Excellent ideas but what is the status on the projectSSS ?

Where (when) can we buy that book "The Soviet Exploration of Venus" ... sounds very interesting !!!

Is their new visitor complex ready ?

Chess ... Astronomy ... Mountainbiking

I have found these ... going to the stars...

Does anybody know what the outcome was of observing the lunar landing sites using the ESO VLTI in Chile ?
More on this here:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/24/1037697982142.html

Interesting topic that bring up ein question: What is the difference in look of both MER, do both have the same background on high-gain antenna for instance? And LEGO figurine somewhere on solar panels?

Great mission which doesn't get much attantion in my opinion!
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM1PPOFGLE_0.html

Which device made the Huygens probe spin underneath its satellite?
I read that's the way how 360° images were made during descent...

Another newbie question:
What's exactly the difference between the Kuiper belt & the Oort cloud ?

Which is in Your opinion the best Sagan biography ?

By The Way, is the DonDavis on this forum by any chance the Donald Davis of:
http://www.donaldedavis.com/PARTS/SAGAN.html

Planet Saturn was close but cloudy and very cold weather here in Germany!

As Carl Sagan always said ' 99% of the speed of light would be fine '

Amazing (crazy) plans for Venus!

Well I always grab hold of a Spaceflight magazine, check it diagonally and buy it if it has something on unmanned spaceflight, which it has in 50% of the time
Guess I'll buy a few of the April 2006 issues with the UMSF Spirit cover

Found these great photos online:
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~whe/arecibo/

Any good books on the subject ?

Sorry to hear the 'definite' ? cancellation

All the best with Your work Bill, looking forward to first assembly of Your MER

And Cassini-Huygens in particular ?

So New Horizons will take images of the Gas giant Jupiter and some of its moons?
Wondered if the lenses on the cameras are closed afterwards as some kind of protection and opened before Pluto encounter?

DSN questions: Does anybody know:
1. Where these antennas are precisely located ( GPS coordinates )
2. How could we visit these ' Tempels ' for unmanned space buffs ?
3. Does anybody of forum live near any of them ( Jodrell Bank, etc... ) ?

That CNN reporter even lobbyed to fly on a space shuttle and NASA was thinking about it!

Doug, Will You also record this evening's NH launch preps, together with what You have that would make a 'must have' DVD !

O.K. Danke... Where do You get Your information other than www ?

I guess this is the right part of the forum to ask questions, so here's another one; Which were the main contractor firms for the Mariner 9 spacecraft (which firm built the thruster, radios and electronics)?

Ordered one also will notify the board when it arrives