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Skycranes have been around for a long time
re: Skycranes have been around for a long time
John
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1/11/2005 10:58:42 PM
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Hello,
What is "sky crane"?
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Run for the Hills! the Sky Crane is coming...
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Nick Hoffman
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12/8/2004 2:07:00 PM
It's hard to take MSL seriously when it uses Sky Crane
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Gary
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12/8/2004 4:41:40 PM
They better get MSL right, or else the Greens are going to scream bloody murder over a nuke powered craft crashing into another planet.
(n/t)
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Lee
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1/12/2005 8:27:55 AM
re: It's hard to take MSL seriously when it uses Sky Crane
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Doug Ellison
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12/8/2004 9:16:51 PM
Sky Crane
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Gary
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12/9/2004 4:39:31 AM
Correct
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Gary
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12/9/2004 4:31:24 PM
Was it both MERs or just MER-A that had the instability problem?
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pwokenyaw
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12/8/2004 6:41:26 PM
Yes.
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Gary
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12/9/2004 2:37:57 AM
re: Yes.
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pwokenyaw
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12/9/2004 6:46:27 AM
TIRS
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Gary
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12/9/2004 7:49:38 AM
If I understand the mission profile, then I think you are wrong
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alcaray
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12/8/2004 6:09:39 PM
Oddball ideas
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Tom Brosz
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12/8/2004 6:17:08 PM
Skycranes have been around for a long time
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Larry J
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12/8/2004 2:56:27 PM
re: Skycranes have been around for a long time
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John
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1/11/2005 10:58:42 PM
I saw one of these up close
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Gary
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12/8/2004 4:44:10 PM
re: Skycranes have been around for a long time
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Doug Ellison
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12/8/2004 4:29:47 PM
Jeez, some people can't take a joke
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Larry J
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12/9/2004 1:13:01 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.