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	<title>Comments on: Space Debris May be Catastrophic to Future Missions (and Google Earth is Watching&#8230;)</title>
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		<title>By: automotive floor jacks</title>
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		<dc:creator>automotive floor jacks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is the first time I comment  here and I should say   you share   genuine, and quality information for   bloggers! Great job.
p.s. You have a very good template  . Where have you got it from?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the first time I comment  here and I should say   you share   genuine, and quality information for   bloggers! Great job.<br />
p.s. You have a very good template  . Where have you got it from?</p>
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		<title>By: apollo 13</title>
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		<dc:creator>apollo 13</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>carelessness always make the world more miserable. So all of us must not doubt if one day, earth and the human kind, will be in some kind of situation, that will make us pay.

Thinking things that might happened to earth, really scares us all but, BUT space galaxy is a very big part of atmosphere for us to protect the earth from its future problems, like for example, an asteroid. scientist only knows what they observes, but thats only base on there observation, HYPOTHESIS or a GOOD GUESS as the way they call it, but no one really knows what will happen to our mother earth in the near future.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>carelessness always make the world more miserable. So all of us must not doubt if one day, earth and the human kind, will be in some kind of situation, that will make us pay.</p>
<p>Thinking things that might happened to earth, really scares us all but, BUT space galaxy is a very big part of atmosphere for us to protect the earth from its future problems, like for example, an asteroid. scientist only knows what they observes, but thats only base on there observation, HYPOTHESIS or a GOOD GUESS as the way they call it, but no one really knows what will happen to our mother earth in the near future.</p>
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		<title>By: Astrophysician</title>
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		<dc:creator>Astrophysician</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Magnets.</description>
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		<title>By: HolyAvengerOne</title>
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		<dc:creator>HolyAvengerOne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[i]Johnny Blues Says:
February 25th, 2008 at 4:28 am

Well, guess we have to vacuum up the vacuum of space. Its an undeniable testament to mankind&#039;s mindset towards polluting whatever environment we find.[/i]

Make that &quot;a testament to mankind&#039;s knack for being careless about stuff&quot; and you&#039;ve got my vote. 

In my opinion, there&#039;s no evil behind what&#039;s being done, no &quot;polluting on purpose&quot; in that sort of case, more of a carelessness and definitely some pure stupidity. Sort of like when people think that a drop in the ocean, or a vote at the presidentials, doesn&#039;t really make a difference. Geez, people, sometimes !!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[i]Johnny Blues Says:<br />
February 25th, 2008 at 4:28 am</p>
<p>Well, guess we have to vacuum up the vacuum of space. Its an undeniable testament to mankind&#039;s mindset towards polluting whatever environment we find.[/i]</p>
<p>Make that &#034;a testament to mankind&#039;s knack for being careless about stuff&#034; and you&#039;ve got my vote. </p>
<p>In my opinion, there&#039;s no evil behind what&#039;s being done, no &#034;polluting on purpose&#034; in that sort of case, more of a carelessness and definitely some pure stupidity. Sort of like when people think that a drop in the ocean, or a vote at the presidentials, doesn&#039;t really make a difference. Geez, people, sometimes !!</p>
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		<title>By: The 327th Male</title>
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		<dc:creator>The 327th Male</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I second on the statement that the debris looks too uniform. Surely there should be more around the ecliptic than at the poles?

Also I love how on the screenshot on google earth provides a link to get directions to space junk object #417. I can only imagine what they would say: &quot;turn left to retrograde minus 13 degrees, initiate 10 second burn...&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I second on the statement that the debris looks too uniform. Surely there should be more around the ecliptic than at the poles?</p>
<p>Also I love how on the screenshot on google earth provides a link to get directions to space junk object #417. I can only imagine what they would say: &#034;turn left to retrograde minus 13 degrees, initiate 10 second burn&#8230;&#034;</p>
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		<title>By: alphonso richardson</title>
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		<dc:creator>alphonso richardson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bring out my Deep Space Dyson cleaner!!
Seriously, I&#039;ve always said, this situation poses a FAR greater threat to the human population than wild, crackpot theories about &#039;killer asteroids&#039; (TU 2044 was it?)

