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NASA Spacecraft Has Shields UP
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| 1-2-2004
| NASA
Posted on 01/02/2004 8:57:06 AM PST by blam
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To: Incorrigible
I knew someone would beat me to it!
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posted on
01/02/2004 9:47:09 AM PST
by
StriperSniper
(Sending the Ba'thist to the showers! ;-)
To: realpatriot
Yes this would qulify for the longest round trip mission, although there may be some questions on that since the craft dosen't actually land, just a released capsule.
There are plans in the works for a sample return mission from Mars in the next 10 to 15 years.
No mission has ever returned anything outside of lunar orbit.
Venus would be verry difficult for anything but upper atmosphere. Probes don't last above a few minutes with pressures 10 to 50 times that of earth, tempatures on the surface aloow for molten rock on much of the surface and sulpheric acid for rain.
To: ASA Vet
Shot down by Barsoom Defense Forces
Reminds me of a Justice League of America story from the early 80's. In one scene a Martian return to the devasted planet, only to find one of the Viking landers.
He is outraged by the desecration of Mars by outsiders and the Martians attack Earth.
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posted on
01/02/2004 10:07:15 AM PST
by
GreenLanternCorps
(WHO DEY! WHO DEY! WHO DEY THINK GONNA BEAT DEM BENGALS!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: blam
NASA Spacecraft Has Shields UPThere's no mention of phasors or photon torpedoes. Whatsupwidat? Poor defenseless craft.
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posted on
01/02/2004 10:19:00 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(28Dec ~ I felt my unborn child move this morning!! __30Dec ~ Junior is a little girl !)
To: tricky_k_1972
I believe that as long as the capsule went up with the craft, it qualifies.
Can we get a decision?
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posted on
01/02/2004 10:33:56 AM PST
by
realpatriot
(Leaving the tagline unchanged for now)
To: blam
The NASA TV Channel is supposed to have some commentary on the Stardust encounter with Wild-2 shortly at 11:00am PST, for those who can get it.
"Gone to See Wild"
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posted on
01/02/2004 10:50:46 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(Rocket motor's runnin'....)
To: Thebaddog
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posted on
01/02/2004 11:53:20 AM PST
by
demlosers
(Light weight and flexible - radiation shielding is solved.)
To: demlosers
He blew up proper. Did you ever see Scotty in the later movies?
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posted on
01/02/2004 1:25:38 PM PST
by
Thebaddog
(Woof!)
To: Jonah Hex
sent Beagle to the pound
Do you think they've sent it to the "room in the back"?
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posted on
04/25/2004 1:06:04 AM PDT
by
mdmathis6
(The Democrats must be defeated in 2004...." MDMATHIS6, The Anti-Democrat")
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