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A successor to the STS with Atlas 5 ? by Raoul July 21, 2011 6:43 am
  • One shots will never replace the reusables! The idea of going back to that era of spaceflight is simply ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 23:57:09
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    • Could the accomplishments of the shuttle have been achieved with non-reusable hardware? How would the bottom line have looked had ... by mcfly 2011-07-24 21:01:10
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      • That's a good question. The assembly of the Space Station would have needed heavy-lift boosters, or smaller modules. ... by TB 2011-07-24 21:19:48
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    • The HL-20, on which the Dream Chaser was modeled, was intended to use escape rockets and parachutes for launch pad ... by TB 2011-07-21 10:19:34
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      • The HL-20/Dream Chaser is small enough that it could be launched into orbit with one or two SRBs. They have ... by Lee 2011-07-21 17:33:53
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      "Dawn" in orbit around Vesta by TB July 17, 2011 12:38 pm
      • That dark crater in the center looks very interesting, I wonder how that formed. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/multimedia/pia14317.html by johannes 2011-08-02 08:08:23
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        Great place for our spaceport by Eri July 17, 2011 12:17 pm
        • Which reminds me...... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-20 20:15:41
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          • Yes, and I think there is at least one already parked there. by carter j burke 2011-07-21 06:33:17
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            • http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Operations/SEMM17XJD1E_0.html says L1 is a very good position for monitoring the Sun. The solar wind reaches it about one hour before reaching ... by cjb 2011-07-21 06:45:37
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          • Referring to smart people as nerds won't help. by Lee 2011-07-17 13:07:01
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            • Well, they are. by TB 2011-07-17 13:19:38
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            Inside SpaceX by TB July 14, 2011 6:09 pm
            • I've looked all over for SpaceX merchandise, but so far no luck. I really want a ball cap and ... by Lee 2011-07-15 14:04:40
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              • What a great-looking operation. And a nice little thumbs-up for Microsoft. by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:00:39
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                In the blink of an eye. by Lee July 13, 2011 3:29 pm
                • Y'know, when you look to the future, it's always so slow. When you look to the past, it's always ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 23:04:55
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                  Tycho crater by TB July 12, 2011 11:45 am
                  • You know what you've done? ~~~~~~ You've destroyed a recent science myth. Up until the 1960's,there was a myth that the Moon ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-07-27 13:37:58
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                    • To be fair, Tycho is a very young crater (as these things go), about 100 million years old, and has ... by TB 2011-07-27 18:26:18
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                    • More here. Click on the "Read Full Caption" link, too. by TB 2011-07-12 11:52:15
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                      We need one of these on the ISS by Eri July 11, 2011 2:46 pm
                      • 3D prints via xkcd: by TB 2011-07-13 19:41:41
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                        • Or someone could order a smaller butt or bigger boobs. by Eri 2011-07-17 12:11:25
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                          • LOL, I spewed my drink all over the monitor. =D by Lee 2011-07-13 21:24:56
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                          • That's amazing. I've seen "printed" solids before, but never assembled moving parts. A question for those in the know: is the ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:37:51
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                            • Yes it is. I've used a Z Corp printer with both Inventor and SolidWorks software. The printer builds ... by Lee 2011-07-11 21:33:50
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                              • Thanks. Definitely falls under Clarke's "Any sufficiently advanced technology..." criteria. by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:15:35
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                                • They're working on versions which use metal powder that's fused together by laser. That's going to be a real ... by Lee 2011-07-12 14:40:53
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                              • "A question for those in the know: is the scanner software able to identify individual (and perhaps partially hidden) components ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:26:48
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                                • I'm still boggling a bit over this. As you suggest, once the data for an object is on file it ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 11:00:00
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                                  • Rapid prototyping is the term for the process. Google it and be amazed. by Lee 2011-07-12 15:01:00
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                                • From the SketchUp Blog: by podrock 2011-07-11 20:12:34
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                                  • Cool. I looked for a section on "Personnel Fabrication," but couldn't find it. Next release, maybe? by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:23:31
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                                • I've seen a number of these work in CAD conferences. The main limitation is the materials available, although they're ... by TB 2011-07-11 19:03:15
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                                  • Printed robots. by Lee 2011-07-11 18:31:11
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                                    • Been watching 3-D printing for years now, and it is pretty exciting stuff. Were I a young man, like ... by podrock 2011-07-11 15:53:43
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                                      • I had seen an article on this before but hadn't seen an actual demo. How cool is that! ... by Eri 2011-07-11 14:50:17
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                                        Neptune !!! July 12th by Raoul July 11, 2011 2:25 pm
                                        • Wow! That's one slow planet. ;-) by Eri 2011-07-11 14:31:20
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                                          How sad by Eri July 7, 2011 4:19 am
                                          • This just reflects the sorry fact by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-10 00:05:03
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                                            • VRB, traditionally, we don't use words like that in subject lines on this board. Thanks. by podrock 2011-07-11 08:34:11
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                                              • BTW, I used < p > < /p > to get that word into the next line, non-viewable as the ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:51:06
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                                            • The loss to science is definitely sad. Sounds like the project itself was out of control, though. If it's cancelled, ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 10:34:42
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                                              Spacefaring Nation by TB July 6, 2011 6:43 pm
                                              • Glory for Atlantis!! http://www.atoptics.co.uk/opod.htm by Raoul 2011-07-09 12:33:52
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                                                • That's a mixed bag. I understand the melancholy, I feel it myself. But the shuttles represent an era that *had* ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 10:30:31
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                                                  New "rare earth" resources found on ocean floor by TB July 4, 2011 9:03 am
                                                  • The fruit on the lower branches have already been picked clean. This is a metaphor we are going to be ... by ER 2011-07-11 04:49:27
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                                                    • The rest of the story. Oh, well. by TB 2011-07-10 15:00:26
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                                                      • If it can't be mined at a profit, it's not ore. Thanks for the update. Twenty years ago I ... by podrock 2011-07-11 08:36:50
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                                                        • I still have some hope for metallic asteroids, but I'm thinking we'll need to get people into space in a ... by TB 2011-07-11 09:13:50
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                                                      Update on the "holographic universe" by TB July 3, 2011 8:29 am
                                                      • Maybe the Universe is just a projection of my mind. I created you all. I feel fuzzy this morning. Oh, that ... by Eri 2011-07-04 06:02:36
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                                                        • If that's the case, I want to thank you for my wife, my kids and my dog. Oh, and could you ... by mcfly 2011-07-04 19:09:40
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                                                          • I'll see if Rover can whip up some pancakes for you. Just leave out the batter mix, some milk ... by Eri 2011-07-04 22:29:21
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                                                        • "Recant!" by mcfly 2011-07-04 04:31:26
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                                                          • No, "decant!" (hic) by TB 2011-07-04 07:15:48
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                                                            • Decant much better than recant! by Eri 2011-07-04 15:18:28
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                                                              • Yer always taking TB's side :-( by mcfly 2011-07-04 17:52:55
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                                                                • Only when there's booze involved. by Eri 2011-07-04 22:30:10
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                                                          • The Holographic Universe theory was interesting, and probably could be created in some way in a lab, but I have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-03 14:16:54
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                                                            • This is what really matters, Tom. Everything else is just a never-ending search to find cheaper packaging techniques and ... by ER 2011-07-03 10:51:02
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