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    How much could you make scrapping sattelites?

    The satellites are still private property but defunct satellites are subject to international salvage laws so you could haul them in if you had a working space shuttle and the funds to launch it. Also keep in mind that satellites are designed to minimize their weight since it costs plenty to...
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    A billionaire is making a replica of the Titanic as a cruise ship. Should

    They should build the ship with the Bow pointing straight up in the air
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    Is it possible to view real time sattelite images?

    Just hack the CIA, the Chinese do it all the time, it's probably a class assignment for them.
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    When Obama says "Common sense tax hikes" what does he mean?

    Reagan raised Taxes because Carter gutted the military
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    Solar powered mobile charger!?

    Most of them are actually external battery packs with a small solar panel strapped on to extend the charge on the batteries. They are solar powered in name only but people are easily greenwashed. They're fine for occasional emergency use or to extend the charge on your phone but they are not...
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    What's an interesting science topic to write 15 pages about?

    Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors. Depleted Cell Organ Scaffolding. Computer simulation of the human brain. It's really more a test of your imagination in selecting a subject and your research skills, 15 pages isn't a lot of material to write.
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    Have any sattelites been damaged or destroyed by meteorites?

    Yes. But we only know of them as failing satellites and the few samples of material brought back by the shuttle. However, despite how many thousands of satellitles that we have up there, it's a very very very small fraction of the space and an actual impact is still very improbable.
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    Aren't conspiracy nonsense in Astronomy & Space just rants?

    I think some of these really tired nonsense that keep trying to push nonsense such as Lunar Landing Conspiracy are just rants and should be reported at least for a little while. We've tolerated such idiocy for quite some time and have posted many replies, it's not as if they can't find such...
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    What are some reasons people would goto mercury for a vacation?

    Perhaps for observatories to study the Sun. A series of stories that I read described a transhumanic future where minds could be loaded into computers, down loaded and loaded into other bodies. They built a massive computer and data storage facility on Mercury using the solar power to drive...
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    Why are the people on Mormon chat bashing all of the canidates except Romney?

    I couldnt believe when Huntsman did a 180 and endorsed Romney he lost all credibility in my opinion
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    Why don't conservatives complain about Mormons on welfare?

    Thats quite a story is there a link
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