By the way, I found out why my group had been taking in so many new members. An article that had linked to our website was included on drudgereport.com. wouldn't you know... Without further adoo. The next set of messages from KerrySpace There are 25 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: A Comment On The ESA & NASA Study Of Mars Direct From: "keithcowing" 2. NASA Photos Unearthed: George H.W. Bush Wore a Bunny Suit Too From...

Copied from KerrySpace From: kerryspace@yahoogroups.com To: kerryspace@yahoogroups.com Subject: [kerryspace] Digest Number 52 Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Yo Lori, Why cant Kerry talk about space??? From: David Rickman 2. Ground Rules for KerrySpace From: 3. Re: Re: John Kerry on Space 2004, SpaceRef From: Jeff Foust 4. Re: Ground Rules for KerrySpace From: "keithcowing" 5. Re: Re: John K...

I have been trying to find information about Kerry's policy on Space Exploration. The following article shed's a bit of light. After reading it, please tell me whether you think it means Kerry is pro-space or anti-space, or whether that is even a question that can be answered. Copied from http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=965 Of course, the only comments from a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 that have come to have any real relevance to the future progress o...

Heard a sad report on BBC the other night about a Pacific atoll nation (Tuvalu) that will soon go completely underwater do to the rising ocean, a result of global warming. There was also a bit about Alaskan communities that are being destroyed by eroding beaches, a result of later season freezing of nearby icebergs. Is anyone not yet convinced of global warming, and is anyone who is convinced not yet concerned?

Recently the number of hits on the Mars Rover website (http://marsrover.jpl.nasa.gov) exceeded the global human population on Earth. Quite Amazing! Check out this article from NASA: What does this mean for public support of space exploration?

I just read an article from the International Herald Tribune (which I actually read on commondreams.org) , which states that the first flag on Mars, should not be the American Flag, but the "flag of Planet Earth" I would like to respond to this with a sobering fact: There is no "flag of Planet Earth." I'm not saying there shouldn't be, but the fact is, there isn't. Sure, there is the United Nations flag, but this hardly represents a unified planet. Yes, we could easily design a "flag ...