Simple probabilities dictates if we keep throwing junk into space (earth orbit) some poor sap in a space craft will hit something.

Good on those trying to lay down some rules.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring out my Deep Space Dyson cleaner!!<br />
Seriously, I&#039;ve always said, this situation poses a FAR greater threat to the human population than wild, crackpot theories about &#039;killer asteroids&#039; (TU 2044 was it?)</p>
<p>Simple probabilities dictates if we keep throwing junk into space (earth orbit) some poor sap in a space craft will hit something.</p>
<p>Good on those trying to lay down some rules.</p>
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		<title>By: Hubervacuum</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hubervacuum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There may be a market for a space vacuum cleaner soon soon .</description>
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		<title>By: Het Kessler-syndroom in kaartbijAstroblogs</title>
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		<dc:creator>Het Kessler-syndroom in kaartbijAstroblogs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Het heeft werkelijk een naam:Â hÃ©t moment dat het onmogelijk wordt nog een ruimtereis te maken zÃ³nder dat je geraakt wordt door een stuk ruimte-afval. HetÂ Kessler-syndroom, genoemd naar deÂ NASA consultant Donald J. Kessler die er als eerste mee aankwam. Door allerlei oorzaken zijn er in de afgelopen vijftig jaar meer dan 600.000 objecten groter danÂ 1 cm inÂ een baan om de Aarde terechtgekomenÂ (aldusÂ ESA&#8217;s Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment Reference,Â het MASTER-2005 model). Beroemde stukjes afval zijn een handschoen die astronaut Ed White in 1965 verloor tijdens z&#8217;n eerste ruimtewandeling met de Gemini-4 en een fotocamera die astronaut Michael Collins (piloot van de Apollo 11) in de ruimte losliet in 1966 tijdens de Gemini-8 missie. Defecte spionagesatellieten die met raketten aan gruzelementen worden geschoten, zoals onlangs de USA-193, zullen het ruimteafval uiteraard alleen maar groter maken, dus het risico wordt groter dat het Kessler-syndroom bewaarheid wordt. Cru is dat het syndroom een soort van zelfversterkend effect heeft, want als een ruimtevaartuig geraakt wordt door bijvoorbeeld een handschoen van Ed White1, dan ontstaan er nog meer brokstukken en scherven. Van ruim 9.000 stukjes ruimte-afval wordt op Aarde precies bijgehouden wÃ¡Ã¡r het zich bevindt, om mogelijke botsingen te voorkomen. In 1991 heeft men bijvoorbeeld de motor van de Atlantis shuttle negen seconden laten branden om een botsing te voorkomen met een stukje voormalige Russische satelliet. Uit geheel onverwachte hoek wordt nu de mogelijkheid geboden om ook als doodgewone stervelingen die 9.000 stukjes afval te bekijken:Â wetenschappers van het Ministerie van Cultuur van de Republiek SloveniÃ« hebben een plugin gemaakt voor Google Earth om het allemaal te aanschouwen. Ja, je gelooftÂ je oren en ogen af en toe niet.  De plugin is hier te downloaden. Met Tom Tom kan je tegenwoordig aardig de files omzeilen. Misschien dat Google Earth voor ruimtereizigers ook zoiets kan betekenen. Bron: Universe Today.Â  [...]</description>
