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A robot to the HST, not simple...
Raoul
—
11/29/2004 6:33:05 AM
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Is it a
good idea
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A robot to the HST, not simple...
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Raoul
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11/29/2004 6:33:05 AM
It shows a troubling mindset at NASA
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Larry J
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11/29/2004 8:01:57 PM
We need to fix this!
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Gary
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11/30/2004 4:59:54 AM
It has been developing for a long time
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Larry J
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11/30/2004 3:05:19 PM
re: Liftoff-Landing
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Raoul
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11/30/2004 5:35:58 PM
Human beings are capable of enormous courage
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Gary
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11/30/2004 5:01:45 PM
There are still plenty of brave individuals but few brave bureaucracies
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Larry J
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11/30/2004 6:10:14 PM
I think you guys are blaming the wrong party.
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alcaray
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11/30/2004 6:45:16 PM
NASA is also afflicted
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Larry J
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11/30/2004 6:57:43 PM
NASA (like Soylent Green) is people
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alcaray
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11/30/2004 9:26:45 PM
True, NASA gets its funding from the people...
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Larry J
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11/30/2004 10:09:55 PM
Why is it more dangerous?
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Nick Hoffman
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12/1/2004 3:36:46 AM
How about fixing the problem?
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Larry J
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12/1/2004 2:51:51 PM
You're being way to logical
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Gary
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12/2/2004 6:26:29 AM
Silly me
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Larry J
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12/2/2004 2:35:57 PM
One way missions -- selection criteria
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dtb
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12/1/2004 2:28:38 PM
re: True, NASA gets its funding from the people...
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phil
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12/1/2004 1:32:44 AM
re: Flight
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Raoul
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12/1/2004 6:34:15 AM
You are preaching to the choir
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alcaray
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11/30/2004 10:47:12 PM
Actually, I wouldn't be in favor of funding levels nearly that high
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Larry J
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12/1/2004 2:55:18 PM
Faulty assumption
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Tom Brosz
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11/30/2004 6:01:25 PM
re: For $2.2 Billion you could go a long way toward designing a new space based telescope
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Scott Evil
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11/29/2004 6:04:39 PM
re: For $2.2 Billion you could go a long way toward designing a new space based telescope
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dwc
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11/29/2004 9:38:35 PM
A poor idea
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p
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11/29/2004 4:22:51 PM
re: I agree. Let it die, then there is a need for a new and better telescope in space.
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Scott Evil
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11/29/2004 5:51:35 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.