RE: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of Mar

2002-10-17 Thread Schmidt Mickey Civ 50 ES/CC
How will this organization (Mars Institute) do anything that the Mars Society is not already set up to do? It looks like they are positioning themselves to divide and dilute the community interested persons who want to further Mars Exploration, support, and interest. Mickey Schmidt USAF

RE: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of Mar (fwd)

2002-10-17 Thread Robert J. Bradbury
Mickey Schmidt observed: How will this organization (Mars Institute) do anything that the Mars Society is not already set up to do? It looks like they are positioning themselves to divide and dilute the community interested persons who want to further Mars Exploration, support, and

RE: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of Mar

2002-10-17 Thread Paul Lavin
Heaven knows the Mars Society itself has done enough to divide and dilute the community of interested persons... Paul At 12:14 17/10/2002 -0600, you wrote: How will this organization (Mars Institute) do anything that the Mars Society is not already set up to do? It looks like they are

Fw: Cornell News: reciprocating cantilever atomic battery

2002-10-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 12:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cornell News: reciprocating cantilever atomic battery Tiny atomic battery developed at Cornell could run for decades unattended, powering sensors or

RE: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of Mar (fwd)

2002-10-17 Thread John Sheff
I know someone that would debate you. I recall that during the sixties there was some kind of psychedelic cult - 'The Church of the Boo-Hoo Bible', or something - that maintained that the planet Saturn was the source of all evil and bad vibes in the universe. Their proposed solution was to

Re: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of...

2002-10-17 Thread JHByrne
In a message dated 10/17/2002 11:05:32 AM Alaskan Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I shall rise to that challenge, Robert. I'm not a scientist per se, but I do like to tell myself that I am at times, rational. Dismantling Mars is not going to happen, ever. This is more a political

RE: [Spaceref-daily] The Mars Institute: A New Resource for a New Century of Mar (fwd)

2002-10-17 Thread Robert J. Bradbury
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Gary McMurtry wrote: What? Dismantle Mars? No way! Some of us like it just fine the way it is. In fact, let me be one of the first (this week?) to call for an International Mars Preserve, for science, culture, etc. like we've done for Antarctica. Hey Gary, its nice

Fw: Thin Ice Opens Lead For Life On Europa

2002-10-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 6:31 PM To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Thin Ice Opens Lead For Life On Europa http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns2929Thin ice opens lead for life on EuropaDavid L. ChandlerNew