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re: Sterilization procedures

Delbert — 11/15/2003 6:56:50 PM (archived)

I suspect the spacecraft that have landed or crashed on its surface have already contaminated Mars. Any experiment looking for life in the future will have to take that into account, and be very careful to distinguish between Mars biology and earth biology, if that is possible.

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Nozomi - Raoul - 11/13/2003 9:24:34 PM
- Could they use the gravity of Phobos in a sling-shot manuever? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 11/14/2003 2:32:13 AM
  - Not unless they can regain control - Larry J - 11/14/2003 7:09:29 PM
- That's amazing accuracy - alcaray - 11/13/2003 11:28:36 PM
- Why is Nozomi's $86 million dollar pricetag being conveniently hidden by the sponsorship seeking U.S. space media? (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 11/13/2003 9:49:29 PM
  - It's 200 million According To Spacedaily and It Appears To Be 100% Wasted - Mark Eby - 11/14/2003 1:13:14 PM
    - Not wasted - JonClarke - 11/17/2003 10:35:10 PM
    - Space.com's Leonard David says Nozomi cost $88 million dollars... - SpaceProjects.com - 11/16/2003 3:10:04 AM
    - Not sure about wasted - alcaray - 11/14/2003 5:03:53 PM
  - Stop Spamming This Board - Justin Kelly (moderator) - 11/14/2003 1:22:11 AM
    - Is there a double standard here? Aren't the sinecures that pro-entrepreneurial reforms would threaten worth threatening, though? - CandidCandor@SpaceProjects.com - 11/14/2003 2:22:48 AM
      - don't care - . . . - Justin Kelly - 11/14/2003 3:35:08 AM
  - You would be much happier doing people's income tax for a living. - alcaray - 11/13/2003 11:26:36 PM
    - No. I think we should adopt a [Forbesian] FLAT tax, despite what 100,000 IRS bureaucrats [conveniently] claim about regressive taxation. (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 11/14/2003 12:47:15 AM
      - Whoooosh! (n/t) - alcaray - 11/14/2003 12:50:34 AM
  - re: Hidden? How? You know it? Rich, if they fail to recover from this...$86 million dollars thrown away is worthless...they needed more testing... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/13/2003 10:22:42 PM
    - What better way to find the REAL pricetag than to offer a competitive prize for RESULTS? - SpaceProjects.com - 11/13/2003 10:39:45 PM
      - re: Rich, you're just hijacking the thread to push your agenda! Prizes have nothing to do with Nozomi's designers needing more testing thus more money! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/13/2003 10:45:07 PM
        
        You're RIGHT, my friend: "Prizes [unfortunately] have NOTHING to do with Nozomi's designers needing more testing thus more money!" (n/t) - SpaceProjects.com - 11/14/2003 12:42:34 AM
- Sterilization procedures - Tom Brosz - 11/13/2003 9:47:51 PM
  - Galileo was sent into Jupiter because Europa has no atmosphere to vaporize a spacecraft before it hits. (n/t) - Delbert - 11/14/2003 5:54:41 PM
  - re: Sterilization procedures - Delbert - 11/14/2003 5:49:12 PM
    - re: Sterilization procedures - Larry J - 11/14/2003 8:17:10 PM
      - re: Sterilization procedures - Delbert - 11/15/2003 6:56:50 PM
      - re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 11/15/2003 5:08:51 AM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - JonClarke - 11/16/2003 10:47:59 PM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - Chris Vancil - 11/17/2003 4:05:35 AM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - JonClarke - 11/17/2003 6:00:51 AM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - Chris Vancil - 11/17/2003 7:11:48 AM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - JonClarke - 11/17/2003 10:15:57 PM
        
        re: The USSR sent several landers to Mars that were pretty much unsterilized... - Chris Vancil - 11/18/2003 9:51:07 AM

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