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Posts Made By: Maurice Clark

January 13, 2005 11:15 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Battery opperated hair dryers

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

Any suggestions as to where I might find a battery opperated hair dryer? With all the humidity, I need one for the scopes.

Thanks

Maurice

January 25, 2005 08:34 PM Forum: Politics

NASA cutting outer planets budget

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

It appears that NASA funding is in deeper trouble than realised. First scrap the HST. Now this. All at a time when military spending is skyrocketing. One wonders what the current administration really thinks about science! cwy

"In December 2004 you received a selection letter notifying you that your Outer Planets Research Program proposal had been selected for funding, and in late December I initiated the release of funds to cover the first year of your effort. I regret to inform you that the FY05 funds to support this program have been redirected by the order of the NASA Administrator to meet other agency needs.

More here: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1000

Regards,

Maurice

January 26, 2005 05:11 PM Forum: Politics

Stories from Iraq

Posted By Maurice Clark
http://Hi everyone,

I think some of you might find this interesting. I know I did.

Regards,

Maurice

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2004/iraq_log/default.stm

January 31, 2005 09:57 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Lonesome rider!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Is it just me.... or does looking at these make you feel lost and lonely as well?

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/362/1N160331322EFF4200P1617R0M1.HTML

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/2/n/383/2N160363592EFFA2K1P1918L0M1.HTML

Cheers,

Maurice

February 1, 2005 03:26 PM Forum: Politics

HST servicing hearing tomorrow

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

Just read this on another board I frequent. Could be interesting. Unfortunately I will be doing classes and labs during that time, so will not be able to listen.

Regards,

Maurice

The American Astronomical Society mailing list just pointed out that there is a hearing of the House Science Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1000-1200 EST, dealing specifically with HST servicing. There is slated to be a webcast linked from www.house.gov/science. Witnesses to testify include STScI director Steven Beckwith; Lou Lanzerotti of the National Academy study committee; Colin Normal, principal investigator of the Hubble Origins Probe; Princeton physicist Joseph Taylor; Gary Pulliam of Aerospace Corporation; and Paul Cooper of MD Robotics.

February 4, 2005 01:45 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Mag 3 asteroid!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

Want to see a mag 3 asteroid? Only one problem, you will have to wait until 2029! sad

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news149.html

On April 13, 2029, the predicted trajectory now passes within 5.7 Earth radii (36,350 km or 22,600 miles) of the Earth's center - just below the altitude of geosynchronous Earth satellites.

At the time of the closest approach, the asteroid will be a naked eye object (3.3 mag.) traveling rapidly (42 degrees per hour!) through the constellation of Cancer. 8O 8O

Pencil that date in folks!!!!

Cheers,

Maurice

Any takers on the weather forecast for that night?? cwy

February 4, 2005 01:56 PM Forum: Politics

India to the Moon, and NASA wants to hitch a ride!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Hi all,

http://www.physorg.com/news2915.html

India is sending 2 probes to the Moon in the next few years. The first one, (Chandrayaan-1) will be launched in 2007 and could have a USA instrument on board.

Anyone else seeing the stark irony in the US seeking collaberation with India's space program while they snubbed the Chinese program as 'not sufficiently mature'?

Cheers,

Maurice

February 4, 2005 02:01 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

10,000 days!!

Posted By Maurice Clark
Since the launch of the Voyager spacecraft!!! 8O 8O 8O 8O

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/

Unfortunately I can still well remember the launch and all the excitement of each planetary encounter!!! Where did the years go??!!!???

Some of the summer interns the team has employed were not even born when the spacecraft were launched.

Now I KNOW I am getting old!!! shocked shocked cwy

Cheers,

Maurice

February 9, 2005 10:32 PM Forum: Politics

Bush orders army to shoot down Hubble!

Posted By Maurice Clark
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i7414

grin grin

Maurice

February 11, 2005 03:34 PM Forum: Politics

Male chauvenism not dead?

Posted By Maurice Clark
Check this out.

http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=5400280&startrow=11&date=2005-02-10&do_alert=0

MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) - There would be probably no women on the first flight to Mars, Director of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP), academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Presidential Council on Sciences and Education Anatoly Grigoryev announced after his speech in front of the students of the Moscow International University.

"After all, women are fragile and delicate creatures; that is why men should lead the way to distant planets and carry women there in their strong hands," the head of IMBP said with a smile.

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