - 5/31/2012 3:32:40 PM

This is an operating wind turbine. Unbelievably large. - bowser - 5/29/2012 4:04:09 AM

Inside the Dragon capsule - TB - 5/27/2012 1:47:27 AM

Dragon Dancing, Out The Window,...Live - Ainz - 5/25/2012 9:21:30 AM
- Cool! Thanks Ainz n/t - RobVG - 5/25/2012 3:04:21 PM
- Capture - Ainz - 5/25/2012 2:03:49 PM
- Approaching 10 Meters - Ainz - 5/25/2012 1:49:30 PM
- 30 Meter Hold Point - Ainz - 5/25/2012 1:25:10 PM
- Inside 100 Meters - Ainz - 5/25/2012 12:12:05 PM
- 150 Meters - Ainz - 5/25/2012 11:49:42 AM
- Dragon From ISS - Ainz - 5/25/2012 10:29:23 AM
- ISS From Dragon - Ainz - 5/25/2012 10:20:11 AM

SpaceX lifts off successfully. - bowser - 5/22/2012 8:07:21 AM
- congrats SpaceX - SDG - 5/22/2012 7:53:01 PM
  - Well there's a blast from the past. :) n/t - RobVG - 5/22/2012 11:06:53 PM
    - Hey RobVG - SDG - 5/23/2012 2:34:47 AM
      - Glad to see you. - RobVG - 5/23/2012 3:43:52 AM
- Now comes the fun part. - TB - 5/22/2012 1:36:01 PM
  - I believe they dock it using the mechanical arm on the ISS. - bowser - 5/23/2012 1:35:19 AM
    - Re: I believe they dock it using the mechanical arm on the ISS. - TB - 5/23/2012 10:34:23 PM
      - There is a dance, and the final docking doesn't trust the Dragon. - bowser - 5/24/2012 6:33:57 AM

Space X's Falcon 9 set to rendezvous with the ISS - RobVG - 5/18/2012 4:03:45 PM
- Success !!! Dragon On Orbit ! - Ainz - 5/22/2012 8:06:45 AM
- Launch Abort: Next Window Tuesday - Ainz - 5/19/2012 9:45:42 AM
- WooHoo!! - Ainz - 5/19/2012 6:57:13 AM
- What's the weight and make-up of the payload. - bowser - 5/19/2012 2:31:36 AM
  - Re: What's the weight and make-up of the payload. - TB - 5/19/2012 2:33:01 AM
    - Re: What's the weight and make-up of the payload. - bowser - 5/19/2012 3:02:58 AM
      - Re: What's the weight and make-up of the payload. - TB - 5/19/2012 9:24:32 PM
        
        Perfect. Thanks you. And it's carrying about 20% of a Progress. - bowser - 5/19/2012 11:42:36 PM
        
        There are more specs on the Dragon capsule -here,- , including full payload capabilities. - TB - 5/20/2012 4:27:05 PM
        
        Re: There are more specs on the Dragon capsule -here,- , including full payload capabilities. - TB - 5/20/2012 10:37:44 PM
- Scheduled tomorrow 4:55am EST n/t - RobVG - 5/18/2012 11:57:36 PM

Annular solar eclipse - TB - 5/20/2012 4:21:28 PM

Hoyles' " Frontiers" Online - ER - 5/19/2012 4:24:07 PM
- PS - more about the Steady State - ER - 5/19/2012 5:21:37 PM

If You're in Redding, California this Sunday. - Jeff-Wash - 5/17/2012 11:34:10 PM
- According to the Nautical Almanac... - ER - 5/18/2012 1:35:53 AM

Dinosaur farts contributed to global warming - RobVG - 5/8/2012 3:22:07 AM
- Well, Brontosaurus is Latin for Thunder Lizard. - ER - 5/8/2012 8:22:09 PM
  - Re: Well, Brontosaurus is Latin for Thunder Lizard. - Jeff-Wash - 5/17/2012 11:47:03 PM

Curiosity Rover over half way to Mars. 'Drop down' 82 days n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 5/15/2012 3:38:43 PM
- I have serious doubts that Rover is more curious than I. - bowser - 5/16/2012 12:56:01 AM

