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 On the 8th of February 2004, a much younger Doug Ellison set up and made the very first posts on a new forum called Unmanned Spaceflight.com. Here are those very first posts: Welcome | First Image Ten years and many, many more images and posts later, hundreds of members and guests regularly visit and contribute to these pages to share their enthusiasm for space exploration. Thanks Doug for getting us all started on this journey.  
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Feb 10 2014, 10:00 AM
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The earliest snapshot in the internet archive is from the 20th Feb 2004 - 12 days in. Banner is lost, but here is a screen-grab. So many memories.
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Feb 10 2014, 01:51 PM
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QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Feb 10 2014, 04:00 AM)  The earliest snapshot in the internet archive is from the 20th Feb 2004 - 12 days in. Banner is lost, but here is a screen-grab. So many memories. Ah, yes -- every forum "owned" by Doug and by Alex Blackwell, the guy who e-mailed me about this place starting up. I was already a member at this point, member number 15, joined on 2/9/04. So, I have been here, in and out of lurker mode, for the entire 10 years. It has added much to my life. Thanks for taking the leap of faith and setting this up for all of us, Doug! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Astro0 UMSF@10 Feb 8 2014, 10:52 PM
Astro0 The byline in our Unmanned Spaceflight.com banner ... Feb 8 2014, 10:59 PM Astro0 Two more wallpapers for good measure
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UMSF@... Feb 9 2014, 07:34 PM nprev It's well-earned.
Me, I'm going for ... Feb 9 2014, 10:36 PM Juramike For me personally (and a lot of people around me, ... Feb 9 2014, 11:15 PM nprev <bleeping bleep!!!> Yes.
You a... Feb 10 2014, 01:07 AM Bjorn Jonsson QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Feb 10 2014, 10:00 A... Feb 10 2014, 10:47 PM jamescanvin QUOTE (Astro0 @ Feb 8 2014, 10:52 PM)
... Feb 10 2014, 10:38 AM Astro0 QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Feb 10 2014, 09:38 P... Feb 10 2014, 09:53 PM neo56 I was 20, a young space enthusiast who had just en... Feb 10 2014, 01:28 PM craigmcg When did the MER Forums start up? I still think o... Feb 10 2014, 02:58 PM djellison 10 years ago. That's what we're celebrati... Feb 10 2014, 03:40 PM ElkGroveDan It would be nice if Alex were to resurface and say... Feb 10 2014, 04:54 PM RoverDriver Well, I joined the band quite late as you can see.... Feb 10 2014, 05:45 PM MahFL Bombastic indeed ! Feb 10 2014, 05:55 PM djellison For those wondering where the UMSF logo came from ... Feb 10 2014, 10:03 PM nprev If I'm not mistaken, UMSF has also been the co... Feb 10 2014, 10:52 PM Nix Whenever I look back at the beginning of the MER m... Feb 11 2014, 11:44 AM RoverDriver Thank you for sharing. I wonder how many other si... Feb 11 2014, 04:26 PM Ant103 Looks like I missed all the fun while I was doing ... Feb 12 2014, 11:17 AM machi As I see, in comparison with other members, I... Feb 12 2014, 02:12 PM brellis Very hearty thank you to Doug, Emily, Stu et al fo... Feb 12 2014, 04:15 PM Nix @Paolo; I guess there's quite some stories tie... Feb 12 2014, 06:55 PM dilo After nearly (10 years / 2.5 kposts) of activity, ... Jul 30 2014, 04:46 AM PaulH51 I for one will miss your contributions to this For... Jul 30 2014, 08:19 AM algorithm Dilo, your contributions will be greatly missed. T... Jul 30 2014, 07:48 PM RoverDriver This is sad, when the actions of a few force old t... Jul 30 2014, 10:19 PM jasedm Agreed!
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