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2007-09-26 Science & Technology

NASA spacecraft, Dawn, about to embark on mission to asteroid belt

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 RUMORMILLNEWS > Unconfirmed - possible 7.0-plus magn quake in Philippines???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-26 02:29|| 2007-09-26 02:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Joe go here. It does appear something happened in that area.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-26 08:11|| 2007-09-26 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Back to the topic, they should have named it something appropriate -- maybe The Rolling Stones or Gil Hamilton.

Or even just R. A. Heinlein.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-09-26 08:49|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-09-26 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 D.D. Harriman

Posted by gromgoru 2007-09-26 10:25|| 2007-09-26 10:25|| Front Page Top

#5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brennan

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-09-26 11:13|| 2007-09-26 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Harvard keeps track of all asteroids...

In the most recent report there were 381,057 of the things known....
Harvard Asteroid Lists

The saying for the mission should be :
"So many rocks, so little time."

Posted by BigEd 2007-09-26 12:29|| 2007-09-26 12:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Official Launch Tune!

http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858511639

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-09-26 16:28|| 2007-09-26 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 BigEd Harvard keeps track of all assteroids...

In the most recent report there were 381,057 of the things known....
Harvard Assteroid Lists

The saying for the mission should be :
"So many rocks, so little time."

In addition Harvard has proudly graduated over 2,381,057 Hemorrhoidal objects.

The saying for New England's finest...
"So many Harvard Asses so little time."

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-09-26 17:22|| 2007-09-26 17:22|| Front Page Top

#9 D *** NGED AEROSMITH + TEXAS-SIZED ASTEROIDS. KAMELEN, 2013, 2018, Moon explodin' 2030, etc. > the future OWG may not be able to stop Mother Mary, but dey got years and decades for the rest, iff it can. BEATLES > "Giving words of wisdom, let it be". A LONG-DEAD MADONNA FAN IS STILL THERE???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-26 21:12|| 2007-09-26 21:12|| Front Page Top

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