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re: Luna 16
kilograms vs grams...
Adam
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7/25/2006 8:08:48 AM
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...and varied locations rather than within scoop reach.
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Is man in space scientifically useless?
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Raoul
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7/24/2006 6:41:43 PM
"Yield to the logic of the situation"--LCDR Spock (UFP-SF)
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ER
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7/26/2006 1:44:42 PM
re: "Yield to the logic of the situation"--LCDR Spock (UFP-SF)
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Andrew
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7/26/2006 7:56:12 PM
I agree.
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ER
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7/26/2006 9:35:41 PM
re: Humans in space
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Raoul
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7/26/2006 5:20:00 PM
Compromise?
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ER
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7/26/2006 5:35:55 PM
re: Compromise?
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Raoul
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7/26/2006 7:21:58 PM
There is more to life than Science.
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Scott Evil
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7/25/2006 3:53:51 PM
There's not much of a story if there's no one to peer and twiddle.
(n/t)
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alcaray
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7/25/2006 3:07:50 PM
Currently 99% of effort with manned space is on survival not science
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Sawyer
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7/25/2006 11:08:35 AM
re: That is simply rubbish! Apollo astronauts didn't spend 99% of their time just surviving.
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Chris Vancil
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7/26/2006 7:40:03 AM
Total up development costs for all manned space programs and then get back to me on science return for same
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Sawyer
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7/26/2006 9:59:59 AM
re:Do the same for all robots including the costs of WW II... that makes as much sense.
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Chris Vancil
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7/26/2006 7:49:39 PM
So, I guess there would be no robots if we didn't need them for space?
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Sawyer
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7/26/2006 10:00:40 PM
re: So, I guess there would be no robots if we didn't need them for space?
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Chris Vancil
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7/27/2006 6:47:03 PM
re: Is man in space scientifically useless?
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ER
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7/25/2006 1:37:50 AM
Robotic repair of HST
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LJK
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7/25/2006 2:26:12 PM
re: Is man in space scientifically useless?
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Tom Brosz
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7/24/2006 7:10:57 PM
Probably the wrong ways to look at the matter.
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Bowser
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7/25/2006 1:15:37 AM
re: Probably the wrong ways to look at the matter.
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Chris Vancil
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7/26/2006 12:55:11 AM
re: Probably the wrong ways to look at the matter.
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Tom Brosz
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7/25/2006 2:33:34 AM
re: Impatience and maintenance
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Raoul
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7/25/2006 5:43:21 AM
Ask the people studying the hundreds of pounds of Moon rocks brought back by Apollo
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Lee
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7/24/2006 6:53:09 PM
re: Luna 16
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Raoul
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7/24/2006 7:02:36 PM
re: Randomly selection rocks out of context by Luna or purposeful collected samples by Apollo Astronauts...hum which is more useful science?
(n/t)
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Chris Vancil
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7/26/2006 7:52:40 AM
re: If it cost 20 times less but produced 19 times less science, then it's a winner
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Raoul
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7/26/2006 4:15:20 PM
My point exactly Raoul. The people who would claim man hasn't produce space science are making a value judgement on Science and science.
(n/t)
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Chris Vancil
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7/27/2006 6:25:27 AM
kilograms vs grams...
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Adam
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7/25/2006 8:08:48 AM
re: kilograms vs grams...
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LJK
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7/25/2006 3:27:20 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.