Weird jellyfish - TB - 5/9/2012 5:04:43 PM
- Just plain alien. - RobVG - 5/11/2012 3:55:51 PM
  - I couldn't figure out what was going on. - bowser - 5/12/2012 4:58:37 AM

Oops. - TB - 5/9/2012 4:34:09 AM
- Maybe not an errpr - ER - 5/10/2012 2:00:07 AM

Mojave Spaceport - TB - 5/7/2012 12:15:07 AM
- That's the Right stuff, for sure! :-) - bowser - 5/7/2012 9:24:05 AM

More on the wreck of the Aegean-- - ER - 5/7/2012 1:33:30 AM

Night of the Great Moon - ER - 5/4/2012 1:42:15 AM
- So now it's a full, fuller and fullest Moon. Nothing stays the same. - bowser - 5/4/2012 10:47:12 PM
  - Full moon only lasts an instant. - ER - 5/5/2012 12:05:28 AM
    - I wasn't aware of any of that. Interesting, and thanks. This is not a lost day. - bowser - 5/5/2012 6:45:09 PM

The wreck of the Aegean - ER - 5/2/2012 9:04:12 PM
- Cheap GPS Nav? - TB - 5/3/2012 12:20:28 AM
  - I don't think so. - ER - 5/3/2012 1:41:31 AM
    - Your judgment on this subject is a lot more useful than mine. - TB - 5/3/2012 2:22:30 AM
      - Crabber's gear is impressive. - ER - 5/3/2012 3:27:19 AM
        
        I've seen photos of the yacht, now. - TB - 5/3/2012 3:53:53 AM
        
        The photo doesn't show it. - ER - 5/3/2012 4:01:51 AM
      - Re: Crab boat equipment - TB - 5/3/2012 2:35:37 AM

Maybe not a greenhouse effect after all? - ER - 5/2/2012 2:12:42 AM
- Ancient CO2 levels - TB - 5/2/2012 2:32:22 AM
  - I can correlate for ya it right here. - ER - 5/2/2012 3:26:35 AM
  - And no human beings, cultures and civilizations existed then. - bowser - 5/2/2012 2:50:54 AM
    - The question is why these much higher CO2 levels didn't make the oceans a lot more hostile to life 500 million years ago than during the Great Extinction? - TB - 5/2/2012 3:06:30 AM
      - You're right, I'm left (she's gone). Elvis Presley - bowser - 5/2/2012 3:43:11 AM
      - The answer to your question... - ER - 5/2/2012 3:34:55 AM
        
        PS - ER - 5/2/2012 3:44:21 AM

The Mercury Program- 'Cliff Notes' - RobVG - 4/30/2012 2:16:28 AM
- That website is a spectacular resource. Look around the index. - TB - 4/30/2012 2:48:52 AM
  - Man you're not kidding. It's huge. - RobVG - 4/30/2012 2:58:31 AM

Space companies completing wind tunnel testing - TB - 4/29/2012 7:27:58 PM
- Breaking Wind? - ER - 4/30/2012 2:02:34 AM

Planetary Resources hiring page - TB - 4/26/2012 2:40:29 AM
- I caution caution. - ER - 4/26/2012 3:26:42 PM
  - Their technology page is here. - TB - 4/26/2012 5:10:00 PM
    - Re: Their technology page is here. - VelociraptorBlade - 4/26/2012 5:34:49 PM
      - Re: Their technology page is here. - ER - 4/26/2012 6:22:02 PM
- I'm from California..... - VelociraptorBlade - 4/26/2012 3:11:19 AM
  - Re: I'm from California..... - VelociraptorBlade - 4/27/2012 3:18:40 AM
  - Re: I'm from California..... - bowser - 4/26/2012 9:50:15 PM
- That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 4/26/2012 3:05:10 AM
  - Re: That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t - bowser - 4/28/2012 6:22:44 PM
  - 1 - bowser - 4/28/2012 7:42:52 AM
    - Now that's good - RobVG - 4/28/2012 6:59:23 PM
  - Re: That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t - bowser - 4/28/2012 1:09:43 AM
  - Re: That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t - bowser - 4/26/2012 9:46:02 PM
  - Re: That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t - bowser - 4/26/2012 7:06:53 PM
  - Re: That's 15 miles away. I'm going for it, nothing to lose...n/t - TB - 4/26/2012 4:55:13 AM

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