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jonmarkua@...
Sep 25, 1999 8:40 pm
I just posted this question inside the airlock, but I thought I'd post it here,too, and broaden the scope a bit to include characters and history. Unlike other...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Sep 25, 1999 9:25 pm
There aren't many of us yet! But, I suspect the numbers will grow as people have a chance to read their eMail. What? Less than 10 emails from Space-Modelers...
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Justin Wigg
Justin.Wigg@...
Sep 27, 1999 2:48 am
jonmarku-@... wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/space-modelers_eva/?start=2 ... There was a huge thread about this on...
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jonmarkua@...
Sep 27, 1999 3:41 am
Thanks Justin... I'll do that. ... was first ... where x is ... himself...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:30 pm
Hey Gang! I would assume mosty of you are as interested in space topics as you are modeling. If you aren't already a subscriber to "Frontier Status" (an eMail...
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jonmarkua@...
Oct 7, 1999 7:07 am
Justin, Looks like someone has been looking at your shuttle with the McDonalds logo on the ET. ... of the International Space Station, Pizza Hut, Inc. has ...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Oct 7, 1999 10:35 am
Ain't nothin sacred no more! And to think we didn't buy stock in Pizza Hut... But, really, how many people give a flying crap about launches but usins? Hope...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 7, 1999 12:38 pm
This commmercializations makes my hair go up. On the other hand, IF it is the ONLY way to get the station up and going, then what harm will it really do? I'd...
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jonmarkua@...
Oct 7, 1999 5:39 pm
I have always thought that NASA did a poor job at PR. I mean, this is exciting stuff! A shuttle launch gets about 5 minutes of air time on CNN. Don't you think...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 7, 1999 6:17 pm
PR at NASA? I looked up what I think were their PR positions, they call it something else. But it only pays up to about $42,000 dollars, after ten years! I...
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Steve Rogers
srogers@...
Oct 7, 1999 6:26 pm
... True enough, but NASA isn't about that anymore. For example, just compare the sound track of the 30 seconds around any Apollo launch to that of a shuttle...
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jonmarkua@...
Oct 7, 1999 7:11 pm
... keep it ... Steve, I don't disagree with your point. I would point out that, in my opinion, Dan Goldin has brought about some amount of freshness to NASA. ...
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jonmarkua@...
Oct 7, 1999 7:26 pm
... Point well taken Randy. But, it seems to me that Pizza Hut and others, shelling out big bucks for this stuff, would bring extended coverage and interest. ...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Oct 7, 1999 9:19 pm
Well said... all of us <G>. NASA PR SUX! I wonder what people think is really being done at NASA? I'm sure they don't believe we are gearing up for the Mars...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Oct 7, 1999 9:30 pm
Please do not get me wrong! I'm all for NASA bastardizing every piece of equipment they use with advertisements iffin it means we get to the stars that much...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 7, 1999 9:37 pm
True, true.......
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 7, 1999 10:27 pm
To Answer Randy's question: What would I do to let people know what is happening out there? I has to be a many pronged attack. Education is a no brainer and...
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Johnny Brock
screwjack@...
Oct 7, 1999 11:24 pm
Isn't Clint Eastwood filming something called "Space Cowboy"? Someone at NASA should brief him before he talks to Katie Couric... --John B. ...
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Justin Wigg
Justin.Wigg@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:17 am
I don't think this is the first time a Russian booster has carried advertising. IIRC, a few years ago a Soyuz (maybe the first Starsem?) or Proton carried...
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Sven Knudson
sknudson@...
Oct 8, 1999 3:43 am
... From: Nick <glencoe@...> To: <space-modelers_eva@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 1:22 PM Subject: [space-modelers_eva] Re: ISS...
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John Brock
gonzo@...
Oct 8, 1999 5:17 am
At this point, John Q. Public is just relieved that NASA isn't responsible for his cell phone coverage. $150 million dollars worth of Martian fireworks is an...
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Steve Rogers
srogers@...
Oct 8, 1999 5:15 pm
... True, its not - but it is a bureaucracy. The problem is that it gets its money from the political system rather than by the consent of investors or...
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Sven Knudson
sknudson@...
Oct 9, 1999 1:51 am
Original Message ----- From: John Brock <gonzo@...> To: <space-modelers_eva@egroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 12:20 AM Subject:...
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Steve Rogers
srogers@...
Oct 14, 1999 4:58 pm
Regarding the question of how to get "Space" going again, I think the single most important thing is to establish some property rights policy in space. I've...
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Randolf Keith
zookeeper@...
Oct 14, 1999 7:58 pm
Very interesting stuff Steve. I guess the governments are reluctant to promote exploitation 'cause they would have a hard time collecting taxes on Io. In any...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 16, 1999 9:11 pm
For Modelers (and Space Historians) who like to model the eary pioneer days of rocketry(pre-Mercury stuff), there is a great article on the Soviet's Luna...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 16, 1999 9:14 pm
Does anyone remember the old Renwal Vanguard Missile(Rocket)? It was about a accurate as I can spell and type but had a neat interior that explains liquid...
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watrtrk@...
Oct 17, 1999 2:12 am
... thanks to who ever created this website/maillist. I feel like I can breathe and talk about all things spaceflight related here, I am very tired of being...
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Nick
glencoe@...
Oct 17, 1999 2:25 am
Mike, I agree with you and I find it hard to separate my OT subjects from my interests in modeling. I think that they not only go hand-in-hand but contribute...
