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Japanese Probe Snags Asteroid Sample
Space.com ^
| 02/21/2019
| Mike Wall
Posted on 02/21/2019 6:43:20 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
People who accomplish space exploration are amazing.
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02/21/2019 8:34:32 PM PST
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lurk
To: lurk
To: steve86
I saw a Hayabusa passing traffic at nearly 200 mph. That's one heck of a Haya-speed-busa ......
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02/21/2019 9:00:07 PM PST
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Mr_Moonlight
(Ich bin ein Irredeemable Deplorable)
To: BenLurkin
To: Simon Green; Deaf Smith; steve86
So ballistically, it’s a .380 ACP. With a Tantalum bullet they are going for penetration.
Tantalum is one of the hardest elements so expect little deformation.
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02/21/2019 11:43:43 PM PST
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Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
To: BenLurkin
“The Ryugu material will come down to Earth in a special return capsule in December 2020.”
Hmm. Isn’t the remake of “The Andromeda Strain” due out in theaters January 2021?
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02/21/2019 11:55:24 PM PST
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21twelve
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