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Great views ... and a great opportunity

Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:15 PM by Alan Boyle

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Perhaps ESA will stick a heat shield on the ATV. Maybe thats another reason why they want astronauts.

actionforspace.com (Sent Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:31 PM)

What an exciting time to follow cosmology! New images and discoveries seem to be flooding in at an astronomical rate;-). The possibility exists for new particles, earthlike planets, and commercial space flight to name a few. My favorite is the debate over dark matter and dark energy. So if dark energy is discovered, do we really need a big bang?

carl, orange CA (Sent Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:19 PM)

Actually, that's not a bad idea about sticking a heat shield on the ATV... I read somewhere that it would wouldn't be difficult to human rate the Jules Verne. I guess we'll see how that works out when they retire the shuttle.

Alex, Miami, FL (Sent Friday, April 11, 2008 6:56 AM)



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