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<p>[...] Het heeft werkelijk een naam:Â hÃ©t moment dat het onmogelijk wordt nog een ruimtereis te maken zÃ³nder dat je geraakt wordt door een stuk ruimte-afval. HetÂ Kessler-syndroom, genoemd naar deÂ NASA consultant Donald J. Kessler die er als eerste mee aankwam. Door allerlei oorzaken zijn er in de afgelopen vijftig jaar meer dan 600.000 objecten groter danÂ 1 cm inÂ een baan om de Aarde terechtgekomenÂ (aldusÂ ESA&#039;s Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment Reference,Â het MASTER-2005 model). Beroemde stukjes afval zijn een handschoen die astronaut Ed White in 1965 verloor tijdens z&#039;n eerste ruimtewandeling met de Gemini-4 en een fotocamera die astronaut Michael Collins (piloot van de Apollo 11) in de ruimte losliet in 1966 tijdens de Gemini-8 missie. Defecte spionagesatellieten die met raketten aan gruzelementen worden geschoten, zoals onlangs de USA-193, zullen het ruimteafval uiteraard alleen maar groter maken, dus het risico wordt groter dat het Kessler-syndroom bewaarheid wordt. Cru is dat het syndroom een soort van zelfversterkend effect heeft, want als een ruimtevaartuig geraakt wordt door bijvoorbeeld een handschoen van Ed White1, dan ontstaan er nog meer brokstukken en scherven. Van ruim 9.000 stukjes ruimte-afval wordt op Aarde precies bijgehouden wÃ¡Ã¡r het zich bevindt, om mogelijke botsingen te voorkomen. In 1991 heeft men bijvoorbeeld de motor van de Atlantis shuttle negen seconden laten branden om een botsing te voorkomen met een stukje voormalige Russische satelliet. Uit geheel onverwachte hoek wordt nu de mogelijkheid geboden om ook als doodgewone stervelingen die 9.000 stukjes afval te bekijken:Â wetenschappers van het Ministerie van Cultuur van de Republiek SloveniÃ« hebben een plugin gemaakt voor Google Earth om het allemaal te aanschouwen. Ja, je gelooftÂ je oren en ogen af en toe niet.  De plugin is hier te downloaden. Met Tom Tom kan je tegenwoordig aardig de files omzeilen. Misschien dat Google Earth voor ruimtereizigers ook zoiets kan betekenen. Bron: Universe Today.Â  [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Chuck Lam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chuck Lam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A major space travel challenge related to space junk will be avoidance (which really isn&#039;t practical for unseen material) and physical deflection. Has any science agency proposed a means of junk deflection?  If a fool-proof means of deflection can&#039;t be developed, then it seems highly probable that all extended deep space flights will eventually come into high-velocity contact with a small or large piece of something wreaking havoc on the vehicle.  Space is not as empty as we think.  Our very local space sojouns have been very lucky, unless the disappearance of a few probes have fallen victim to space debris.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A major space travel challenge related to space junk will be avoidance (which really isn&#039;t practical for unseen material) and physical deflection. Has any science agency proposed a means of junk deflection?  If a fool-proof means of deflection can&#039;t be developed, then it seems highly probable that all extended deep space flights will eventually come into high-velocity contact with a small or large piece of something wreaking havoc on the vehicle.  Space is not as empty as we think.  Our very local space sojouns have been very lucky, unless the disappearance of a few probes have fallen victim to space debris.</p>
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		<title>By: marcellus</title>
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		<dc:creator>marcellus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Irwin cracks me up. I bet he gets some action from the astrology folks.

