New Mars Forums

TheMadCap

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Greetings all, just wanted to say hello. I am a long time lurker and decided that I would like to start contributing to your fine forums. I have a graduate degree in Chemistry, but If I had to do it all over I would want to build spacecraft. I am a huge fan of all things Sagan, as well as Mars. I look forward to interacting with you all soon!

TheMadCap

clark

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Registered: 2001-09-20

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Re: Hello from a new member

Welcome. 

So, why Mars?

TheMadCap

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It's the one place in our solar system that could conceivably be visited by humans in our lifetime. I feel that it is our destiny to eventually explore other planets, I just hope they get to it while I am around.

Also, less scientifically, but nonetheless fascinating, I was a big fan of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles. Those books struck my imagination and made me want to learn more about the real Mars.

clark

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You can't go wrong with Bradbury by your side. 

When Martian canals ran rich with Martian green wine... beds of floating water, and the last gasp of something unique.

Join the fray MadCap. 

TheMadCap

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Re: Hello from a new member

Indeed I shall Clark....Looking forward to reading and catching up....

Palomar

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*Hi TheMadCap.  Welcome aboard. 

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

Stu

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Hey there MadCap, welcome to our little (but growing!) community...

Hope you enjoy yourself here! 

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Skywatching Blog: [url]http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/Cumbrian-Sky[/url]

Astronomical poetry, including mars rover poems: [url]http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/TheVerse[/url]

TJohn

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Greetings, MadCap!  Looking forward to your posts.

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One day...we will get to Mars and the rest of the galaxy!!  Hopefully it will be by Nuclear power!!!

GCNRevenger

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Ahhh a fellow chemist, welcome

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[i]The glass is at 50% of capacity[/i]

clark

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Most of us are chemists... to one degree or the other. 

Cheers!

PLIND

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Re: Hello from a new member

Hello MadCap, I too am a brand new member. I joined in to get a better idea of what the hold up and gotchas are to getting the human race on Mars.

I like to think maybe I have a clever idea or two on the Mars challenge? Thought it might be interesting to view, discuss etc all of the possibilities, so far it's been very interesting and insightful.

Welcome aboard, look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

PLIND

Mundaka

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Macte nova virtute, sic itur ad astra

clark

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:bars3: <---Mundaka in the "tank".

It was a good night, a bad morning, and he is still trying to make bail.   

TheMadCap

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Re: Hello from a new member

Thank you for the warm welcome everyone. I am enjoying reading all of your posts, and am pleased to say that I have learned tons of stuff about this subject in my short time among you. I only hope I can contribute in some small way to the advance of our knowledge on this subject. After all, isn't that the job of science? To stand on the previous person's shoulders, thus increasing our overall knowledge base?

MC