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Images of Saturn's moon Titan force team to reconsider theories
2004-07-04
Posted by:Steve White

#7  Seafarious --

I know what you mean. And that's precisely why we need to win the WoT, so we aren't just looking at the stars wondering what's out there -- we're actually exploring them. They can stay in the 7th Century over there if they want. Don't force the rest of us to live that way...
Posted by: nada   2004-07-04 4:20:01 PM  

#6  Anonymoose - I don't have that one - will this do?

Sea - Truer words were never spoken. Boggles.
Posted by: .com   2004-07-04 3:59:58 PM  

#5  I'm still trying to grok how we can be exploring Mars and Saturn simultaneously, whilst over in The Big Sandy, subhumans high on the smell of blood are hacking heads off. It. Does. Not. Compute.
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-07-04 3:50:39 PM  

#4  What a shocker. A "theory" is wrong. So what? Does anyone out there (not you all) really want to accept and acknowledge what an accomplishment this program is? Or the twin Mars rovers? Or SpaceshipOne? And what we can learn from all of them collectively?

I haven't heard any complaining yet, either, but I'm sure it'll come. There are so many armchair experts out there who second-guess everything and hope for failure in every endeavor (the WoT, the American Way, etc). Not sure what's going on in society, but I hope this cynicism cools down soon.

Sorry for the rant, but I just got fired up. I love the Space Program. Here's a good link for updates on the Cassini probe, too: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

Happy 4th of July, all!
Posted by: nada   2004-07-04 1:59:36 PM  

#3  I was actually suprised this past week not to hear one idiot complain "just think what we could of done with al that money 'wasted' in space" As if the money spent on these types on projects ever leaves the economy. But not once do I ever hear the morons that mouth these views demand that the money spent on schools, social programs and the like be spent wisely or even accountability be taken into account.

Now as to the science teams at JPL and elsewhere being suprised. If they knew the answers the Cassini probe would never of been launched or built. Also the anti nuclear crowd tried to get the mission scrubed at the last minute in enviormental grounds
Posted by: cheaderhead   2004-07-04 10:32:17 AM  

#2  ...To the tune of "Everything You Know Is Wrong", by Weird Al Yankovic.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2004-07-04 10:18:16 AM  

#1  Forced to reconsider their theories? Obviously, the Cassini Mission Coalition failed to properly plan for the circumstances they have encountered.

It's a theoretical quagmire, I tell you. A quagmire!
Posted by: SteveS   2004-07-04 10:06:17 AM  

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