But seriously, Johnny Blues is right on. There probably is money to be made from cleaning up debris in Earth orbit. The more famous objects like Ed White&#039;s glove and Mike Collins camera would be snapped up by collectors, and a company could clean up orbital debris of the just plain junk and sell those locations to anyone wanting to put up a satellite. Orbital real estate, if you will.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Irwin cracks me up. I bet he gets some action from the astrology folks.</p>
<p>But seriously, Johnny Blues is right on. There probably is money to be made from cleaning up debris in Earth orbit. The more famous objects like Ed White&#039;s glove and Mike Collins camera would be snapped up by collectors, and a company could clean up orbital debris of the just plain junk and sell those locations to anyone wanting to put up a satellite. Orbital real estate, if you will.</p>
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		<title>By: Tony Trenton`</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tony Trenton`</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Right on Johnny Blues.
There is big money to be made cleaning up the trash. Maybe the Mafia are interested in this one?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right on Johnny Blues.<br />
There is big money to be made cleaning up the trash. Maybe the Mafia are interested in this one?</p>
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		<title>By: Johnny Blues</title>
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		<dc:creator>Johnny Blues</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, guess we have to vacuum up the vacuum of space.  Its an undeniable testament to mankind&#039;s mindset towards polluting whatever environment we find.

Flashback:  The Matrix.  Mr. Smith interrogating Morpheus.  &quot;You are not mammals.  Mammals always harmonize with their environment.  You use up and pollute your environment and move to another one when it no longer supports you.  There is one species on Earth which behaves as you humans.  A virus.&quot;

We best be getting the SailNet built to start sweeping up the orbits.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, guess we have to vacuum up the vacuum of space.  Its an undeniable testament to mankind&#039;s mindset towards polluting whatever environment we find.</p>
<p>Flashback:  The Matrix.  Mr. Smith interrogating Morpheus.  &#034;You are not mammals.  Mammals always harmonize with their environment.  You use up and pollute your environment and move to another one when it no longer supports you.  There is one species on Earth which behaves as you humans.  A virus.&#034;</p>
<p>We best be getting the SailNet built to start sweeping up the orbits.</p>
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		<title>By: Irwin Weisberg</title>
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		<dc:creator>Irwin Weisberg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>NOW YOU CAN HAVE A PIECE OF SPACE JUNK NAMED AFTER YOU!
FOR A MERE $39.98 (no C.O.D.s, please,)  I WILL REGISTER YOUR NAME AND ASSIGN YOU A PIECE OF SPACE JUNK OF YOUR VERY OWN THAT WILL IMMORTALIZE YOU FOREVER.  NOW YOUR NAME CAN BE COSMIC, TOO!  YOU WILL RECEIVE A HANDSOME EMBOSSED CERTIFICATE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NOW YOU CAN HAVE A PIECE OF SPACE JUNK NAMED AFTER YOU!<br />
FOR A MERE $39.98 (no C.O.D.s, please,)  I WILL REGISTER YOUR NAME AND ASSIGN YOU A PIECE OF SPACE JUNK OF YOUR VERY OWN THAT WILL IMMORTALIZE YOU FOREVER.  NOW YOUR NAME CAN BE COSMIC, TOO!  YOU WILL RECEIVE A HANDSOME EMBOSSED CERTIFICATE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.</p>
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		<title>By: Space Debris is Becoming a Serious Problem, but Google Earth is Watching &#187; astroengine.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>Space Debris is Becoming a Serious Problem, but Google Earth is Watching &#187; astroengine.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] surprising accuracy by using a handy plugin developed by researchers in the Republic of Slovenia. See the full article at the Universe Today, and take the hint: when in space, the penalty for littering will be hitting your spaceship in a [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Neila</title>
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		<dc:creator>Neila</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kessler Syndrome.  It&#039;s a helluvathing, hey?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kessler Syndrome.  It&#039;s a helluvathing, hey?</p>
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		<title>By: Ian O'Neill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ian O'Neill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To: john mitchell

&quot;The first EVA was carried out by Alexey Leonov on March 18, 1965 from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.&quot;

You are totally right John, it was the first *US* space walk - corrected now.

Thanks, Ian</description>
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<p>&#034;The first EVA was carried out by Alexey Leonov on March 18, 1965 from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.&#034;</p>
<p>You are totally right John, it was the first *US* space walk &#8211; corrected now.</p>
<p>Thanks, Ian</p>
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		<title>By: Barry Kiemer Jacksonville, FL</title>
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		<dc:creator>Barry Kiemer Jacksonville, FL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One thought I have had for some time now regarding the age of the universe and our observances is this:
If the universe is roughly 13.5 billion years old and we can see, for sake of argument 11 billion years into the past and light speed equals distance and time, how can we gaze into the past six months later and see the same distance of time and space 180 degrees in the opposite direction. It to me is a quagmire. We are not at the center of the universe. We are not the destination of billions of years of light travel.
Every time I think about the concept of red shift, light speed and time and this problem I have, my head hurts and I can&#039;t conceive of a logical answer.
If anyone has one, please feel free to free me from this headache.

