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www.actionforspace.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:43:40 GMT

I'm totally bummed that nothing for YN is really going down here in Seattle.

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steve smyth — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:07:15 GMT

here's the solution, Kids...click my name for info Re Gaia Two...tensegrital monocoque spacecraft...falls effortlessly into space...re-enters with no blazing tin can effect...lands on water...is self sustaining, and infinitely adaptable...
sounds good, eh?
check her out...

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Alan Boyle — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:46:43 GMT

Actually, there are a couple of things going on in Seattle ... and if I can get revved up for it, you just might see me there. At Greenwood Space Travel Supply they'll be serving up borscht and piroshki, and hosting a seven-hour reading of "War and Peace." Then the party gets started at the Museum of Flight (7-10 p.m.) with billionaire space passenger Charles Simonyi as special guest. I'll be the guy in the "Space Show" T-shirt.

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Alan Boyle — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:48:10 GMT

Here's the link to info about Yuri's Night in Seattle, by the way:

http://www.museumofflight.org/Display.asp?
Page=VisCal&trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D76089525

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Thomas Ashby, Calgary — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:34:06 GMT

Isn't kinda wierd that Yuri resembles Neil Armstrong?

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www.actionforspace.com — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:13:51 GMT

Well I'll be! They aren't showing up on the map at http://www.yurisnight.net but they are on the list, aren't they. Thanks for the heads up. I dont think it will be too tough a sell for my wife, so I'll see you there!

I guess the most spacey thing that I can do is pop my collar up on my shirt. I think I saw aliens do that on star trek once.

Maybe I will find something more appropriate at Greenwood Space Travel Supply

Thanks for the heads up!

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Dave, BC WA — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:58:26 GMT

You youngsters, always wanting something better. When I was your age, we didn’t sit around and talk about going to the moon, we went there. We didn’t wait until everything was perfect. We grabbed a dune buggy, jumped on the rocked, and took off.
Oh well, it’s probably like my granddaughter says, “Yea right, and you probably walked through three feet of show on your way to school”

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Peter, Seattle — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:08:34 GMT

Hey Alan, I'll see you there! Finally an event happening in Seattle and I know about it before it happens! Simply amazing! As a bonus I live a mile away from the museum but I might be a bit late so I hope nobody minds... :)

I have no idea what I'll be wearing so I'll have to look for YOU... You too ActionForSpace guy...

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a p garcia — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:30:58 GMT

I am proud of good Old USA and no matter how honorable it is I will not celebrate another nations achievements and because I am a US citizen. I also do not celebrate Mexico's holidays, yet I know Mexico's history better than most citizens of Mexico.

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steve smyth — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:22:11 GMT

Alan,
Would you be so kind as to inquire with Greenwood Space Travel Supply RE availability of super efficient gyroscopes...ala those used in Segways...
They do not have any links on their webpage.
thanx...
also, the linked name above has resulted in close to 100 clicks at the Gaia Two info page.
There are still folks looking for something beyond SpaceShipsOneTwo, etc....GOOD!

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cm, Jackson, MS — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:16:35 GMT

A.P., I'm with you. If we only celebrated Neil's first steps out with such fervor. Now in America, July 20 comes and goes with barely a mention of the program that actually went somewhere in space. What does it take to take man out of low Earth orbit?, I'm afraid generation whYne will never have a clue.

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dirk alan , toledo ohio — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:07:04 GMT

i think neil armstrong resembles lucky lindy.

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JeffK, King of Prussia, PA — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:59:25 GMT

Quote: "I am proud of good Old USA and no matter how honorable it is I will not celebrate another nations achievements and because I am a US citizen."

OK, then what do you do on Columbus Day?

In 200 years no one will care that the Soviets beat us into space and we beat them to the moon. What WILL matter is whether we've moved into space or have decided to fold inward on ourselves and keep fighting over religious, racial, and political differences.

So far the story of America's space program has been "We went, we saw, we lost interest". If it takes a celebration of Gagarin's flight to get us off our collective duffs, let's party!

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dude, Houston, TX — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:37:17 GMT

Let's party? Howabout let's get to work?
We can party when there's new footprints on the Moon.

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Dave, BC WA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:21:47 GMT

Jeffk, king of Prussia, Pa
In regards to your last comment, “We went, we saw, we lost interest”.
To some degree that’s what happen to the Apollo program. But at the same time, look at what we’re doing today.
We’re doing things that we never could have done back in the 70’s. I think us, as a people, we get bored, and that’s why we move forward, to new things.
You can’t change the past. And I realize we could have been on Mars years ago. I’m getting old. I keep hearing about how we’re going back to the moon. Sometimes I wonder. I really don’t think we’re going back there in my life time.
So I think to myself, before we mothball the Shuttle, Is there any way we could stripped it of excess weight? Fill it full of fuel? Take it for a ride? I know we can’t land, but could we get a picture of our shadow?
I’d love to hear my granddaughter say, “Grandpa, just for your information, you’re not the only ones that went around the moon.”

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Earth is for people, not space — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:01:39 GMT

I don't want to pay for space exploration. It has resulted in trillions of wasted dollars. Not to mention the unnecessary loss of life. What did we gain by putting a man on the moon? What will we gain by placing one on Mars? A sense of accomplishment? Is a sense of accomplishment worth what we have paid for it?

My generation will never see a dime of social security benefits but we have to keep paying for it. If we cant afford a program like this, why should we be paying for space exploration?

Instead of paying for useless exploration why don't we invest in education, health care or something with tangible benefits?