Aurora may be postponed

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Aurora may be postponed

E.P. Grondine — 7/24/2004 9:48:33 AM (archived)

in order to free up sufficient funds to deal with the impact hazard.

Harris's strong anti-nuclear stance is well known.

Most Europeans are like most Americans - they really don't give a shit about paying much for Mars, before the impact hazard is dealt with.

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ESA getting priorities straight - E.P. Grondine - 7/14/2004 2:44:19 AM
- ****To RL and taxleech**** - Robert Shepherd - 7/19/2004 4:53:33 PM
  - Leech keeps spamming us by hijacking legit threads - RL (reposted by Robert) - 7/19/2004 8:25:48 PM
    - some times you have to sigh and let the bad guy have the last word - alcaray - 7/19/2004 11:16:56 PM
  - If someone slanders me and accuses me of illegal actions I will respond (n/t) - R.L. - 7/19/2004 7:42:25 PM
- "As a result, the panel decided that ESA should leave detection to ground-based telescopes for the time being" - Mark Eby - 7/18/2004 12:47:51 PM
  - Aurora may be postponed - E.P. Grondine - 7/24/2004 9:48:33 AM
- Should ESA impress us when it doesn't offer competitive prizes of its own, like DARPA & NASA? - ~tax leech - 7/14/2004 6:37:03 PM
  - Somehow I doubt ESA, or any one else, gives a damn about impressing you - R.L. - 7/17/2004 10:01:48 PM
    - Ghandi: "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win." - ~tax leech - 7/17/2004 10:31:19 PM
      - FIRST, I am paid by a PRIVATE corporation, You insist on blatantly lying about this and slandering me... - R.L. - 7/17/2004 10:52:27 PM
  - Back here in the real world, leech... - E.P. Grondine - 7/17/2004 3:03:35 PM
    - Are you unaware of the new asteroid watch prizes? Why not planetary search ones? - ~tax leech - 7/17/2004 6:43:01 PM
      - Are you aware of the Free Rider problem? - E.P. Grondine - 7/24/2004 9:56:56 AM
  - re: Should ESA impress us when it doesn't offer competitive prizes of its own, like DARPA & NASA? - Doug Ellison - 7/14/2004 10:36:36 PM
    - ESA's taxpaying constituents know it's the Bastille storming's anniversary - ~tax leech - 7/15/2004 12:00:35 AM
      - And was that event not inspired by the revolution in North America? - ~tax leech - 7/15/2004 1:04:13 AM
        
        re: And was that event not inspired by the revolution in North America? - Doug Ellison - 7/15/2004 7:35:21 AM
        
        This twit was almost banned - R.L. - 7/15/2004 3:46:54 PM
        
        Can't we all just get along - ~tax leech hugger - 7/18/2004 9:38:40 PM
        
        LOL...The funny thing is... - R.L. - 7/18/2004 10:10:03 PM
        
        RL, what does your lap-dog get in return for that posting above? - ~tax leech - 7/15/2004 7:54:41 PM
        
        Hmmm I think he would flame me.. - R.L. - 7/17/2004 7:50:28 AM
        
        R.L., did you denigrate lawyers when you were in trouble with the law recently? - ~tax leech - 7/17/2004 6:39:47 PM
        
        As if we needed more proof of how juvenile Rich the blood sucker is... - R.L. - 7/17/2004 9:44:43 PM
        
        Ok, you slandering piece of crap - R.L. (with a vengance) - 7/17/2004 8:51:27 PM
        
        Google offers prizes but YOU prefer to make government money recipients need YOU as an intermediary. Sticky fingers? - ~tax leech - 7/17/2004 10:05:29 PM
        
        Rich you are getting into legally dangerous territory, Slander ... - R.L. - 7/17/2004 10:33:40 PM
        
        LOL I didn't need a lawyer, you worthless twit, I just handed in proof of insurance to the court- no big deal, I certainly didnt need a leech like you... - R.L. (amused) - 7/17/2004 7:43:14 PM
        
        Now how about the REST of the story R.L.? Ashamed? - ~tax leech - 7/17/2004 10:27:06 PM
        
        I posted the entire thing on community- I find it bizzarre that you think you are making points with it - R.L. - 7/17/2004 10:37:51 PM
        
        50 times more than the DARPA prize was invested in chasing it. Just because nobody would fund YOUR prize pursuits... - ~tax leech - 7/18/2004 12:22:28 AM
        
        ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID? - R.L. - 7/18/2004 1:54:15 AM
        
        That's apparently your most rational posting to date. Here's my rational response. - ~tax leech - 7/18/2004 3:40:29 PM
        
        That was not a rational response - R.L. - 7/18/2004 9:06:05 PM
        
        So if YOU couldn't convince 'em to invest, then NOBODY could, huh? - ~tax leech - 7/18/2004 10:46:25 PM
        
        Actually, I did - R.L. - 7/19/2004 2:15:41 AM
        
        So it's not a "sound business judgment" for a corp. to pursue a prize? - ~tax leech - 7/19/2004 3:02:31 AM
        
        Demonstrate you have any experience - R.L. - 7/19/2004 6:27:06 AM
        
        re: So it's not a "sound business judgment" for a corp. to pursue a prize? - ~tax leech hugger - 7/19/2004 4:03:01 AM
- Yeap Their Aaurora Program Is A Good Idea.;-) (n/t) - Mark Eby - 7/14/2004 3:17:29 AM

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