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Hubble Telescope Turns to Moon and Sees Possible Oxygen Source
NY Times ^
| October 20, 2005
| WARREN E. LEARY
Posted on 10/19/2005 9:58:40 PM PDT by neverdem
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10/19/2005 9:58:43 PM PDT
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neverdem
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:04:13 PM PDT
by
tuliptree76
(You can find me in the library reading tax books.)
To: neverdem
"Researchers said ilmenite, a glassy mineral made up of titanium, iron and oxygen, was particularly interesting because it could be an oxygen source for visitors."Sounds like it might produce building material as a buy product too.
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10/19/2005 10:04:52 PM PDT
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DannyTN
To: El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; LadyDoc; jb6; tiamat; PGalt; ..
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:11:27 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: tuliptree76
I am waiting for my Moon mining contract...
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:14:25 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:16:12 PM PDT
by
tuliptree76
(You can find me in the library reading tax books.)
To: DannyTN
... for visitors." Visitors? What, no colonists? I suppose having to live in a
shielded environment all the time, not to mention somewhat
limited sunlight may put a damper on the thrill of exploration.
To: neverdem
my personal favorite: the plank found on Mars:
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:17:19 PM PDT
by
bitt
(THE PRESIDENT: "Ask the pollsters. My job is to lead and to solve problems. ")
To: bitt
my personal favorite: the plank found on Mars: It is made of gopher wood.
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:39:26 PM PDT
by
CurlyDave
To: neverdem
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:43:51 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
To: CurlyDave
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:44:32 PM PDT
by
Drammach
(Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
To: DannyTN
The space program is a sore subject with me. I watched the first moon landing during nap time when I was in nursery school. Two people were awake; myself and the teacher.
I always believed we actually made it there in '69, and sort of laughed off the loonies who didn't believe we really went there. I heard all their stuff about this shadow is not at the right angle to the other shadows, etc. but never bought into it.
Remember, Kennedy said in about '62 that we were going to the moon by the end of the decade, and in seven years or so we were there (supposedly).
The reason for my doubts only came about late this year when NASA said we were going back to the moon. The dollar budget seems about right allowing for inflation, but with all of our improved technical capabilities since the '60s, WHY WILL IT TAKE 13 YEARS TO BUILD THE STUFF TO GET THERE NOW??????? I guess all of our Germans are retired now.
That being said, if we really did go to the moon, why in the world are we fooling around with the space station? The moon is the perfect place for a space port. Water has been "found". Raw materials and oxygen have now been found. Gravity is there but quite low for easy launches and soft(er) landings.
Anybody at NASA listening?
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posted on
10/19/2005 10:55:12 PM PDT
by
308MBR
(Walnut stocks with steel buttplates are pretty effective in close quarters.)
To: 308MBR
Great, let's write a short sci-fi story about outsourcing to a lunar colony. They will work for nothing in order that Earth does not cut off the supplies of food, water, and oxygen.
For another couple of takes, only about Mars, see the Ah-nold Schwarzenegger Movie "Total Recall" or the Isaac Asimov short story "The Martian Way".
Cheers!
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:14:20 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: neverdem
Note to the NY Times: Everything you report in this story has been known for the past 35 years. What exactly is the definition of "news" here.
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:16:19 PM PDT
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(San Francisco - See It Before God Smites It.)
To: 308MBR
> WHY WILL IT TAKE 13 YEARS TO BUILD THE STUFF TO GET THERE NOW???????
Because in the '60's, NASA got 4% of the Fed budget, and had one distinct goal: Apollo. Now they get less than 1%, and have to support the ISS.
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:38:00 PM PDT
by
orionblamblam
("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
To: neverdem
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posted on
10/19/2005 11:38:35 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: HiTech RedNeck
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posted on
10/20/2005 12:38:34 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
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posted on
10/20/2005 1:00:20 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
There isn't any. This was a "non-news" press conference. Although the new data HST obtained (UV spectra) are new and valuable, their real significance wasn't even mentioned.
A fluff event based on marginal news presided over by a quasi-competent investigatior (Garvin).
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posted on
10/20/2005 1:05:42 AM PDT
by
Cincinatus
(Omnia relinquit servare Republicam)
To: bitt
Ah! Ha! We finally found Noah's Ark!
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posted on
10/20/2005 4:01:39 AM PDT
by
SubMareener
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