Barry</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thought I have had for some time now regarding the age of the universe and our observances is this:<br />
If the universe is roughly 13.5 billion years old and we can see, for sake of argument 11 billion years into the past and light speed equals distance and time, how can we gaze into the past six months later and see the same distance of time and space 180 degrees in the opposite direction. It to me is a quagmire. We are not at the center of the universe. We are not the destination of billions of years of light travel.<br />
Every time I think about the concept of red shift, light speed and time and this problem I have, my head hurts and I can&#039;t conceive of a logical answer.<br />
If anyone has one, please feel free to free me from this headache.</p>
<p>Barry</p>
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		<title>By: john mitchell</title>
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		<dc:creator>john mitchell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ed White made the first US Space Walk.
The first EVA was carried out by Alexey Leonov on March 18, 1965 from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
(from Wikipedia)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ed White made the first US Space Walk.<br />
The first EVA was carried out by Alexey Leonov on March 18, 1965 from the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.<br />
(from Wikipedia)</p>
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		<title>By: Barry Kiemer Jacksonville, FL</title>
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		<dc:creator>Barry Kiemer Jacksonville, FL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was just staring at the picture in this report and suddenly niticed how uniform it is. Then I thought that that souldn&#039;t be the case, orbits are selective for purpose and they can&#039;t leave uniform debris.

Am I wrong or is this picture inaccurate?

Barry</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just staring at the picture in this report and suddenly niticed how uniform it is. Then I thought that that souldn&#039;t be the case, orbits are selective for purpose and they can&#039;t leave uniform debris.</p>
<p>Am I wrong or is this picture inaccurate?</p>
<p>Barry</p>
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		<title>By: Isabelle Clotilde Kueng</title>
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		<dc:creator>Isabelle Clotilde Kueng</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Could the present warming up of the atmosphere around our planet in fact be due to all this trash orbiting around it ? I know it sounds strange to formulate such a hypothesis, especially when one knows that glacial eras are -we are told- induced by the thick dust that isolates the earth from sun rays, as happened many times already, i.e. some million years ago after the impact of an asteroid, causing the dinosaures to disapear. I mean warming up could be a forerunning sign... If so, then indeed, unless we clean our trash obscurating our access to sun rays and space altogether, our life on earth will become quite a hell. Mr Tommaso Sgobba&#039;s words in above article should be given urgent and due attention by the nations:  &quot;Failure to act now to regulate space to protect property and human life would be pure folly.&quot; It is also a matter of survival, and I do hope our politicians will show some political will to address these vital matters...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Could the present warming up of the atmosphere around our planet in fact be due to all this trash orbiting around it ? I know it sounds strange to formulate such a hypothesis, especially when one knows that glacial eras are -we are told- induced by the thick dust that isolates the earth from sun rays, as happened many times already, i.e. some million years ago after the impact of an asteroid, causing the dinosaures to disapear. I mean warming up could be a forerunning sign&#8230; If so, then indeed, unless we clean our trash obscurating our access to sun rays and space altogether, our life on earth will become quite a hell. Mr Tommaso Sgobba&#039;s words in above article should be given urgent and due attention by the nations:  &#034;Failure to act now to regulate space to protect property and human life would be pure folly.&#034; It is also a matter of survival, and I do hope our politicians will show some political will to address these vital matters&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Molecular</title>
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		<dc:creator>Molecular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not sure if Google developed this plugin intentionally  to draw attention to the problem, or, if it was just something they came up with to say, &quot;chalk up another one for Google!!&quot;. 

At any rate, if something like this doesn&#039;t raise more than a few eyebrows, then maybe we&#039;ll just be walking into quicksand anyway, ignoring the fact that we just saw someone sink beneath the earth hours earlier.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;m not sure if Google developed this plugin intentionally  to draw attention to the problem, or, if it was just something they came up with to say, &#034;chalk up another one for Google!!&#034;. </p>
<p>At any rate, if something like this doesn&#039;t raise more than a few eyebrows, then maybe we&#039;ll just be walking into quicksand anyway, ignoring the fact that we just saw someone sink beneath the earth hours earlier.</p>
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		<title>By: Jon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the get this all fixed up... I want us to be able to go into space.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the get this all fixed up&#8230; I want us to be able to go into space.</p>
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		<title>By: Abhishek</title>
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		<dc:creator>Abhishek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it&#039;s quite necessary to lay down rules regarding space aviation..
good luck Sgobba!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#039;s quite necessary to lay down rules regarding space aviation..<br />
good luck Sgobba!!</p>
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		<title>By: john</title>
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		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tomasso Sgobba, good luck, and much success. I congratulate you for speaking up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tomasso Sgobba, good luck, and much success. I congratulate you for speaking up.</p>
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